Book of Boris — Sonic Addendum: Boom’s Wink
They thought it was just another Sonic show. But Sonic Boom got it right — Eggman wasn’t wrath, he was rivalry. Sonic wasn’t solemn, he was smirk. Everyone in on the joke, everyone self-aware enough to laugh at the script.
That’s why it worked. Not because the fight mattered, but because they all knew the punchline did.