‘Firewatch’ and the Case of the Much Too Obvious MacGuffin
In creating a plot device to motivate its characters, a MacGuffin, Firewatch competes against itself, with a story that it is a gimmick and a story that it really wants us to care about.
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‘Lost’ and Found: Mystery Boxes and Pleasure Domes
Lost arrived with the thunderous roar of exploding fuselage. It cut wildly through pop-culture stereotypes, and then left its fans lost and bewildered amidst the wreckage.