What Are Friends For? story
A child's imaginary friend turns out to be more than just his friend. Directed by: Gus Trikonis. Story by: J. Michael Straczynski.
9 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| childhood imaginary friend | choice | The strange entity Mike was like an imaginary friend to Jeff. |
| father and son | choice | Alex moved together with his young son Jeff to a remote cabin in the woods. |
| friendship | major | Jeff befriended the mysterious boy Mike, but ultimately Jeff had to make real childhood friends. |
| human childhood | major | We saw the boy Jeff on his summer vacation playing stereotypical childhood games, like Cowboys and Indians. |
| loneliness | major | Mike was a lonely boy-like entity who only wanted a friend. |
| speculative being | major | The mysterious boy-like entity Mike who could conjure things into existence and transform into a being of light. He was perhaps a spirit connect to the forest, but this was unclear. |
| childish bullying | minor | The other boys bullied Jeff a bit and Jeff showed a little girl to the ground. |
| coming of age | minor | Alex spoke of how he had struggled to put aside his childhood imaginary friend in order to grow up and become a man. |
| divorce | minor | It seemed that Mike was slitting time between his separated mother and father. |