Shows with anti-heroes are messing with my head

I keep justifying their awful actions because the story is so good. Feels wrong to enjoy it so much.

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That part about it feeling wrong to enjoy it really hits home. These shows are designed to make you cheer for the bad guy. You get so wrapped up in their world that you start excusing the terrible things they do. It's a clever trick, making us part of their crimes just by tuning in. Maybe it says more about how stories can bend our sense of right and wrong. Still, when the writing is that good, you end up glued to the screen anyway.

shah.ben2d ago

Had a friend who got way too into one of those shows. Started defending the main character's worst calls. @the_sandra, that clever trick you mentioned is so real.