long-awaited mid-story payoffs
6 Jul 2010 11:43 pmNaruto ep167/168 is like the ultimate mid-story payoff example, ever.
Yeah, so I read it in manga-form, and it was a powerful payoff, but when you combine motion, voice, and some pretty deft soundtrack work, it's a damn incredible payoff at the end of ep167... and I haven't been looking forward to next-episode this much since the last innings against Tousei in Oofuri S1.
( One thing I adore about a well-done payoff is when it's something that validates both the character getting the payoff and the reader's hopes/expectations. )
Yeah, so I read it in manga-form, and it was a powerful payoff, but when you combine motion, voice, and some pretty deft soundtrack work, it's a damn incredible payoff at the end of ep167... and I haven't been looking forward to next-episode this much since the last innings against Tousei in Oofuri S1.
( One thing I adore about a well-done payoff is when it's something that validates both the character getting the payoff and the reader's hopes/expectations. )