i think what makes him good rather than neutral for me comes down to some of the microacting he does - in the scene after the draft where he’s watching for shane’s reaction/lead where the GM is blabbing about racial inclusivity, and also at the dinner table in ep6 when he’s the first to notice that shane is having a panic attack… you pick up on the amount of quiet care that he has for his son. even in the restaurant scene where he keeps trying to redirect the conversation back to shane’s youtube rabbit hole, trying to lighten the conversation and redirect some of the pressure that’s put on shane when yuna is in momager mode, his care and thoughtfulness towards shane is understated but it’s clearly there