Succession succeeds in creating an hour of television for the ages
On Easter Sunday, a perfect episode of television. In the third instalment of the final season ofGiven’s premise , followers may have expected Logan Roy – the billionaire patriarch of a dysfunctional American family – to kick it at some point this season. But not this early. Not off-screen, en route to Sweden to secure a business deal instead of attending his eldest son’s ill-conceived nuptials. Not this soon, not like that.Our father, who most definitely is not in heaven. Art.
The way the news came out of the blue – a couple of rejected phone calls from an estranged husband. No biggie. Then a call to a different sibling. A crackly voice down the line with some confusing information: “Your dad is very sickHow sick? What was happening? None of us were sure – fictional family members, real fans at home. Eventually, the shots of the airplane scene. A flight attendant performing chest compressions. And later, Logan Roy’s chest, exposed.
The way the kids tried to remember, not very long after the fact, what went down. What they said or didn’t say. Why didn’t you come and get me, Shiv wanted to know. The show itself referenced one of history’s great TV episodes. When it’s suggested that Kerry be part of the public statement, Karl says, “Chuckles the Clown? I think not.” Rememberepisode where Chuckles the Clown dies and Mary can’t stop herself from breaking into fits of giggles at his funeral?
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