tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post7378565482744191485..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller's Rulebook #103: Misunderstandings Must Be IronicMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-18833204264775312382011-11-02T15:57:48.124-04:002011-11-02T15:57:48.124-04:00Funny, I've always interpreted Baxter's ac...Funny, I've always interpreted Baxter's acceptance of his neighbors' assumptions differently. I see it as the one place in his life that people perceive him as the pigeon as opposed to the statue, so to speak. In a story where your options consist of either abusing others, or being abused, it seems like a harmless way for him to feel on top in one small corner of his life without actually hurting anyone.Steve Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347604037697186966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-698210781949047052011-11-01T13:04:44.076-04:002011-11-01T13:04:44.076-04:00Thank you for pointing this out! I abosolutely hat...Thank you for pointing this out! I abosolutely hate when a movie uses this! I think some writers are uncomfortable writing romantic tension, and fall back on the unironic misunderstanding to create drama. A good romantic conflict involves both characters being a bit wrong or else exposes some abiguity in the relationship.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531231992482858085noreply@blogger.com