Seb thoughts…
1. I think they just need to mention him and get it out of the way so it stops being weird. Just have him brought up and have Robert say he needs to get himself sorted out first before he tries to get him back because Seb deserves better than how he is right now etc. Just to acknowledge him and then immediately put a pin in it while everything else is happening. I feel like if he and Ross share scenes next week, that’s a perfect time to do it.
2. When they inevitably bring him back, they have to cast a decent child actor that is better than most of the current ones they have. Like he needs to at least be at Isaac levels, maybe better. And he needs to have good chemistry with Ryan. Ideally I’d like Amelia Flanagan levels of ability to deliver lines and comedic timing. Or young Eden because baby Belle was great.
3. I have historically always been a bigger fan of Aaron and Seb’s relationship than Robert and Seb. All the last six years I’ve advocated for Seb coming back for Aaron including when they just killed off Rebecca in this story. I thought it would have done really nice things for his character if they weren’t going to bring Robert back. But with Robert and Seb, I really am very neutral. I don’t feel a whole lot either way. The scenes I most enjoyed with Robert and Seb were ones that also had Aaron in them or were about Aaron like when he asked him to look after Aaron during his exit story. But I’m open to the idea of Robert and Seb if they do it better than before. We all liked Robert and Liv better than Aaron and Liv (well some of us) and that was largely because they had to work at it. I think they have an opportunity to do that with Seb now because of the situation and it might go along way toward making people like the idea. Because let’s face it, this kid has an uphill battle in this fandom. They need to make their relationship feel earned and they need to make them a likable little duo for it to work.
4. My ideal timing is still to bring him back post John and pre reunion because the last thing I want is for them to get back together and then get an eight year old dropped off on their door step the next day like what happened with Liv. I think let’s deal with the worst of Robert’s trauma, let’s deal with John and then let’s have Aaron need time because of all the John stuff and during that space of time, bring Seb in. Use it as a reason to keep them apart longer but also Aaron can be brought into it because he loves that kid too. And Ross. Haha. And then by reunion time, he’s in the kiddie cupboard only to be brought out four or five times a year but at least he has a solid foundation with Robert this time.
5. I definitely never want them to get bogged down with kid stories the way Dawn always has been. And I mean I don’t think that would happen considering there’s a lot more to them anyway. But I just want them to be more like Coira in that respect. The kids are there. They get mentioned but they also get to do all of the big stories too. And then just smaller things with the kids. You know until Seb accidentally kills someone or ruins an entire family and they have to focus on that. Haha
