Comps = {}
Comps.Powers = {}

  function Set(value, CompName)
    local compList = Comps

    for _, v in pairs(CompName) do
        print(_)
      if compList[v] then
      else
        compList[v] = {}
      end
      print("New: " .. tostring(compList[v]))
      compList = compList[v]
      print("Set: " .. tostring(compList))
    end

    -- at this point, compList is equal to Comps.Powers.Test.DeepTest
    compList = value -- this makes compList different from Comps.Powers.test.DeepTest
    print(compList)
    print(compList.internalName)

  end

  hey = {"Powers", "Test", "DeepTest"}
  bound = {internalName = "Hey", isBound = true}

  Set(bound, hey)

  print(Comps.Powers)
  print(Comps.Powers.Test)
  print(Comps.Powers.Test.DeepTest)
  print(Comps.Powers.Test.DeepTest.internalName)