He’s on here regularly because we are always fascinated by the tragic hero.
For our purposes, A tragic hero is an important (potentially transcendent) player who makes a mistake in judgment that ultimately leads to his undoing. Aristotle had a lot to say on the subject of tragic heroes, and hopefully Luke can cover this, in-depth, on an upcoming GFP. If not, James has got this.
The two qualities about tragic heroes, is they are every man, (we all “played the game after all - in some way, shape, or form), & are made to suffer more than many believe they should be. In addition, they’re generally neutral on the moral scale, making them significantly more relatable. This evokes all kinds of thought/emotion - witness all the conversation here over the past couple of seasons since he moved on, a recounting and response to their inevitable fate.
Because they must suffer more than they should, this really gets the pity party or “I knew it all along” going in the audience. Last, but certainly not least, the hook in any of these stories is that tragic heroes are undone by their own actions. Unfortunately, they only understand this by the end of their story. Typically, they couldn’t have helped what had happened because their flaw—pride, jealousy, etc.—isn’t something they could really see, let alone get out in front of.
But then again, Stitt & Hack were involved in this... nevermind.
