I think my respect for Starr has just shot up into the stratosphere.
Dude was genuinley trying to put work into making his character unique/intimidating and Kripke at every point was like, "but how can we tie this back to TRUMP????"
And Anthony was the one to pull him back.
Antony Starr was phenomenal from start to finish. His portrayal of a completely broken and pathetic individual who convinced himself otherwise is so well done. He captured every emotion perfectly