A Politically Incorrect Villain can kick the dog by showing gratuitous racism, sexism, homophobia, or some combination of such non-PC traits. Any act or statement that shows the character's meanness or outright evil will do, such as a boss demanding an employee come in to work during Christmas when the employee's kid is in the hospital, or a passer-by stealing from a blind beggar's coin dish, or The Dragon inflicting a vicious No-Holds-Barred Beatdown on the hero or one of their True Companions or Protectorate. Needless to say, this trope can be enacted without harming any dogs. If it's uttered in the presence of the hero in an action series, they'll echo the audience's thoughts and tell the villain " You're Insane!" The sole reason for this story beat existing is to place one or more characters squarely on the wrong side of the Rule of Empathy.ĭog-kickings can be verbal as well, when a line of dialogue is used to shock the audience with its sheer repugnance.
It doesn't get the character anything or even advance the plot. What separates this trope from a character's other evil or cruel acts is that this bit of evil is gratuitous. Both devices are used to help the audience become emotionally invested in the story. Conversely, the creator may show a character being kind for no apparent gain, to demonstrate that the character is a nice person and someone the audience is meant to cheer for. Why this trope works could be expressed in the words of William Cowper: “I would not enter on my list of friends (though graced with polished manners and fine sense, yet wanting sensibility) the man who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.” In other words, a cruel act, no matter how trivial, establishes someone as a cruel person. The fact he was a producer on the show AND a great actor/director.When a character does something evil, cruel or very mean for no apparent gain, because the author wants to demonstrate that they are not a nice person and shift audience sympathy away from them. The Little Man Who was There - I’m glad I learned of the great Norman Lloyd from watching this show. I know he was in multiple eps, so this may not be my fave ep with him, but it was still enjoyable. The Man from the South - I only knew of Peter Lorre from people’s impressions of him, so it was a treat to see him for real. The Dusty Drawer - I loved all Dick York eps, but this one was my favorite. The character reminded me of a grown up Stewie Griffin. Sybilla - This story was so emotional and sweet.
The Glass Eye - one of my favorite eps, the twist is hilariously wtf but in the context of the ep super creepy. Here’s some notable ones for me (a lot of my notes no longer ring a bell, one of these days I’ll do a rewatch): I will say, my favorite part of the program, though, was Hitchcock’s intros/interstitials, haha haha I tended to like the weird/quirky ones, but the suspenseful/murder ones were also great.
DEATH SCENE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR TV
I used to watch it everyday on Antenna TV and/or MeTV years ago, and I kept a long list of my faves/other opinions. (I enjoy watching other old shows like Bonanza and Gunsmoke for this same reason) That’s great it’s on the Roku channel! I agree that the hokey/overdramatic ones are part of the charm while some eps are legitimately captivating.
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