Show notes
Enemies? Lovers? Marys? Sues?
It's time for part two of our Ink Sink Tropefest! This is
the second Holiday Replay episode for Season 2 as we prepare for Season 3!Find out how to keep up with us and support the show here: https://linktr.ee/inksinkpodcast
Warning: We curse in this episode. We have FEELINGS about internet trolls.
Listen to part one where we covered The Chosen One and the ThreeWitches.
In this episode, we cover Annie's favorite trope: Enemies to
Lovers.We also cover one of the most maligned tropes in fiction:
The Mary Sue.Check out our sources here:
- Some fan commentary from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/ue11mp/mary_sue_isnt_real_and_she_cannot_hurt_you/
- Some fan commentary from Fansplaining: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/mary-sue
- An academic study into Mary Sue characters: http://www.merrycoz.org/papers/MARYSUE.xhtml
- A history deep dive from Smithsonian Magazine:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-women-coined-term-mary-sue-180972182/
- The TV Tropes wiki: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue
- Summary of the Epic of Gilgamesh: https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-oldest-known-piece-of-literature
- A master list of enemies-to-lovers TV couples: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/best-tv-enemies-to-lovers-couples
