I'll definitely keep that tip in mind for the quadratic equation conundrum (totally my as-yet-unwritten Middleman script). And, yeah, I think I'll just have to stare at those stupid exponent rules until I memorize them. Tattoo them on my brain, if you will.

Eh, I could've easily sent it in as-was. Now I'm.. not really sure what to do with myself, because I consider it 100% done now.

He's definitely got a more Macbeth version of evil then, say, Don John. He found himself in a situation where he could have absolute power (even if it was just over a manor house and a troop of soldiers), and pretty much lost it. I could see him being a perfectly reasonable and upright guy when he has a superior to report to.