“Succession” has come a long way back. The fourth and final season of the acclaimed HBO series begins on Sunday night, but given the copious amounts of backstabbing, undercutting, and verbal sparring throughout the show’s first three seasons, you’d be forgiven for forgetting where things left off When we last saw the Roy family. That’s where we come in.
Ahead of “Succession” Season 4, we have a recap of the key plot points you’ll need to remember from Season 3 — especially that jaw-dropping finale — to make sure you’re ready for the latest (and final) episode. are ready for. Power Struggle Phase As Tom and Greg so eloquently put it, “We hear you.”
Logan is selling Waystar to Gojo, and he’s biting the kids.
While Season 3 had Logan (Brian Cox) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) courting tech company Gojo for an acquisition, the finale sees Gojo CEO Lucas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) telling Gojo to acquire Viastar and take over for himself. proposed for. company. He promised that he would objectively “rate” each of Logan’s children, and keep those who were ready to snuff.
Logan then negotiates to accept Mattson’s offer while keeping the kids out of it, which of course rankles Shiva (Sarah Snook), Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman who are now in line to take over. Will not happen. The finale concludes with the children coming after Logan, attempting to stop his sale of Waystar and oust him forever (they also plan a media blitz that publicly exposes Logan’s failing health). Will announce), but Logan once again has the upper hand – he quietly assumes even more control over the company’s decisions. After they face off in the last moments of the finale, they kick Shiva, Kendall and Roman out of Waystar for good.
Tom and Greg are aligned…with Logan
While Shiva asks Tom (Matthew McFadden) to prepare him for the acquisition of the children in the Season 3 finale, Tom sees an opportunity and defies Logan, thus allowing him to cut the children out of the deal. Instead of aligning with Shiva, Tom enlists Greg (Nicholas Braun) in his plan, leading them both to become high-level lieutenants to Logan in the Kendall/Roman/Shiva-less Waystar.
Shiva and Tom’s marriage is falling apart
Why would Tom reconcile with Greg over his wife? Besides the fact that Tom and Greg are couple goals, Tom’s decision to go behind Shiva’s back precipitates something that has been a long time coming – the dissolution of their marriage. After being constantly sidelined by Shiva, and when Shiva essentially confesses not to love Tom in a “game” of dirty talk, Tom stops being led by his heart and goes under his thumb. It took a trick to get out and put myself up. Season 3 concludes with an image of a shocked Shiva standing tall while Tom places a “comforting” hand on his shoulder.
Kendall is back in the saddle
Kendall has been struggling since her involvement in the young waiter’s death at the end of Season 1, and Season 3 saw her in a particularly difficult mental state. But after confessing her deepest, darkest secret to her siblings and getting sympathy in return, we saw the old, trick-or-treating Kendall back in the final moments of the Season 3 finale. It seems that continues into season 4, so sad dog Kendall is no more. for now…
Connor and Willa are engaged, and Connor is running for president.
Connor (Alan Ruck), meanwhile, managed to persuade girlfriend Will (Justin Lupe) to marry him in the season 3 finale – though he quickly regretted his decision. As always, their relationship is more transactional for her, but more important than ever because Connor is in the running for the presidency, something he has no realistic chance of winning.
And that’s it, friends! Watch the “Succession” Season 4 premiere Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and at 6 p.m. PT on HBO Max.
