Exactly. Many commenters on X on FR wanted more sturm und drang but Vance cemented as warm, articulate, brilliant, concerned, forceful and uncompromising but unthreatening is a very smart mood.
People on the fence would have been repelled by a very aggressive Vance where the Vance they were shown would be very appealing.
You don't get into Yale Law as a middle class white guy with no family connections unless you are blindingly smart. Vance figured out ahead of time exactly what Trump's campaign needed from him, and delivered.