Crane only turned briefly to get a quick read on the people on screen, but he seemed to have followed whatever it was Dean was trying to say.

"So the twerp, being the flip-side of Mr. Parker, isn't dealing with the two sides? Or only has one side to speak of?" he asked, wanting just a bit of clarification. Sure, he could just stick around and watch the movie, but he couldn't guarantee Dean would want to stick around that long, and he had no idea he was trapped in.= just yet.

"Not to anticipate your answer, but if what I think you're saying is true, I find it quite fascinating to think that's the direction they would go in the third installment." He thought it would have made more sense as a sequel, if anything, considering what he knows (admittedly little) of the franchise.