They have everything. They’re heartless and awful. They’re riveting.
I mean, these people are gross, and I love it.
It’s power porn. Amoral, anti-social, poor example, leadership-free television. It’s the TV you watch when you feel like you’re the only person in the world who gives a damn about anything and you want to know how the world can be so full of craven weasels.
Turns out, craven weaselhood is pretty fun, because the show is money porn, too.
Need a great venue for a wedding? There’s a castle in the family.
Need to get somewhere quick? Take a helicopter.
Need drugs? Every dirtbag in town is at your disposal.
Sex? Please.
Speaking of disposal – with enough money, things—bad things—can just disappear.
The easy acquisition of pleasure makes it so hard to be pleased. One of the brothers doesn’t seem to like sex even though he can get it by snapping his fingers. Only one thing matters, and it’s impossible to attain.
All the kids want it.
Their father’s love.
But he’s incapable of loving anyone, so they get more and more awful, because where love doesn’t exist, respect will do.
I’m not waiting around for them to become good people or do the right thing. They’re totally in their own little bubble. Make no mistake. They hurt the “little people” around them in ways that are both devastating and humiliating…but mostly, they hurt each other and it’s delicious.
I’ve written about a family so rich their moral center is…well…left of center.