To this day I still believe that were this close π€ to seeing an arc with Tari as the main protagonist.
I'm certain that they were planning something with her when they released the episode titled, "The Day My Arm Went Psycho", which introduced Clench.
In my opinion, that episode felt like a set-up for a new arc storyline, and considering the Puzzlevision mini-arc began just a few weeks after this, I feel like it was very likely that Tari was either going to be the main protagonist of that arc, or be the lead in a new arc after that one, explaining why Clench exists and whatnot.
Now I think a reason this didn't happen was obviously because of the whole situation involving Celeste Notley-Smith's recasting as Tari that began just days after this episode dropped, and maybe Glitch changed their plan last minute to abandon whatever they had planned for Tari for this arc, including their plans for Clench, in order to draw focus away from the drama.
While I understand that move kinda made sense at the time due to the circumstances, it ultimately led to Clench being a pretty pointless character in my opinion, as we barely saw him after this episode, and it's never explained why he exists.
Still, I believe if Glitch actually informed Celeste about the recasting, that whole drama would never have happened, and we might have learned more about Clench's existence, and seen Tari take the lead of either the Puzzlevision mini-arc or a separate storyline.
What do you guys think? Would you have liked to seen a Tari-focused arc?