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Not just a specific scene, or episode, but characters repeatedly surviving when they shouldn't.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Every main character in The Boys, especially in the last season. Anybody remember that scene with Homelander in the ice rink? He apparently turned into a bumbling idiot that fails to catch up with Hughie even though he's shown to be crazy fast. Then when Homelander finds out where their HQ is, he sends two of the most useless villains at them rather than going there himself and being done with it.

I still don't understand how this show is so acclaimed despite dozens of instances of lazy writing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's a very different take on superheroes. But yea, a bit too much plot armor considering how many people Homelander kills on a whim. And those aren't even people plotting his downfall.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Game of thrones basically checked twitter which characters are fan favourites and the popular ones get the most plot armour. Which is super funny for a show that became famous for killing off characters.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Rings of Power.

The show immediately starts with our main character causually defeating a troll by herself.

Later, amonst other things, she swam across an ocean and stands in a volcano's pyroclastic flow like it's a summer breeze.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is why I'm generally not a fan of prequels. Everyone has inherent plot armor, since we know for a fact that they survive.

As for Tolkien's universe, I can forgive a certain amount of plot armor, since he structured things to work that way throughout the stories. It's not just the show runners.

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