The Side Effects of Endorphins

It has been a roller coaster the first few days here in Germany. Yesterday our granddaughter was released from the hospital, and it looks like everything is going to be fine.

My goal was to give my daughter a little break from life. Last night she went to yoga class and Yafa and I sat and watched the movie Minions.

The movie was entertaining enough, and it seemed the aim of the story was to set up a sequel. It’s not for me to say whether deserving or not.

It seems how we consume things these days as a continuing story. Look at the success of Ted Lasso and the demand for another season. The same could be said for Schitt‘s Creek as well as Shrinking and countless more. They’re certainly deserving.

I’m not an expert, but I think a well crafted book there is no need for a sequel. I personally like a book that dangles loose ends. That being said opinions change, and there is always a plot line or nuance in a story that can go down a different tributary.

Wally Lamb and John Irving do this brilliantly by introducing and re-introducing recurring characters from previous stories in non-related settings. I’d rather like this approach of branching off rather than continuing what’s already there? I don’t necessarily know this much to be true, but it’s rather an opinion on mine.

Recently we were asked what villains had a good point. I didn’t necessarily love the book and didn’t even touch on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was an obvious choice.

Since the publication of the novel, the name Frankenstein has often falsely been used to refer to the monster.

This story could have a sequel where Dr Frankenstein’s creation is a modern day hero portraying it is OK to be different.

Or in a completely different twist of fate Frankenstein’s creation could show up on the couch in the television show Shrinking.