Thread:Flamebiplane/@comment-28718853-20171204222456/@comment-28358106-20171218213756

Most of it does suck. Tropes are, by the definition that makes them a Trope, not good. They whiz past the definition of 'cliche' and keep right on going until they become part of a thoughtless, heartless formula. All works are derivative in one way or another, but that doesn't make them tropes, or even clichés. Derivative stories can be fun, or even very good. Originality is in the telling. But tropes are mere checklist points for people who lack both imagination and drive.