Scriptnotes lackeys

In this episode titled “The Lackeys know what they’re doing” the hosts talk about the sidekicks to the villains in the movies. Just about every villain has a sidekick or right hand man. They often play very critical roles in the villains plans. In action movies they are usually the ones defeated before the main villain. The episode talks about how to write these sidekicks or lackeys more believably. I think that this is a good thing to talk about. Because movies such as “Die Hard” or “Raiders of the Lost Ark” have lackeys that play a big role in the villains plans and are featured prominently throughout the film. Other films aren’t so fortunate and in those cases the lackeys are just there to die and are cardboard cutouts. I believe that it is very important to make sure the lackeys play an important role in the story and are very much on the same level as the main villain. The hosts seem to agree with me there as well. They also did some other stuff such as answering questions from listeners and discussing future plans for films. This is a nice little change in tone to tell us what to expect next.