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by IAmBroom 200 days ago
Yes, it's plain, banal, and even shallow; almost devoid of meaning. And there's genius in that. Who intentionally puts that in a play, without purpose?

It's the antithesis of Chekhov's Gun.

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Sometimes, when lots of other people see cleverness but you only see empty banality, sometimes it’s a good idea to give a second thought.
Or you completely misunderstood my point.

At a surface read, it's banal.

In reality, it contains depth.