Happy Flashback: Difference between revisions

The Happy Flashback is often used as a mood counterpoint in a scene that is decidedly dark. It especially helps when the entire story is very sad or even [[Tragedy|tragic]] because it provides a "breather" for the audience and helps avoid [[Darkness -Induced Audience Apathy]]. It's similar to [[Comic Relief]], with the benefit of adding [[Backstory]] and helping to breathe some [[Hope Spot|hope]] back into a character or plot. The emotional counterpoint is especially useful for storytellers since it serves to show that the character(s) aren't walking bags of [[Angst]], they ''can'' feel other emotions and the pain they feel now is all the more keen because they once were happy.