I say to Brooker
Tropes are not necessarily bad.
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropesAreTools?from=Main.TropesAreNotBad
Basically yes the format is established but it's what you fill it with is what matters.
Still, nice deconstruction.
(
rob, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 11:25,
Reply)
I understand your point
But as your link says (towards the bottom) - "All tropes can be overused", which I think is the point.
Maybe the lighthouse keeper being beheaded is less overused
(, Thu 28 Jan 2010, 12:26, Reply)