Season 4, Episode 10: ‘With Open Eyes’
Five years in the past — on June 3, 2018 — HBO aired the primary episode of “Succession,” introducing the arena to the 80-year-old Logan Roy: the cranky billionaire founder and leader govt of Waystar Royco, a media conglomerate controlling a film studio, a cruise line, a theme park chain, more than one newspapers and magazines, and the influential right-wing cable news channel ATN. We additionally met Logan’s grownup kids: the inheritor obvious Kendall, the lefty gadfly Shiv, the bratty Roman and the candy however inconsequential eldest part brother Connor.
At the tip of the sequence premiere, Logan suffered a debilitating stroke, atmosphere in movement the plot that might move directly to pressure 4 “Succession” seasons. Heading into the sequence finale, many of the giant questions raised via that first episode remained unsettled. Who — if any individual — will take over for Logan as C.E.O.? Do any of the scheming, self-absorbed Roy kids in point of fact deserve the activity?
We can have a complete evaluation of the general “Succession” episode quickly. In the interim, here’s a fast abstract of the way a few of the ones questions have been spoke back via the finale.
Who leads to fee?
In a shocking dissatisfied, Shiv’s husband, Tom Wambsgans, claims the prize. The Swedish tech bro Lukas Matsson — at the eve of finishing his acquire of Waystar — has 2d ideas about his plan to call Shiv because the C.E.O., to placate the America-first political chief Jeryd Mencken. Instead, Matsson turns into satisfied that the sycophantic Tom will do no matter grimy deed the brand new bosses want achieved after the takeover. To safe that place, Tom is greater than prepared to betray Shiv, understanding that she would do the similar to him.
Did the Waystar board approve the sale to GoJo?
In a anxious 7-6 vote, the board in the long run backs Matsson’s corporate, GoJo, approving the Waystar sale. Shiv finally ends up being the deciding vote — no longer out of any loyalty to Tom, however as a result of on the ultimate minute she realizes she will’t abdomen the considered Kendall operating their circle of relatives’s corporate. As she places it — truthfully and moderately cruelly — she simply does no longer suppose Kendall can be any excellent on the activity.
Did Kendall’s largest secret pop out?
All season lengthy, as tensions have evolved between the Roy siblings, many audience puzzled if Roman and/or Shiv would use what they find out about Kendall’s function within the dying of a cater-waiter in a drunk-driving incident towards him. Instead, indirectly, Kendall makes use of it towards himself. When Shiv is explaining why she will’t vote for her brother, she brings up the incident and Kendall lies to her and Roman, announcing he exaggerated the entire thing to win their sympathy. This appeared to make Shiv much more decided to vote towards him.
Who wins the presidential election?
The election stays unresolved via the remaining credit, despite the fact that we do be told that the Daniel Jiménez crew has long gone to court docket in Wisconsin. Ultimately, it does no longer subject to the solution of “Succession” whether or not a Republican or Democrat turns into the brand new president. Presumably, Matsson and Tom can paintings with any management.
Are the Roy siblings nonetheless on talking phrases?
If there may be something that this complete sequence has made transparent, it’s that regardless of how horrible the Roys are to one another, they retain coming again in combination. By the tip of this episode, Shiv and Roman are livid with Kendall and he doesn’t like them a lot both. But if there have been a 5th “Succession” season, those 3 would indubitably reunite and bury the hatchet — possibly in each and every different’s backs.
Will Cousin Greg be OK?
Greg finally ends up being a significant participant on this episode, feeding information about Matsson’s transferring plans to Kendall, who then passes the news directly to Shiv. When Tom reveals out what Greg has been as much as, the 2 get into a brief, awkward slap-fight. But after Tom formally will get his new activity, he reclaims Greg as his overpaid lackey.
Are Shiv and Tom again in combination?
This season started with Shiv and Tom at odds with each and every different however nonetheless conserving fingers. It ends with the 2 of them using off in a automobile in combination, and her limply putting her hand palms-up atop his. They don’t seem to be in point of fact even greedy each and every different any longer. But they’re nonetheless in bodily touch.
Did any individual die?
Does a religious dying depend? Kendall ends this episode staring blankly on the water, extending an ongoing visible motif in this display the place water both consumes him or buoys him. Here, it does neither; as a substitute, it stays stubbornly off within the distance.