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Attack on Titan: Ymir's Path
Ever wonder why Eren's arc and yearning for freedom feel familiar?

Sparsh S.
Jan 21, 20225 min read


The Central Relationship: Hugging It Out
It is important for writers to establish their central relationships, including the friends, the mentors and the rival.

Sparsh S.
Nov 19, 20216 min read


The Avatar, The Firelord and The Throne
The duality between our two protagonist and within Zuko himself is further put to test through the tale of Roku and Sozin.

Sparsh S.
Nov 4, 20214 min read


The Best Episode of Avatar
The idea that any character in Avatar lacks emotional depth is crazy, and that applies strongly to Katara.

Sparsh S.
Oct 28, 20216 min read


Undying Optimism Veiling Tragedy
An exploration into optimism as a coping mechanism.

Sparsh S.
Oct 8, 20215 min read


When a Kid's Show Dealt With the Dysfunctionality of Fatherhood
War is hardly a place where parenting becomes easier, and it gave one of the finest show ever made a deeper thematic layer.

Sparsh S.
Sep 25, 20217 min read


How Motivation Changes the Meaning of a Story
The delicate art of subversion includes changing the meaning of the story through a simple revelation of motivation.

Sparsh S.
Sep 17, 20217 min read


The Anti-Hero Reimagined as a Villain
Rather than seeing an anti-hero in a purely sympathetic light, what if we acknowledged the moral complexity of simply existing and justice?

Sparsh S.
Aug 2, 20216 min read


Sokka: Mastering your Wound
One of the most compelling characters in the ATLAverse is defined by his intellectual development through the show.

Sparsh S.
Jul 20, 20215 min read


Arrested Development: Perfection in Sitcom
There is no better way to understand and study sitcom than with the greatest one ever made.

Sparsh S.
Jun 16, 20215 min read


Bojack Horseman: Forgiveness and lack thereof
Redemption and Forgiveness is a concept few can tackle as well as Bojack Horseman did.

Sparsh S.
May 20, 20213 min read


Thematic Rounding-Out (And when not to do it)
Some endings should round out the beginning of the show. Some shouldn't.

Sparsh S.
Apr 20, 20215 min read


Ron Swanson and Coping with Abandonment
Was Ron's motivations during the final season of Parks and Recreation a result of plot necessity, or has it been built carefully throughout?

Sparsh S.
Apr 6, 20213 min read


Azula's Fragile Strength (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
The most intimidating and active villain in Avatar loses the same way any powerful entity does: through internal dysfunction.

Sparsh S.
Mar 8, 20214 min read


Modern Love Review
Can a show, through eight stories about the transcendent ability of love, maintain its emotional depth by inter-twining its narrative.

Sakshi Grover
Jan 22, 20213 min read


The Anatomy of a Mentor
Writing a flawed mentor is not an easy task in context of a flowing narrative, so let's appreciate a few who got it right.

Sparsh S.
Jan 1, 20215 min read


The Potential of Korra: Amon Arc
The Legend of Korra is not just the sequel of Avatar: The Last Airbender. But how much better could it have been with just a few changes?

Sparsh S.
Nov 1, 202011 min read


Bojack Horseman: Living Under a Spotlight
Bojack Horseman has lived his life under a spotlight. How did this affect his life, and how did his life change without it?

Sparsh S.
Oct 24, 20203 min read


The Haunting of Bly Manor Review
As we turn to the next chapter in Mike Flanagan's adaptations of cult horror classics, our focus shifts from Hill House onto Bly Manor.
ayaanpaul
Oct 12, 20203 min read


Emotionally Packed Narrative Climaxes
Life is Strange and Bojack Horseman on how they create strong emotional ending.

Sparsh S.
Sep 22, 20206 min read
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