I really hope that this is the case. The only good thing is that we won't have to wait too much to know.

PSA. Do not date his daughter or investigate certain traffic accidents.

I do believe he changed. I don't think he was as invested as he is now at the beginning. Something changed and I believe he, now, really reciprocates with his base. I do think that what started as a vanity project became something way deeper and personal to him.