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scarletspeed7 posted...

If you think about it, Tom is a self-made man in the vein of Logan to some extent, and regardless of how he's always been treated, he IS a man who has been grinding to the best of his abilities every step of the way.

I couldn't disagree more. He's nothing like Logan. He's the classic case of "failing upward" by ingratiating himself with those in power. Everyone knows he's incompetent but he managed to win by being a "yes" man and sycophant. Greg is the opposite side of the coinalso an incompetent outsider but instead attempted to gain power by being duplicitous/treacherous. Neither of them would have had any chance of success without their connections, but Greg played it wrong and ended up right back where he started.

My thoughts: I was hoping, when the season started, that the kids would get control and the show would end with them destroying the company with their incompetence, but this ending is fine. Looks like Roman is the only one of the main characters who got anything resembling a happy ending. He finally realizes and accepts who he really is, which nobody else seemed to be able to do. Tom got one of the things he wanted throughout the whole series but at the cost of giving up the other thing he wanted the whole series.

I really enjoyed this show as an exhibit of the character flaws of those with power. Each of the primary characters was flawed in a unique way, and seeing how they react and interact when pushed into conflict was fascinating. This was a terrific show.