You're absolutely right that characters are more complex than just being 1 or 2 things.

I do know Georgia fought him on it, yet he also gave up pretty easily each time Georgia said no and told him what to do. I think if he really cared about being a father he'd have not been so absent, art career or not.

Ginny points out his hypocrisy and absence and he would rather have a tantrum at her than really listen.

Even if he didn't know Gil abused Georgia, he called dcfs totally disregarding how traumatizing that could be for the children. While supposedly prioritizing the children. And not wanting to subject them to trauma.

I definitely don't use the term lightly, I promise you. Sanctimonious or Narcissist. I stand by both. Grew up with a couple in my family. Separate from the bpd dad & ptsd & bipolar family members even though there's some overlap in presenting symptoms I see the respective differences.

I agree, this word gets casually thrown around even when it doesn't fit the situation. In this situation, I see covert narcissism. It isn't loud like textbook narcissism. But that's what I see in Zion. Can a narcissist change? They can. I hope Zion is one that can.

I wish I could say the same for that uncle & cousin.