{"id":8367,"date":"2021-03-28T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/?p=8367"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:57:02","slug":"nutty-bites-189-tropes-that-need-to-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/nuttybites\/nutty-bites-189-tropes-that-need-to-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutty Bites 189: Tropes that need to die!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tropes that need to die!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8367]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8368\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nimlas.org\/blog\/nuttybites\/nutty-bites-189-tropes-that-need-to-die\/attachment\/coverart189\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?fit=1400%2C1400\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CoverArt189\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?fit=584%2C584\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=584%2C584\" alt=\"Nutty Bites 189: Tropes that need to die!\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?w=1400 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=144%2C144 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nimlas.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CoverArt189.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some tropes need to die and be replaced with better writing. 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