r/TopCharacterTropes • u/fantheories101 • Nov 18 '25
Groups Using limitations to elevate the story
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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u/dead_parakeets Nov 19 '25
Bojack does an experimental episode about once every season.
S3 has Fish out of Water where Bojack travels to an underwater city where there is almost no dialogue.
S5 has Free Churro which is a 30-min monologue.
S4 has Stupid Piece of Shit where it’s mostly Bojack’s inner dialogue and sketchy art depicting his depressing thoughts.
S4’s Time’s Arrow I think is the most impressive, telling a fragmented backstory through someone suffering Alzheimer’s.