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It’s really the tip of an period. After 4 seasons of scheming, surprising moments, and household drama, Succession is coming to an finish. Leading as much as the ultimate episode, everybody has been questioning simply what’s going to occur to the Roy children and who will find yourself on prime within the wake of Logan’s loss of life.
The collection finale will probably be a TV occasion on May 28. How will all of it finish? HollywoodLife is looking on the doable (and not-so-plausible) theories.
Kendall wins all of it at a steep price.
As a lot as we’d prefer to attempt to deny it, the parallels between Kendall and his father, Logan, have change into more and more extra noticeable within the final 2 seasons. When Kendall stepped in for Roman on the final second throughout Logan’s funeral, it was like we have been listening to a youthful model of Logan Roy. Kendall has tried to evolve and change into a greater particular person than his father, however he’s virtually sure to the chains of repeating the previous. Kendall has lived in a cycle of trauma, abuse, and ruthless ambition his total life… do we actually anticipate him to rise above it?
The actual tragedy of the present could be if Kendall is doomed to change into his father. Instead of breaking the cycle, the cycle simply continues. He’ll morph right into a grotesque power-hungry CEO who destroys anybody and every little thing that stands in his means. He’ll lose his siblings and his household, however he’ll be the king. The one who reigns over the others. He’ll now not should second guess whether or not or not his father underlined his title or crossed it out as a result of it gained’t matter anymore. We all love Kendall, however his father nonetheless has him in a chokehold.
Roman betrays Kendall.
Roman is at his lowest level, so he’s a wildcard. Roman had been driving excessive till the funeral when his grief overflowed and spilled all through the church as he tried to present the eulogy. Kendall took Roman’s place on the podium, and the facility steadiness shifted. Roman knew it at that second.
When somebody like Roman is backed right into a nook, they’re unpredictable. Roman has one trump card left on Kendall, and it could be the final word betrayal. Roman (and Shiv) know the reality in regards to the waiter’s loss of life, and he may use it in opposition to Kendall. The present has echoed King Lear in some ways, however Succession may take a web page out of Roman mythology with the story of Romulus and Remus. Romulus finally ends up killing his personal brother. Roman seemingly gained’t kill his personal brother, however he may “kill” Kendall metaphorically by revealing the reality about what occurred to the waiter.
Tom comes out on prime.
Tom rising to the highest could be the result that makes essentially the most sense. Tom has fastidiously and ruthlessly performed the sport of energy completely since final season when he betrayed Shiv and sided with Logan. He shepherded ATN throughout the election, and Mencken is probably going nicely conscious of Tom’s actions. Also, the place was Tom throughout the funeral? There’s no means he was that busy. He was busy making strikes to additional himself, that’s for positive. He suits the invoice for that American CEO that Matsson and Mencken need, and Tom being the chosen one would additional complicate issues for him and Shiv.
Kendall dies.
Everyone was nervous that Kendall was going to die within the season 3 finale. Now the fixed fear for Kendall’s life has transferred over into the ultimate season. Kendall has had suicidal ideas previously, which has been a supply of panic for viewers. There’s additionally been a lot water imagery surrounding him, which has led many followers to suppose Kendall will drown or leap to his loss of life off a bridge. Honestly, it appears just a little rushed to have one other main loss of life within the closing season until it occurs within the collection finale’s final moments (a la The Sopranos).
Roman dies.
This appears even much less believable than Kendall dying, however then once more, Roman is at his most reckless proper now. The previous may mirror the current with Roman turning into a Rose-like determine in Kendall’s life if Roman finally ends up useless. Kendall would inevitably blame himself for no matter occurs to Roman as Logan did with Rose.
However, Roman is a person of inaction. He can’t end something he really begins. I simply don’t suppose he has it in him to take his personal life. But he may put himself ready to get harm, which isn’t a far-fetched thought. At the tip of the penultimate episode, Roman went out into the road to get pummeled by protesters in an try and really feel one thing. Roman ought to be our predominant concern going into the collection finale.
Shiv will get all of it.
I really like Shiv Roy with all my coronary heart, however she has constantly made dangerous strikes within the closing season. Unfortunately, the world of Succession is just not type to its girls. Shiv has mentioned so herself. Given her political views and the truth that he can’t management her, I simply don’t see Shiv turning into the U.S. CEO. Mencken isn’t going to let that occur. Shiv deserves extra however until she has another card left to play that we don’t learn about (aside from the Kendall/waiter card), I worry she’ll be forged apart as soon as once more.
The Roy children get nothing.
Matsson is to not be trusted. He’s way more duplicitous than anybody realizes, and this deal has the flexibility to go down in flames. Matsson is simply too chummy with Mencken, and it’s clear that he loves chaos. What higher method to screw with the Roy children and present his true energy than simply making another person (like Tom or Stewie) the U.S. CEO?
Greg turns into the U.S. CEO.
Stop making an attempt to make this occur. This isn’t going to occur. Greg is the courtroom jester. That’s all.