Yeah, but I could swear that the King's the worst yet. Somehow.
Really, it's like TheLaughingMan said, this dude's pretty much a Bond villain. I almost expect a completely unguarded Dominic to slowly be lowered into a shark pool in a future Friday cliffhanger.
But on the other hand, he no longer defers to them in any kind of way whatsoever.
(That does make it better, right?)