Something bad happens, and instead of talking about it or taking action, they just brush it under the rug, causing tensions to rise until the person who wasn’t supposed to find out eventually does. Seriously, can’t anyone have a mature conversation?
This compartmentalisation of knowledge is my absolute biggest peeve in TV shows.
Especially when two characters who are both on the ‘good side’ have crucial information about who the bad guys are, or what the evil plot is, but don’t share that information with each other. I’m practically screaming at the TV, and the writers stretch out this torture for a whole season or more.
In my opinion, good drama happens when the audience is taken along with the characters on a journey of intrigue, and the characters and audience experience revelations together. NOT when characters experience revelations the audience found out about five episodes ago.
But, this is like 90% of all stories!
I hate it. I have to hype myself to overcome this and keep watching shows
The entire plot of most CW shows
Hell yeah! Everyone in my novel is smart, and tend to talk things out. Even the ones who imply they are less smart are still above average intelligence. Nobody ever holds the idiot ball, so to speak.
Idiots are way too easy to write, but it takes a genius to write a genius. That’s why we have so many idiots in books and TV…
