I did a panel earlier this year on character development, and the idea of "earned subversion," where there an "earned" payoff to keeping a characters traits very consistent for a long time, for the purpose of getting to make jokes way later on in their arc. This is my favorite example of this 😭😭
Mカエル
shimejime (2/3 slots | comms open)
Herro
they gave mayor mccheese the job just because his first name is "mayor". the system is fucking rigged man
Last night I started I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class--while I'm glad I started late since it means I can already binge a bunch of it I wish I was watching from the beginning bc I'd have been touting each week how Umi is the best girl in any series I've seen in a long time
