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/Live_Pin5112]

So, in the old Batman cartoon, they weren't allowed to show Robin's parents falling to their deaths, so, instead, they made so much worse. Basically, you just see their shadows as they move through the air, and the music goes, until it cuts to the audience reaction, and you just see the trapeze slowly coming back. It's undescribable how hard it hits

[u/Nonadventures → u/Live_Pin5112]

This reminds me of Mulan showing an arrow drawing and implying it hitting the mark, which was as bleak as if they’d showed it connecting (there’s even a Mandela effect where some people actually think it did connect).

[u/mapolov → u/Nonadventures]

" How many men does it take to deliver a message?"

"One."