(Whoops! First, apologies. I deleted my original comment because of typos and whatnot that are just not cool. *facepalm*)
I really like and tend to agree with your logic and its supporting structured analysis. Well done.
I think many of the differing opinions on the brothers and the weight of their perceived importance/relevance in their different capacities comes very much from exactly the point you make: The squeaky wheel gets the grease, the quiet wheel gets a more passive recognition. Both are still in motion, however. And the balance is evening out, especially this year. I really am looking forward to seeing where next year, especially, takes us, considering that the point of Mystery Spot was about trying to get Sam (audience stand-in/surrogate) recognize that the codependant and claustrophobic nature of the time between the brothers can indeed hurt more than it helps. Regardless of how bad it may feel to allow some separation.
Both boys facing the idea of letting go, and who knows where that will take us all. But it seems to be setting up an organic shakeup in characters, motivations and plots.
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I really like and tend to agree with your logic and its supporting structured analysis. Well done.
I think many of the differing opinions on the brothers and the weight of their perceived importance/relevance in their different capacities comes very much from exactly the point you make: The squeaky wheel gets the grease, the quiet wheel gets a more passive recognition. Both are still in motion, however. And the balance is evening out, especially this year. I really am looking forward to seeing where next year, especially, takes us, considering that the point of Mystery Spot was about trying to get Sam (audience stand-in/surrogate) recognize that the codependant and claustrophobic nature of the time between the brothers can indeed hurt more than it helps. Regardless of how bad it may feel to allow some separation.
Both boys facing the idea of letting go, and who knows where that will take us all. But it seems to be setting up an organic shakeup in characters, motivations and plots.