User blog comment:Thomperfan/Shunning scenes in TV and Movies/@comment-32807753-20180225001657

Personally, I don't mind shunning scenes at all, just as long as there is a plausible reason for it. Similar to what AF15 said, if it's not done correctly, it can turn either idiotically (The Sponge Who Could Fly) or downright infuriating (Chicken Little). And even if there is a good reason for the shunning, it's still a bit difficult to do. You have to make the people shunning the character we're following seem justifiably angry enough, but not overdo it to the point where they come off as jerks. It all depends on how serious the situation is. If it is really serious (like if lives were threatened in an event caused by someone), then I'll allow a shunning scene to be a bit more harsh, but if it's a simple incident (like a misunderstanding like in Chicken Little), then don't have it be too serious.