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LaKeithSusfield t1_je6w6i3 wrote

Excited for this, but I am worried because the creator said in an AMA on Reddit that he’s going to make the mystery more difficult to solve because the subreddit for the show (mostly) figured it out before the finale.

One of the things I liked most about the show is that they drop enough breadcrumbs for you to figure out who the murderer is before the finale, and the Reddit community is probably 1% of the total viewer-base. I don’t want this to be a Westworld season 2 where the twist can’t be figured out at all which leads to a disappointing and clunky reveal.

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DisturbedNocturne t1_je7f8rv wrote

I think you can't really approach murder mystery series with Reddit in mind. When you have literally thousands of people that can collaboratively theorize in one place, it's very likely people are going to come close to figuring things out. Seems a little futile to try to work against that, because you don't want to write something that is so convoluted no one was ever going to see it coming. It never feels well-written when the answer just comes out of nowhere and isn't something anyone could've predicted.

Write for the people who aren't on Reddit after every episode trying to figure things out. Even as big as Reddit is, they're still a comparatively small minority.

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ithinkther41am t1_je8mhby wrote

I think just trying to throw off Reddit is never a great idea. Some of the people that lurk here are insane and obsessive with details.

For example, they guessed the twist in Watchmen really early because >!Laurie’s vibrator was named Excalibur, which became Laurie’s Excalibur, which became Laurie’s ex Cal Abar. They ended up guessing Cal Abar was Dr. Manhattan based on a goddamn vibrator.!<

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hannibal_morgan t1_je8rrsy wrote

Exactly! I really liked that there was enough information there for people who were really looking for clues, it's what made it such a great story! Also I agree with you on the Westworld comment, hopefully it doesn't end up like that

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