not to be melodramatic but i think we've been deeply failed by our stories in a really fundamental way. hardly any stories explore what to me are the real sources of conflict. almost nothing gets past "identify and beat up the bad guy" as the primary conflict resolution strategy
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Is this bait for recommendations or
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i genuinely was not intending it to be but i'm happy to take recommendations!
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I gotta say I'm a bit baffled by the ending claim then because I can think of three modern television shows off the top of my head that easily get past identifying bad guy and beating up (the one's that came to mind were The Young Pope, ATLA, and the Last Kingdom)
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not familiar with the third and third. A:TLA has good dynamics between the protagonists (and i like zuko's arc) but it also has very clear and obvious antagonists like sozin. my dream would be a really popular thing with no antagonists whatsoever
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The Good Place has Shawn! admittedly i haven't finished it, don't tell me if Shawn secretly ends up switching sides too or some crazy shit