I should have seen that coming but I didn’t. All of the Roy’s brought it home in this, the final episode. Brilliant television.
Farewell Succession, there’s no doubt in my mind you’ll be remembered as one of the greatest TV shows of the modern era.
so was Tom just holding on to the auction stickers to dramatically stick one on Greg's forehead or ...?
In the decisive scene, Ken goes after Shiv, and Roman follows because he knows what his brother is capable of. If Kendall really had shown he was a person, Shiv probably would've voted for him. Even if he didn't went after her, she probably would've. At the end, Tom keeps Greg close, because he respect what piece of shit he learned to be, and maybe also because he can still have him around to abuse. God knows he needs one in the new position he's in.
The scenes with Kendall, Shiv and Roman at Caroline's were such a nice break from all of the drama and power maneuvering; they felt like something that would have been mostly lost to edits for a standard episode runtime. Caroline referring to eyes "face eggs"! Shiv and Roman's impressions of Kendall! "Meal Fit For a King!" Roman licking Peter's special cheese! The knobbies! I laughed so hard.
Also: Tom and Greg are the One True Pairing of this show to the very end.
"The amazing trio of fucked up brothers". For a moment, a very brief moment, I believed that they were really going to unite to "save" the company, but I realized that they would not last and never did. perpetuating these power games.
To Shiv and Roman with their affectionate moment realized that they are broken and Ken, unfortunately, was unable to realize that.
I felt like I was seeing my family come together and I had a huge blow to see that fight - especially with Kendall like that, falling off the building without having thrown himself.
And in the end, the succession went to the most unpredictable, but clear that it could and, perhaps, should be him. Tom finally got the Empire of the Roys without being a Roy.
End of season 10/10 Thank you, HBO.
Honestly, screw Shiv. Her narrow-minded hatred for Ken led to the point, where she rather handed the family's company to a man she knew for a few weeks only and lied to her all along, and her betraying, joke of a husband who used her as a stepping stone. Instead of keeping Waystar and becoming CEO in a few years when Ken eventually messes it up. But no it was more important to Shiv to see Kendall fail, rather than keeping her chance alive to win, what a petty, loser mentality is that.
had me shaking all the way through i'm so distraught and relieved and sick and proud and aimless
It was clear from the beginning of the show that Shiv felt that being a woman regardless of how capable she was meant that she would never be taken seriously as the successor both with her father and her brothers.
You see her mentions this in passing plenty of times including her fathers funeral when she spoke, I believe this caused great resentment from her towards her brothers and in particular Kendall.
This was likely the reason she decided to screw them over and team with Mattson as she saw this as the only way to get what she believed was deservedly hers.
A few episodes back when the siblings were planning to go into business themselves and all 3 would be equals appeared to the be a turning point for Shiv where she finally felt she was no longer being taken for granted and would be treated fairly based on merit however this didn't last long, when Ken and Roman decided to become Co-CEO's while they tried to land the Mattson deal, this likely was the final nail in the coffin as she then knew she would never be seen as an equal.
As mentioned she teamed with Mattson and as we saw then got screwed over, her decision at this point to side with her brothers despite knowing she would once again be taking the third seat was understandable because at this exact point Mattson's betrayal again pointed towards one of two things... he didn't want a Roy as CEO and would not be easily controlled ( most likely) or again it was another man that didn't believe a woman could do the job.. we don't get her take on it other than her acknowledging she got screwed.
I believe at this point her choice to side with her brothers and put kendall in the top spot made sense as at this point her hate for Mattsons betrayal was greater than her hate of the idea of one of her brothers succeeding.... only just.
Roll forward to the next day, her hate for Mattson has began to cool down... and just like a see-saw her hate for the idea of one of her brothers undeservedly getting the top spot began to rise back up but wasn't strong enough to not go through with it at the start of the day.
But watching Kendall at her fathers desk, feet up on the table.. and a whole load of other tells brought out the contempt once again at the idea of her being passed over just for being female despite in her opinion being the better fit for the job... and she then decided she'd rather see her husband in the position.
With Tom as CEO there is a possibility for her to manipulate him and in a roundabout way be able to claim she is CEO or closer to being CEO than her 2 brothers... something I'm sure she will lord over at any opportunity... and also don't forget their child could potentially be the next successor... s
what a fucked up way to end a story...wow...i like every moment...gonna miss the show and the characters...
If I could give this an 11/10 I would. Not the ending I personally wanted from a selfish standpoint, but the ending that it needed to be to maintain the integrity of the show. What's so special about Succession is that it somehow manages to give us a show with virtually no character growth for the main characters, at least in the way you would expect, yet is so insistent and confident in who these characters are fundamentally that it is no less compelling to watch this all play out. The three Roy siblings are the same people they were at the beginning of the show, and any hope that they would grow or achieve their goals is squashed by the harsh truth that they are who they are and no matter how much we kid ourselves or how much they kid themselves, this was their inevitable fate all along. This was perfectly devastating and one of the best finales I have ever seen.
Great ending, hitting even harder when come after the twin sequences of the siblings being more of their less-worse selves at mother's house and also at Connor's condo with that video (before the bubble burst as business intrudes and throws them back in again). That final sibling scene during the boardroom voting is fairly harrowing; there have been talks about Ken trying/semi-accomplishing to turn into Logan all season, but it's never more monstrously alike than when he strikes Roman. Loved the final beats of how each sibling ends in their own miserable tomb of each one's making (well Roman looks freer than the rest at the moment). The last scene's touch of Colin silently walking after Ken -- which I feel for the purpose of maybe just in case to prevent Ken from doing something drastic? -- hits me up quite a bit.
This is probably the best ending we could have gotten for this series. There are enough collective wins and losses that no matter who you're rooting for, there's something to be happy about in the end.
The writing was masterful, perfectly capturing the character development of various characters throughout the course of the series, especially Greg and Roman. We also got a glorious shot of Roman that blew me away since I don't particularly find myself all too fold on this series' cinematography (look for the shot of him looking at a tray, using it as a makeshift mirror, it's fantastic), and it's by far the best shot of the series.
A great round of applause is deserved for the writers, directors, actors, everyone involved with this project, as well as the showrunners for being willing to end the show on a high note instead of running it into the ground like so many other shows are wont to do nowadays.
Oh shit! I'm still processing this. Jesse Armstrong made one hell of a finale that reflected Succession's core themes, one of the biggest ones being everyone's a backstabber. I'm not sure how I feel about Tom coming at the top but he was at the bottom of the totem pole and everyone in power lacked concern over his fate, so it does feel karmic but Tom's availability to serve got him to the top spot of being Mattson's Yes Man, and Greg being his bitch for life even made this funnier. The episode is tragic since we're tricked into thinking these siblings will unite to support one another, remember we're watching the spawn of a man who is responsible for a country and society's decline, they're selfish bastards. No one is a good guy! Even when you sympathize with one of them, you're already ignoring their terrible behavior. Why did Shiv say no? Because if she can't have it, no one else can? Because she couldn't stand starring in the Ken show again? I don't sympathize with her nor do I believe the decision was made morally rather due to spite and greed. She's just gonna need to kiss up to Tom from now long and be her mom. Perhaps in her mind that was better than letting Logan 2.0 chew her out and burn the company to the ground. But as Roman says, they're all bullshit and it's all bullshit. No line could demonstrate the stakes of this finale, these characters will end up with money either way. Anyways, this one will definitely be talked about for years to come. We're like Kendall sitting down and dealing with it.
I would have liked maybe a tiny bit more of epilogue instead of just people taking their fateful places, but it was still quite fitting. From the swimming scene to the joyful but grotesque abomination of the kitchen scene to the ending.
There are two things I would like to highlight. The first one is water. There was that episode in the first season where people were joking that Logan can't swim, and at the end of that episode he did swim when only Marcia saw it, but ever since then Ken was obsessed with water and staying above water to prove that he can float and swim.Now we were literally shown that his sibling can swim as well, and it's fucking amazing he was even denied of water at the end. I don't know if him being gone and done would mean that he would kill himself after these events, but it can certainly mean he was ripped off of his natural habitat and while that does not make him repent for what he did and what he is, it is certainly the cruelest and most fitting poetic justice.
The other thing is person-on-person violence. This show has always been about verbal and emotional abuse, very carefully picking one moment every season where that emotinal abuse was not enough for someone and it manifested into physical. In season 1 Logan hit one of his grandkids, in season 2 he slapped Roman, in season 3 Roman pushed Kendall on his birthday and he fell. And while this season was pushing that limit e.g. Shiv falling and drinking while pregnant, now we got TWO of it, mainly the outburst of coincidentally Roman insulting Kendall's kids. The moments of violence are always carefully picked and always terrifying because they always made it seem like it can't get worse than emotional. But it can. Fucking amazing genius of a show.
And thus Nero pushed his wife down the stairs, and then he had Sporus castrated and married him instead.
I said day 1 that I hated Shiv, and this episode tripled down on that.
Comedy. Absolute comedy. To know the answer and still see the loser planning out their attack, knowing it won't mean jack. In the end, Roman is free. Shiv is humbled. Ken is put in his place. Tom and Greg are the kings. I love it, even after the quad, Tom and Greg are brothers (or rather Tom needs his Greg).
Ironically this was the first episode we saw the Roys act as a family, when in Barbados - only for the vote day to go all wrong.
This show has, without a doubt, some of the best writing and character development of any show from the past decade. Truly phenomenal performances from the actors, and the perfect ending for the fans.
No matter who I wanted to be the "winner"
This is an awesome finale and it's coherent with the whole show.
The thirst for power is the worst enemy to face.
And what can we say about the acting? They all made a HUGE work. Every character could have its own show and, let's say it: Kieran Culkin deserves his Emmy. Outstanding.
Yet another series with HBO taking me by surprise in its endings
I am still processing.. I was not expecting Shiv to be such an bitch to he point of screwing her own brother out of spite after lying multiple times this season
Not sure what to say except good for Tom. At least I can be happy for him.
god they are all terrible people
I really thought they were going for the happy ending before Shiv changed her mind. I was OK with it but this is much more true to the show.
I'm really gonna miss the dialogue of this show. The comic moments were funnier than an actual sitcom. I actually watched Kendal on CNN yesterday to see his takes on the final episode. ( I never do that )
It's really bad this was the final season as I could see them going in really crazy directions should the show had of continued.
One of the best shows ever aired.
I said it at the end of S3 but it feels even more apt here…
Tom mf Wambsgans
What a journey. I will miss these horrible people so much.
damn i think shiv is my favourite character but wtf was that.
Tom sucking dick and failing upwards into CEO because rich kids couldn't stop fighting was disappointing, yet realistically the natural outcome for this series
Shiv is the most annoying character because she always have acted like even if she was in power it was because someone gave to get our she would be in a submissive position. That's one of the reasons she never worked to actually be on top.
Conor is the only sane sibling of them all, they are so screwed up in so many ways, I actually can’t stand Shiovan, she’s the biggest weasel of all of them.
Wow... I actually felt sorry for the siblings! I'd never have imagined that this was possible at the start of the series.
Some people set fires to watch the world burn
Wow wow wow wow wow
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. What a finale!
i think the siblings in the end just couldn't not fuck each other over. they'd rather lose it for themselves than see the others win. Roman self-destructs but Shiv is smarter and knows she has security in her marriage & pregnancy to Tom. tragic for Kendall.
i hate that Tom won.
Really the perfect ending. Thanks for a masterpiece, this will be my new favorite TV production ever.
Wait a minute. What just happened?!
Glad it’s over. Too much over the top fabricated drama.
So glad the show is ending. The characters have become unbearable.
perfect ending, lets GOOO TOM WAMBSGANS !!!
My takeaway from this series is that billionaires are people too.
Damn fine soap opera.
Honestly i watched the whole series and idk what the hype was about. It wasn’t that good of a show.
Screw Shiv, Tom ? really Tom ?
The ending in the car and the hand was so so humiliating for Shiv, way to embrace power :thumbsdown:
The show's finale sums up the whole show in a good way. I hate the way it ended, but it's somewhat logical. On the other hand I would have loved the siblings uniting and Kendell getting the company, but it wouldn't have felt like an authentic Succession ending.
After all money wins, three unqualified entitled kids crying for losing even though they just got richer
Succession was one season too long, with a mediocre ending.
All in all, pretty disappointing.
Don’t hurt me but this seems like a “don’t ask us for a sequel” kind of finale.
Lol the writers make 10/10 peak television for so long until Jesse Armstrong walked back into the writers room and controlled the finale episode.
the Tom and shiv shaky love story line seemed rushed. The writers had a lot of better moments to bring up Kendal getting the get killed in season 1 LIKE MAYBE WHEN THEY WERE NEAR WATER ARGUING.
Also… I’m sorry I love Connor but them visiting the auction was boring filler:sob:
for me the final part was disappointing. Tom was humiliated by Manson, who practically told Tom that he and Shiv hit it off and Shiv at the last minute backtracked on him when he looked so happy Kendall was the one. She chose to be a SUBMISSION.
FUCK FAMILY TRAUMA, BREAK THE MOLD MFERS (i guess except shiv, sucks to have a kid oops)
Epic and amazing. Like Logan Roy...gone too soon.
Way too much over the top drama. Wtf with all the flip-flop.
You had me at the first half of the episode. Damn
Review by cutecruelBlockedParentSpoilers2023-05-29T12:06:04Z
That was such an incredibly sad but perfect and correct ending.
I don't understand people who didn't like the ending because their favorite character didn't win. After 4 seasons with these despicable characters did anyone expect the Roy kids to unite and defeat the bad guy with the power of love and friendship? It was never going to end that way.
The three siblings just could never get over their egos. They all proved, through the 4 seasons, that they’re basically useless and the only reason they were ever in the discussion to be CEO is because Logan was their father. They'd rather destroy everything than have only one of the trio take the upper hand. Shiv just could not let her brother have a win, even if it meant her losing as well. Perfectly summed up their whole family dynamic and the show as a whole.
The siblings are so entitled and self-absorbed they never saw Tom coming. They’ve never had to work for a damn thing. I don't like Tom, but it makes sense for someone like Tom, who worked his way from the ground up and earned himself the position he was in.
The scene with the siblings making that awful smoothie and them watching their dad reveal yet another side of himself was so nice among the insanity that came in between.
That penultimate shot with Shiv and Tom in the car was phenomenal. Complete shift in the power dynamic. After marrying him specifically because she thought he was weak enough to keep holding power over.
Kendall not winning every season. That’s rough.
Willa revamping Logan's apartment with a cow print couch.
In the end Conor was the only one to have any kind of a relationship with Logan, the other kids are never shown having moments with him like he did at the recorded dinner.
Greg translating the Swedish in real time is the smartest thing he’s ever done. Four seasons and I cannot for the life of me understand why he would put up with that. His uncle offered him $250mil to get away from the firm.
But the biggest thing for me coming out of this episode is Kendall’s son isn’t really his. It really came out of nowhere and seemed more like a fact than a rumor the way everyone reacted to it.
All in all, Succession stuck to the show’s core till the end. In a way it’s a predictable ending but because it’s television and we expect some twist where a cool character comes out on top we don’t expect the expected. The outcome is pretty much what you’d expect from all the characters knowing their faults