For nature creſſant does not grovve alone / In thevvs and bulkes, but as this temple vvaxes, / The invvard ſervice of the minde and ſoule / Grovves vvide vvithal, […] For a human being's vital functions, increasing, do not grow alone / In physical development and bulk, but as this temple [i.e., the body] waxes, / The inward operation of the mind and soul / Grows wide with them,[…]

I think this is what you seek to avoid in mytharcs - a plot that drowns out the character-based drama and morality plays that are still Gene's finest legacy.

Coordinate term: intersectionality

He spent whole days and nights on his knees praying, yet he could have won Strictly Come Dancing with his virtuoso Brazilian tango, the maxixe.