Devious ...
I personally (and will be hated for saying this) would love to see the New Guy join forces and become a regular character. I think it's better than all the transitory Bosses and could really add a new dimension to the series.
He didn't technically do anything *wrong* by the Bastard standard. Why not acknowledge the man's strengths and then use them for bettering the BOFH's own interests?
This serial has always rewarded those who were smart or who were devious. It discouraged those who were (a) too fortunate blindly, (b) too ignorant, or (c) too hard-headed, unadaptive.
Punishing Dave would fly in the face of that, wouldn't it?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
