Uggghh I hate double posting but this doesn't really fit in my previous, so:
Following on...I think this is why it is imperative for us to rise ranks asap. As a Z1, we are on equal footing with Kitty...so can probably stop her from doing anything to someone we don't wish any harm to befall. We really need to hit Z3 where Olivia is (or currently is for now) so that the only people who can override us are basically just the board members.
Which leads me to another thought, we still don't know if the 'staff' have a kind of ranking system, surely they must have, I can't see how the organisation wouldn't. So, leading on from that...are we are actually aware of any Z2's or other Z3's (Olivia aside)? I know we have heard of Jack who is a Z2 (confirmed)...but Raven...Alyssa...their 'rank' has never been mentioned, they just have specific 'titles'...
If we get to Z1/Z2...will we have further conflicts with those ranks that are currently unknown to us, or, are they already known to us but we are just not aware of what actual rank they are in the whole system?
I don't think the ranks of Raven, Alyssa(? - who is that?
) and similar people will make any difference to Kane. Think back to the c
ar scene at the end of ep7. It's a pretty clear (imo) indicator of how much credibility there is with Kane. I would guess that the Z1 rank in Kane's case would be more weighty than the same rank for Kitty.
They are incomparable values - Kane,
the possessor of a unique bloodline, the chosen one on whom enormous expectations are placed in the company and a bloodthirsty little sadist whose destiny is to lick the heels of the Karlsson sisters and obey orders. People like Kitty will never get on the Board and will always remain servants.
The same goes for Raven, Taylor, Desdemona, and other girls whose ranks are unknown to us. Anyway, they're just servants and I don't see that changing in any way. And their value is determined by their usefulness to the Board. So I would separate the value of the same Eloise Chastain who has Z2 rank and is a doctor and scientist and the value of Kitty. You can find as many Kitties as you want, which is not the case with Eloise).
So Z rank for Kane (I assume) would be important in terms of his public status. I.e. it's a kind of
nobility rank and it doesn't matter whether you're an earl or a baron, what matters is what you are, the degree of your influence on others, your ability to persuade others and make favourable alliances with other
nobles.
Sure, it's likely that the value of the ranks won't go anywhere, and our Kane will be able to reach Z2-Z3 with proper effort and persistence, but I don't think it will be as critical or important as it was with K-ranks case.
