![]() ![]() ![]() That would be Connor Roy ( Alan Ruck) – you know, the actual "eldest boy." And the kid whose ending in the series was the closest to happiness is the one who's actually the furthest from the crown. Did their stories end tragically, though? Interestingly, with a bit of thought about what this fairly open-ended finale would mean for an imaginary future for these characters, the character with the most tragic ending is actually the one who ended up closest to what they all wanted. Clearly Kendall, Shiv, and Roman didn't get the gig of CEO and consequently, they didn’t get what they wanted and failed at achieving their goal. What’s interesting, in the end, though, is what this tragedy actually means. Even worse, they had to watch these characters fight each other in some of the most vicious, backstabbing ways we've seen over the course of an undeniably vicious, backstabbing series. Fans who were hoping for this did not get their wish. As a result, most fans found themselves wanting Siobhan, ( Sarah Snook) Roman, ( Kieran Culkin) or Kendall ( Jeremy Strong) to take over as CEO or, at least, emerge from the fight in a good place. ![]() While Succession revolves around some objectively bad people, these characters had so much nuance and so many layers that it was difficult not to empathize with them. ![]()
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