that some people respond to any well-foreshadowed reveal with “ugh that plot twist was so predictable” proves bad faith criticism has rotted their brains to the point they think it’s bad writing if they can correctly identify information the writers were intentionally giving them
like you do realise that the entire point of set up and pay off is that you’re supposed to pick up on the clues the writers give you right? you do understand that plot twists only work when they retroactively make sense bc there were hints building up to the reveal right??
I don’t think anything quite gets me like ‘grieving character starts wearing something of their dead loved ones,’ particularly if the clothing/jewelry/object/weapon was something that sorta trademarked that other character. It’s like the character is gone but you can still visually see their memory living on through those that loved them. It just hits so hard.
doubly so when the item ends up symbolically letting the dead character finish there business, there armor is shown deflecting an otherwise fatal blow from someone they protected , there sword is used to slay there arch nemesis and avenge there death, a wizards apprentices continues to learn from them by studying the notes left in there spellbook ect
My name is Inogia Montoya. you killed my father. Prepare to die.
mutuals if you turned into a grotesque beast driven by bloodlust i would still love you and take you out to eat and we would hang out 🙂 if you killed me in the end thatd be ok too id still love you
