Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads

[Peelee]

More villains should be defeated anti-climactically.

Not every villain deserves a big, dramatic defeat and in those cases of there's not a cathartic reason for a drawn-out defeat or an epic battle a quick humbling or being eliminated by the consequences of their own actions may, on occasion, be more satisfying,

I agree.

That also reminds me of one of my own takes: More villains should be defeated by the hero acting "dishonorably" (and/or: More villains should win by the hero refusing to act "dishonorably").

I recently read a book ("The Forged Prince") where one of the characters opines that if your enemy had anything like your morals they probably wouldn't be your enemy.

That said, our society does not want to encourage a bloodthirsty, win-at-any-cost attitude, so stories where the heroes are loath to shed blood and quick to accept surrender are common.

Hot take: y'all would love the film Ij Bruges.