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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5593337" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Yup.</p><p></p><p>As for Neil- who has now been in a handful of episodes- and his treatment, and how D&D is treated, I think you should keep in mind the lens he and the game are being seen through:</p><p></p><p>1) former popular guy, former lawyer, stuck getting his life back together at a second-rate community college</p><p></p><p>2) narcissistic, misogynistic, racist older dude- a low-rent version of Gordon Geko</p><p></p><p>3) former "cool girl" stuck getting her life back together at a second-rate community college</p><p></p><p>4) former "King of HS" jock stuck getting his life started at a second-rate community college</p><p></p><p>5) former "Daddy's princess" stuck getting her life started at a second-rate community college</p><p></p><p>6) a religious conservative</p><p></p><p>In short, a small sampling of the kinds of people who have historically had a hand in ridiculing the game and it's players. Most of whom expected (or previously experienced) greater from life than GCC can do for them. Of the entire study group, only Abed is favorably predisposed to the game.</p><p></p><p>So their initial attitude towards the game is understandable...and (most of) their learning something positive from playing the game is at odds with their initial worldview.</p><p></p><p>THEY change- a little- but Neil doesn't. He simply reveals a depth of character that some of them wish they had.</p><p></p><p>So yes, D&D and the players get a little ribbing...but it's the game's detractors who get the life lesson... Well, except Pierce & Chang.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5593337, member: 19675"] Yup. As for Neil- who has now been in a handful of episodes- and his treatment, and how D&D is treated, I think you should keep in mind the lens he and the game are being seen through: 1) former popular guy, former lawyer, stuck getting his life back together at a second-rate community college 2) narcissistic, misogynistic, racist older dude- a low-rent version of Gordon Geko 3) former "cool girl" stuck getting her life back together at a second-rate community college 4) former "King of HS" jock stuck getting his life started at a second-rate community college 5) former "Daddy's princess" stuck getting her life started at a second-rate community college 6) a religious conservative In short, a small sampling of the kinds of people who have historically had a hand in ridiculing the game and it's players. Most of whom expected (or previously experienced) greater from life than GCC can do for them. Of the entire study group, only Abed is favorably predisposed to the game. So their initial attitude towards the game is understandable...and (most of) their learning something positive from playing the game is at odds with their initial worldview. THEY change- a little- but Neil doesn't. He simply reveals a depth of character that some of them wish they had. So yes, D&D and the players get a little ribbing...but it's the game's detractors who get the life lesson... Well, except Pierce & Chang. [/QUOTE]
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