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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 8671749" data-attributes="member: 16586">Context is vital. I would push back a little on the notion that we need dedicated establishing scenes that are conflict neutral to establish that context. The emotional and thematic context of a narrative can absolutely be established through scenes that have high stakes. The first two episodes of Sons of Anarchy are a masterclass in this. There is not a single scene in either episode that is dedicated to exposition or establishing character, but by the end of those two episodes we learn the core struggles of the characters, how they relate to one another and all about the piece of the world they share.Conflict neutral exploration and establishing scenes can be a useful tool for establishing context, but they are absolutely not required to do so. From my perspective how much we rely on them is more dependent on the sort of feel and pace we're going for.</blockquote>