I could respect it if it was painted as such, and who knows, maybe they'll go down that route. I do think Mauro or Tom (is he calling TakeOvers?) are good enough commentators that they might actually hint at the similarities between Cole and McAfee's personalities. That would be good.
I think the main thing that throws me off about it is just the lack of a true change of heart moment for Cole to kind of shine a light on him being a different person now. It just feels like we're missing a piece of the story, basically.