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They come in threes, you know
Watching an episode like the Rejected or Waldorf Stories, you can't help but see similarities between our Trust Fund babies: Pete Dykman Campbell, Lane Pryce, and even Roger Sterling. Both Pete and Lane grew up with overbearing, cold, and straight up nasty Daddies. They both have this need to belong to be validated, pat on the back for a job well done.
One line that comes to mind that line from the episode "The Waldorf Stories, when Lane apologizes for not letting Pete in on Kenny's return, "But I am fond of you" Lane says to Pete. I think the reason why he chose Kenny over Pete in season 3, I think because he saw too many similarities between Pete and himself.
Roger is something of a mystery - we can only imagine his father expressing the same disappointment as Horace Mann Sr (in The Arrangements), we could see Roger's father scolding him for being a child about to inherit his Daddy's empire but lacking the focus or discipline to learn shop. I think that Pete and Lane have a lot more in common (what with their social awkwardness and need to be part of the pack). Oh and they both have a knack for spoiling surprises "Johnny Walker Red, Its a Cantaloupe", "Its a Po-lo-roid"
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