![]() Honestly, if you took the swear words and icky jabs and jokes out of Succession, each episode would probably be 28 minutes long. And Then There’s the WritingĪfter all, this kind of family dynamic in drama goes back to King Lear - even if Shakespeare managed it without the endless profanity and sexual innuendo. Or, there’s a kind of pleasure (or shock of recognition, for some folks) in watching his clueless children stumble around, wrecking their lives and countless others, in a quest to deal with their daddy issues. Perhaps fans enjoy his evil while congratulating themselves that no one in their circle is that way - even though, unless they’re willfully blind or dumb, they have to know that’s not true. Since Logan has supposedly right-wing politics, I suppose certain more left-leaning TV critics and industry folk enjoy watching him do his evil thing, because, in their view, of course, he does evil things.īut he’s no different from many other high-powered, ruthless media types, regardless of political affiliation. Meanwhile, his entitled, spoiled adult offspring (Alan Ruck, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin) fight him and each other to get their hands on the spoils. The aging father, Logan (Brian Cox), has built a media empire, which also includes theme parks and cruises (so he’s sort of Murdoch crossed with Disney). Let’s be clear, the Roys - and just about all the people in their immediate orbit - are awful people: selfish, vain, greedy, mean, heartless, perverse and cruel (and some are frequently stupid). Then there’s the larger question: why do we watch shows about awful people? What Is Succession, and Who Are the Roys? The whole time, I’ve been trying to figure out why people think this show is brilliant. Now, we have season four, and it’s more of the same. ![]() Then, falling prey to the sunk-cost fallacy, I watched season three. The insanely wealthy Roy family continues to splinter, bicker, hurl profanities and gross insults at each other, and toss billions of dollars - and the lives of real employees, one presumes - around like they’re ordering tacos.Īfter ignoring it for a while, professional curiosity got the better of me during the lockdown, and I watched the first two seasons. ![]() The show even won the Emmy for outstanding drama series in 2022.
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