This Song And Its Music Video Give Off Such Rhian Vibes. It's Insane That You Can Literally See The Tone

This song and its music video give off such Rhian vibes. It's insane that you can literally see the tone shift happen:

Also, it's meta, if you interpret the Storian as the "director." And, it has to be said: Rhian was trapped in the wrong genre. He would've fit right into a romantic comedy.

When the boys disagree with your argument:

Rhian: Sorry, but I must say that I disagree on principle. [follows up by explaining how he and only he has the moral high ground]

Rafal: You're wrong, and I can prove it. [takes a deep breath before starting to dismantle everything you've just said, systematically. Either that, or he's unresponsive, and doesn't invest the effort because you're already too far beneath him and a lost cause]

Hook: Blimey. Color me impressed. That has to be the worst take I've ever heard.

Midas: I don't care. I'm right. [leaves before you can argue back or even try to reel him in]

Pan: YOU CAN'T STOP ME—I CAN'T READ!

We already know only the villains have last names, but similarly, only major SGE characters have alter egos. I assume disguise is either a genre convention of fairy tales and/or a typical Soman plot point by now.

Sophie -> Filip of Mount Honora

Agatha -> Edgar of Bloodbrook/Agoff of Woodley Brink

Tedros -> Essa of Bloodbrook/Teedum of Coomat

Rhian II -> The Lion

Japeth -> The Snake

Rafal -> Fala of Hell/Good

Rhian I -> “Rafal”

Idea: Every year, Rafal hosts a Q&A for his students that routinely turns rather bleak, and every year, he gets the pleasure of answering one of the FAQs his students always seem to ask in some capacity.

The reason why the little schemers always ask this all-important question all boils down to them wondering: how bad could their School Master be? It's their way of testing the boundaries and the School's disciplinary measures, covertly, but Rafal knows why they ask and he delivers wonderfully every time. It's his way of identifying the potential rule breakers of that year.

To elaborate, the Never students want to test just how far he'd go in punishing them, but they do not want to incriminate themselves or draw unnecessary attention. They want to know exactly how much trouble they would be in in their positions, so they present their question as a hypothetical about Rhian and approximate Rafal's answer to be worse as it could potentially apply to them.

Thus, the question one brave soul asks, after much communal stress over its wording, is this:

"School Master, what would you do if the Good School Master did something unforgivable?"

Rafal: [thinks for a moment.]

[The students are rapt and lean in to listen. Even Humburg is curious as to what the response could be.]

Rafal: [Not one of his facial muscles twitches.] Sell him to Bluebeard. Next question.

[Without fail, his answer always shocks the Nevers. His own brother! That's "how bad," and they definitely have their answer now.]

And, as per their annual tradition, Rafal tells Rhian about The Question and laughs while Rhian does not.

Given how TOTSMOV41’s plot has evolved since I’ve added two scenes, there is some good news: Rhian now has a speaking role in real time (not only in a flashback), and Dot and Anadil get a short conversation amongst themselves to air their suspicions about whether Rafal is a zombie or a demon. Rafal will probably eavesdrop on them, and that happens while he is being trailed by Hester, even if Hester doesn’t know he knows she is spying on him.

(The bad news is that "Rhian" isn't the real Rhian.)

RIP Rafal, you would’ve loved the Milgram experiment.