But he’s the eldest boy!
Warning: This article contains spoilers for theSuccessionseries finale,“With Open Eyes.”
In retrospect, this was the only way it could end.
(From left): Justine Lupe, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, and Kieran Culkin on ‘Succession’.Macall B. Polay/HBO
ButSuccession’s final season was never really about who would take the corporate crown.
The finale begins and ends with familial betrayal.
Her slippery husband, Peter (Pip Torrens), blindsides the captive siblings with an investment pitch.
Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun on ‘Succession’.David Russell/HBO
But yesterday didn’t last.
When it came time to vote, a reluctant Roman picked Kendall’s side, but Shiv balked.
“I just don’t think you’d be good at it,” she told an incredulous Kendall.
Jeremy Strong on ‘Succession’.Courtesy of HBO
This may sound strange, but when it comes to the Roy family, pity was my primary emotion.
Yes, Logan and his brood were awful, butSuccessionalways accentuated the pain underneath their ugliest behavior.
These were people raised by wire-monkey parents, hyper-attuned to betrayal because it’s all they’ve known.
In lesser hands,Succession’s characters would all be standard-issue villains we’d reflexively love to hate.
In fact, they are capable of destroying them completely and for some, that’s even the goal.
