Robert Evans

It's a great bet.

So April of 2015, Naif has made the crown prince.

And up through 2016, it doesn't seem like Mohammed bin Salman, who, again, is the subject of these episodes.

I know we've had to explain a lot of other guys.

He doesn't look like he's got any chance of taking the crown or power for himself.

He's got a lot of Jeb energy at this point, right?

Got him managing the family like office and everything like that.

And he's taking on a lot of power for himself, but he doesn't seem very special.

And M.B.N.

just seems unassailable, right?

Like, how could you possibly compete with this guy?

You're 20 years younger.

You've never survived an assassination attempt.

M.B.N.

is on like his third by this point.

You've never fought, prosecuted a war successfully.

He's got all these friends in the West.

But there are already early warning signs for those who truly understood inner family power politics within the kingdom.

When he appointed Imbian crown prince, King Salmon also collapsed Imbian's court, because every one of these princes at this level has their own royal office.

Salmon collapses his court into the main royal court.