I’m curious, do you think the Sally and Dr. Finkelstein backstory would have worked better if he instead still the supplies to make a Ragdoll from Dream Town, like the fabric and thread she is made up of, rather than kidnapping Sally as a kid? Thoughts?
Not necessarily.....Let me reiterate that I LOVED Long Live the Pumpkin Queen and I adore Albert and Greta’s characters - while I’m *indifferent* to them being Sally’s parents, I can see it working in an Alternate Universe!! The Dr. Finkelstein backstory would’ve worked better, in my view, if they properly explored his desire for a daughter like Sally - maybe he stumbled upon Dream Town prior, and saw the ragdoll dream weavers there, and that inspired him to create one just like them? (He made the skeleton reindeer and Jewel in the movie, so why could he have failed to create life in Sally?)