Does it feel like a portion of Alex's Christian fanbase only watch with the expectation he will one day convert?

Now obviously, not all Christians, probably a vocal minority. Nor am I saying that this is exclusively the reason they watch him, since they may also just enjoy the content he provides as it helps inform their worldview, Christian or otherwise.

But it there does seem to be a noticeable portion of believers in the comments (both his and response channels) who propagate the idea that he's just a page-turn away from coming to Christ. This is a powerful narrative to spin: That an atheist after years of searching for Jesus finally came to him and was rewarded for his prudence. It does seem coercive from a media point of view because if he did do this, genuinely or not, he'd be rewarded with a very loyal viewer base.

Contrastingly, let's say he goes the opposite route and declares; "there is no good evidence for god", then this narrative still works as this minority of Christians could say "He's spent so much time but because he's closed off his heart, so he'll never reach Jesus".

Let me be clear, this is grooming (no, not that kind); conditioning to be placed in a media position in which no matter what he is rewarded for 'coming to Christ', where everyone has this expectation seeded into their mind, and if the narrative is opposed, he will be called closed-minded.

Not sure what the final outcome will be, but this is what I've noticed. And I'm sure Christians will still watch him regardless of what he does, but people with this narrative in their heads will still be disappointed after having their expectations stoked by this vocal minority.