When Subversion is the Norm: The Trope Problem & How to Truly be Different
The Problem with Trope-Breaking
Someone I follow on twitter has said recently; “When the subversion of a trope overshadows the trope so much that playing the trope straight becomes a subversion in itself.”
My brother Dan has a similar proverb; “You can only subvert tropes so much before you become the new trope.”
The mentality behind these ideas is the sam…