A story element will be deemed to carry more or less 'weight' depending on who came up with it. No wonder so many writers are unhappy. All they have, sometimes, is the best idea. As your humble servant, I have gone out into the world, sat through thousands of hours of story meetings, and identified several ways in which this 'context' neutron gains weight. The newest idea is better.
Old ideas are suspect simply because they are old.
Ignore this at your peril. Our script landed at the studio with a thud. We were fools. When a large group wrestles with a problem, and you come up with an effective solution, that thrill of the moment of providing consensus is so profound, it can cement the solution into your head, whether or not it's really the best. Seen it happen.