I’ve watched shows, movies, read comics or listened to podcasts where there is a lot of build up around a mystery, only for the end to be lackluster. In these the journey itself was more riveting than where we ended up. What are some instances where the answer lived up to the hype?
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I always enjoy the payoff of Lucky Number Slevin even after watching it a few times.
I know there are more but I’m struggling to think at the moment, I might have to come back to this…
Most Brandon Sanderson books.
Basically every episode of Columbo. The mystery isn’t the crime, but how he’s going to solve it.
extremely good question to ask OP.
thinking on it right now, perhaps Moon (2009)
Yes! I think this qualifies.
