‘Succession’ Shocks Followers With Logan’s Dying in ‘Connor’s Marriage ceremony’

Warning: This story comprises spoilers from season 4 of Succession.

The tip of an period. Episode three of Succession season 4 was titled “Connor’s Marriage ceremony” — however the eldest Roy son’s nuptials turned out to be an afterthought.

As Connor (Alan Ruck) was gearing as much as marry Willa (Justine Lupe), the Roy siblings received the information that their father, Logan (Brian Cox), had collapsed on the airplane throughout a flight to Sweden. The Waystar Royco mogul had ditched Connor’s marriage ceremony in an effort to go to Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), however his well being took a flip as he was touring.

Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), who was on the airplane with Logan, referred to as Roman (Kieran Culkin) and knowledgeable him that his father’s situation was fairly unhealthy. As a flight attendant carried out chest compressions, Tom inspired Roman and Kendall (Jeremy Sturdy) to talk to their father one final time by way of telephone. By the point Shiv (Sarah Snook) received her probability, Logan had already handed. The remainder of the episode adopted the siblings as they tried to resolve how you can announce the information of their father’s dying.

Whereas many Succession followers suspected that Logan would die sooner or later in the course of the drama’s closing season, few predicted that his dying would occur so quickly. Now that he’s gone, nevertheless, the remainder of the season may deal with the Roy youngsters — Kendall, Shiv, Roman and Connor — determining how you can divvy up his property.

Kendall, Shiv and Roman had been beforehand united towards their father, making an attempt to take him out by outbidding him for PGM or beginning their very own media firm. With out him as an antagonist, nevertheless, it appears seemingly that they may activate one another in pursuit of energy at their father’s firm, Waystar Royco.

Whereas Logan’s days on Succession are seemingly over, Cox, 76, not too long ago instructed Us Weekly that he has no plans to cease working.

“You generally get [from people], ‘Effectively, I’m gonna take the summer time off.’ And I’m going, ‘What the hell does that imply, taking this summer time off? What do you imply you’re gonna take the summer time off?’ … You’re a very long time lifeless. You don’t must take the summer time off,’” the Emmy winner mentioned in February. “I don’t perceive the idea of not working. I’ve finished that every one my life. I’ve all the time labored. And it’s one thing that I’ll proceed to do till I drop. I work and I simply benefit from the work. And I discover it enjoyable, I study quite a bit. I all the time study and also you study from individuals.”

He additionally already has tons of plans within the works following his departure from Succession. “I’ve all the time been very Catholic for my part of the work, no matter comes alongside,” he defined. “And I’m gonna be doing two performs this 12 months and I’m additionally hoping to direct my first movie, which I’m gonna be doing hopefully in Might and June. So, I’m busy.”

Earlier this 12 months, Succession creator Jesse Armstrong stunned followers when he revealed that season 4 can be the present’s final installment. “You realize, there’s a promise within the title of Succession,” he instructed The New Yorker in February. “I’ve by no means thought this might go on without end.”

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Succession airs on HBO Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.