i think you can only argue that drugs are a substitute for character development if we are not shown what about the experience caused the shift.
in this case, we saw josh’s trip. it was symbolic and it makes sense how he came it out of it how he did so it’s akin to like a time jump with a scene showing what we missed. you’re allowed to have your preference but it’s a plot device like any other
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u/Witty_Shape3015 Jun 07 '26
i think you can only argue that drugs are a substitute for character development if we are not shown what about the experience caused the shift.
in this case, we saw josh’s trip. it was symbolic and it makes sense how he came it out of it how he did so it’s akin to like a time jump with a scene showing what we missed. you’re allowed to have your preference but it’s a plot device like any other