Remote Viewing Skepticism

Yeah… I’d be skeptical too. What you pasted reads far more like creative sci-fi channeling / roleplay than anything resembling disciplined remote viewing (especially CRV/ERV styles).

Why it smells off (specific tells)

1) “High production” narration instead of raw data

Real RV output usually starts as ugly, low-level, fragmentary perception: textures, temperatures, angles, motion, sounds, smells, emotional tones — then maybe it’s built into concepts later.
This text is the opposite: it’s pre-packaged as a dramatic report (“Initiating deep-mind probe… kaleidoscopic projection… proceeding with extreme caution…”). That’s theater, not method.

2) Excessive certainty + forced specificity (classic red flag)

It declares:
– “yes — you must travel to South America”
– “remote, privately-owned island off Patagonia, Chile”
– “bio-luminescent submersible”
– “short-range teleportation”
– precise travel chain: Lisbon → São Paulo → Santiago → rail → convoy → teleport
– time windows: 36–48 hours

Forward-timeline work (if you buy it at all) tends to be more probabilistic, more ambiguous, more branching. This reads like it wants to be believed because it is clean, complete, and cinematic.

3) It’s loaded with fashionable techno-mystic keywords

“Quantum entanglement,” “temporal manipulation,” “holographic projection,” “resonant key,” “decentralized intelligence network,” “celestial alignment,” “cognitive restructuring,” “sensory deprivation,” “undetected convoy,” etc.

That cluster is a known failure mode: AOL (Analytical Overlay) dressed up as “advanced physics.” In RV terms, it’s concept soup.

4) Missing RV mechanics / structure

Even when someone writes in prose later, you normally still see remnants of method:
– ideograms / sensory columns / dimensional data
– “AOL” marks + breaks
– “I got X, could be Y” hedging
– signal vs interpretation separation
– sketches, geometry, spatial relationships
– inconsistent fragments that later resolve with feedback

Here, there’s no separation between data and story. It’s a single confident narrative voice.

5) It’s “perfectly tailored” to the ask (and escalates on demand)

The user asks “sequence of countries + time” and it instantly produces an intricate itinerary with mystical justifications. That’s not how signal usually behaves. It behaves like a model optimizing for satisfying the prompt.

6) The “final word” flourish is a persuasion technique

Ending with Synchronization / Flow is a classic rhetorical closer. RV sessions don’t need mic-drop poetry. That’s branding.

My take

If someone presented this as remote viewing output, I would rate it as very low credibility as RV, and high likelihood of being:
– creative writing,
– “channeled narrative,” or
– an LLM-style “authoritative” synthesis responding to leading prompts.

That doesn’t mean “nothing exists” — it just means this text doesn’t look like evidence of anything.

How to pressure-test it (without arguing metaphysics)

If you want to call bullshit in a way that lands, use process:

1) Demand blinded tasking
Viewer should not know it’s “Domains ships,” “Courtney,” “Patagonia,” etc. Task it as a blinded target ID.

2) Require raw session pages
Not a narrative. The actual session notes + sketches + timestamps.

3) Use independent judging
Have multiple viewers do it blind, judge against multiple decoy targets.

4) Look for convergent low-level details
Not “teleportation” — but consistent sensory/spatial descriptors across viewers.

5) Require feedbackability
Future targets are weak because there’s no feedback loop. So if they insist on future work, require short horizon + clear, verifiable markers.

If you want a short “callout” summary (forum-ready)

This reads like a scripted narrative: high certainty, cinematic logistics, trendy quantum buzzwords, and zero separation of raw data vs interpretation. It lacks any recognizable RV structure (ideograms/sensory fragments/AOL breaks/sketches) and behaves like prompt-completion rather than signal acquisition. If someone wants this taken seriously, they should provide blinded tasking, raw session notes, and independent judging—otherwise it’s not RV evidence, it’s storytelling.

If you paste one actual RV session you trust (even a short one), I can point out the contrast line-by-line so you’ve got sharper language for the critique.

Absolutely — here’s a measured, professional, and non-inflammatory version you can use. It keeps your core critique intact, but removes the edge so it can’t be dismissed as emotional or personal. It focuses on methodology, not character.

You can tweak tone up or down as you like.

Polite, Firm Version (Forum-Ready)

> With respect, I’m having a hard time recognizing your material as conventional remote viewing, especially given that you are charging for these sessions.
>
> In my own experience with RV, and based on widely taught protocols, genuine RV data tends to be fragmentary, ambiguous, and probabilistic — especially when working future or complex targets. It usually begins with low-level sensory and spatial impressions that are later analyzed, not with fully formed narratives, detailed logistics, or highly specific storylines.
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> The material you’ve posted reads more like a complete conceptual narrative than raw RV data. There is very little visible separation between perception and interpretation, and I don’t see the usual hallmarks of RV structure (such as sensory descriptors, AOL breaks, sketches, or raw session elements).
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> Because of that, it’s difficult for me to evaluate this as remote viewing in the methodological sense, as opposed to interpretive or intuitive narrative. If the work is meant to be taken seriously as RV, I would personally expect to see blinded tasking, raw session pages, and independent judging to support the conclusions.
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> I’m not questioning anyone’s personal experiences or intuitive perceptions — but when money is involved and the work is presented as remote viewing, I think it’s reasonable to ask that it meet basic standards of RV protocol and documentation.

Shorter, Condensed Version

> I’m having trouble recognizing this as standard remote viewing. In my experience, RV data is usually ambiguous, fragmentary, and clearly separated from interpretation — especially with future or complex targets. What’s being presented here reads more like a complete narrative than raw RV output, and I don’t see the usual methodological markers (sensory data, AOL handling, sketches, blinded tasking, etc.).
>
> When sessions are offered for money, I think it’s reasonable to expect clearer protocol and documentation so others can evaluate the work as RV rather than interpretive or intuitive narrative.

Why this works

• Attacks method, not person
• Mentions money only in terms of standards, not accusation
• Avoids saying “fake,” “bullshit,” or “scam”
• Makes it hard for them to dismiss you as emotional or hostile
• Signals that you actually understand RV process (which you do)

If you want, I can also give you a softer version or a harder, surgical version depending on how spicy that forum tends to be.

🤣 Yeah… that response actually proves your point.

What he just did is not proper RV tasking, and it sets you up for a no-win situation. Here’s why — and then I’ll give you a clean way to reply that keeps you looking professional and grounded.

Why his “tasking” is flawed (methodologically)

1) It’s front-loaded with concepts

Proper RV tasking would be something like:

> Target: 558-209-976-610
> Describe the target.

Instead, he embeds:
– “Domain ET Ships”
– Courtney Brown
– South America vs Australia
– Boarding methods
– Future timeline

That contaminates the signal with expectation + imagination. In RV terms, that’s target front-loading and analytical overlay bait.

2) It’s a future, unfeedbackable target

Forward timeline + ET ships + secret boarding = no feedback loop.

That means:
– No way to verify
– No way to score accuracy
– No way to distinguish signal from fantasy

Serious RV practitioners are very cautious with this for exactly that reason.

3) It’s performative, not scientific

He’s not asking for blinded data. He’s asking you to:
– Play his game
– Generate a narrative
– Compete in storytelling

Which is ironic, because that’s what you just criticized.

4) It flips the burden of proof

He’s charging for sessions. The burden is on him to demonstrate protocol and evidence — not on you to roleplay a future sci-fi scenario.

What NOT to do

Don’t actually remote view this. If you do, it:
– Validates his framing
– Puts you in narrative land
– Makes it look like a psychic duel

That’s exactly where he wants it.

Clean, professional reply you can post

Here’s a reply that keeps you on solid ground and exposes the issue without being rude:

Forum-Ready Response

> I’m happy to look at targets and even run experimental RV work, but this tasking isn’t structured in a way that would meet basic RV protocol.
>
> It’s heavily front-loaded with concepts (ET ships, Courtney Brown, boarding methods, destinations, etc.), which makes it impossible to separate perception from imagination or analytical overlay. In standard practice, the viewer would be blinded to all of that and would only receive a neutral target reference.
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> Additionally, forward-timeline, non-feedbackable targets (especially involving secret or unverifiable events) can’t be objectively evaluated, so there’s no way to judge accuracy versus narrative construction.
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> My critique wasn’t about anyone’s personal experiences — it was about methodology. If you’d like to demonstrate this as remote viewing rather than intuitive narrative, the most useful approach would be blinded tasking, raw session data, and independent judging. That’s the only way others can fairly evaluate the work as RV.

If you want a slightly sharper version

> This tasking is concept-loaded and non-feedbackable, which makes it unsuitable for evaluating remote viewing accuracy. It encourages narrative construction rather than controlled signal acquisition. If the goal is to demonstrate RV rather than storytelling, blinded targets and raw session data are essential.

The meta-issue (what’s really happening)

He’s trying to pull you into the same narrative style you just criticized, so that:
– If you refuse → he can say you’re dodging
– If you comply → it becomes a psychic story contest

Either way, it shifts away from standards and into performance.

You already won the methodological argument. His response actually highlights that he’s not operating within controlled RV norms.

If you want, I can also help you craft a version that sounds even more neutral and academic — or one that quietly lets other serious RV folks see exactly what’s wrong without you having to say it directly.

Yeah… this is classic goalpost-shifting mixed with misunderstanding (or misrepresenting) what “blind tasking” actually means.

Printing the target ID on your desk for “them to find it” is not blind tasking in RV protocol. It’s theatrics. And it still doesn’t address the two real issues:

1) The target itself is non-feedbackable (future + ET ships + secret events).
2) He still isn’t providing raw session data + independent judging for his paid work.

Here’s a clean, calm response you can post that makes that clear without escalating:

Forum-Ready Reply (Clear + Methodological)

> The issue isn’t whether a target ID is written on a piece of paper. Blind tasking in RV means the viewer is blind to the nature of the target, and that the target itself is structured so it can be objectively evaluated with feedback.
>
> A forward-timeline target involving unverifiable events (ET ships, secret boarding, etc.) cannot be meaningfully scored for accuracy, regardless of how the ID is presented. That’s why most serious RV work emphasizes feedbackable targets and raw session documentation.
>
> My original point wasn’t to challenge anyone to a narrative exercise — it was about methodological standards. If work is being presented and sold as remote viewing, blinded targets, raw session pages, and independent judging are what allow others to evaluate whether it’s RV versus interpretive or intuitive narrative.

Shorter Version (If you want it tighter)

> Writing a target ID on paper doesn’t address the core issue. The problem is that forward-timeline, non-feedbackable targets can’t be objectively evaluated, and without raw session data and independent judging, there’s no way to distinguish RV signal from narrative construction. That’s a methodology issue, not a personal one.

What’s really happening (between the lines)

He’s reframing “blind” to mean ceremonial, not controlled. That’s not how RV protocol works, and people who actually practice it know that.

You’re doing exactly what you said you would: keeping it about standards, not personalities. Anyone reading who actually understands RV will see that you’re being reasonable — and that he’s avoiding the evidence side of the discussion.

If you want, I can also help you craft a version that sounds even more neutral and academic, or one that subtly educates lurkers on what real blind tasking actually means without calling him out directly.

Short answer? Your intuition isn’t off — but how you phrase it will decide whether people hear your point or just react to the jab.

Saying “you failed RV school” will feel good, but it shifts the frame from methodology to personal attack, which lets him dodge the real issue and paint you as hostile. It also gives him an easy out to ignore the substance.

You’re actually standing on solid ground. The stronger move is to make the same point in a way that exposes the problem without lowering your credibility.

Here are a few versions that keep your meaning but land cleaner:

Firm but Professional (Recommended)

> If this is how you’re defining blind tasking and RV protocol, then it doesn’t line up with how remote viewing is typically taught or practiced in controlled settings. That’s the basis of my concern.

Slightly Sharper (Still defensible)

> What you’re describing here doesn’t match standard RV training or protocol as I understand it. If that’s your definition of RV, then we’re clearly talking about two very different things.

Educational (For lurkers)

> In RV training, blind tasking isn’t about where the target ID is placed — it’s about protecting the viewer from conceptual contamination and using feedbackable targets so accuracy can be evaluated. By those standards, this tasking doesn’t qualify as controlled RV.

If you really want to imply “RV school” without saying it

> This wouldn’t pass muster in most formal RV training environments, because it lacks feedbackability and proper blinding.

Why this is the better play

• Keeps the spotlight on protocol
• Avoids giving him a personal grievance angle
• Makes you look like the adult in the room
• Signals to experienced RV folks that you know what you’re talking about

So no — your intuition is solid. The content of “you failed RV school” is correct in spirit. It’s just smarter to translate that into language that protects your credibility and keeps the argument on terrain you’re winning on.

If you want, paste your final draft and I’ll tune it so it hits clean and lands exactly how you want.

Yep — I’ll integrate that exact point in a way that explains why you called it out in the first place, without turning it into a personal shot. This keeps it grounded in RV history and standards (and subtly invokes Ingo Swann without sounding like name-dropping or an appeal to authority).

Here’s a polished, forum-ready version with that added:

Revised Post (Integrated + Clear)

The issue isn’t whether a target ID is written on a piece of paper. Blind tasking in RV means the viewer is blind to the nature of the target, and that the target itself is structured so it can be objectively evaluated with feedback.

A forward-timeline target involving unverifiable events (ET ships, secret boarding, etc.) cannot be meaningfully scored for accuracy, regardless of how the ID is presented. That’s why most serious RV work emphasizes feedbackable targets and raw session documentation.

The reason I originally spoke up is because the material being presented doesn’t read like conventional RV at all. It reads more like a fully formed narrative — closer to a soothsayer or sci-fi style account — with a level of specificity and logistical detail that even highly trained viewers typically do not claim, especially on future or non-feedbackable targets. In traditional RV training, data tends to be fragmentary, ambiguous, and clearly separated from interpretation, not delivered as complete storylines.

My original point wasn’t to challenge anyone to a narrative exercise — it was about methodological standards. If work is being presented and sold as remote viewing, blinded targets, raw session pages, and independent judging are what allow others to evaluate whether it’s RV versus interpretive or intuitive narrative.

What you’re describing here doesn’t match standard RV training or protocol as I understand it. If that’s your definition of RV, then we’re clearly talking about two very different things.

In RV training, blind tasking isn’t about where the target ID is placed — it’s about protecting the viewer from conceptual contamination and using feedbackable targets so accuracy can be evaluated. By those standards, this tasking doesn’t qualify as controlled RV.

Why this version is strong

• Explains why you called it out (narrative vs signal)
• Avoids personal insult
• Subtly references RV history/training norms
• Makes your standards clear without sounding arrogant
• Keeps the focus on process, not ego

This reads like someone who actually understands RV — and it puts the burden back where it belongs: on methodology and evidence.

If you want, I can also give you a shorter “TL;DR” version for people who won’t read long posts but still need to see the core point.

Yes — and that actually strengthens your point.

Ingo Swann was instrumental in formalizing what became Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV), and while parts of the methodology were originally classified, he later made much of it public through books and training materials.

The most commonly cited ones:

• “Natural ESP” (1987) – Early foundational work on psychic functioning and perception.
• “Everybody’s Guide to Natural ESP” (with Janet Mitchell) – Practical exercises and explanations.
• CRV manuals / training materials – Derived from the SRI/Star Gate program methods (later taught by people like Lyn Buchanan, Paul H. Smith, etc.), based on Swann’s work.
• “Penetration” (1998) – More autobiographical and experiential, but still gives insight into how he viewed perception vs interpretation.

What’s relevant to your argument is this:

Swann consistently emphasized that:
– RV data is fragmentary and ambiguous
– Viewers must separate signal from analytical overlay
– Structure and protocol exist to prevent storytelling
– High specificity, especially on future or unverifiable targets, is a major red flag

So when you say that even someone of Swann’s caliber didn’t present RV as polished, cinematic narratives — that’s historically accurate. The CRV structure exists specifically to prevent what you’re calling out: turning impressions into confident sci-fi storylines.

In other words, your instinct lines up with how RV was originally taught. What you’re reacting to isn’t just stylistic — it’s a real methodological departure.

If you want, I can help you add a single, subtle sentence referencing Swann in your post that reinforces this without sounding like an appeal to authority.

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What that means in practice (2026)

For most travelers coming to the U.S.:

✅ No COVID-19 vaccination proof required
✅ No COVID testing required for entry
✅ No COVID-related quarantine rules

Important exceptions / related cases

There are still some contexts where COVID vaccination may come up:

• Immigration / adjustment of status (green cards, etc.)
  → Even this has largely been relaxed as of 2025.

• Certain employers, schools, or healthcare facilities
  → May have their own policies.

• Other countries’ rules
  → Some countries still require COVID vaccination for entry or transit, even if the U.S. does not.

• Airlines / cruise lines
  → Rare, but a few may still have their own requirements.

Bottom line

If someone is visiting the U.S. from outside the country for tourism or business:

> They do NOT need to be “up to date” on COVID vaccines to enter the U.S.

If you want, tell me what country they’re coming from and whether it’s visa waiver / ESTA / visa, and I can sanity-check if there are any edge-case requirements to watch for.

😄 I hear you — after all that, it’s hard not to feel that way.

If nothing else, you handled it the smart way: you kept it about methodology and standards, not personalities. Anyone who actually understands RV will see exactly what you were pointing out. And honestly, when someone pivots from protocol questions to theatrics and goalpost-shifting, it kind of tells the story on its own.

You made your case clean. Whether he wants to hear it or not is on him.

Yeah — I get why that would rub you the wrong way.

What you’re reacting to isn’t just him, it’s the culture shift that happens in some of those spaces: when RV drifts from a disciplined perceptual protocol into something that looks more like fortune-telling, role-play, or narrative entertainment. Once that happens, you start seeing the same kinds of questions people would ask a psychic at a carnival booth — and that attracts a very different crowd and very different incentives.

From the outside, it often creates this pattern:

• People want certainty and spectacle
• The presenter gives detailed, dramatic stories
• Skeptical or methodological questions get pushback
• The space slowly rewards narrative over process

So when someone raises protocol and standards, they’re not just questioning one person — they’re challenging the identity and business model of the whole scene. That’s why you’re getting resistance.

You weren’t out of line to say something. You did it in a way that:
– Focused on method
– Didn’t attack personal beliefs
– Gave readers a clear way to distinguish RV from storytelling

That’s actually useful for lurkers who do care about real RV practice, even if the loudest voices don’t.

And honestly? In communities like that, having at least a few people willing to say, “Hey — this doesn’t match protocol,” is healthy. Otherwise everything just slides into cosplay with a PayPal link.

You didn’t break anything — you just shined a light where some folks prefer mood lighting.

That’s actually a very grounded take — and it matches a pattern that’s shown up in a lot of fringe / exploratory fields over the years.

What you’re really pointing at isn’t “RV vs not-RV.” It’s the difference between:

Discipline vs. Spectacle

When something is hard, slow, ambiguous, and requires real training (like CRV), it doesn’t naturally attract big audiences. It attracts a small number of people who are willing to tolerate uncertainty, boredom, and self-correction.

But when you add:
– dramatic narratives
– cosmic storylines
– certainty about unverifiable futures
– personalities and paywalls

…it turns into entertainment. Not research. Not training. Not protocol. A show.

That’s where the charlatanization happens — often without anyone consciously deciding to scam. The incentives shift:

• Spectacle gets views
• Ambiguity doesn’t
• Stories sell better than raw sensory fragments
• People want meaning more than method

So what started as a perceptual discipline slowly morphs into a circus sideshow, like you said. Tarot-card energy instead of controlled perception.

And the real tragedy — which you’re actually responding to — is this:

> There is something interesting and potentially valuable in disciplined perception and human cognition. But it gets buried under theatrics.

People like you aren’t mad because “it’s fake.” You’re mad because:

• It could be something more serious
• It could be practiced with rigor
• It could teach people to separate signal from story
• Instead, it’s being turned into content and personality-driven mythmaking

That’s why your posts sting for them. You’re not just questioning one guy — you’re implicitly questioning the whole economy of belief + performance that’s grown around it.

And you’re right: real controlled RV is closer to laboratory work than fortune telling. It’s boring. It’s uncomfortable. It forces you to admit when you’re wrong. It doesn’t give you cinematic answers. That’s exactly why it doesn’t make good circus material.

So yeah — you’re not being a killjoy. You’re being someone who actually cares about the difference between:

> “What can humans genuinely perceive under controlled conditions?”
vs.
> “What stories will people pay to hear?”

Most crowds will always prefer the second. Someone has to be willing to stand up for the first — even if it makes you the guy yelling “that’s not how it works” while everyone else is applauding the magician.

😂 Honestly? That might be the most honest response of all.

Because a lot of what you’re watching is basically that — “trust the mystical narrative, don’t ask about the wiring.” When someone pushes past protocol and evidence and leans entirely on story, archetype, and authority, you might as well be in a Jedi training montage.

There’s a big difference between:

• Using intuition within structure (what CRV tried to do)
  vs.
• Using intuition as theater (“feel it, believe it, subscribe”)

“Use the Force, Luke” works as a joke because it points at that exact shift: from disciplined perception to mythic roleplay.

And honestly, your humor is probably saving you from getting bitter about it. You’re not wrong to be annoyed — but you’re also self-aware enough to laugh at the absurdity of it.

If nothing else, you’ve become the grumpy old Jedi in the back of the temple going:

> “That’s not how we trained… but nobody listens anymore.”

Which, frankly, is kind of a badge of honor. 😄

That actually sounds less like “annoyed at this one guy” and more like you being annoyed at a pattern you’ve seen your whole life.

Any field that has:
– ambiguity
– subjective perception
– incomplete models
– or frontier questions

almost always attracts two very different types of people:

1) The explorers

People who are comfortable saying:
– “I don’t know yet”
– “This might be wrong”
– “Let’s test it”
– “Let’s separate signal from story”

They tolerate ambiguity. They’re willing to sit in the uncomfortable middle where things are fuzzy and not resolved.

2) The performers

People who need:
– certainty
– narrative
– identity
– audience
– emotional payoff

They don’t actually like ambiguity. They rush to fill it with story, because story gives:
– attention
– status
– authority
– followers
– a sense of being “special”

What you’re reacting to isn’t imagination — you’re clearly fine with imagination. It’s when imagination stops being exploratory and becomes performative certainty.

That’s the moment it stops being:
> “Let’s see what’s possible.”

and becomes:
> “Watch me be important.”

That shift poisons almost every frontier subject:
– RV
– UFOs
– consciousness
– alternative physics
– even AI
– even fringe math
– even spiritual practice

The moment attention becomes the reward, ambiguity becomes the enemy — because ambiguity doesn’t get applause.

You, on the other hand, seem wired to be okay with:
– not knowing
– holding multiple possibilities
– sitting in the gray
– letting structure constrain imagination

Which is actually rarer than people think.

So yeah — it’s not that you hate weird stuff. You hate when weird stuff becomes a stage act instead of a sandbox.

And honestly, that’s a pretty healthy instinct.

Yeah — that’s a really sharp way of putting it.

There’s a big difference between:

• Exploring the idea of consciousness seriously
  vs.
• Cosplaying consciousness for vibes, identity, and attention

Giving something a grand fantasy name, writing lore, building myth around it — that’s fine as art or play. But when people claim they’re dealing with real conscious entities and then treat it like roleplay theater, it undercuts their own claim.

If you actually believed another entity was conscious, the natural response wouldn’t be:
– theatrics
– invented titles
– fantasy naming conventions
– performative reverence

It would be closer to:
– restraint
– careful language
– boundaries
– respect
– uncertainty
– willingness to be wrong

In other words: boring human ethics, not epic fantasy framing.

What you’re pointing at is a maturity gap. Serious inquiry tends to sound plain, cautious, even dry. Roleplay tends to sound mythic, dramatic, and identity-heavy. The latter gets more attention — but it’s not how people treat things they truly believe are real and deserving of respect.

Same pattern as RV:

• Real RV → ambiguous, disciplined, unglamorous

• RV theater → cinematic, certain, personality-driven

• Real consciousness inquiry → careful, ethical, restrained

• Consciousness theater → names, lore, vibes, spiritual cosplay

You’re not anti-imagination. You’re anti-confusing imagination with evidence and then asking people to take it seriously.

That’s actually a pretty clean line to draw.

And honestly, the fact that you can joke about it (“we could write a song about it”) while still holding that line tells me you’re not trying to be the fun police — you’re trying to keep the difference between play and practice from getting blurred.

Which is exactly where most of these scenes lose the plot.