wish-fulfillment fantasy
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Showrunner Jess Brownell says this season, they were is interested in prodding the wish-fulfillment fantasy many of us were introduced to at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
But there’s a lack of a comparable fluidity here; the show often feels tonally stranded between wish-fulfillment fantasy and dream-crushing naturalism.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2019
The Michael Returns plot reads like Rafael’s wish-fulfillment fantasy: that he can have the satisfaction of Jane formally choosing him this time over her late husband.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2019
It’s certainly both of those things, but it’s also a wish-fulfillment fantasy for artists, critics, and people who love the arts.
From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2019
As a wish-fulfillment fantasy of potency and unassailable moral certainty, Snyder’s vision is understandable, if not particularly distinguished or convincing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2016
