Yet Rick still decided not to do a fresh restart every time things went to hell. Something deep inside still masters to him. Consequences may not be very real or tangible, but your decisions are very real to you. What kind of person do you become as a result of your decisions matters to you personally.
Using MWI in a story makes things more complicated and nuanced. Using linear time and paradoxes makes the story more approachable.
Him not doing a fresh restart as a way of character building is great… up until the point that he does do a fresh restart. It’s a Deus Ex level trump card that he can play at any point, and we the audience cannot pretend it doesn’t exist, because it’s already been established. As a result, no matter his growth, we know that he’s never actually up against the wall.
If he actions himself into a corner, he does not need to think a way out. He can just jump. And he does.
Yet Rick still decided not to do a fresh restart every time things went to hell. Something deep inside still masters to him. Consequences may not be very real or tangible, but your decisions are very real to you. What kind of person do you become as a result of your decisions matters to you personally.
Using MWI in a story makes things more complicated and nuanced. Using linear time and paradoxes makes the story more approachable.
Him not doing a fresh restart as a way of character building is great… up until the point that he does do a fresh restart. It’s a Deus Ex level trump card that he can play at any point, and we the audience cannot pretend it doesn’t exist, because it’s already been established. As a result, no matter his growth, we know that he’s never actually up against the wall.
If he actions himself into a corner, he does not need to think a way out. He can just jump. And he does.