Building Roshar: How Sanderson Bungled Culture
The world of The Way of Kings has intriguing storms and bizarre gender roles.
Analysis: Page 4
Five Ways Arcane Could Be Better
Even a show that blows us out of the water has room to improve.
Way of Kings Shows Us the Damage Meta Mysteries Can Do
Don't make readers puzzle out what the protagonist already knows.
Five Unnecessary World Additions in Popular Stories
It would have been so easy to take these out, and yet here we are.
Five Movies Audiences Loved but Critics Hated
Snobby film nerds versus uneducated rabble, round two!
Lessons From the Vague Writing of The Remnant Chronicles
Marketing buzzwords vs the story: the battle begins.
Building the Raksura: How Martha Wells Fell Into Toxic Tropes
Good intent won't erase the harm of baking bigotry into your worldbuilding.
Which Show Is Most Engaging: Voltron, The Dragon Prince, or She-Ra?
Let's find out if these popular cartoons can get more ANTS than Marvel's big hits.
Building Three Parts Dead: How Gladstone Writes Magic Law
Anyone familiar with D&D’s Eberron setting will immediately recognize Alt Coulumb.
Star Trek’s Best Movie Villains
Just no clones or alternate timelines, that’s all we ask!
Star Trek’s Worst Movie Villains
“Hi, Christopher, I'm Nero.”
Why Herbert’s Dune Fails as a Subversion
Frank Herbert is not a guy I would go to for political commentary.
Q&A: Could Kaiju Defeat the Military?
Submitted by Dave,
answered
Building a Sea of Stars: How Paolini Undercooked His Setting
What happens when you throw together tropes from popular worlds.
Episode 349: Our Favorite Spells
No critical analysis to be found here, just wholesome magic content.
Six Magic Powers That Writers Had to Ignore
Unused spells can distract the audience during important conflicts.
Five Stories That Break Their World’s Theme
Worlds that feel slapdash make suspension of disbelief harder to achieve.
Five Movies Critics Loved but Audiences Hated
Do audiences have no taste or are critics elitist snobs?
How WandaVision, Falcon, and Loki Score on Engagement
Let's find out which of these three Disney+ hits has the most ANTS.
Q&A: How Could Archer and T’Pol Have Been Better?
Submitted by Xzenu,
answered
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