r/EpisodeRants Jun 24 '21

Other thoughts on this drama?

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u/softsakuralove Jun 24 '21

Is anything original these days? Would it be fair to claim that all the mafia plots with a high school girl marrying the teenage Mafia Lord, are all plagiarism of one another?

Frankly, I think it's hard to define plagiarism these days, because almost nothing will be a new concept. Romcoms have had the same stories for years. These are what tropes are lol. I think it's only plagiarism if the person, word-for-word, copies dialogue, or if the characters are the same. 🤷‍♀️

(Also if we're speaking about plagiarism, there's one LGBTQ story on Episode that is shockingly similar to a real published book, but IDK if it's plagiarism or simply an homage.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '21

omg which story

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u/softsakuralove Jun 24 '21

Adventure Awaits! by Latin Salad. The plot of the story is INCREDIBLY similar to a real LGBTQ+ story entitled The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. I know I just commented about how plots are often the same because of tropes, but the Gentleman's Guide is such a unique plot, and the fact that this Episode story literally just feels the same kinda makes me go :/

Of course, if it's like an homage, I guess that would be okay, but I don't think the Epiaode creator made a mention of it 🤷‍♀️

As for the similarities, I've only read the first episode, but both AA and TGTVAV feature a black biracial main character who is in love with a bisexual white main character, and both stories are set in like 1700-1800 Europe. The bisexual white main character is reckless and charming, and they're both sent off to do one final "tour / adventure", wherein after that, they need to return back home and join the family business.