Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 4 Episode 9 of Succession.It came as a bitter disappointment to Conheads in Succession’s penultimate episode when Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) was deprived of the opportunity to deliver a eulogy speech at his father’s funeral.
Apparently, his fun police of a sibling, Shiv (Sarah Snook) thinks it’s “long and hard to follow” and will leave the family open to lawsuits.
And maybe she was right.
It’s true that Connor’s speeches aren’t exactly known to be simple and uncontroversial — a la his concession speech — but then again, no great speech is ever simple and uncontroversial.
In the end, it was Uncle Ewan’s (James Cromwell) speech that won most hearts, and, sure, his speech was profound and unabashedly honest, but it’s not the best eulogy delivered on the show.
Connor has snatched that title long ago.
Though we…
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