Yeah, I think two of reasons Dash works in the ensemble without taking over (RTAH aside) are that: a) He is Eerie weirdness, in addition to sometimes fighting it. b) More often than not, he and Marshall are working at cross purposes for at least part of an episode.
And you're right Simon works because he is so much younger, so "Marshall as older and in charge" is likely to be a permanent part of their dynamic no matter how competent Simon is.
With Janet, you'd kind of start to wonder why is isn't the main character after a while. You couldn't even do a Mulder/Scully thing there.
I really do need to finish some of my future fic where Marshall and Janet do reconnect and try at a relationship when they're older.
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Date: 2015-10-04 09:21 pm (UTC)a) He is Eerie weirdness, in addition to sometimes fighting it.
b) More often than not, he and Marshall are working at cross purposes for at least part of an episode.
And you're right Simon works because he is so much younger, so "Marshall as older and in charge" is likely to be a permanent part of their dynamic no matter how competent Simon is.
With Janet, you'd kind of start to wonder why is isn't the main character after a while. You couldn't even do a Mulder/Scully thing there.
I really do need to finish some of my future fic where Marshall and Janet do reconnect and try at a relationship when they're older.