: Re: How to keep the protagonist from being the only interesting person in the world? I've really enjoyed the CW's show The Flash ever since it came out, but they recently did something that kind

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Since this question is about a TV series, I think another serial might be a worthy contrast, namely the Manga/Anime series One Piece.

Typically, the common wisdom is to have your hero be the most interesting character in your story. One Piece ignores that wisdom for most of its story. Every character Luffy runs into, whether they join him or not, has a complex history and personality, even more so than him. Luffy's entire character is defined less by who he is and more by how he responds to the situation around him, and how he manages to save the unsaveable, by sheer force of will. As such, the story manages to keep the World more interesting than the protagonist, by using the World to define him.

The MICE Quotient defines the Milieu Story in this very way, and it includes many classic adventure stories and TV series.

Unfortunately, The Flash is a Character Story, about the titular Flash. It isn't Flash and his Superfriends, or The Speed Force. So if the spotlight ends up only on him, it may be less of a flaw and more of the show's intent.

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