Sublime

“Yes,” he quavers.

At the beginning of a scene characters establish themselves on fairly solid ground, pursuing a goal they believe will restore order to their world. Just when they think they might be getting somewhere, something happens to throw their world into turmoil once again.

In The Wire everyone was both protagonist and antagonist to someone else; every battle was balanced and you didn’t know who would win

It is the façade that triggers the problem.

If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

Good structure will deliver a crisis point that forces the protagonist to choose between their old and new selves.

utilitarian

telegraphically.