![]() Logan and Roman are unabashedly selfish assholes. Tom puts on a clumsy front publicly, but privately, his shittiness is proudly displayed. Greg would like to be a good person, but he’s pretty transparent about choosing greed. ![]() It’s no accident that the most beloved characters in the show - Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Logan (Brian Cox) - are also the most honest in various ways. ![]() Matthew Macfadyen, Brian Cox, and Nicholas Braun in ‘Succession’ – Photo: HBOMax They are disgusting human beings, and they deserve it. Opposing Viewpoint Blue Collar Brilliance Short Summary Mike Rose describes in his essay how it was growing up and watching his mother as well as his uncle working a blue collar job, but being very nifty and clever in executing the job. Whether or not you agree with that comparison, Succession has undeniably achieved a rare level of simultaneous critical and public adoration, specifically because it posits to us that whatever happens next in our world-on-fire, the fallout can’t be pinned on any of us, and by the way, please enjoy the writers torturing all these characters for their sins. Succession tells me that it doesn’t really matter because 99.99999% of us couldn’t even attempt to carry out the level of evil in a lifetime that these characters do on any given Monday morning at work. There is only pure, cynical honesty delivered in terrifically biting one-liners.īillions makes me wonder if I should be making more of an effort. There are no real attempts at moral pandering. When I watch Succession, I am not compelled to do anything but enjoy the schadenfreude of terrible people doing awful things to other terrible people. When I watch Billions, I am forced to wonder if I’m spending enough time on Duolingo or if I should learn more about fine art or the world of finance or looking up references to things that make me question if they’re excessively obscure or I’m just ignorant and uncultured (probably the latter). Pedro Pascal Talks Trans Sister: ‘My Protective Side Is Lethal’
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