random, silly things, you, the writer, know you’re conveying powerful Subtext. This is the only way Madcap works in Satire. Even In Formulaic Humor, Subtext is critical for Madcap to be entertaining in any sustained way. Without Subtext, you have silliness for silliness’s sake. If it’s just pie-in-the-face antics with nothing intelligent going on beneath the surface, most in your audience will get bored quickly.
