
Even at the beginning of the season, we didn’t know that it was going to be the end until the table read. When did you learn that this would be the final season? Their hearts can never enjoy them.ĥ Shocking Moments From the ‘Succession’ Series Finale That’s the message of that song and the message of that song is the message of the entire series. And the words of the song are, “the war’ly race may riches chase, an’ riches still may fly them, O” - they may get them but in the end their heart cannot enjoy them. We all know the situation, we all know that things are falling apart, the kids are in terrible shape. It was rueful for everybody because there we all were and everybody knows everybody in that room, Frank and Jerry and Karl and Logan and Connor. There’s not a second where there’s a relief because there’s pain and there’s desire and there’s fight, every second of it. And there’s not a moment to breathe, especially in that last episode. It’s just terrific, the ride that he takes you on. He’ll take you along and then all of a sudden slap, bam, a knife comes out, he’s brilliant with that. The finale has a few moments where the characters are genuinely bonding, one of which where Karl leads a sing-along with Logan and others. ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Talks Series Finale: ‘It Feels Very Perverse to End It’ That hideous - ‘I want a pain sponge,’ ‘All right, fine, I can do it.’ What is he? Nothing. And for this crown jewel to end up in the hands of Tom but also Lukas Matsson - you find out just exactly who is in that long conversation with Alexander Skarsgård. When you work with no morals and no ethics and that kind of rage and ferocity, that’s where it ends up. They’re all going to be out of luck and Logan has destroyed them and their lives and his own. But if you want an ending that exposes the fruits of lost lives, and that is of the three kids, then this is the way it’s going to happen. In the last episode of the third season, Logan puts his hand on Tom’s shoulder after having excoriated the kids, so you kind of got an idea that that’s the way things were going to go. What was your reaction to learning that Tom would become CEO of Waystar Royco? ‘Succession’ Director Praises ‘Perfectly Painful’ Series Finale: ‘This Show Has Always Been a Tragedy’
