Just rewatched season 2 and Mike Milligan's character arc is perfect, considering the "american dream is dead" theme of the season. His ending isn't just a pointless subversion of expectations. Milligan clearly believes his promotion is the path to a glamorous life of crime, an ascent from low-level enforcer to full blown crime boss. More @Wikipedia
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