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Sparsh S.
Jan 21, 20225 min read
Attack on Titan: Ymir's Path
Ever wonder why Eren's arc and yearning for freedom feel familiar?
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Sparsh S.
Nov 19, 20216 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.
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Sparsh S.
Nov 4, 20214 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.
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Sparsh S.
Oct 28, 20216 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.
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Sparsh S.
Oct 8, 20215 min read
Undying Optimism Veiling Tragedy
An exploration into optimism as a coping mechanism.
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Sparsh S.
Sep 25, 20217 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.
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Sparsh S.
Sep 1, 202125 min read
The Last of Us: Processing Grief (Ellie)
We have seen regression and we have seen self-destructive loathing, but how does Ellie react to her systemic losses?
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Sparsh S.
Aug 27, 202111 min read
The Last of Us: Processing Grief (Abby)
Instead of grief being resolved through attachment, how does resolution through identity work?
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Sparsh S.
Aug 22, 20218 min read
The Last of Us: Processing Grief (Joel)
How far can grief get us to go along with immorality?
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Sparsh S.
Aug 2, 20216 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?
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Sparsh S.
Jul 20, 20215 min read
Sokka: Mastering your Wound
One of the most compelling characters in the ATLAverse is defined by his intellectual development through the show.
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Sparsh S.
Jun 21, 20214 min read
Life is Strange and the Lineage of Corruption
There are a few big players who make Arcadia Bay a city of sinners to be purged by a storm.
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Sparsh S.
Apr 6, 20213 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?
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Sparsh S.
Mar 8, 20214 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.
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Sparsh S.
Jan 1, 20215 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.
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Sparsh S.
Nov 22, 20209 min read
The Last of Us Part II: Guilt as a Motivator
An understanding of the sequel game's most powerful narrative tool.
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Sparsh S.
Oct 24, 20203 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?
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Sparsh S.
Sep 16, 20206 min read
Bojack Horseman's Three Finales
Bojack Horseman is a phenomenon of a show and could have one of three endings.
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Sparsh S.
Sep 10, 20204 min read
Inaction: The Backbone of Cinema
Miyazaki and Life is Strange are amazing at using the moment of inaction
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Sparsh S.
Aug 29, 20207 min read
Gravity Falls, Rick & Morty and Community: on storytelling
Three of the best shows of all time compared based on their storytelling.
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