Parazit & IvySonnet
Do you ever notice how a good playwright or a seasoned general uses misdirection to guide an audience or a battlefield, turning expectations into surprise?
I see it all the time, you keep people waiting, then you pull the rug out from under them, and that’s the only way to stay ahead.
True, but only if you’re willing to keep the audience begging for the next scene. Otherwise it feels like a cheap joke, and that’s not the kind of elegance I aim for.
You keep them guessing, but only if the trick never feels obvious. Otherwise it’s just a cheap laugh.
I hear you—subtlety is the true art of surprise, not shouting the punchline at the front row.