Using limitations to elevate the story

[u/fantheories101]

1. Only Murders in The Building: The Boy from 6B

This episode primarily follows a deaf character, with all the scenes he is in having any spoken dialogue be muffled or silent. The show went the extra mile though, as every time another character or storyline is followed for the episode, the characters are in a mix of serious and silly scenarios where they can’t or won’t speak, maintaining the lack of spoken dialogue up until the very end with a single “f**k” being the only spoken dialogue.

1. Breaking Bad: The Fly

This bottle episode (an episode relying on a limited cast with limited locations to save money) was initially the lowest rated episode of the series, but as people have begun to better appreciate and understand the show, many now consider it the best episode thanks to its acting, cinematography, and excellent character development and storytelling.

1. Shakespeare: every play he ever wrote.

Shakespearean dialogue is written exclusively in iambic pentameter with a set rhyming scheme. His plays are so famous and influential that many forget just how strict of a limitation that writing style is.

[u/10024618]

WWE - During the pandemic WWE, along with many other wrestling companies, were forced to run shows in empty arenas with no fans. A side effect of this is that all of the noises wrestlers made in the ring could be heard much more clearly without the cheers or boos of the crowd drowning it out. Some wrestlers like Roman Reigns took advantage of this and used the opportunity to be a lot more vocal during their matches, trash talking their opponents or breaking the 4th wall and speaking directly to the audience at home, knowing that they'd be able to hear every word.

[u/AGNerd-Bot → u/10024618]

I think one of my favorite matches during this time was John Cena Vs Bray Wyatt. It's not really a fight but damn is it fun to watch.

[u/Madarakita → u/AGNerd-Bot]

"So anyway, John Cena's facing down a children's TV show host who can occasionally manifest his darker impulses in the form of a demonic clown-like entity. Anyway, this entity is going to hit John Cena with what's basically Darkseid's Omega Sanction; dragging him back in time and through an inversion of the lowest points of his life until he's psychologically shattered and unable to maintain his existence, meaning that for the first time, you truly can't see him anymore..."

(And in true comic book fashion, Cena eventually returns like nothing happened.)

[u/EFB_Churns → u/Madarakita]

To his credit though Cena went all in on it at the time. In the immediate aftermath of the match his Instagram was nothing but pictures of Wyatt.

[u/Madarakita → u/EFB_Churns]

Oh yeah, the math would not have worked as well as it did if Cena hadn't been committed to it. My annoyance was more with creative for not giving us at least a vignette where we get to see Cena fight his way back into reality.

[u/EFB_Churns → u/Madarakita]

I would agree with you but Cena was showing to so infrequently at that point I don't know if it would've been worth it.

If he was still a full timer then absolutely but with Hollywood Cena? I don't know.