Top 10 Most Dysfunctional Moments In Succession

“Dundee”

Maybe if Kendall ever relinquished his dreams of becoming CEO of Waystar, he could become a professional rapper. Or, he could spend some time with his kids… no, the rapper idea is way more realistic. When Kendall performs his original song for Logan’s 50th anniversary at the company, the guests are completely shocked at his grandiose display of cringe. It’s written all over Logan’s face that he is wildly unimpressed by his son’s arguably well-delivered bars. But whether or not “L to the OG” is stuck in your head after watching this scene, we’d say this moment lost Kendall quite a few points in Logan’s book. It could have been the difference between an underline, and a cross-out!

“With Open Eyes”

Ah yes, due process. A newly anointed leader must always drink a vile concoction blended by his two envious siblings! While we, as an audience, love to see these brief moments of camaraderie among the Roy siblings, their “crowning” of Kendall highlights how un-seriously they chose to handle the potential GoJo deal. Even though they know that Logan hoped to sell the company to Mattson, they let spite and emotions cloud their judgment as they do everything in their power to maintain the control they believe they are entitled to. But as we can see, the Roy kids aren’t seasoned businesspeople– they’re big babies.

“S*** Show at the F*** Factory”

“Succession” begins early on with the impending threat of Logan’s passing, and the implications his absence will have on the company. As Logan recovers from his stroke, the siblings argue over whether or not they should sign a trust agreement that would give Marcia– Logan’s third wife– majority control if he doesn’t wake up. Instead of Shiv and Roman opting to have a mature conversation about the matter, they quickly resolve to a childlike slap fight turned wrestling smackdown. Even though this chat took place at a difficult time for the family, these two couldn’t put aside their immature ways to make an important decision.

“Too Much Birthday”

Does something reek of identity crisis in here? Yup, it’s Kendall Roy’s 40th birthday party. After making the bold move to betray Logan instead of taking the fall for him, Kendall slowly spirals into a chaotic, depressive state that he attempts to mask with cockiness and pizzazz. His flashy party perfectly exemplifies this facade– as he prioritizes his image over everything, including his plans to take down Waystar. Roman pushes Kendall over the edge– quite literally– when he shoves him down in the midst of an argument, in another public display of instability between the Roys.

“Nobody Is Ever Missing”

Alright seriously, who let Roman be in charge of a rocket? Well Logan, of course. When given the responsibility of overseeing a Japanese satellite launch, Roman chooses to rush it along and orders a premature takeoff. He sheepishly watches on his phone from inside of a bathroom as the rocket completely explodes. While no one was harmed as a result of his incompetence, this major failure is a perfect example of how hilariously inept and irresponsible Roman would be as a leader. It also may represent some of Roman’s other… romantic shortcomings, we’ll call them.

“The Munsters”

Who hasn’t gotten so mad at a parent that they impulsively purchased a media company for 10 billion dollars? In the premiere episode of “Succession”’s final season, the Roy kids do exactly that. After having been edged out by their father’s decision to sell the company, the three band together to fight back against Logan and purchase PGN, a rival news corporation. But in doing so, they raise the bid up to an astronomical price far beyond reason, purely to upset Logan. The patriarch immediately calls them out for their unreasonable deal– bashing their business acumen and accusing them of simply “saying the bigger number.” Which, to be fair, is exactly what they did.

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Despite being arguably the most intelligent Roy sibling– or at least, she believes she is– Shiv fails time and time again to strategically position herself for success. In the beginning of the series her political career seems bright and promising, and most importantly has nothing to do with the family company. However, she blows up this path in an attempt to climb the Waystar ladder. She blindly trusts Logan’s promise to promote her to CEO, and even more foolishly declares this news pre-emptively– destroying her chances altogether. She fails every test Logan had manipulatively given her, but her bigger mistake was attempting to play his games altogether.

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All real Con-heads know that Connor Roy was interested in politics from a very young age. Though he is the eldest son, Connor has never quite measured up to Kendall, Roman and Shiv when it comes to the question of who will succeed Logan. And as such, he sets his sights even higher– to the goal of becoming the President of the United States. This delusion pipe-dream of Connor’s shows just how out of touch he is with reality, and his own abilities and experience. He spends millions of dollars just to throw his hat into the ring, and ultimately concedes to Jeryd Mencken.

“Chiantishire”

It absolutely does not get cringier than this. Roman finally gets a win via his relationship with Mattson, as deal proposals are starting to be considered. As congratulatory texts roll into his phone, Roman means to send an explicit photo to General Counsel Gerri, but accidentally sends it to his dad instead… yikes. Once again, we see Roman getting in his own way with his totally inappropriate and down right stupid behavior. Logan says it best, Roman’s a “sicko.” Although, we won’t lie– this has to be one of the greatest moments of the entire series.

“Hunting”

While there are countless examples of the Roy kid’s carelessness and poor decision making, we can’t ignore the questionable behavior of the man who started it all. Logan shows that he is a mad leader in more ways than one, but his most egregious display of unprofessionalism has to be this twisted game. He makes his family and employees crawl on the floor and oink for sausages like animals if they lie to him, or simply if he feels like making them do so.