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Originally Posted by hobnail
I remember when I finished the second Harry Potter book I was scratching my head thinking that the Voldemort part of the story hadn't been advanced and developed; he was a problem that popped in and had to be solved and when that was done, move on. Each book was a collection of various standalone threads somewhat interwoven; the Quidditch match, the visiting professor, Voldemort, etc.
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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash
This happens in most Urban Fantasy series I read and I always liked that - having one side-plot wrapped up and solved in each book, but having the larger plot giving out teasing danglers until finally wrapping up and coming to a conclusion.
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That type of story telling reminds me of old episodic TV series, like Battlestar Galactica or The Fugitive. I don't care for it as a style of storytelling. All too often you get sick and tired of the storyline before any conclusion is reached.
As Gordie said in Stand By Me: Wagon Train's a really cool show, but have you ever noticed they don't really get anywhere? They just keep on wagon-training...