The story’s been played out many times. Stranger comes to town. Town under siege by bad guys. Stranger single-handedly saves the town. Stranger disappears into oblivion. One of the first, if not best example is Shane. Great western, great cinematography that framed the formulaic story. But at the end, if you didn’t shed a tear at Joey’s pleas for Shane to stay, you don’t have a heart. And of course, every time you want someone to stay (home team superstar) you probably feel the same way as Joey.