Listen "It Was All A Dream (or Was It?)"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode we examine the most controversial story-ending trope ever devised. It was all a dream…or was it? We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of employing this trope and play a game of “Neat” or “Cheat” with some famous dreamy endings. Episode highlights:01:35 Nailing the end of a story02:40 It was all a dream…or was it? - The controversial trope09:46 Character is King: Dreamy Edition (or is it?)13:26 Neat or Cheat13:58 A dream-sharing masterpiece18:18 Was Dickens deceptive?20:41 The great escape…or was it?26:40 A train, a bell, and a hole in a pocket31:37 The midnight twist35:25 Honorable mention
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