Welcome to the premiere of Season Two! This week in the Deconstruction Zone, Dr. Rick Stevens is back to talk about the concept of the Mary Sue. What is a Mary Sue? Why do authors use this particular trope? Can there be Mary Sues that are canonical? And what about her counterpart, the Gary Stu?

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