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i need some textual proof. some analysis. to actually show that korn is a worse person in the original timeline (calling it that for now) in ep 6 before we come to that conclusion. So here's my own analysis.

I don't think it's as simple as Great is imagining all of this differently and sees his brother as better than he is. The POV is more nuanced than that. And I think Korn is more nuanced than that. So here's a much too long analysis of each Korn scene in episode 6 (Original Timeline) and how it compares to equivalent scenes (Alternative Timeline)

The Dinner Scene

The Alternative Timeline scene in ep 1 was much more in Korn's POV and he actually seems a lot more annoyed and cold than in the Original Timeline.

Ep 1: The scene starts with a push in on Korn (it immediately follows him leaving Tonkla) vs Ep 6: The scene starts with Great entering the room. (Ep 1 images on left, Ep 6 on right)

Ep 1 shows us a lot more of Korn's reactions while Ep 6 focuses on Great. When Great arrives, Korn is annoyed. He looks at his watch. They've been waiting for him. Korn keeps tapping his finger on the base of his glass. In Ep 6 Korn is sitting differently. He actually looks more relaxed (relatively, for Korn) and he gives Great what looks like a sympathetic glance.

Episode 1:

Episode 1 vs Episode 6:

After Great moves to the other end of the table. Ep 1 vs Ep 6

Also Interestingly, their dad is harsh but a little softer in Episode 1 than Episode 6. Is it the different circumstances? Great's attitude? Or is it that Korn and Great percieve him very differently? If Ep 1 is just what Great is imagining, as people have theorized, why are we put emotionally in Korn's POV at the start? I think that's up all for interpretation (and part of what makes this show so fun to watch)

Episode 1 vs Episode 6:

I just noticed there are no wine glasses in ep 6 and they're eating very different food. I don't know what that means but it's an interesting change.

Episode 6:

In Ep 6 Korn looks aggitated only when Great criticizes their dad and his concern for the company.

But then he's very stressed when their dad gets upset and storms out of the room. First he flinches. Then he's breathing heavier and rubbing his hands on his legs. Go on and tell me this isn't a trauma response to their dad's anger.

In Episode 1, Great didn't talk back to his dad because he was preoccupied, thinking about the time jump. But the way Korn looks at him his much colder, more judgmental.

So which is it? Is one of these 100% the truth and one purely imagined? Are they both true? Are they both shaded by someone's memory and perspective? At the Gambling Business Compound

The next time we see Korn in ep 6 is after Nan has tried to escape and she has been shot. Tyme sees him wipe his bloody hands on a cloth, toss it to the family Henchman and leave. We didn't see this part in Episode 3, so there's nothing to compare as directly as the dinner scene. In Episode 3 we see Korn just after he has learned what Nan did. He's upset, frazzled. He orders Henchman to take Nan to an old warehouse.

I think that in Episode 6 what we're seeing is after Nan has been taken to the warehouse and the Henchman has just returned. I'm assuming Korn's hand is bloody because he's been cleaning up where they kept Nan until he arrived? He tells Henchman to finish up.

I find it really hard to make any judgment about Korn based on these different scenes. In episode 3 we get more of his initial reaction, which would naturally be different.

In episode 6 we get to see him leaving the scene and he just looks very blank. Maybe it's because he's cold and uncaring. I think it's something more like shock or dissociation. We're not really seeing this from his POV. We're with Tyme in this scene and so that also colors what we're seeing.

Tyme's Attack at the Bar

This scene is exactly the same as it is in Episode 3.

After Great Saves Tyme or Nan & Tyme

This is another big difference and the one thing that I think potentially supports the idea that Korn is more competent and a less reluctant participant in the business than the alternative timeline Korn. I am trying to be fair here lol

First, this is where there is the biggest difference in the order of events. In Alternative Timeline, Great has his date with Tyme and no one knows about it, Great helps both Nan and Tyme escape, Korn learns what Great did, Dad threatens Tyme (successfully), and then Nan releases information to the public about the company.

In the Original Timeline, Tyme has a date with Great and releases their sex tape, Dad threatens Tyme to get him to stay away from Great, Great gets to Tyme anyway, Great watches Nan die & helps Tyme escape, Tyme releases the information, Korn learns Great helped the man who released information about the company.

In both timelines Korn is naturally confused about what Great did. He's more visibly upset about Great in Episode 5 than he is in the Original Timeline and I won't ignore the fact that he's wearing a white shirt in Alternative Timeline and black in Original. This is the only time his clothes are different BUT i think that has to do with the timing of the release of information. The potential destruction of the company and all of Korn's plans for his life is the major turning point for him.

Alternative Timeline after Great helps Nan & Tyme, then after the release of information:

Original Timeline after Korn learns that Great saves Tyme and the information has already been released:

Back to the point of the analysis: Henchman does seem to defer more to him in Original Timeline than in the Alternative.

And in the Original, this suggests Korn is more involved with all the people connected to the business as well.

Conclusion

So is one of these 100% accurate and another shaded purely by Great's perception? Is the alternative timeline just the way Great is potenitally shaping reality in his mind? Who is the real Korn? I just don't believe that the answer is going to be as clear as "Actually evil." We also don't know for certain that episode 6 is purely the Original timeline, though it seems to be.

And as my smart friend @snarkivistfic observed, if the alternative timeline is only what Great is imagining, why is he imagining his brother having some really hot sex with Tonkla? Asking the real questions! lmao

I think that scene is more from Tonkla's POV and we might only see Original Timeline Tonkla. So what we're seeing of Korn when he's with Tonkla would be Original Timeline Korn. We don't see those scenes again, we don't see any of the scenes with Fasai or where Korn is showing any of his reluctance or vunlerabilities in episode 6 because they're not necessary to the episode. So we can't leave those out and decide he's actually a fully willing, enthusiastic participant and an irredemably terrible person based on a single interaction.

Anyway, we still have two episodes left and each episode is so full of new information and new questions I'm not ready to feel certain about any of the characters. I will just continue to love Korn unconditionally since he never got that from his shitty shitty dad.