I've always enjoyed a story with a clever twist – it doesn't have to be a shocking one, it just has to be clever.
When it's been there all along, looking you in the face – and you never even realized it – this is clever writing. The Verger is, for me, the most memorable episode of the entire series in this regard.
It's a quiet, subtle, almost slow pace of extreme simplicity and modesty; indeed it's not trying to be anything more. But if one can stick with it through to the end of the story the way the twist is handled so very very clever – indeed I've actually found myself showing it to people who I thought could benefit from the simple yet poignant philosophical message, to me it's a story with real meaning to it and makes so much sense.
The characters are thoroughly believable and likable, while the evil-doers in it may seem a little contrived I think this is intentional so as to simply illustrate who they are and what they represent and not to take form the main story – to simply paint the ice-bergs in the sea as it were.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants a simple, poignant and brilliantly clever story in a short and concise package, indeed it's by far the most memorable episode of this entire series for me and perhaps of my top 10 anywhere.
When it's been there all along, looking you in the face – and you never even realized it – this is clever writing. The Verger is, for me, the most memorable episode of the entire series in this regard.
It's a quiet, subtle, almost slow pace of extreme simplicity and modesty; indeed it's not trying to be anything more. But if one can stick with it through to the end of the story the way the twist is handled so very very clever – indeed I've actually found myself showing it to people who I thought could benefit from the simple yet poignant philosophical message, to me it's a story with real meaning to it and makes so much sense.
The characters are thoroughly believable and likable, while the evil-doers in it may seem a little contrived I think this is intentional so as to simply illustrate who they are and what they represent and not to take form the main story – to simply paint the ice-bergs in the sea as it were.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants a simple, poignant and brilliantly clever story in a short and concise package, indeed it's by far the most memorable episode of this entire series for me and perhaps of my top 10 anywhere.
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