MONTHLY OBSCURE TROPE SERIES DOUBLE FEATURE — THE WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF & THE RULE OF COOL

Today’s tropes are brought to you by… well, everything.  Both of them apply to books, tv shows, games, and even music–pretty much anything that tells a story.  

Have you ever read something so crazy that it pulled you out of the story?  Sure, you may be reading a story about pirates, but the movie isn’t historically accurate.  Maybe you’re willing to overlook some of those things for the sake of the story.  We call this the Willing Suspension of Disbelief. Basically, it’s the idea that the au...