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Where did this trope of characters explaining their own flaws and character arcs come from?

I absolutely hate it. Not only is it completely unnatural, no one speaks like this, it undermines the characters by making them seemingly self aware of their flaws the whole time yet doing different.

Worst of all is it's literally just the writer jacking themselves off to the audience about the characters they've written and their own writing.
Every single time it's shit and feels like ass, but I'm only seeing more of it. Why can't writing speak for itself? If you have to explain your emotional depth maybe you did a shit job of actually conveying it.
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>>152023246
NTA but I term I always use is to describe these scenes is "the expository crashout".
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>>152020694
No, Marvel comics in the 50s and 70s and 80s.
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>>152013323
Apparently on Netflix this is tagged as "casual viewing." The ideal form of content for the mba executive class is some kind of white noise that's played endlessly.
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>>152023267
he didn't mean you champ, he meant the rest of us
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>>152014710
>>152013563
>People do talk like this now and can be truly self-aware with it
>aren't you mistaking your own personal experience for the general experience of others?
Yeah I did consider that, you're right. it's why I asked anon if they've talked like that themselves which they confirmed >>152010242 and I feel is fair

I'm open to the discussion and appreciate it.
I can honestly say I've not encountered it myself. To be clear, I'm talking in an actual real life conversation scenario. I've definitely seen people post images or memes containing elements of this, but never anything that was a self aware insight into all their actions leading up to a point like these are.
I've had people talk about their problems, and even what they think are causing those problems, or even character flaws. But I still feel all that is very different to this kind of writing where it's a detailed self diagnosis.

It's usually professionals that dictate that. I just don't think self therapy is effective enough to build that understanding of yourself. An outside eye helps. But I do fully accept cultures and experiences are vastly different and it may be more of a thing than I know now.

All that still doesn't diminish to me that it is an awful writing device however. Because these are characters you've written, so when you're explaining your own writing, you're making them fully self aware without fault in their self awareness. And I think that's a fatal flaw in characterisation even without getting into any other issues behind it.
It also feels like a 4th wall break to me, even though it's not actually, because you're having your characters basically explain your script. It's an immersion killer.

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It wasn't that bad.
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>>152014756
Yes. And return of the king is even worse by ending halfway through the movie.
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>>152019601
>male feminist
Every time lol
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>>152021392
>>152021392
No offense guy but you may just have bad taste in movies. If Nolan's Odyssey isn't at least 3 hours it isn't covering half the story and its because people like you scare directors out of making good movies.
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>>152019601
>buffy crew
I thought it was the dude who played Cyborg being upset because he thought saying "boo-yah" was a black stereotype and Joss forced him to do it anyway. He and Gal Gadot ended up suing Joss or something.
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>>152021116
Dohohohohoho!

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New year, new Litterbox, this time with more dog mom
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This isn't very funny
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>>152023884
Why in the world would you want to get rid of all that cake
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>>152023925
Well i smirked
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>>152023884
The pug thinks you said "extra fries" and not "exercise".
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>>152024012
Probably

What is your guilty pleasure comic?
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The Ultimate Spider-Man annual where he begins dating Kitty Pryde. That ship actually got me reading comics, I started buying ultimate hardcovers to catch up to it. They should have let it last.
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>>152022927
Any comic books are a guilty pleasure.
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>>152022927
>NOOOOO MY GENOCIDAL CLOWN BOYFRIEND NOOO!!!!
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>>152022972
Cringe
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>>152023482
Wrong, fag

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Tora, you slut!
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>>152019930
Could have been kino. Alas.
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>>152020590
Adam Hughes inked by Tony Harris. How about that?
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>>152019626
He could have just blown on her. Freeze breath, no?
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>>152022481
No, just super breath.
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It might not be Friday, but lets have the final big titty thread of the 2025.
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>>152020261
love those three.
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>>152023566

her tanlines are going to be real strange.

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Excuse me can you please leak 253 i want to know waht happens with the coffee date. I do not want to wait and i am not paying for it.
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>>152023809
Nothing really. Just that it's a big troll
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>>152023866
>>152023890
Does flash come after Paul? Does he take Pauls legs?
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>>152024019
Nope
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>>152024019
>Flash hacking off Paul's legs and claiming them as his own
A man can dream.
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>>152024109
Flash is killed by Carnage soon

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>NEXT WEEK IN CAROL
Battleworld #3
The Avengers #34

Last week's thread: >>151934242
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Afternoon
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Happy New Year!
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How come she isn't a doctor?
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>>152024011
Too busy avenging to do post-grad stuff.

How are they the same person when there are some glaring differences? I mean, come on!
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>>152022587
>Let's take Supergirl's design and deliberately make it sexier to appeal to MY specific tastes
Yes
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>>152021720
I wrote a scene where Supergirl from the future came back in time and she had a modest chest.
And the young supergirl turns red turns to PG and screams "YOU LIED!!"
And PG shrugs nervously saying "I said you cold grow up to look like me/"
Adult Supergirl glares at her too making Kara say "What?".
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anons asked me for super girl porn
>>152022526
specifically in this thread

i share
ao3 /works/77207251
enjoy
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>>152022822
i should probably specify i made it myself
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>>152021720
They just ARE, okay?!!

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okay, so basically this show is a fan favorite because of the fan idea that loud grope his sister harem?

What kind of sick mind would wanna grope his 10 sisters + mom?
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>>152022432
Nice. Lincoln having a thing for smelling his sisters is a hot idea.
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>>152022883
Lynn stop jerking off
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>>152023881
Who's that artist? I like their style and want to see if they did more lewds

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>sells a literal garage at a garage sale
>jokes easily go over her head
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In one of the early episodes Linda says Tina has asperger's but it's unclear if it's an official diagnoses or not. But she definitely is autistic.
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>>152018277
>sells a literal garage at a garage sale
Clip? I must see this
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Is Leni autistic, or just a ditzy blonde?
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>>152023235
She's actually very emotionally intelligent usually. The only thing she's smart about is social situations and reading other people.
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>>152021273
Correct, just pointng out the more likely suspect

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>Finn
>loses an arm in every universe
>first confirmed sexual experience was getting raped by LSP
>has Jake die on him in every universe
>had to fight for decades for HW's affection

>Fionna
>hasn't lost an arm yet
>first confirmed sexual experience was getting freaky with the hottest DJ in town (and was never raped by her LSP to our knowledge)
>Cake is alive and well
>her Hunter likes her by default even though she's a bitch to him

Are the writers biased?
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>>152023813
Viewers loved Huntress Wizard, they just didnt like the SOL Fionna parts.
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>>152023813
Didn’t the last few eps do alright
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>>152023964
You mean the Jesus who suffered for our sins and displayed strong moral principle even in the face of his enemies then rose from the grave even than greater than before, eternally solidified as the messiah?
The point isn't the material reward gained but that pain is inevitable and sticking to your principles and not letting suffering deter you from purpose.
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>>152023825
>>152023987
>>152023996
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 70%
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>>152024035
There’s also the Buddha, who was a rich kid who went backpacking and meditating and came up with a religion that lasted 2500 years.
>The point […] is […] sticking to your principles and […] purpose.
You have the whole story here. You can fill the blanks in with infinite possibilities that idealize any human strengths if you choose to. Or show the opposite like Fionna.

Post them
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>>152021934
El Goooooooooooooooooordo pendejo
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>>152023025
>>152021934
>Not Daffy
Shit board
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>>152019494
Every millennial woman's dream
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>>152018460

E-Man's symbol is now E= mc^2 + AI what happens?
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>>152024054
He niw has 6 fingers.

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You are supposed to take care of Satina, she's sitting on your couch and waiting for you.
What do you do Anon?
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>>152022084
how much for her to undress
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uuoooh Satina!
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I like her big paws
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>>152023754
it's claws bro
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>>152019339
tickles


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