‘Succession’ just killed off a major character. Where does the show go from here?
That sound you heard Sunday night was the sound of the internet exploding at the news that one of TV’s most terrifying protagonists, Logan Roy, had died.
Following a time-honored HBO tradition, “Succession” sent the ruthless media tycoon to that big shareholders’ meeting in the sky.
And it did so in perfectly apt fashion for a billionaire who put his quest for domination ahead of everything, including his family: aboard a corporate jet bound for Sweden, rather than to the wedding of his (especially) neglected eldest son.
Logan’s demise leaves his already damaged children reeling with grief and the future of Waystar Royco more uncertain than ever. Most painful of all, at least for fans? It also leaves “Succession” without the ferocious, brilliant Brian Cox — for the seven episodes that remain.
Like the interior crew of a luxury yacht full of vacationing billionaires, we have much to unpack here, so let’s grab a slice of loony cake and dig in!
Times staffers and “Succession” buffs Meredith Blake, Yvonne Villarreal and Mary McNamara react to the series’ most explosive episode yet.
Meredith Blake: Can a death be totally inevitable and completely shocking at the same time?
That seems to be the only way to describe Logan’s demise. His mortality has loomed over “Succession” since the series premiered five years ago, and his death — or at least his retirement, which for him effectively meant the same thing
