It's not too late to get into Succession. Here's what you're missing out on (2024)

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Why do some people hate Succession? ›

The audience can consider its use as a creative subversion to the detriment of stereotypical characters. In anti-heroes, the presence of a positive counterpart is fundamental. It restores balance in the evil actions of the protagonist. In Succession, there are antiheroes, each one acts in a dark and twisted way.

Logan's death, which happens off-screen, shook up the show in a big way, leaving his children scrambling to assume control of Waystar Royco. Cox has acknowleged that the twist occurred in “a pretty brilliant way”, but said he felt creator Jesse Armstrong “decided to make Logan die, I think ultimately too early”.

But the thing that makes Succession so compelling is not its storylines, which are minimal, but rather its whip-smart writing and detailed character studies; a complicated co*cktail of privilege and trauma keeping the protagonists entrenched in patterns of narcissistic self-sabotage that fill the audience with ...

Early life. Roman implies in the series finale that Iverson is not Kendall's biological child, by referring to him as "half Rava, half some filing-cabinet guy." Iverson is likely on the Autism spectrum.

It's true that Shiv Roy is reprehensible. But all the Roys are – perhaps equally – and that's the point of the show. The audience are constantly made to contend with the sins of each of the Roy siblings, sins which (irreversibly?) taint their more 'likeable' traits.

Creator Jesse Armstrong confirmed his choice to end the show in an interview with the New Yorker, saying of the decision, "You know, there's a promise in the title of Succession. I've never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind.

We know that Roman was abused as a child, and we know that's led him to becoming a masoch*st, which Kendall is aware of. It's possible that Roman needed to feel pain to be comforted because that's how he defines affection, and Kendall was willing to give him what he needed.

While showrunner Jesse Armstrong told HBO that the events of the series are inspired by a mix of different media families – “like the Hearsts, to modern-day Redstone, John Malone, Robert Fitz of Comcast, Murdoch, and Robert and Rebekah Mercer, who founded Breitbart”– fans believe that the Murdochs, the family behind ...

Now, after Tom has indeed betrayed her and told her choice harsh truths about the nature of their unequal relationship, she demurely takes his hand after he's appointed CEO, like the trophy wife of a powerful politician.

Why did Shiv vote against Kendall? ›

Succession's Sarah Snook explains the reason for Shiv's pivotal vote in series finale. Snook says Shiv did not appreciate seeing Kendall put his feet up on Logan Roy's desk. Feet. Oh sure, they're useful for walking around on, but they can also get you into a lot of trouble.

Frank Vernon. Frank is the nicest of “The Grays,” and was arguably more of a father figure to Kendall than Logan ever tried to be. But like the others, he's complicit in everything Logan and Waystar have done.

Siobhan is the smartest of the four Roy children, but she's still not as smart as she thinks she is. And that arrogance might be her undoing, especially when she's conspiring against all three of her siblings at the same time.

While many hailed the 90-minute finale as a success, others were left underwhelmed. “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong has previously said he had an idea of how he wanted to end the show for a while — and did not budge off how he thought the show should end.

They film actor rehearsals, so everything is being reacted to by the crew. The zooms and subtle changes are happening because the people behind it are learning in tandem with us.

Succession satirized how power corrupts absolutely, including those outside of the Roy bloodline and further down the pyramid of wealth, which the Roys, the Pierces, and the Matssons of the world sit atop.

While the Roys and their entourage and competitors probably couldn't trust each other much less, Braun, who plays Cousin Greg, said that the cast shares a strong bond with each other. "There's just a lot of trust," he said in a 2022 interview with The Wrap.