i think gilligan has gone back to the tried and tested formula - downtrodden, underappreciated schmuck figures out a niche for himself and prospers - he even ended up at gunpoint in the desert at the end of the first episode, and has a giant firm that shares his name to measure his rise against. the fact that we know what his ultimate fate is means the parallel with BB is just as marked in his subsequent decline. it's very familiar ground, so far.
still, the chance to watch BB play out all over again is perfectly fine by me