Steins;Gate has emotionally wrecked me in the past. As I have begun to put the puzzle pieces together on my emotional reactions to shows, movies, and games, I have started to engage media in my mind a bit differently. I think Steins;Gate provides a strikingly clear example of

I had another chance to visit the clouded state that comes from the end of a good film. The game Bioshock Infinite (2013) provided me with another dose of melancholy just about a week ago. I've waited long enough that the effect barely lingers, but it's recent enough to observe.

I just saw Parasite (2019) and I'm feeling down. This seems to occur after I see most good movies. To be clear, Parasite was fantastic. A near perfect movie in my book; incredible story-telling with all around great performances, clean and pretty cinematography, and the ability to evoke a near-constant