This season has been captivating, but it feels like the ending was written the way it is because the writers didn't know how to stop Paul Marks. Cory spent such a long time looking for investors to save UBS, but Alex just puts together a deal overnight that would "save" the company? But the merger also produces a similar end result to the one Chip was ranting about on the show!
Also, what Paul Marks did was supervillain stuff. A false flag hack? Spying on everyone including Alex? If you're going to write someone this calculating and devious, don't make him slip up that easily with that "Hanover" bit. Not to mention it basically made no difference whether Alex changed the text onto Hanover, because he shouldn't have known about Bradley's plans to begin with! Not only that, but that final conversation between him and Alex was bizarre. This is a psychopath we're talking about. He didn't make some "oopsie" and ruined their relationship by getting off the helicopter. It just made no sense to portray him as a mere bad boyfriend.
The real winner of this episode and season was Cory. Massive kudos to Billy Crudup for his transition between the exec with that permanent corporate smile followed by shock and outrage. Never thought I'd ever sympathise with a c-suite type of guy, but Cory just might be the best written character on the show so far.
Also, what Paul Marks did was supervillain stuff. A false flag hack? Spying on everyone including Alex? If you're going to write someone this calculating and devious, don't make him slip up that easily with that "Hanover" bit. Not to mention it basically made no difference whether Alex changed the text onto Hanover, because he shouldn't have known about Bradley's plans to begin with! Not only that, but that final conversation between him and Alex was bizarre. This is a psychopath we're talking about. He didn't make some "oopsie" and ruined their relationship by getting off the helicopter. It just made no sense to portray him as a mere bad boyfriend.
The real winner of this episode and season was Cory. Massive kudos to Billy Crudup for his transition between the exec with that permanent corporate smile followed by shock and outrage. Never thought I'd ever sympathise with a c-suite type of guy, but Cory just might be the best written character on the show so far.