A fractured structure turns a funny concept into something easily forgettable.
No Main Character Throughline, no reason to be emotionally invested. A functioning narrative relies on four Throughlines--each representing a different perspective on the story's core problem:
You can't have the last three without the first, and with only 25% of the narrative intact Horrible Bossess quickly loses Audience involvement. The comedic situations--while amusing and entertaining--offer no thematic connection and become a meaningless collection of weak setups and bizarre payoffs.
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