Logan Roy’s funeral despatched his youngsters spiraling in numerous instructions in Succession‘s penultimate episode. However because the sequence finale looms, who has the higher hand within the struggle for management of Logan’s legacy?
On the morning of Logan’s funeral, Shiv sees indignant protestors exterior ATN headquarters on the information — the ballots are nonetheless being counted — whereas Roman rehearses his eulogy within the mirror with a cocky spring in his step. (“I’m the King of Dong. Bow all the way down to me.”) As police board up retailer home windows, Rava tells Kendall she’s taking the children upstate as an alternative of going to the funeral as a result of she doesn’t really feel protected. Kendall is livid, threatening to get a courtroom order and even to lie in entrance of her automotive to cease her — however he can’t. Shiv nudges Matsson to return clear about his faux India numbers at this time amid all of the election chaos: “It’s simply turn into an incredible day to bury unhealthy information.” However he laughs her off, teasing America for under being a democracy “for about 50 years… except you don’t rely Black folks.” Mencken will probably be on the funeral, she provides, so it may be a good suggestion if Matsson is there, too.
Tom continues to be swamped with election information at ATN, however he’s set to be “a wheel man” on Logan’s coffin, so he tells Greg to save lots of him a seat on the funeral. Kendall, Shiv and Roman share a automotive to the service, and Kendall continues to be sulking about Rava and the children. Their mother Caroline invited all of them to “a Caribbean air clear,” however Ken says that’s “a tough no.” Then Shiv decides to inform them: She’s pregnant. Roman teases her, after all (“Is it mine?”), however the siblings all conform to “a funeral truce.” As soon as they arrive, Kendall tells his assistant Jess he needs to rent a household lawyer and sue Rava for custody, however he notices Jess already set a gathering on his calendar for subsequent week. She didn’t wish to do that at this time, however she admits she’s prepared to maneuver on: “It simply seems like time.” Kendall begins out supportive however will get more and more irritated, lastly declaring: “It’s very juvenile… it’s f–king dumb. You’re being dumb. Everybody’s being dumb.”
On the funeral, Shiv tries to speak Connor out of giving his personal eulogy (“It’s lengthy, and it’s arduous to comply with”), and when Marcia reveals up wearing funeral stylish, Roman jokes that he’s going to “have intercourse along with her on Dad’s coffin,” so soiled jokes are clearly a part of his grieving course of. Mencken arrives and will get a hero’s welcome because the presumptive president-elect, and Caroline is there, too, and immediately sees that Shiv is with little one. (Her response: “Effectively, I by no means.”) Matsson is there, and he took Shiv’s recommendation, releasing GoJo’s India numbers whereas everybody’s busy with the election. As for Mencken, Shiv plans to supply him an American CEO to assist sweeten the GoJo deal: “ who could be good? Shiv Roy.” Matsson giggles… however he’s clearly contemplating it. Kerry arrives, and Caroline sweetly takes her underneath her wing, bringing alongside a girl named Sally Ann, who “was my Kerry, so to talk,” she tells Marcia. All of them sit collectively within the entrance row, and when Kerry will get choked up, Marcia truly reaches out to consolation her. Wow, who noticed that coming?
Tom is caught on the workplace, so Greg takes his place wheeling in Logan’s casket, and Logan’s youngsters stroll solemnly behind it up the church aisle. After the priest says a blessing, Logan’s brother Ewan stands as much as converse, regardless of Greg’s efforts to cease him: “What kind of folks would cease a brother from talking for a share worth?” He remembers rising up with Logan as youngsters, and Logan blaming himself for his or her child sister dying of polio after he got here residence unwell from faculty. “I cherished him, I suppose,” he permits, however “he has wrought probably the most horrible issues.” Logan “was imply,” and never beneficiant, and at one level determined to not attempt anymore, “and it was a horrible disgrace.” When Ewan finishes, Kendall urges Roman to inform the opposite aspect of Logan’s life story, however when Roman will get up there, he falters badly, stammering via a number of phrases earlier than breaking down in sobs. He helplessly factors to Logan’s casket, asking, “Is he in there? Can we get him out?” So Kendall has to take his place on the church podium.
He acknowledges what Ewan stated was true: “My father was a brute. He was powerful.” However he additionally constructed issues, like buildings and films and amusement parks: “He made life occur.” Logan had “a horrible drive to him,” Kendall says, however he had a drive to take motion, and “my God, I hope it’s in me.” He will get a hearty spherical of applause as he sits down, and Shiv takes her flip, remembering enjoying as youngsters exterior Logan’s workplace and getting yelled at by him. He all the time stored them at arm’s size, however when he did allow them to in, “it was heat within the gentle,” Shiv remembers. It wasn’t simple being Logan’s daughter and even being a girl in his world, she concedes, “however he did OK. You probably did OK, Dad.” Roman continues to be a blubbering mess because the service ends, and on the best way out, Mencken gives Kendall a hearty handshake… however Hugo sidles as much as Kendall and reviews that Shiv has been angling to be Waystar CEO if Mencken lets the GoJo deal undergo. Hmmm.
On the cemetery, the Roy siblings marvel on the grandiose household crypt Logan bought. “He received it on a deal,” Connor reveals, including, “I feel he didn’t wish to go into the bottom.” They see there are slots for them within the crypt, with Connor providing, “I wouldn’t say no to a high bunk.” As they load Logan’s casket into the crypt, Shiv quips, “I’m intrigued to see how he will get out of this one.” However Kendall pulls Hugo apart and asks him to leak to the media that sure relations don’t approve of Matsson’s provide and the Waystar board is souring on the deal. “Individuals who say they love you additionally f–ok you,” he declares, enlisting Hugo to be his well-compensated lackey. On the memorial, Kendall additionally gives Logan’s loyal bodyguard Colin a job, so he’s quietly lining up a number of chess items on his aspect. He approaches Mencken to get a agency reply on halting the GoJo deal, however Mencken can solely say he’ll “attempt to assist.” Everyone seems to be swarming round Mencken, however Shiv whisks him away to speak with Matsson, who says that his political ideology is “privateness, p—y, pasta.” (Good callback to Kendall’s s—tshow of a party.) Mencken felt he had “an ideological sympathy” with Logan, however Matsson placates him by providing an American CEO — specifically, Shiv. Mencken is stunned, since he thought Shiv hated his guts, however Shiv insists she’s onboard: “My dad was versatile. I’m versatile. I understand how this works.”
Tom lastly reveals up after preventing his manner via all of the protestors (“It’s getting a little bit Tiananmen-y on the market”), and Shiv pointedly sips a flute of Champagne in entrance of him. When he asks why she didn’t inform him she was pregnant earlier, she says, “As a result of it appeared so unhappy, Tom.” He’s clearly exhausted and rambles about being the final one to see Logan alive and attending to say goodbye, so Shiv tells him he can go get some sleep at their condominium. She additionally will get a name from Matsson, telling her he received a sure from Mencken and he thinks they’ll make an American CEO work. Kendall sits with Roman and spills in regards to the Shiv-Matsson-Mencken alliance, warning that “we would must make some strikes.” Roman continues to be distraught, although, and Kendall says: “That’s since you f—ked it.” He blames him for botching the Mencken deal, and now they’ll must go up towards Shiv with the Waystar board. He has a plan, however Roman storms off, strolling into the chaos exterior and flipping protestors the center finger and calling them idiots. He even hops a barricade and tells them off to their faces, with one protestor elbowing him within the face, leaving Roman to be trampled by the mob. He shoves away somebody making an attempt to assist him up earlier than scurrying off into the evening.
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