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Ever wonder why Eren's arc and yearning for freedom feel familiar?

It is important for writers to establish their central relationships, including the friends, the mentors and the rival.

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

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

An exploration into optimism as a coping mechanism.

War is hardly a place where parenting becomes easier, and it gave one of the finest show ever made a deeper thematic layer.

We have seen regression and we have seen self-destructive loathing, but how does Ellie react to her systemic losses?

Instead of grief being resolved through attachment, how does resolution through identity work?

How far can grief get us to go along with immorality?

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

One of the most compelling characters in the ATLAverse is defined by his intellectual development through the show.

There are a few big players who make Arcadia Bay a city of sinners to be purged by a storm.

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

The most intimidating and active villain in Avatar loses the same way any powerful entity does: through internal dysfunction.

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.

An understanding of the sequel game's most powerful narrative tool.

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

Bojack Horseman is a phenomenon of a show and could have one of three endings.

Miyazaki and Life is Strange are amazing at using the moment of inaction

Three of the best shows of all time compared based on their storytelling.