Thanks DPG, some great insight. ?Actually, as 12 year old, a boy is plenty old enough to have already been exploring heroic tendencies. By 9 years old boys can start showing signs of claiming and through play learning the art of exploration and conquest. With my character he had already begun this process at the age of 10 because his brother encouraged him. However, throughout the series I did want him to move on from the past. It’s just in this pilot we are learning about the past and he does begin to remember what it means to be brave. This is part of the reclaim process. As the series continues it will no longer be about reclaiming and overcoming his brother’s death but as the quest ramps up, it will be new aspects of maturity he will be learning, even thrusted into.

So to answer your question, yes, I believe he does have something to recover, albeit, not decades of experience, but experience he learned with help from his brother, who is now gone. But you are correct that after that process and grieving is complete he will face more in the near future.

So the question is, does the logline need to include that aspect of the future? There’s a hint of it in the pilot but it’s subtle and most likely will not come till a few episodes down the road.