They follow a pattern.
Many times, on certain dramas, I can point out who the killer will end up being.
Occasionally, the honor get split when there is more than one involved in the killing.
It has more to do with recognizing the pattern than following the clues.
Also, when certain low-key actors show up, you just know they are the culprit.
They follow a pattern.
Many times, on certain dramas, I can point out who the killer will end up being.
Occasionally, the honor get split when there is more than one involved in the killing.
It has more to do with recognizing the pattern than following the clues.
Also, when certain low-key actors show up, you just know they are the culprit.
I call myself The King of Formula. (I spent too many hours watching television series and movies growing up.)
I now speak of Formula and Meta-Formula:
Formula: The intrinsic pattern (of which you speak).
Example: The Sixth Sense.
I avoided all spoilers and went in cold. As both a horror movie and war film fan, I knew A) The obvious twist would be to make him a dead person; B) I knew that a gut-shot person has little chance of survival without immediate attention. I hence got no suspense and little enjoyment from watching the movie laboriously play out. I was bored.
Meta-Formula: The extrinsic pattern (of which you also speak).
Example: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts I & II.
As soon as I knew that they cast Julianne Moore as Alma Coin, I knew that they would violate the character from the book. In the book, she is totally ruthless, detached, and utterly unsympathetic to Katniss Everdeen. In the movie, she was portrayed as initially sympathetic and open minded, and somewhat conflicted. I knew they would do this because Julianne Moore is a flaming leftist and a media darling; they would never cast her in such a role if the script would make her completely repulsive.
Knowing too much of how Hollywood operates really lessens the ability to be entertained.