What Succession Teaches Us About Power

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  • @praxton
    @praxton ปีที่แล้ว +211

    You certainly had a more optimistic outlook for Kendall than I did. And, I don't see Tom as Logan's successor. I think he won the game everyone at Waystar was playing, but Logan's successor was Lukas. And not just because he bought the company.

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yeah if anyone, Roman has the moment of realisation at the end, probably because he always thought of himself as 'bullshit' anyway. The damage done to his relationship with Kendall may be hard to undo, though

    • @dogsandyoga1743
      @dogsandyoga1743 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@dielaughing73 I think the Ken and Rom relationship willl be okay (as okay as anything CAN be in the Roy family) . Rom and Shiv will definitely be better now.
      Ken and Shiv on the other hand...that's going to be a while. Decades...

    • @steve.santiago
      @steve.santiago ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Agreed. Shiv will start to make amends by giving her son the middle name Kendall.

    • @Devil-Made
      @Devil-Made ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This video seems like a very shallow reading of the show. There are much better videos out there that really explain the nuances of these relationships in believable ways; Just An Observation being a great channel to start with.

    • @micharein2213
      @micharein2213 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes exactly! Tom isn't the winner, he's just in the same position he was before, lacky to a more powerful boss because he's a spineless yes man. He's got a promotion but nothing more.

  • @alexman378
    @alexman378 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I can definitely understand the Roy’s want to keep the company, despite blatantly seeing how miserable it is. When you’ve spent your whole life being told “you’ll do this” (especially in Ken’s case), you stop even considering that there might be other paths. Why they want it? Because, that’s the only answer in the end.

  • @Yung_Tubz
    @Yung_Tubz ปีที่แล้ว +58

    As amazing as it was, what a shame we won’t be able to see a new Succession episode. Phenomenal series.

  • @chuautesuma
    @chuautesuma ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The fact that Kendall ends with (the bodyguard) working for him at the end, I thought it was the best legacy his father could have left for him, or Kendall taken for himself. essentially the only friend available at the top.

  • @AshleighMadeMe
    @AshleighMadeMe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a great analysis, almost poetic at the end. Made me relive the episodoes and remember the enjoyment I got from the series.

  • @thomaswschaller
    @thomaswschaller ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a thoughtful and touching video. They are fictional characters of course, but parts of all of them seem so real to us - and in ways - relatable. Hard to say about Kendall. I don't think suicide is his end game. He is more resilient than that. But he is so abusive - to his siblings, to his wife and children, to himself. But being shut out now, maybe he'll come to accept what Roman seems to have accepted - that there is a life beyond his father. Maybe in time, he'll start to map it out

  • @VanessaDiazNYC
    @VanessaDiazNYC ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was very profound. Great analysis!

  • @ethanhawkins3391
    @ethanhawkins3391 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very optimistic way to view the last scene of the series. Loved the analysis here, really hope to see you start posting again man

  • @rouxbe3595
    @rouxbe3595 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Beautiful and insightful analysis. I only disagree with your optimism for Kendall at the end. Nothing in the series gave me any shred of hope that he could learn from his mistakes and repair his relationship with his family, either Rava & his children, or his siblings, or even his mother.
    He had no example of healthy family relationships growing up to guide him. Even his attempts to begin new relationships with other women were awkwardly abortive. A date at the RECNY ball: she was already in a relationship, and had to explain to him that the date was sexual harassment, as she was his employee. A one nighter with an actress in Willa’s play, who he flies to Dundee, only to have her thrown out of the party and sent back to NY without ever even saying goodbye to her. A brief drunken and drug-addled fling with Naomi, another addict, the first night of which he literally 💩s the bed, it probably ends as it begins, at least metaphorically.

    • @Mrchair-bk5ns
      @Mrchair-bk5ns ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good point but the showrunners didn't use the cut of Kendall jumping into the water with Colin holding him back that Jeremy Strong thought of. Jesse Armstrong did say that all the characters will live on doing their thing. Also, your points are true and likely to happen but I hold out on Kendall's ability to self-reflect which he was doing since season 1. He didn't a healthy relationship but there are others irl who have faced traumatic backgrounds and got to live healthy lives. I hold out on that possibility. I want to point something else that I noticed about the finale.
      SPOILERS TO GODFATHER PART II. Please watch it then you can come back and read.
      Kendall's final scene mirrors that of Al Pacino's Michael Corleone at the end of The Godfather Part II. It is just the death of a person's soul. Kendall wears a sweater and has lines on faces. It is also at sunset. Jeremy Strong morphs to Al Pacino for a bit. It is a very powerful final scene. If this parallel that I have been making is on point coupled with your analysis, Kendall will live but he is gradually losing his soul. He is on a steep decline as a person but I think he'll be back somehow. I just came up with this theory as I am writing. The parallel with The Godfather Part II was evident from the first time I watched the finale.

    • @thomaswschaller
      @thomaswschaller ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have to agree with you in general. Except I suppose now that his father - and his dream - have died, he may begin to have some kind of genuine clarity - and a reset. The character - despite his flaws and self-pity - was always a survivor. After every defeat, he always got back up to try again

    • @cbushin
      @cbushin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Kendall looked ready to join the waiter he accidentally killed. He lost what he had to live for. He might have also been dealing with the long term effects of his substance abuse.

  • @Boblw56
    @Boblw56 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Jackie Kennedy once said that if you mess up raising your children, nothing else matters. By that standard, Logan was a massive failure as a human being.

  • @pikathelady6662
    @pikathelady6662 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow the most realistic hard truth that no one wants to believe. Thank you for explaining why non of the children deserve to be in a CEO position.

  • @KaritKtana
    @KaritKtana ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Kendall at the end is just a sad boy. I don't think he'll ever get over this day. Pretty sure he'll go back into a hard drug habit afterwards.
    But I love your observation on fear being inherited. How fragile these people are

    • @cbushin
      @cbushin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember that he looked ready to join the waiter he accidentally killed.

  • @supersuperankit
    @supersuperankit ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Oldest son. Please don’t forget my boy Con he’s the eldest son.
    #Conheads

    • @YaroTK
      @YaroTK ปีที่แล้ว

      That's unsaid

    • @redhippopotamus9144
      @redhippopotamus9144 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was interested in politics from a very young age

  • @jimmy_octane
    @jimmy_octane ปีที่แล้ว

    0:07 this moment was awkward for me. I'm so happy that there's finally a video that explains why.

  • @sophiasage1379
    @sophiasage1379 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Better analysis than most out there except for Ken.

  • @philralston1020
    @philralston1020 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This essay is focusing on the end result, but maybe for Logan it was about the journey. Kendall talks about it in Logan's eulogy. The will to act, compete, do, live. That's what he got out. And he got it for a lifetime not at the end in a moment of reflection.

  • @rafaelgarcia5797
    @rafaelgarcia5797 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Tom is the lord who watches over the kingdom of Logan, which was conquered by Lucas. Kendall is the prince who wanted to fight back against Lucas, Roman is the drunk sibling who realized he’d rather spend his days on a whore house drinking rather than on business meetings And Shiv is the whore queen who holds power only though matrimony. The old guard was slaughtered by Toms new regime and Kendall now Roams the world with only death And his fathers shadow haunting him and following him wherever he goes.

  • @alexisguihard3125
    @alexisguihard3125 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video, thanks

  • @cam3r0nrock13
    @cam3r0nrock13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    what a hopeful way to look at kendall lmaooo he 1000% ended his shit 2 minutes after the show ended

  • @felixbache5369
    @felixbache5369 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    If there's one thing this show has taught me it is this:
    Connor Roy was interested in politics at a very young age

    • @kuokublaikhan
      @kuokublaikhan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I also learned that when a man dies it is sad.

    • @memicoot
      @memicoot ปีที่แล้ว

      Please stop.
      It’s not that funny and the repetition of this line is disrespectful to this powerful, moving show

    • @felixbache5369
      @felixbache5369 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@memicoot lmao how is it disrespectful?

    • @memicoot
      @memicoot ปีที่แล้ว

      @@felixbache5369 because it’s stupid and childish. This isn’t Family Guy. This show is thoughtful, sophisticated, and complex. Repeating trite one-off meme quotes isn’t how someone who actually understands what this show is talks about it.

    • @felixbache5369
      @felixbache5369 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@memicoot I want to say 'You must be fun at parties' but I feel like a need a stronger expression

  • @nanakmccann
    @nanakmccann ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don’t really agree with the assessment of Tom. Tom showed himself to be loyal and reliable in the end. He could have tossed Greg aside but he didn’t and likely had to stick his neck out to keep him. He looks to be giving Shiv another chance after four seasons of her testing him terribly.

    • @domyates9546
      @domyates9546 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he’s keeping them around to punish them

    • @thomaswschaller
      @thomaswschaller ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It could also be that he just truly enjoys abusing Greg and feeling superior. And I have to think he's relishing the power he now feels he has over Shiv

    • @nanakmccann
      @nanakmccann ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thomaswschaller he definitely enjoys abusing Greg. I think he also understands why Greg ratted to Kendall, he was trying to follow Toms earlier advice. Tom’s been consistently loyal to Greg through most of the show. Tom and Greg are both useful people, which is why Madsen kept them.

  • @user-yj5zf1ww9z
    @user-yj5zf1ww9z ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @TheEtherny
    @TheEtherny ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Idk, I think Logan calling Collin his best friend is less about Logan being lonely and more what he values in people, everyone around him wants power or money from him, hell, in this scene he was talking about people as if they were numbers, but Collin is not like them, he's so loyal to him he's still looking out for his kid even after he's dead, that's the kind of thing Logan values in people, loyalty

  • @DouwedeJong
    @DouwedeJong ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of us are utterly alone at the end of our lives. Lets hope we get old enough to find out.

    • @Roundrobin808
      @Roundrobin808 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t disagree. Life is still beautiful. Cheers

  • @funkkern8512
    @funkkern8512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i don’t think that that guy is a 1 dimensional yes man. I see him more as a symbol or harbinger of death. in the final scene of the series, kendall (arguably the main character) looks out at the ocean and the scene is shared with only this one man who stands silently in the background. he is far too important to be written off. he is symbolic of something much greater than some random pal but i feel like someone else might be able to explain it better. I’d love to hear if anyone feels the same way.

    • @funkkern8512
      @funkkern8512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      to add on, this is the only guy that gives kendal some real grief after he kills the guy at the wedding. he really does only pop up when there is death nearby. maybe kendal goes out like that after the final scene

  • @josefk7437
    @josefk7437 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think Logan did not want his kids to inherit his business because he knew them too well. He knew how messed up they were and why they should not be put in charge of his company. He knew they were like him.

  • @avidodd26
    @avidodd26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BOAR
    ON
    THE
    FLOOR

  • @orterves
    @orterves ปีที่แล้ว

    Kendall lost and was destroyed. He had nothing left.
    Same for everybody else

  • @NeverStopNeverWhat
    @NeverStopNeverWhat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What’s the name of the song at 02:26?

  • @gamersnevercryever
    @gamersnevercryever ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hoping that the siblings would have done all that for the best price from Luke

  • @jordanlovinger
    @jordanlovinger ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nah I disagree Greg does not look scared

  • @CollinThomasEverett
    @CollinThomasEverett ปีที่แล้ว +1

    84. Logan was 84.

  • @jamespeters2859
    @jamespeters2859 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the times we’re living in, and what may come to pass in Ukraine next year with tactical nukes. 2022’s All Quite on the… symbolises the current collective mindset of humanity.

  • @ogpechie
    @ogpechie ปีที่แล้ว

    #Conheads

  • @MKN_2024
    @MKN_2024 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Kind of sweet & naive how you see the show's characters. They are all psychpathic narcissists who do not know what love is

  • @dookula
    @dookula ปีที่แล้ว

    should've stopped at the end of season 1 or 2...characters didn't grow beyond those early seasons

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Note: this show is fiction. It’s written by artists not business tycoons. They created a fantastic entertainment show (for a company like Royco) but their creation is an extension of their cynical worldviews.
    At the end of the day, Logan provided multi-generational material security for his family and paid for the livelihoods for thousands of normal people.
    Logan sacrificed a life of comfortable entertainment to provide for others. There are trade offs for everything.

    • @splooie02
      @splooie02 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I love people like you because it's easy to just dismiss you out of hand.

    • @JoJoJoker
      @JoJoJoker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@splooie02 nuanced response vs. meaningless rebuttal from a simpleton.

    • @ravedubin3983
      @ravedubin3983 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@JoJoJoker Lol and Ramsey Bolton is the the kindest man in Westeros.

    • @Mopark25
      @Mopark25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People replying to you typing from their iPhones. A lot of their conveniences come from people like Logan and the thousands of people between us and him.

    • @korubi_eCSTatic
      @korubi_eCSTatic ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Mopark25 which Ayn Rand book is ur fav lmao