You should be aware of Logan Roy’s disregard for your societal mores and subtleties. Logan was too lethargic to participate in his children’s little game in last week’s episode of “Succession,” in which they attempted to outbid him to purchase Pierce Global Media. He called to a room full of Waystar executives so Tom couldn’t refuse, and he urged Tom to phone Shiv and find out what was going on. Logan doesn’t mind being obnoxious or nasty. Being polite is a waste of both time and money.
The young Roys are back at it this week, considering a plan from rogue Waystar board members Stewy Hosseini (Arian Moayed) and Sandi Furness (Hope Davis) to sabotage the next GoJo sale. What is Logan doing He respectfully and impatiently awaited the outcome, but God, no. He destroyed the karaoke event.
The majority of the episode is spent with Logan going to places no one wants him to. Logan apparently formed a plan for his future without telling anyone, with the exception of Kerry and Tom, of course. He will concentrate on “fixing” ATN once Waystar is formally acquired by GoJo because news is the one aspect of the company that truly interests him.
When everyone on “Jaws” works for Jaws, it’s like “Jaws” same, Gregg claims Logan showed up at the ATN offices late one afternoon and “started poking around, appalling.” Logan griped to Tom about everything from the price of air conditioning in ATN’s new hangar-style bullpen to the fresh pizza stacked with cold pizza on top of the lounge’s unfinished business. Greg explains flimsily that “there’s a pull element.”
Logan presented his vision for ATN to the assembled staff in a stirring and terrifying speech using boxes of printer paper. The most cutting-edge choice pack with stunning new graphics? Who gives a damn? Logan wanted his staff to truly break the news, not just report it. They should start presenting audiences with “something everyone knows but no one says,” he says. It is the time to be brutally honest.
Actor Matthew Macfadyen struggles with his character Tom Wambsgans’ transition from punching bag to power player as the season comes to a close.
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Hence, it was virtually inevitable that Logan would close his night by seeing some sincerity from Kendall and Schiff, two of the people he harbors the deepest resentment toward. (But, Rome is excluded; we’ll get to that.)
Several typically insignificant Logan actions bring about the confrontation. For Connor and Willa’s wedding rehearsal, the kids were going to take a helicopter to New York City, but their father abruptly took away their access to the Waystar helicopter. Schiff was enraged by this since he had earlier suggested that Tom tie up all the prominent divorce attorneys in New York so they could all “fight” their cases, which was a classic Logan breakup ploy. (“I got Mommed,” complains Shiv.)