HE DID. And he didn't get why he did the wrong thing until he'd fucked it up multiple times, which aaarrrggghh how many second chances does a cocky dude get? (Society says a hell of a lot, so art imitating life, I guess.)
Whatever. It's the trope talking too, I think, and people just EXPECTED the story to play out with the funny, flashy upstart being better than his superiors despite evidence to the contrary.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2017-12-21 03:55 pm (UTC)Whatever. It's the trope talking too, I think, and people just EXPECTED the story to play out with the funny, flashy upstart being better than his superiors despite evidence to the contrary.