Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26006155-20190820122909/@comment-26006155-20191228204413

This is the part where I go into uncharted territory.

How much is too much to reveal?

With Steven Universe, I'm very glad that I showed that the story of Pink Diamond could actually be solved. But at the same, I'm also glad that I kept The Secret of Beach City out of the videos, so that there was still something more for people to find. That became crucial when a large part of the fandom thought of quiting, thinking the mystery was over, and I could assure them that it wasn't.

Artistic projects often rely on mystery to keep up fan engagement, as people keep trying to find the answers. Take that away.. and you might actually hurt the show you're trying to support.

So when I find myself in a situation where I'm sure the artist has thrown a red herring at people, what should I do?

Did they create the distraction just to make the puzzle more difficult, and they're still hoping that someone powers through it and solves it?

... or did they put up the progress barricade because for lore reasons, it's very important that some things not be revealed at this point in time. In which case powering through and revealing them would actually hurt the franchise.

I don't know.

Now and then, there's a day when I feel like a hero.

And for all the rest of them, I wonder if the world would be a better place for everyone, if I just quietly dissapeared.