Tag: Succession
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Succession’s Sarah Snook Moved The Directors To Tears In Logan’s Death Scene
There’s been a lot of well-deserved Emmy buzz around Sarah Snook’s ground-breaking performance as Shiv Roy in the fourth and final season of “Succession,” but one scene, in particular, stood out from the rest. As the only daughter of the Murdoch-like media titan Logan Roy, Shiv and her father have a special relationship — some…
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Succession’s Alan Ruck Auditioned For Connor Without Having Read A Single Script
With the HBO media empire tragicomedy “Succession,” the damaged and destructive adult children of billionaire mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) take center stage. For every shareholder meeting or tense bit of boardroom drama, the show spends much more time digging into the cyclical journeys of self-discovery or delusion that the children undergo. And none of…
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Barry Season 4 Episode 8 Review: The Best Directed Show On TV Says Goodbye
Ok, everyone, let’s breathe. For some, there may be more no more compelling show on TV right now than the other big HBO series that wrapped up tonight, “Succession.” But for many of us, the show in question is “Barry,” the hybrid of dark comedy and suspense thriller that has leaned quite heavily on the…
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The Succession Finale Is A Reminder That The Roy Kids Are, And Always Were, Damaged Children
This article contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.” It also contains references to child physical and sexual abuse.”You are not serious people.”These are the five words patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) used to devastate his children, but he was definitely on the money. Each of the Roy kids has serious emotional damage from…
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‘Succession’ Ending Explained: Who Wins in the Series Finale?
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the series finale of Succession.One of HBO’s most critically acclaimed shows, Succession, has come to a close after a tremendous four-season run tonight, and there were quite a few loose ends that needed to be tied up — not only for the many character arcs and storylines for…
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The Succession Finale Gave Us The Only Cousin Greg Ending Possible
This post contains spoilers for the “Succession” series finale, “With Open Eyes.”The idea that Cousin Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Braun) would be the “winner” on “Succession” has been persistent, both as an earnest theory and a joke. I can understand why it took off during season 1; he was a naive outsider to the Roys’ world,…
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The Succession Series Finale Brought Kendall’s Enduring Motif Full Circle
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”It was always going to end with water. The story of Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) began as a tragedy five years ago, and ended as a tragedy tonight. Kendall has been the raw nerve of “Succession” practically since its beginning, but his true woes began in…
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The Succession Finale Resurrected The Show’s Most Devastating Subplot In A Perfect Way
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”Part of the fun (and frustration) of “Succession” is that there are never any real consequences for the characters’ actions. Yes, they might not get to have the CEO role they’ve always wanted, but are they ever risking jail time for the unethical, legally questionable things…
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Succession Finale Theory Suggests The Biggest Betrayal Was Hiding In Plain Sight
This article contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”There have been lots of fan theories flying around about the series finale of “Succession,” but it looks like one of them might have been spot-on. TikTok user NameBerry posted a short video breaking down the theory that the show’s ending has been in the cards all…
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The Succession Finale Introduced One Last Wild Family Tradition, And It’s The Best Yet
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”The Roy family likes to play games, and more often than not, they’re games you don’t want to lose. The family’s traditions are as enduring as they are cruel, often mentioned with a casualness that lets us know they’ve been baked into family time for decades.…