1) It's because of all the links in the midst of an article that you right-click and open the tab in the background, then go on reading the page you're on, then continue with the next. It's like a Hydra of interest-relevance.Zombie_Fish said:To be honest, I've never really understood what's so addictive about TV Tropes that some people would regularly keep 300+ tabs open [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.155308-What-Do-you-expect-from-us#3786883] just for that site. ...
As informative and enlightening it may be, becoming that skilled in reading between the lines and ignoring the small details that make the scenes different from one another to tear apart the cliches is something I don't want to do.
2) Usually it's all in fun, and there's humor in both just listing so many things by themselves, there's also the elaborations of any entry's particularities, since they're usually written by someone in such a way that you laugh at their anger, their dismay, their sadness (as in getting all teary), and their amusement on a subject. They point out the similarities and the defining factors.