I'd be interesting to know if there is a morality difference between those who choose to save the NPC and those who don't, or if these exercises in morality affect morality in the "real world." ...
So interesting to think about...if you knew the world was ending, but it hadn't yet, what would you do? Or, more personally, if one knows one is dying, what does one do? A bucket list, or cling to the ordinary? ...
I've been seeing this shift in a lot of programs. Strong women are rare, and when they do appear they are somehow disciplined by the series, or portrayed as repellant. There are exceptions, but even many of those need a man's help or are pursuin ...
It's interesting how the survival narrative and getting-back-to-basics trope thrives during times when new technology--really, new gadgets--are inescapable. The need to escape not just a post 9/11, economically (dep)recessed US society, but a post-sm ...
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