And therein lies the problem.
A story such as this can be mind blowing on a deeply psychological level, if we see it from the POV of the person being transformed.
Seeing the day to day moments, of 'Gas Lighting', manipulations, emotional conflicts.
Imagine watching Bates Motel and seeing it only from the POV of an outsider, it would fail miserably.
No one would know why Norman is the way he is.
You would miss all the important and quite often shocking moments.
The wife talking about how ruining another countries economy, makes him a strong hero is disgusting.
Fair enough I suppose as its story telling, but if you're going to have a character supposedly wield that much power, then sell it properly.
Richard seemed like the kind of man that couldn't rumble a Garage sale, let alone strip a company of it's assets.
The story had potential, but Liltkit should have heavily rewritten it first.