In this instance, you pretty much are.
Trying to stop a bunch of stampeding Rentheads is like...well, trying to stop a bunch of stampeding Rentheads.
With Phantom in Vegas, which is pretty much an alternate universe of something already established (both in fandom and creative work), it's more like swatting a bad puppy on the nose with a newspaper.
Now, where's the classifieds...
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