"Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five"
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Then comes the tell: “obviously opened the door.” “Obviously” is doing heavy lifting, asserting a narrative of destiny rather than decision. It implies the reunion wasn’t a calculated move or a negotiation but the logical next beat in a story everyone already knows. That’s a savvy way to rewrite contingency as inevitability: once Warren’s out, the “original five” aren’t just possible, they’re the default state, like the band snapping back into its proper shape.
The subtext is loyalty dressed up as logistics. Naming “Nick and Simon” foregrounds internal alignment, a united front within the camp, while Warren is positioned as an outside chapter that simply closed. “Reunion” also flatters the audience’s nostalgia without admitting how much reunions are commercial events as much as emotional ones. Taylor’s intent is to protect the myth of continuity: the band didn’t fracture; it merely detoured, then found its way back to the lineup that sells not just tickets, but meaning.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Taylor, Roger Andrew. (2026, January 16). Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nick-and-simon-had-come-to-a-natural-end-of-their-116280/
Chicago Style
Taylor, Roger Andrew. "Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nick-and-simon-had-come-to-a-natural-end-of-their-116280/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/nick-and-simon-had-come-to-a-natural-end-of-their-116280/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.



