It’s possible. My opinion on the matter is certainly the more negative of the two. The reason I am . . . cynical, is that I tend to find that life after college tends to grind away a lot of idealism in the pursuit of success. And Alex is very ambitious, determined to prove himself, and to be aggressively different from his parents. Taking into account his going to work in ‘Greed is Good’ Wall Street of the late 80s, I cannot help but expect the worse.
And no, I didn’t think Alex was Trump-casual or crass with women. But getting himself in trouble and divorcing a few times? That would be the norm for a successful young man in that situation. And that in and of itself could easily sour him.
But you are correct D_G - I am still looking at the worst case scenario for a young man who when last seen had a lot of possibilities. If there is such a thing as ‘heaven’ for past sitcom characters, we can all hope that for his sake he found a way to balance his desire for success with his moral compass. It’s a trial many people in this world have attempted and failed. 