The Everlasting Subplot
Ev’ry movie, ev’ry story,
Thriller, horror, comedy –
Whatever else our heroes do,
They have to pair-off two-by-two.
Yet even ancients found it hoary,
Clichéd as a homily –
That for a tale to really sell,
They have to fall in love as well.
It seems no genre is immune,
Nor leading man is spared the job –
It’s not enough to save the world,
They also have to get the girl.
And heroines must prowl and swoon,
And send their colleagues hearts a-throb –
For no adventure’s over till
The audience have had their thrill.
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