Do I think the story would have gone differently if I had my own spinoff? If I had my own story—if you’d seen things through my eyes—then yes, I believe some things would have looked very different. My perspective was rarely explored in any depth, so much of what I struggled with and why I acted as I did went unseen. Imagine a story where you see a boy raised with relentless expectations, molded by an ideology he’s never allowed to question, but who has flashes of doubt he’s forced to ignore....