Common sense is a little overrated. Gets in the way of creative thinking. One just has to kind of find a balance between the two.

[He holds his claw parallel to his desk and rocks it back and forth in a see-saw gesture. Little give, little take, you know how it is.]

Oh, Kodos was beyond easy to deal with because the man had no finesse whatsoever and you could see his treachery coming from miles off. That and his strength is how he wound up one of my right-hand men. Right up until he wasn't. Like I said, you saw it coming ages before it arrived. Easy.