I do feel it backfires a little, too. I’m doing the base stuff right now, starting in Dominion territory, and did a Mages Guild quest that was essentially a precursor/foreshadow to Summerset. So it felt a bit lost on me for importance.

If I’m thinking about the same character as the one you’re talking about (who I will avoid naming so as to prevent spoiling anybody reading the comments), then yes, it’s very much like the Doctor and River, especially given the One Tamriel update. And I want to say more than that, but I’m going to be good and not do so because of potential spoilers.

That said, though, sometimes the One Tamriel update kind of backfires a bit. I remember when I went through Orsinium and I ran into a couple of NPCs who acted like they knew my Vestige and I had no idea who they actually were. It was a tiny bit awkward.

I try to save ZSQ for streaming, and do side missions while I putz about on my own. I always pay much more attention during streaming, so I always seem to remember the story better. Which is possibly why it tore me up so much. 🙂

I tried not to cry and it failed miserably. Luckily I didn’t ugly cry too hard (because I am a legit ugly cryer). I look forward to being able to meet certain characters again. I likened it to the Doctor and River. I meet person at the end and they meet me towards the middle sort of thing. I’m very much hoping we see them again, however. The book that appeared foreshadows that we’ll see them again.

I’m looking forward to all of them! 😀

You have so many lovely, dreamy, sob-worthy storylines ahead of you. <3