 In the final season, Ari makes Lloyd the interim chief of TMA's TV division upon the condition that he will task the "Mad Men" production staff to derail the audition of a waiter Ari mistakes as dating his wife.As Ari steps down from TMA in the series finale, Lloyd is surprised and confronts Ari for not letting him know early on, telling Ari that he was his inspiration.Ari exhorts Lloyd to continue working at TMA under Babs Miller.