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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Shostakovich on May 18, 2020, 09:01:42 PM

Title: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: Shostakovich on May 18, 2020, 09:01:42 PM
Foils are a narrative technique that goes back to Shakespeare where two characters are given antithetical traits so that their conflicts highlight their differences. Just to name two low-hanging fruit

(https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/x-files.jpg?w=780)

I fucking love X-Files so much :lawd although I love how after all the shit Scully goes through, her primary opinion even five seasons in is always "I don't know if it's a werewolf, Mulder. I'm sure it was just a coyote or something."

(https://pages.vassar.edu/grst-202-52-2015b/files/2015/05/Top-25-Lost-Moments-Jack-and-Locke-destiny-conversation.jpg)

Man of Science, Man of Faith is easily one of the best episodes in LOST
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: Mandark on May 18, 2020, 09:03:46 PM
https://twitter.com/athleisure_monk/status/738618427909111808
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 18, 2020, 09:07:23 PM
(https://s26162.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/02/justified-feat.jpg)
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: Mandark on May 18, 2020, 09:21:09 PM
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/a951181139d94889657f8b2d37bfc808/tumblr_n7ud81egra1r4nvv3o7_r1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: Pennywise on May 18, 2020, 09:27:27 PM
The X-Files dynamic is definitely among the most hilarious ones.

(https://i.imgur.com/qr93R9p.jpg)

Think Deadwood also nailed it quite good.
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: toku on May 18, 2020, 09:40:22 PM
timothy olyphant and walton goggins gonna go down as two underappreciated goats huh they just kill everything they show up in, pure charisma and charm.

https://youtu.be/6jy__tBe8eg
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: benjipwns on May 18, 2020, 09:46:33 PM
obligatory: Garak/everyone
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 18, 2020, 10:04:38 PM
Quote from: Mandark on May 18, 2020, 09:03:46 PM
https://twitter.com/athleisure_monk/status/738618427909111808

apparently the US is now doing targeted killings via missiles with swords which I somehow found out about just today???

https://twitter.com/N_Waters89/status/1126477020827877378
Title: Re: Best foils in TV history?
Post by: team filler on May 18, 2020, 10:21:33 PM
 :lol