@tekeous@fosstodon.org I think we're so used to the Great Man myth that we just naturally frame stories this way. With that framing Breaking Bad has all the trappings of the Monomyth but if you look at it more closely it tells the opposite story. The show could have ended after a couple of episodes if Walt wouldn't have felt he needed to be "in charge" rather than being a good partner to his wife and working together with his friends and family to overcome hardship. A story of a Walter White who can accept his vulnerability, is open about his needs, honest to himself and accepts help when it is offered just wouldn't have made for very exciting television. I guess this is why I didn't find El Camino very interesting. Jesse tries to do right by others and he accepts help when he needs it. The only drama in his life is created from Walter dragging him back down when he tries to grow. @seperis@fosstodon.org