Lazzard
Tuesday 14th March 2023 5:44pm
Ludlow
8,727 posts
Quote: Chappers @ 14th March 2023, 5:34 PM
Breaking the 4th wall is frequently mentioned. Fleabag and Miranda are quoted. One of the first I remember (although probably loads before) was Lovejoy. I'm not sure I'm really that comfortable with its use though.
Secondly I've noticed on a couple of Dramas the investigators "viewing" their hypothesis taking place while they watch. I've seen that on Silent Witness and Beyond Paradise. Again I'm not comfortable with this either. It just looks weird.
The first has to be used with caution.
Miranda made me cringe; Fleabag, I felt, added - especially when she left he camera behind at the end of the finale - one of the great endings in my book.
The second is cheat as far as I'm concerned - especially the Silent Witness ones.
Are we meant to take the 'visions' as what actually happened. or what he thought happened?
Using an 'unreliable narrator' as a way of dispensing information is dodgy.