[WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”]
After 4 seasons, “Succession” has come to an end — and Waystar RoyCo has a brand new CEO.
Within the 90-minute collection finale, creator Jesse Armstrong wrapped up a string of conflicts, however finally had the purpose of answering the query everybody has been asking since Season 1 premiered in 2018: Who will succeed Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as CEO?
There have been some ways the ending may’ve gone: Kendall Roy (Jeremy Robust) may’ve stuffed his father’s sneakers — as Logan might or might not have wished from the seems to be of the underline/cross-out on his official doc, Kendall and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) may’ve stayed on as co-CEOs, GoJo may have acquired Waystar with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) popping out on prime and naming Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) as CEO, in addition to many different potentialities.
In the long run, the opening left by the death of Logan Roy may solely be stuffed by one individual.
Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 10, “With Open Eyes” are under, so cease scrolling now should you don’t need to know who bought the crown.
Who’s the brand new CEO of Waystar RoyCo?
Whereas it was all the time presumed that Logan Roy’s successor can be within the household bloodline, it didn’t precisely prove that means.
Neither Kendall, Roman, Shiv — or Connor (Alan Ruck), for that matter — ended up being the inheritor to the media mogul’s throne.
After Matsson determined he wasn’t going to call Shiv because the CEO of the corporate, an unsuspecting individual stuffed her in on who it might be.
“Shiv, it’s best to in all probability know: it’s me,” Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) advised his spouse.
What occurred with the GoJo deal?
As famous above, Greg discovered by translating a dialog in Swedish that Matsson was not really planning on giving the CEO title to Shiv, as he promised he would.
Upon discovering out she was screwed over, Shiv hopped again on board along with her brothers to dam the GoJo deal.
But when it got here time to forged votes on the board assembly, it comes all the way down to a six-six tie — with Shiv because the tiebreaker. She excused herself from the room to suppose over what she actually desires: standing behind her brothers or her husband and father of her little one.
In the end, Shiv decides that Kendall isn’t proper for the job and tells him, “I like you, actually I like you however I can not f–king abdomen you.” Roman agrees and all the pieces falls aside for the siblings, mentioning the previous and hitting one another the place it hurts most.
As Kendall and Roman combat over miscellaneous previous occasions — akin to Kendall’s half within the demise of the waiter at Shiv’s wedding ceremony and Kendall’s adoptive kids not technically being a part of the “bloodline” — Shiv goes and casts her vote for the GoJo deal, placing Waystar within the fingers of Matsson.
Which Roy sibling would have been CEO in the event that they blocked the deal?
As per ordinary, a big portion of the episode noticed Kendall, Roman and Shiv preventing over which of the three of them needs to be named CEO of their concrete plan to current to the board. All three of them shared that Logan at one level or one other promised them the title and the corporate.
After going backwards and forwards, Shiv and Roman determine that their choices are to both kill Kendall or give him CEO. They quip that homicide is “an excessive amount of admin,” in order that they determine he can be the one to take over.
What occurs to the Roy siblings ultimately?
The top of the episode exhibits Tom marching into Waystar like he runs the place — as a result of he does.
Whereas within the workplace, Tom guarantees cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), “I bought you,” primarily touchdown him safety within the firm.
As for the siblings, Shiv is seen driving away in a automotive with Tom, weirdly inserting her hand on his as he gives his hand to carry. It’s presumed that their marriage will keep alive ultimately, and ultimately, they’ll have their little one collectively.
Roman leads to a bar with a martini, probably feeling the load of his father’s strain lifted from his shoulders.
And within the last shot of all the collection, Kendall — who advised his siblings that if he doesn’t get the corporate he thinks he “would possibly die” — is seen strolling by means of a park and sitting on a bench watching the sundown on the day he discovered he is not going to be CEO. Logan’s bodyguard Colin (Scott Nicholson) follows him from afar watching over him.
Kendall might not have gotten the corporate from his father, however he did get Colin — who Logan referred to earlier within the season as his “finest buddy.”
All the collection of “Succession” is now streaming on Max.
