was distracted enough to not reign-in Raban until it was too late
His whole plan was to let Raban be a monstrous asshole and then replace him with Feyd-Rautha who would be slightly less of an asshole so that the people would love him. He wasn’t distracted at all.
That’s what I meant though. He was distracted by fawning-over Feyd, and let spice production lag so badly for so long that the Navigators and Emperor had to bring it to his attention.
His whole plan was to let Raban be a monstrous asshole and then replace him with Feyd-Rautha who would be slightly less of an asshole so that the people would love him. He wasn’t distracted at all.
We’ll see if the Trump-Vance arc mirrors this.
That’s what I meant though. He was distracted by fawning-over Feyd, and let spice production lag so badly for so long that the Navigators and Emperor had to bring it to his attention.