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⏲ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Intro
00:32 – Modern language & anachronistic terms
02:14 – Slow pacing and filler content
05:02 – Forced humour
07:56 – Shallow magic systems
11:42 – Miscommunication as conflict
13:24 – Infodumps
15:41 – Poor character development
18:47 – Gratuitous sex and violence
21:01 – Poorly executed tropes
25:04 – Forced romance

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