And that was disappointing and not necessarily because he turned out gay. When he made his appearance in the last couple of episodes of season one he came off as a badass Alpha male who showed a lot of promise. He seemed to be the only one with an inkling of what was going on and how to handle it. About the time they revealed him as gay he turned into this mopey beta character who has now pretty much evolved into a lackey for Madison, the boring mom character.
That is part of the problem with the slow shift to female leaders in this show.
The MOM is an officious dope. She does not have the charisma or strength of character, wisdom, or situational awareness to be accepted as a leader.
Her actions at the bar (getting drunk, zero situational awareness), allowing her daughter to wander off and the entire lets light up the hotel sign showed she needs to be kept as far away from leadership as one could be.
I had not thought of it, but you are right. The black guy went form being the one chaps who had a clear head on his shoulder orbiting the MOM character, following her lead.
Completely unrealistic, considering his early character of being on the ball. Another example of how this series falls so badly, they fail to follow human nature.