I totally believe it. Nika as an MC doesn't know who Katie is or what she's done, and neither do we when we see here at the book club. So a "Hi, I'm Katie" hits us differently than if we've played a completed WiaB. Half the fun I have is seeing the connections grow in tandem. Not everyone is like me, I get that, but I'll stand by the idea that currently the mysteries in each play off each other, and create a meta narrative between the two. We wouldn't have theories otherwise.
This is why we're blind to the past - as we're seeing it from NIka's perspective, he doesn't know about the Zanes at all. A finished WiaB destroys that illusion. What in SG says anything ominous about Katie, ZPR or anything? We have that only because of WiaB. Nika is more worried about Noji hiding things from him than who Katie is or who Sasha's mom is. The only concerns Nika has 1. himself (all the things, pocket rockets, foggy brain etc) 2. mice infestations 3. girls. 4. basketball. Emilio is the only criminal (other than Bella) that he really knows.
The question is, how long can it go before Ocean drops spoilers for WiaB in SG? It would be stilted storytelling to keep the leapfrog going right unto the last season.
Also, the money thing. I 100% believe if Ocean dropped WiaB and focused solely on SG updates twice as fast, it's be great for him financially. But I don't want him to drop WiaB, because I see them as a joined story and well, Katie.
I went out to a live music thing last night, don't worry ...too much
