Scott C. Thompson

Scott C. Thompson is a writer and student of narrative currently living in Philadelphia. He splits his time between consuming nineteenth-century literature and twenty-first-century television. Follow him on Twitter @Sct_987
Is ‘The Alienist’ a Critique of Capitalism or a Pro-Neoliberal Narrative?
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Is ‘The Alienist’ a Critique of Capitalism or a Pro-Neoliberal Narrative?

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 / 15 April 2020

Author Caleb Carr's The Alienist explores the 19th century psychiatric debate between free will and determinism. TNT's nearly identical adaptation of the novel, however, comes up with a completely different conclusion.

‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Amplifies What Happens to Us When We Experience Narrative Without Form
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‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Amplifies What Happens to Us When We Experience Narrative Without Form

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 / 27 March 2019

Without a set form, there can be no water-cooler talk about Bandersnatch, no collective reflection and analysis, because each viewer watched a different movie.