Structuring the Pilot: Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is a case where each one of the four plots is unquestionably about its title character. Not only that, but they intersect repeatedly throughout, to the point that it becomes difficult at times to narrow down what a scenes purpose is. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s like a complex braid, each strand wrapping together to create a more interesting, stronger whole.

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The Lore of Super Mario 64

After a recent playthrough on the Unsupervised Nerds Twitch channel, it got me thinking. In all these years, though it has always been one of my favourite games, I don’t remember ever doing more than just skimming (or skipping) the signs or dialogue in this game. And this realization led to a wonderance: Is there a deeper lore to Super Mario 64?

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