Station Eleven (HBO MAX series)

guidomerkinsrules said

And I suppose you like the story of the recent collapse to suss out what you’ll do if/when

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Ive thought a lot about this. This story is very flat when it comes to the emotions of the event itself. Partly, I guess, due to the fact that it starts with Javeen who is tasked with trying to shield Kirsten from the horror as best he can. But I think, traditionally, the emotions and feel of the event itself is a key component to good post apoc. Probably not as important as the psychological effects of living post-event but still important.

Im not saying it doesn't work here, just that its very different from what mainly exists in the genre.

To answer your question, I do probably like the immediate post event portions of stories. The fight for survival and the coming together with other survivors. And by survivors that is usually good and bad (they will do anything to survive after all)

I was looking into it from the writers perspective and found this long article pretty interesting.

https://writingtipsoasis.com/guide-to-writing-a-post-apocalyptic-novel/