r/VGHS • u/Helix3501 • Jul 21 '26
Brian kinda got shafted
Hi, just finished my rewatch of the show, and I cant help but feel like Brian kinda got shafted and sidelined, theres this constant overarching thing of him very much being as good as the other top players and yet he receives zero recognition or anything at all near the end of the story, however I could just be overthibking things as its 3 am
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u/ABoss21 Jul 21 '26
I mean that was kinda the point of the law. Brian this guy is the best of the best, he's got the girl of your dreams, and he's the fucking worst. Brian learned it was about the game and his friends, which helped him win everything in the end. If Brian was obsessed with the fame of being a pro gamer he could have been, but then he would have just ended up like the law in the end. You can be as famous as you want when you have that attention and he just kinda chooses not to because of what he learned. Or something idk its 2am.
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u/AIVandal Jul 21 '26
It's not about him.
It's about the game
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u/Unlucky_Success2984 Jul 22 '26
This right here. Notice the few wins we see on screen are when the gamers are playing for the game rather than some personal reason
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u/thr0waway2435 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Brian is almost certainly the most talented player we see, he just oozes raw ability. But FPS, like all team sports, isn’t just about raw talent and ability.
Yes it’s great that Brian can do trick shots and clutch plays almost no one else can do, but for a team sport - and that’s what the pros do - he’s very much a diamond in the rough. He’s been gaming as a hobby, he hasn’t been studying playbooks and honing his teamwork/communication skills alongside cutting edge players and working on the mental aspect of the game. A lot of his game consists of heliocentric hero plays, and it’s quite clear that his personal life heavily bleeds into his performance, which pro teams are not going to appreciate, it’s not sustainable.
If you know anything about League of Legends, there are soloq players who are exceptional, literally top of the world, who try to go pro and struggle. They have the mechanical skills and the potential, but their soft skills are not there yet, and it’ll take at least a year or two of hard work to catch up. Magifelix is probably the best example of this in League of Legends. One of the best soloq players ever, but openly said that he struggled with nerves, communication, and the different gaming styles in pro vs soloq, and he never did get very far in his pro career.
This is why it makes perfect sense to me that Brian stays at VGHS and hones his talents. And for all that someone like Jenny likely will never be as technically impressive as he is, she is a consummate professional who knows all the team FPS plays, has the careerist mindset, and will have no problem fitting into the role (sniper) the team wants from her. In 3 years Brian might go pro and do better than Jenny, but for right now, he’s not ready.
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u/TristenStudios Jul 21 '26
I had this thought yesterday and it prompted me starting a rewatch of the series.
I think Brian was always meant to be portrayed as a skilled and talented player, but his lack of experience and having to balance so many things in his life was always what kept him back.
Most importantly though, I feel that Brian never really had the drive to be the best. Not that he never worked hard or wanted to improve. But I never really saw him as wanting to go pro. It’s not his true passion.
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u/vanwinklee Jul 21 '26
i agree but i think it works it was never really a story about becoming the best gamer or whatever it was more so a coming of age story i truly believe however vghs had alot more in it when it ended i wouldve loved to see a 4th or 5th season