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A Critical Dragon | Some Reasons Why We Think That The Critics Are Always Wrong @ACriticalDragon | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In starting off the New Year and talking about narrative in all its forms, I thought that I might broach the subject of the oft claimed 'The Critics are ALWAYS Wrong' comment that we so often see flung around with wild abandon, no sense of irony (because in critiquing the critics we become the critic... critic Inception), and an absolutist sense of righteousness.

So here are some thoughts about why there is sometimes a disconnect between fan and critic, and hopefully it leads to some productive conversation in the new year.


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