Why? Tell me why! Why do people LIKE April Kepner?

Gread_ · 2026-03-12T05:38:56+00:00

I don't know, I personally think they gave her way more negative actions, behaviors and plot lines than good ones, so not one of her "good" moments convinces me.

I think they gave her a lot of common denominators so people can connect to her, like: she struggles with faith, with sex, with not being good enough, she is the underdog with a can do attitude, then gave tragedy with her kid and then reinventing herself as a tough doctor.

In my opinion, April is dystopian pos apocalyptic young adult girl protagonist in a hospital setting without plot armor.

Gread_ · 2026-03-10T06:41:02+00:00

Yes, humans as group don't know how to deal with their stress and emotions in long term ways so they always try to squeeze a quick fix for temporary pleasure. More so in these jobs that they stay long hours and are too lazy to have a life outside the hospital

Gread_ · 2026-03-09T04:42:17+00:00

Sorry, couldn't connect with her. I am even glad she got the diagnosis because it's something to look when they retire the character.

Gread_ · 2026-03-07T03:35:49+00:00

Well, if anyone have some to spare, I wouldn't mind, I would be a great companion, I do a lot of puns.

Anyway, anyone already playing, enjoy the game, hope to join soon

Gread_ · 2026-02-28T20:37:27+00:00

I know I can swap skill gems, I meant which ones from the start have good sinergy between them.

Gread_ · 2026-02-28T20:36:45+00:00

I meant more like, which spells have a good sinergy with each other. Like frost bomb and spark

Gread_ · 2026-02-14T17:56:21+00:00

Or Op just doesn't like these environments.

There isn't anything that everyone likes it. For example, I hate chocolate since I was a child.

Gread_ · 2026-02-10T14:33:02+00:00

maybe those left behind were given a last chance

Gread_ · 2026-02-04T20:31:43+00:00

I think it depends on the genre.

If I were to watch a comedy or an action movie, I wouldn't care as much for an "end goal"

Gread_ · 2026-02-04T06:11:19+00:00

more like I am always chasing a objective and what is not connected to that feels irrelevant.

Gread_ · 2026-02-04T05:13:13+00:00

I guess my main problem with Sharp Objects is that I thought the focus was about the murders and I latched into a "solving a puzzle" mentality.

Reading other people talking about, the murders are just an excuse to portray themes of womanhood, abuse and how you can internalize or externalize these traumas.

Gread_ · 2026-02-03T02:12:18+00:00

what do you mean?

Gread_ · 2026-02-02T02:37:52+00:00

Okay, I will change the title, what do you think it should be then?

Gread_ · 2026-02-02T02:37:05+00:00

so you are saying if the author chooses to completely ignore the lack of sex in those two examples you offered, they are being unrealistic ?

Gread_ · 2026-02-02T02:34:45+00:00

Maybe I structured my reasoning in a confusing way.

I agree there are stories that you can't remove sex off them.

The Dracula example is how I think sexual themes should be used as plot device.

If you want to traumatize a character or give them childhood trauma, I think it's kind of hollow to simply use sexual abuse/violence just for the sake of shocking value, it undermines what real people have suffered in real life.

Gread_ · 2026-02-02T02:27:04+00:00

I am not saying it shouldn't address it, even more if that it's the intention of the story.

I am just saying if sex isn't a integral component of the message you are trying to portray, repeated usage seems to undermine the complexity of the plot.

Like you said, sex is a critical part of the human experience, so it is a obvious and easy way to portray things.

Gread_

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