Comedy is Nothing to Laugh About

Astra looks down at the sheet she's holding and you wonder briefly if she knows how to read. A few minutes later: "I see, now," she says. "There's one here - 'Stand By Your Man'. It says it's a comedy thriller. What's a thriller?"

"Something that keeps you in suspense," you tell her. "You've got to keep watching as you must know what happens next."

"Hmm. It also says Sandy plays a woman whose husband is kidnapped and it's up to her to rescue him." She frowns and waves the printout in the air. "And that's meant to be funny? Just because they've swapped the roles around makes it a comedy?"

You shrug. "I guess. Truth be told, I don't find modern comedies that funny."

"Hmph," Astra snorts. "If that's the best comedy this world can produce, I don't think I'd find any of it amusing."

The genie does his disappearing act once more, and when he returns he's holding yet another printout which he hands to Astra this time. " This is apparently called an in-depth review of that movie," he says. "I thought you might be interested."

1. Astra reads the review.
2. The man who mistook her for Sandy Carlisle makes a reappearance.

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