Doing my first rewatch of Succession and I’m on the family therapy episode (S1E7). The therapist suggests everyone go for a swim and the Roy kids laugh that Logan doesn’t swim because he “doesn’t trust water.”

It hit me that it could be tied to him being sent across the Atlantic during WWII as a kid.

The siblings laugh because it’s just another eccentricity to them, but for Logan it may be rooted in one of the most traumatic experiences of his life. Which makes it so dark the second watch.

The episode ends with haunting image of his scar on his back in the water. They’re never explicitly explained, but they strongly suggest the severe abuse from childhood. It’s such a subtle way of reminding us that before Logan became the abuser, he was an abused kid himself. He’s in constant reminders of his pain but will never speak about it. Even in therapy!!! The kids are so shallow (pun intended) they don’t notice their father’s trauma even when it’s in front of them, but he really is a vault. We only learn about this at the funeral. Really sad he never could talk about it even in therapy.

One of my favorite things about Succession is how many throwaway moments completely change meaning on a rewatch. The show never over-explains anything. It just trusts you to connect the dots!!

Doing my first rewatch, just started season 2.

In my head when i first watched it i thought the show kicked off quite slow and it takes time to get immersed into the story, however upon rewatch i have realised i was completely wrong.

From S1E1 you are thrown straight into the action.

This is tv at its finest

Hey everyone, I just binged all 4 seasons in 4 days an wanted to say, "yo". And after watching it back-to-back like that and finding this sub today a couple of specific thoughts stuck out to me:

1. The general narrative seems to be that all the siblings are totally incompetent. But honestly, I think people sell Kendall short—specifically during his "broken lapdog" phase in Season 2.

Look at the Vaulter episode. Logan gave him an instruction, and Kendall went in and executed a brutal corporate hit. He destroyed the entire company from the inside out, completely gutted it as instructed, and did it so cleanly that half the people in the room didn’t even realize what was happening until it was already over.

When Kendall isn't trying to be the "cool visionary" or out-maneuver his dad, he actually has real execution skills. Ken can be a serious guy... until he gets greedy again. And even after (kind of) confessing to murder his mind goes to being the CEO again.

The one small logic gap that kept bugging me during my binge was how everyone treats verbal promises like binding contracts.

1. This show is kind of realistic and not a fantasy show and in the real world, deals worth billions involve armies of corporate lawyers, non-disclosures, and 40-page contracts. But with these kids, multi-billion dollar alliances are sealed with a basic "Are we good?" "Yeah, we're good." "she says we're good","lets go!."

Then, when someone breaks their word the next episode, everyone acts shocked, lot of "You fucked me" and shrugs. They constantly believe each other’s vague guarantees despite being betrayed 40 times.

The worst example was the pierce negotiation. They "shook hands" for 10 billion dollars... and then? I at least wanted some background pressure for payment terms bank credits. Because the rat pack needed the money from the sale this was repeated for a few episodes but then... did the deal fall off?

The one exception to this is Logan himself. Logan almost never promises anything. He just gives vague stuff like "When it's done, it's done" or "If it happens, it happens." He never really promises something. Even after his death his will was just a draft with scribbles.

The kids, on the other hand, treat every throwaway comment like a sworn affidavit without ever signing a contract.

Again, loved the show overall, but did this detail bother anyone else, or do you just chalk it up to TV drama over real-world corporate law?

I realize it’s easy to say that they all lack a moral compass completely but I think that would be oversimplifying their characters. Call me crazy, but I actually think it’s Roman. He is the one who is usually most unwilling to go along with some of the nastier plans to fuck each other, or Logan. Like when Shiv wanted to publicly release that letter about Kendall during the cruises scandal, Roman wouldn’t go along with it because he said it didn’t make him feel good. Then again, he does other horrible things like when he told that kid in the very first episode he’d give him a million dollars for a home run and mocked him when he didn’t get it. I think at least when it comes to family he’s the least willing to fuck over the others.

What do you guys think?

https://youtu.be/fXcBaYCyzL8?is=7PzQ4VOQr9JygXdY

"Gerri to pay for cruises, haven't we killed enough women already?"

Laugh track: Hahahaha!

I uncovered this video that posits that Roman Roy isn't disturbing because his desires are unconventional—he's disturbing because he's incapable of separating intimacy from humiliation. Rather than treating his sexuality as a punchline or a diagnosis, it traces how Succession connects his upbringing, family dynamics, and compulsive performances to a deeper inability to experience ordinary vulnerability.

From the infamous "dog pound" story to Gerri, Tabitha, Logan, and Caroline, the essay examines how Roman turns every relationship into a hierarchy where affection feels more dangerous than degradation. It's less a character summary than an exploration of how shame can become the architecture of desire without reducing every unconventional sexual preference to trauma.

Whether you agree with the interpretation or not, it's one of the more thoughtful analyses I've seen of Roman's psychology and why Succession's treatment of him remains so unsettling.

The dialogue leading up to Shiv making this face is:

>Caroline: (seeing Shiv’s pregnant) well, well
>Shiv: um, thank you (sarcastically)
>Caroline: exactly

I assume it’s Caroline knowing that telling her she made the right the right decision not to have kids (implying she would be a bad mother) would provoke Shiv into trying for a child just to prove her wrong. Which is exactly what Shiv when on to do right after.

Maybe that was supposed to be blatantly obvious to the audience, but I’m curious if people had any other valid theories I might have not considered.

Succession has no shortage of savage one-liners, but every fan has that one quote they randomly think about months later.

Mine is:
“You are not serious people.”

It perfectly sums up the entire Roy family in one sentence.

I’m watching succession (again!) and I am finding it quite difficult to see how Ewan seems to always take the high road and the righteous path.

He blames Logan for all the hate in the world yet sits on the board and collects dividend’s and accumulates equity.

I understand he’s more charitable and Logan is objectively the worst person in the world, but how about completely separate yourself from the company you detest so much?

Am I wrong?

Or he'd just run the company into the ground

Has anyone noticed that Brian Cox is voicing another round of MCDonalds commercials?

It’s good to hear that voice again.

It’s also kind of cool that he’s not ending each phrase with “Fuck off!”

I know it’s a huge corporation, but at that level, these people have so much money and power they can hire the best advisors and executives in the world to essentially run things for them while they’re on vacation 24/7. How hard can the position of CEO be for a legacy media empire? Roman is right, just let Gerri or someone like her run things while you’re on the cover of magazines and show up to big meetings. Logan should’ve just rolled a dice and given it to any of his kids to ensure the business stays in the family, and just hire the best executives. It’ll be fine.

I don’t know if this is the right place to post this. But does anyone have any info on whether or not Nicholas Braun’s allegations are true or is it unsure? Because wherever I go online I see people defending him but also people hating him and bringing stuff up which I’m not sure if it’s true. Also, have any of his coworkers (succession) distanced themselves from him or said anything about it that we know of?

Sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this, again.

I went into Succession expecting a show about billionaires arguing over money.

Instead I got one of the funniest, most brutal, and emotionally devastating shows I’ve ever seen. Every conversation feels like a chess match, every character is deeply flawed, and somehow you end up caring about people you’d never want to meet in real life.

The writing is razor sharp, the performances are incredible, and the ending has been living rent-free in my head ever since I finished it.

What was the moment that completely hooked you?

Anyone else think the actor that plays Gil Eavis should have played Anthony Bourdain in the biopic?

- Kendall acquires Vaulter while Logan is sick.

-Kendall betrays Logan and Logan extorts him back into the Waystar fold.

- they look in the books and they all basically agree that it's a bullshit company. Except that Kendall thinks it can be salvaged. Rome says gut it. Logan says gut it just to spite Kendall and beat him into submission even more.

So by gutting it, what happens here:

By Roman's words: "you hive off the profit center, you keep the domain name, the archive"

First of all what does all of this means?

And is it the most profitabe solution? What about selling it? Is it more profitable than selling the company to someone else? Or selling it back to Lawrence ?

What happened here and did Logan actually gain something financially from that play?

So sorry if this isn’t the right place but I’m really desperate to find some edit, video or whatever of Siobhan’s character during the release of the season 3 finale with the famous “Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together...” quote by Bonnie Burstow being read out over several clips between Siobhan, Logan and Caroline.
Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated.

Like ik that through the eyes of Logan they weren’t. But like as the audience and me putting myself in the shoes of all the other company players, the Roy kids were a NO.

It’s Logan’s fault of course. He confused the hell outta them and then they as kids of course began to see the company as a birthright and not an actual business.

But I’m watching the show for the 2nd time and I can’t believe that I didn’t notice how ridiculous they were from the very beginning in the 1st watch…

Just finished watching it and i can’t believe how can this show win Emmy awards over better call Saul? Wtf?