The Modern Misfiring of Chekhov's Gun | Trope Notes

Chekhov has a gun, but audiences have the internet, want to guess which is more powerful? Chekhov's Gun as a concept, is solid, but like many things in modern day writing, it suffers greatly at the hands of the internet because audiences have access to a little bit of everything all of the time, and thus, are very aware of Chekhov's Gun. And this simple awareness causes the concept to fail, resulting in stories that are predictable at best and scorned at worst. So I'm going to take a swing at exploring this modern dilemma. Access to notes and PDF scripts: I'm working through a few kinks in the new notes access, so check back here a few hours after this goes up for an update on that. Aletheia (NOW AVAILABLE ON AUDIBLE!): The fire of The Hunger Games, the brutality of The Boys, and the thrill of The Last of Us, all wrapped in a beautiful exploration of character that Lethe alone could make you forget. Audiobook Trailer:    • Aletheia | Official Audible Audiobook Trailer   Audible Link (Free for new members!): https://www.audible.com/pd/B08TRJQW62... Amazon: http://bit.ly/buyaletheia Goodreads: http://bit.ly/grAletheia Citations and Sources (support me on Patreon for full PDF scripts): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F... My awesome Cloud Kittens! Steph Arven:   / steph_arven   Michelle Winkler:    / @mwinklerbooks   Jennifer T. Jarrett:   / jenntjarrett   Join the Kitten Coalition at   / cloudkittenchronicles   My favorites: - may contain Affiliate links - - Products I love: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cloudkitt... This Video's Music (probably): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Social Media: Newsletter: https://www.megantennant.com/mailing-... Twitter:   / _megan_tennant   Bookstagram:   / _megan_tennant   Timecards: 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:00:30 Intro 00:00:53 Origins and Context 00:03:21 A Modern Misfiring 00:06:06 The Benefits of Chekhov’s Guns 00:10:06 Easy Methods for Hiding Guns 00:12:35 Complicated Methods for Hiding Guns 00:15:32 Conclusion