Thread:PeaVZ108/@comment-27480112-20190325134304/@comment-26888167-20190401032329

Exactly. Look, I appreciate the fourth wall gag. I still use it sporadically in stories. But I use it completely differently than you do, Jelo.

-First of all, I use zero dumb characters. I only use the fourth wall breaking gag if Lemon Glass is around to repair the fourth wall immediately after it is broken.

-Second of all, I make the main emphasis be on the character saying something fourth wall-breaking than on the consequences of the actions. I just don't find the dumb characters gag funny anymore. I'd rather just have the joke end when the fourth wall-breaking phrase does.