Consider the Logans in Succession . The system demands absolute loyalty to the father and the company. Kendall’s tragedy is not that he is incompetent; it is that he cannot fully break free from the system long enough to succeed outside of it. Conversely, a character who achieves pure autonomy (Shiv trying to break into politics, Connor on his ranch) is seen as a traitor.

That disappointment is the engine of eternity.

Because are the original human algorithm. They are the blueprint for our neuroses, our loyalties, and our betrayals.