Note: This story contains spoilers from the series finale of “Succession.”
“Succession” wrapped up the story of Waystar Royko and the Roy family, and there were a lot of feelings across social media about where things stand after the show’s swan song.
The episode titled “With Open Eyes” follows the emotionally charged funeral of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and crowns a new CEO for his company in Tom Vambsons (Matthew McFadden). The episode also gave a satisfying and biting conclusion to the central characters’ story, with a tense finale following the Roy siblings’ negotiating efforts to decide the fate of the Westar Royko takeover by GoJo.
Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) come together at their mother’s beachside home on the eve of a board meeting, as Shiv and Kendall decide to bring their little brother to their side. tried. Meanwhile, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Lucas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) form a secret alliance that keeps Tom safe, while throwing Shiva under the bus yet again.
The siblings decide to band together to take on the Gozo deal, after Kendall is anointed CEO, they return to New York for a board meeting. But ultimately Roy’s lust for power proves to be his downfall, as the three quickly break into a fight before Shiva can cast the final vote and decide the fate of the siblings.
Some Twitter users were speechless, while others were furious:
Another user thought the ending was “amazing”, while others said they were thoroughly entertained and called the episode a “heartbreaking” and “not perfect” finale:
Another user said she was “blown away” and joked that producer Jesse Armstrong and HBO would be sent their doctor bills:
Others described the final season of Succession as “one of the greatest pieces of TV ever”.
The user said, “Kudos to Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook for humanizing these unbearable pricks.”
All the episodes of “Succession” are now streaming on Max.
