I think it's semantically incorrect. Pronouns like "he" are placeholders, simplifying the reference to a known object and avoiding cumbersome repetition. But wi

I think it's semantically incorrect. Pronouns like "he" are placeholders, simplifying the reference to a known object and avoiding cumbersome repetition. But without having any antecedent, the pronoun is left without any meaning at all. The result is, as you say, a statement that serves only as an advertisement of sorts to click into the story, without carrying actual information.