>1. All the things you listed, the "threats"? Those are things
>happening. They're affecting and morphing the characters. Just
>because none of them permanently changed RoyCo doesn't mean
>they were stakeless or had no impact.
>
>2. Part of the whole point of the show is "these conglomerates
>are more powerful than the government and are too big to
>fail." Clearly it takes a perfect combination of skill,
>timing, pressure, and luck to even get *close* to bring down a
>major media conglomerate-- and even all of that may not be
>enough. And none of that has happened. The only thing that
>will bring down Logan, much like Murdoch or Trump or the rest,
>is if Logan dies.
>
>I don't want them to kill off Kendall. Kendall is, in a lot of
>ways, the most interesting asshole in the family. He's
>certainly at a manic low right now, and something's going to
>happen to him, but it's not yet clear what. Considering much
>of the season has been a "I'm better than them, but I also
>want no consequences and their money" arc for Kendall,
>wouldn't be surprised if the season ends with either Kendall
>walking away without money or publicly confessing his part in
>wrongdoings (especially the caterer's death) to cleanse
>himself. Or maybe he fucks up the Madson deal irrevocably for
>his dad. Or maybe he successfully enlists a sibling to his
>cause after they say "enough's enough" with Logan-- or maybe
>Gerri if she gets canned for Roman's dick pic. And there are
>certainly plenty of other possibilities not mentioned here.
>
>But there's no real replacement for Kendall on the show. His
>character has changed more than any other over the show and
>over this season. And this show has never gone the "shock
>death" route. They almost always go the "shock how this
>person's life is fucked for the immediate future" route.
>
>If anyone dies, it would almost certainly be Logan. He's the
>one whose health is clearly in question, and he's the one
>whose death would have by miles the most shattering impact on
>RoyCo's position in America and the family in general.
>
>>I loved the first two seasons of this show in a way I can't
>>even explain, but nothing is really happening here...
>>
>>DOJ threat? Nope, slap on the wrist fine.
>>Tom going to jail? Nope, gotcha.
>>Kendall brings Logan down? Nope.
>>They lose the company to Stewie? Nope.
>>
>>Kendall's gotta be dead, or else what purpose did this
>season
>>even serve?
>>
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