The Booth at the End: Difference between revisions

'''The Man:''' I believe in the details. }}

 

 

A mysterious Man sits at a booth at the end of a diner. People approach him because they've heard The Man has a gift. He can solve their problems: A parent with a sick child, a woman who wants to be prettier, a nun who has lost her faith. The Man can give these people what they want. For a price. The Man makes a proposition. In exchange for realizing their desires, these individuals must complete a task, return to The Man, and describe every step in detail. The trick is that these tasks are things that would normally be inconceivable to them. But The Man never forces anyone to do anything. It's always up to the individual to start - or stop. ''[[The Booth at the End]]'' asks the question: How far would you go to get what you want?

 

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** He is accused of this trope several times, but is quite insistent that he is not a Chessmaster/Puppeteer, but merely a "messenger of opportunities"

{{quote|"It can happen."}}

* [[Deal with the Devil]]

* [[Dirty Cop]]: Allen has to protect one.

{{quote|'''The Man:''' Why did you {{spoiler|kidnap her?}}

''' {{spoiler|Willem}}:''' So I could be the hero.

'''The Man:''' What. }}

* [[No Good Deed Goes Unpunished]]: {{spoiler|Melody makes good on volunteering for shut-ins, helping her father, and, much later, bringing a serial killer to justice. She ends up dead for her trouble.}}

** {{spoiler|Jenny's new boyfriend Richard is police detective Allen's estranged son, and also happens to be the bank robber that Allen is searching for.}}

** {{spoiler|Mrs. Tyler's story is the only one that is self-contained.}}

* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: A part of The Man's ''modus operandi''. Even if people get what they want, doing what The Man asks (or going through a large part of it) tends to make people confront themselves. Most aren't exactly very happy at what they see... but blame The Man.

 

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