HBO's Succession Season 2 gets a lot more serious with its satire of the super rich.
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This review contains no spoilers.
Halfway through the first season of Succession, Ewan Roy (James Cromwell), the estranged brother of Waystar Royco founder Logan Roy (Brian Cox), declares, “This whole family is a nest of vipers. They’ll wrap themselves around you and they’ll suffocate you.” It’s a clear indication of the two siblings’ animosity for one another, but it’s also a remarkably concise summary of the Roy family specifically and the story of Succession at large.
Unsurprisingly, Ewan’s “family of vipers” descriptor continues unabated throughout the first five episodes Succession season 2, which premieres this weekend.
At the end of season 1, practically every member of the family had shown its poisonous fangs at their respective preys and struck -- or, at least attempted to strike. Most of these moves resulted in self-flagellations,...
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This review contains no spoilers.
Halfway through the first season of Succession, Ewan Roy (James Cromwell), the estranged brother of Waystar Royco founder Logan Roy (Brian Cox), declares, “This whole family is a nest of vipers. They’ll wrap themselves around you and they’ll suffocate you.” It’s a clear indication of the two siblings’ animosity for one another, but it’s also a remarkably concise summary of the Roy family specifically and the story of Succession at large.
Unsurprisingly, Ewan’s “family of vipers” descriptor continues unabated throughout the first five episodes Succession season 2, which premieres this weekend.
At the end of season 1, practically every member of the family had shown its poisonous fangs at their respective preys and struck -- or, at least attempted to strike. Most of these moves resulted in self-flagellations,...
- 8/7/2019
- Den of Geek
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