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Bartzyx posted...

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.

I don't know that I'd agree with this. Tom definitely builds himself by connecting with those in power, but I wouldn't say it's out of incompetence. The back half of this season in particular really just shows how much effort Tom puts in to building his power, probably moreso than most of the main cast. There was even a recurring idea that Tom was literally running himself ragged with lack of sleep in his attempts to pull every lever and keep everything operating.

Meanwhile Greg is who I would consider the biggest example of relying on his connections, literally bringing up the family angle constantly despite just being a cousin with no business experience or knowledge. In fact that finale was one of the first real examples we saw of him making a clever play to strike out on his own, and of course because he's Greg, it backfires.