About this episode

This episode explores the Investigator Archetype and why characters like Janet from The Valley can be frustrating despite often being right.

Even though The Valley’s Janet is often right, she drives lots of us nuts - BUT WHY? This week Jolenta introduces us to the Investigator Archetype,  part of the Rival family of characters.  Find out how messy this archetype really is and why we usually can’t stand characters with Investigator traits HMT Insta Jolenta on Threads SOURCES  Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton 45 Master Characters, by Victoria Lynn Schmidt Bravo Shows - Peacock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jolenta Greenberg

Topics covered

• Investigator Archetype
• character analysis
• messy characters
• Rival family
• TV characters
• Janet from The Valley

Keywords

• Investigator Archetype
• Janet
• The Valley
• character traits
• messy characters
• TV analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bravo, Peacock

Books & works: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 45 Master Characters

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