Tell, Never Show

''Wrong, wrong, wrong! You're doing it wrong!''

When the creators explicitly tell the audience what's going on through the storyline. An Exposition Dump is a favorite nested UnTrash of creators' to use here. Typically after many new facts have been introduced to the audience at once, the Good Guys will Pause The Universe to chat with each other about the previous, current, and upcoming happenings in the story. This is a big no-no for critics as it commits two sins at once. Firstly, this treats the audience as if they weren't there to see the action. Secondly, it consumes time on redundantly describing the situation to the people who need it least. Tell, Never Show is more common in franchises for children since they're the ones who need it more. Like Spill The Thoughts, this UnTrash makes the mistake of piecing together information for the audience. It's worse when it intrusively works its way into moments that might have mysteries the audience may prefer to figure out on their own.