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Podcast: Talking Tropes Podcast
Episode: Talking Tropes #32: J.J. Abrams Opens the Mystery Box
Description: WHAT'S IN THE BOX! Let's take a look at the J.J. Abrams oeuvre and dissect its most distinctive trope, the mystery that seems to go nowhere. Is the mystery box necessarily disappointing? Why is it so common in his writing? Will any of these questions be answered or will this podcast end up being purgatory the whole time? I dunno!
Spoilers for
Alias
Felicity
Lost
Star Wars
Star Trek
Fringe
Special thanks to our editor, Logan!