Review: MARE OF EASTTOWN

MARE OF EASTTOWN: A note on killing off characters in a script. #SpoilerAlert

The death means nothing if the character means nothing to us and/or the death of the character means nothing to the characters we've invested in.

So, we spend an entire episode getting to know Erin. When we find her dead at the end of the episode, we're immediately invested in our protagonist bringing her killer to justice.

It's sad to see her go. We like her. But she must in order to thrust us into the series.

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AUTHOR

Shannan E. Johnson is a former creative executive at The Syfy Channel turned CEO + Head Consultant of The Professional Pen, a script consultancy that develops screenwriters from idea to pitch to become more confident storytellers ready for a professional screenwriting career, and consults with scripted development teams at entertainment companies to streamline their notes process to get to pre-production more efficiently.