Succession Season 4 (Mini-Review)

Succession Season Four is the show's final season. The Roy children have united as a force to take on their father. But cracks quickly form between the siblings yet again and the unity starts to crumble. When an unexpected hardship happens, the Roy children's last chance to win is rushed forward. Kendall sees being CEO as the only point of his life, Roman still yearns for his father's approval, and Siobhan only craves a chance at power. Succession aired on HBOMax (later changed to Max).

I tend to stick to fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Succession is different from most of what I watch, not including movies I watch specifically for this blog, and it proves to me why I need to take breaks from my usual shows/movies from time to time. After watching this final season, I know I'll be doing at least one rewatch in the future.

Most shows stumble in their final episode for one reason or another. Sometimes the show is cancelled before the showrunners have time to prepare. In this case there are cliffhangers that disappoint viewers due to questions never being answered. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is an example of this. Other times finales don't feel like they make sense. Game of Thrones and Supernatural are examples of this. Succession feels like a perfect end in that the show answers all the questions it needs to.

The Roy children working together was an exciting possibility. Throughout the series they would turn on each other if it benefited them to do so. But, of course, the Roy children can't remain loyal to each other. Shiv wants to have power and turns on her brothers when they subtly kick her out of any real influence. This causes Shiv to turn on them. Which, in turns, allows others to use her as a pawn without much fuss.

Cousin Greg suffered from his time with the Roy family. He wasn't ever an intelligent person, but at least he was someone kind trying to do his best. In the final season he has lost anything that made him somewhat redeemable. He is now just a plaything for Tom to abuse, both physically and verbally, and can't escape that fate. In the final episode it looks like Greg has trapped himself in Hell. Which makes sense as Tom had a look similar to Lucifer in the Season 3 Finale.

One of the best scenes in the show was the wasabi scene. It's election night and Greg is in a meeting room. Things happen and someone important accidentally puts wasabi in his eye. This quickly leads Greg to try to solve the problem but his 'help' only makes it worse. Which leads to even further chaos. It's a small moment but it was just so amusing.

The episode where a major character dies is done so well. Instead of showing the character's death, viewers watch as other characters are told about the death. This makes the death hit so much harder as it's how real people experience a loved one dying. Early this year my grandmother died. I didn't see her die, I wasn't close enough to rush to her side. Instead I was called about it. So the show making the decision to imitate how real people experience death helped heighten all the emotions present in the episode.

I would highly recommend Succession Season 4 to fans of Succession. I would also recommend Succession Season 4 to those looking for a dramedy.