The story is everything,
even when things aren't looking promising. If you can keep your story line straight and forward,you have something. What that something is, hasn't been fully explained yet,but it's still a viable idea in the realm of what if's. So again, it's the story talked about every once in a great while that keeps everyone anticipating the crescendo, when basically,nothing has changed to a large degree. I suppose we're not there yet,maybe still a lot further to go. Perhaps in the next chapter, VRB's denouement will be played out.