The problem with episodic storytelling is that often the
writer can’t really see the problem with it.
Stuff is happening to the main character, as it’s supposed
to. Maybe even quite interesting stuff. Different scenes may not be directly
connected, but they’re still happening to the same person, so it feels like
there’s a connection.
But when you have a character who goes from one thing to another
seemingly at random, what you end with is a character who has nothing better to
do. It’s not very captivating when the story meanders and the main character
doesn’t know what he’s doing.
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