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It Was All A Dream (or Was It?)

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In this episode we examine the most controversial story-ending trope ever devised. It was all a dream…or was it? We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of employing this trope and play a game of “Neat” or “Cheat” with some famous dreamy endings.

Episode highlights:

01:35 Nailing the end of a story

02:40 It was all a dream…or was it? - The controversial trope

09:46 Character is King: Dreamy Edition (or is it?)

13:26 Neat or Cheat

13:58 A dream-sharing masterpiece

18:18 Was Dickens deceptive?

20:41 The great escape…or was it?

26:40 A train, a bell, and a hole in a pocket

31:37 The midnight twist

35:25 Honorable mention

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37 episodes

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Manage episode 439382492 series 3444739
Content provided by J Ryan Fenzel. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by J Ryan Fenzel or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode we examine the most controversial story-ending trope ever devised. It was all a dream…or was it? We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of employing this trope and play a game of “Neat” or “Cheat” with some famous dreamy endings.

Episode highlights:

01:35 Nailing the end of a story

02:40 It was all a dream…or was it? - The controversial trope

09:46 Character is King: Dreamy Edition (or is it?)

13:26 Neat or Cheat

13:58 A dream-sharing masterpiece

18:18 Was Dickens deceptive?

20:41 The great escape…or was it?

26:40 A train, a bell, and a hole in a pocket

31:37 The midnight twist

35:25 Honorable mention

  continue reading

37 episodes

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