Monday, July 25, 2005

[How to:TV] Character Secrets

I propose that characters should have at least one of the following:

a) a secret ability – something about them that isn’t obvious on a first impression (for example, that Xander is so intuitive in Buffy); or
b) a backstory secret – a little ticking timebomb to detonate later in the series.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm tempted to try and find an example that contradicts this, but all I'm coming up with is "Dangermouse". :)

hix said...

Didn't you know that Penfold was a mole for Baron Silas?