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The familiar made strange
A notebook prompt for Gintama' (Gintama Season 2): Which expected behaviour does the story overturn? Consider why knowing the cast changes your response.
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Gintama' (Gintama Season 2)
Shinpachi returns to an Edo in which his friends and acquaintances seem to have changed beyond recognition. The familiar Yorozuya dynamic is the starting point for another round of exaggerated surprises. This continuation works through the audience's knowledge of the cast, turning expected personalities and routines into material for its comedy.
Notebook prompt
Before settling on an opinion
Which expected behaviour does the story overturn? Consider why knowing the cast changes your response.
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Which expected behaviour does the story overturn? Consider why knowing the cast changes your response.
Start with a specific scene, then separate what happens from how you interpret it.
Compare the character's goal at that point with the choice they actually make.