SUCCESSION Full Series Recap | Season 1-4 Recap | Series Finale Ending Explained

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The HBO original series Succession just aired its series finale after four incredible seasons. Relive your favorite moments now with our recap!
Succession follows the Roy family, owners of media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health. His four children - estranged oldest son Connor, power-hungry Kendall, irreverent Roman, and politically-savvy Shiv - all with varying degrees of connection to the company, begin to prepare for a future without their father, and each begins vying for prominence within the company.
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Succession stars Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy, Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch, Brian Cox as Logan Roy, Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, Peter Friedman as Frank Vernon, Natalie Gold as Rava Roy, Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans, Alan Ruck as Connor Roy, Sarah Snook as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy, Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, Rob Yang as Lawrence Yee, Dagmara Domińczyk as Karolina Novotney, Arian Moayed as Stewy Hosseini, J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman, Justine Lupe as Willa Ferreyra, David Rasche as Karl Muller, Fisher Stevens as Hugo Baker, Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson
This is a recap of some of the biggest and best moments from Succession season 1, including Logan's stroke, Kendall staging a coup, Shiv and Tom's wedding, Connor running for president, Greg and Tom, and more!
This is a recap of some of the biggest and best moments from Succession season 2, including Kendall's L to the OG rap, the senate hearing, Kendall's press conference, and more!
This is a recap of some of the biggest and best moments from Succession season 3, including Roman and Gerri, Tom betraying Shiv, Alexander Skarsgard, the season finale ending, and more!
This is a recap of some of the biggest and best moments from Succession season 4, including Connor and Willa's wedding, Logan's death, the election night results, Mencken wins, Logan's funeral, Tom wins, the series finale ending, and more!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Season 1
05:29 Season 2
11:53 Season 3
17:34 Season 4
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[@DiaDeLaDead]

Funny how Kendall is so depressed, yet he is expected to walk away with at least two billion.

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

Yeah. I think that’s why the series ends where it does….ultimately if a fifth season just showed them all retiring young and sleeping on beds of money in the Caribbean, or just starting their own companies, it could seem that perhaps there were never really any true stakes in the first place….. which, I guess is the point. The characters literally don’t know anything else or ultimately unimportant it is.

[@phillylady]

Money can’t buy love. Ironically with all the money the Roys’ had, in the end it could not buy them what they needed most. 😢

[@dimitartodorov1352]

Yea with that amount of money (and some investments) he can even create his own media empire and at some point try to wage war with Matson for which media should be more trusted. This will give him purpose again.

[@cynthiasmith2459]

@@dimitartodorov1352 they would lose against Matsson, because the truth is, they are not that bright. A bunch of rich, pampered nobody’s. And they were just standing on their fathers legacy.

[@The_GlitchWitch]

It was never about the money.

[@CarAmeL624]

Technically Greg didnt betray Tom directly, he didnt know Tom was the proposed US CEO 😅 If Tom had told Greg that it was him, I am sure Greg would have aligned alongside him to secure a good position. The mystery of the new CEO was what made Greg try and secure favor with Kendall. 🤔🤔 but I am so happy my prediction was right. I just knew Greg and Tom would be the only family left. The tragic irony that the only 2 remaining family members in the company were the 2 outsiders is so fitting

[@jishnujishnu1467]

Exactly, I think even Tom realized this at the end when he told Greg he’s still got him. Tom got the news and instead of telling greg directly he fucks with him and says greg “might” make it with a huge pay cut. Greg was looking out for himself and once Tom cooled off and was named ceo he realized Greg really is his only friend

[@realdaggerman105]

@@jishnujishnu1467 All Tom had to do was say ‘you’re good Greg’ and this never would have been in doubt

[@robbie192]

He betrayed Tom directly because the leak threatened the deal....

[@maki001s]

Very well done on this recap - what a great ride this show was.

[@josepharmani5827]

Many wonder why Shiv voted against her brothers and some may say it's bad writing cos many might have wanted one of the Roys to be the CEO.. but this is great writing, almost perfect in every way! Whether it's Kendall, Roman or SHIV they're all f****n selfish af, they've always been, and most importantly none of them are capable for the job... Afterall, what Logan said about them that, "they're not serious people" is incredibly true. I think imo the show was always leading upto this, to make us realise how incredibly spoiled and unworthy each of the Roy siblings really are. I truly truly enjoyed the show and absolutely loved the ending.

[@fufu5068]

Shiv saw the opportunity, and the bloodline part changed her

[@Istancapital]

@@rhinoman86please shut up

[@blueberrysponge42]

the show was not "leading up" to tell us they are pricks. It was so clear from the start.

[@johncarnegie5358]

Excellent recap all the main points were hit!

[@StarsAndAngels]

Such an excellent recap to an excellent series!

[@jasonroberts8525]

To me season 3 was the most audacious season of them all ! Loved the Entire show !

[@stanjones5341]

Siblings were like crabs in a bucket.

[@tvaddict6623]

Perfect recap!

[@KBL1974]

Great recap. Thank you

[@applepeel1662]

Great work!

[@cgrice1971]

Great work as always!

[@ronaldpotter5598]

Hey kinda random I’ve been enjoying your videos a lot, really bringing in the nostalgia! May I suggest possibly doing a “the 100” recap? Thanks for the great videos!

[@suphz]

THANK YOU

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Thanks bro

[@natemccollum3731]

If Kendall would’ve just waited it out at the start I guarantee he would’ve ended up in the job. Instead he goes for it too quick and proves he’s not ready.

[@cynthiasmith2459]

Waited it out? How do you figure?

[@realdaggerman105]

Nah look, he was so rushed BECAUSE Logan basically disinherited him before he had his health issues.

[@Velvet_Whisper]

I was wondering if I should watch this and I'm glad I watched this recap. I'm only 1/2 through it and I won't be watching a show about whiney rich people who are always doing sneaky things and then wonder y they're internally unhappy. I can see that in real life

[@nigelsalvador]

I like the concept of your channel. I was wondering if you could do a recap of Justified before the release of the new miniseries Justified: City Primeval? Thanks!

[@RecapAndChill]

Absolutely! Justified is one of my favorites.

[@Ereh729]

The people who think Shiv voting against Kendall is "bad writing" need to be shipped to Jupiter.

[@krishnawidardjo5777]

Nah man. They're just not serious people 😄😄

[@stephsagas]

hahah this video makes Roman seem like such a villainous side character but he's literally everybody favourite lmaoo

[@DeeTeaDee]

He’s a pervert! 😂 Exactly the type of spoiled, emotional void character that would be visiting islands with other rich men. Its just we dont get to see more of his life play out. But thats what he is

[@kevinstar159]

Fuck Roman. He was my least favorite.

[@Panama_Red]

A therapy service is the perfect advertiser for a review of this show 😂 But for real, Better Help is trash and should not be used to replace actual therapy.

[@mikebreslaw9651]

Never in a million years did i think greg was gonna be ceo. In fact, i am surprised he even lasted the whole series. Basically, he's a village idiot. All i can remember is the first season when we get introduced to him puking in an animal costume. I would say he has a way of horning in..lol

[@birthgravy]

Greg isn't CEO though, it's Tom lol

[@mikebreslaw9651]

Yes,however, what i meant was that people were speculating before the final episode.

[@dr1kk3r]

If you think Greg was an idiot, you didn't understand Succession :)

[@DeeTeaDee]

Eh? You mean TOM bozo

[@dudewithcomedy1]

Thank you for saving my time, awesome recap

[@munashengulube6852]

Does Anyone know the background music when Roman speaks the truth?

[@lauramoyabeauty1710]

Logan never intended or hinted to intending wanting to leave Marcia as his successor.

[@webdznr1]

I vote for a sequel.

[@irih6086]

Or prequel

[@nont18411]

Nah. It’s great as it is.

[@applepeel1662]

I wish but this show is a tragedy. Tragedies don't get prequels or sequels, they suck you in with brilliantly written characters and stories, give you resolution but never allowing u to dive deeper into the story themselves

[@johnricercato740]

If there is one Jesse Armstrong won’t be involved. He believes in short but sweet; go out on a high.

[@TheKrazysexykool]

In the first 2 episodes of the first season, the audience is introduced to the Roy Family the way others in their fictitious world see them, as rich, out of touch, entitled a**holes. This is the true Roy Family. Slowly, we see the family dynamics, our views soften towards the Roy siblings. Poor abused children of a very mean tyrant. And Logan IS a very mean man. I, personally, root for Kendall from Season 1 up to the 2nd episode of Season 4 which occurs the night of Connor's rehearsal dinner. We see mean, old Logan confront his children and he does apologize but we see his children for the real people we were introduced to in the first and second episodes of Season 1. They are NOT serious people. I stopped rooting for Kendall and I realized that Logan wss right all along. I am not saying that the Roy siblings' flaws are totally their own fault for we learned that they did endure a lot. Our childhoods shape us as the adults we become but the siblings are pretty self aware in their delusions and do choose to remain willing hostages to their abuser and fight to win the approval and position of CEO they were never, ever going to receive from their father. Logan may be a misogynist but he had no problem naming Rhea Jarrell as CEO. His problem was not with all women. It was with Shiv. Logan could never be anything but a powerful manipulator to anyone he truly loved because he could not be vulnerable. Love was weaponized. Those of us who rooted for Kendall rooted in vain because he could never have been a capable CEO. But I couldn't see it until Logan was physically taken out of the equation. It is a testament to Jeremy Strong's acting, his puppy dog eyes and the skill of the writers and directors that deluded me into believing Kendall should win. I will miss this show. It challenged one's mind and ability to see the forest for the trees. I hope it kills at The Emmys

[@0912sooli]

So why did Shiv actually change her mind in the end? Did she prefer being CEO's wife than CEO's sister cause it gives her more power?

[@InvaderG]

makes zero sense. it’s just disdain for kendall i think. i don’t understand it at all. near bad writing.

[@edpankov]

She realized she's also not fit for the job

[@miseendriste6337]

Yes

[@irwin6266]

They became children again, siblings who fight for father's approval. It's unfair that one has more than the others. They couldn't face it so they thought about anything that could help them to not give him this position. The death of the waiter is a very good point and it's very clever to bring it back here once we all forgot about this event. It's legit. The conclusion of the show is that power blinded them from being a true loving family.

[@natemccollum3731]

It’s because of his conversation with Stewie. As soon as he sat in the chair he acted like a complete asshole. She realizes he’s not fit for the job and takes her money. I hope she reconciles with Tom.

[@SubTroppo]

Well done, now write your own!

[@jcnom6606]

Here’s my recap You could’ve skipped from episode 1 of the series to the end and it wouldn’t have made much difference, there was ultimately no point to Kendall Roy as a character. The series is just him being beaten and humiliated and backstabbed the same ways always. Most of the episode is just him being humiliated, even to the point where the writers revert him back to season 1 Ken so he can lose. Personally I feel like it was a waste of time. All that growth was for naught, he never had an actual plan or any moves or ever had some killer ruthless move planned for his siblings, no tragic Pyrrhic victory, the parallels between him and Logan were just a tease

[@jcnom6606]

@Chuck Buskee "the point is that there is no point, people dont change even though we saw the change happening in real time 9 episodes prior because lol people dont change" bravo armstrong

[@jcnom6606]

@Chuck Buskee cool there was no change, you got me, brilliant. I don’t dislike the ending because Kendall didn’t win, I don’t like the ending because of how he “lost” also don’t act like shiv did it for any other reason than jealousy

[@levicarvalho4389]

This series explains a how the managerial elite is taking over the world

[@ptinsv]

Shiv has been such an annoying character the entire series either expecting the world with the least experience, emotional abuse of Tom or backstabbing people with illogical reasoning. It’s a shame she managed to have the last word

[@cynthiasmith2459]

I agree, she is irrational. I don’t understand why she would betray her brother at the last minute like that. I understand it moves the plot along, but it doesn’t make any sense. Kendall has experience and education. Roman is a joke, and she has no experience, no leadership skills, obviously a backstabber, on how she treats her husband in front of people, no more political allies, and yet she thinks she should be CEO. 🙄

[@corinne6011]

​@@cynthiasmith2459Ken has more experience in addictions and swimming than in management ! 🤣 Shiv made the right choice for everyone. They're permanently freed from their father's toxic grip and have to go their own way with the billions from the sale.

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

I wonder what true story this is based on

[@miralee3419]

I LOVED TOM IM SO GLAD HES CEO

[@Ydnis.nedsma]

I don’t understand the fascination with this show. Maybe I have to watch it but so far from this well done recap I’m not intrigued.

[@DrewTrox]

This is the series getting all the praise? I guess it's for the acting?

[@paulgraves4605]

I recommended this show to a number of friends and a number of them couldn't get into it. When I re watched season 1 , I can understand. It's pretty cringe. So if you don't get it or see what it's all about, just try and ride it out because season 3 is the sweet spot. There is no 'Succession' without Tom and Greg .

[@Erox006]

not even a minute in and there's like 3 big mistakes ...

[@danielrose8305]

Imagine you created Hitler and then were able to just sit at a bar and smile cause you have enough money to not care. They are so much worse than they were in Season 01 and these are the type of people who run our world. It's sickening.

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

8:25 his name is fucking what??

[@valutiquegifts6045]

So Kendall's dark-skinned little boy may be the son of a Rava affair, as Roman alluded to during the fight? I haven't seen any reviewer mention that line. Logan didn't like the kid, even slapped him at the Thanksgiving dinner, that Kendall insisted Rava and the kids attend in season 1.

[@locket5279]

Sophia was adopted. It sounds like Roman's comment was more Kendall and Rava were involved with In vitro fertilization for Iverson, not that Rava had an affair. Roman would not have been so nice with the comment if Rava had cheated on Kendall. Roman: "One is a buy-in, the other is half Rava and half some filing cabinet guy, right." Suggesting the other half was a frozen test tube. Seems like Kendall can't have kids himself so went with adoption and a sperm donor.

[@valutiquegifts6045]

@@locket5279 thanks...so much going on with the show, some of the asides are the best lines.

[@kiratherenegade1561]

The ending borders on bad writing. In my opinion - it should've been Roman wanting out combined with Shiv having a better path with Tom that naturally screws Kendall. What actually happens is Shiv changes her mind last second, Roman dogpiles & they sacrifice Kendall's soul for security. It feels weak & very "how do we make this depressing?" They needed another episode to flesh it all out. Very disappointed that Kendall's story boils down to: fails to kill Dad, fails to kill Dad again, is Dad's bitch, tries & eventually fails to kill Dad again, fails to kill Dad with the siblings, fails to kill Matsson. I don't think I've seen a character get fucked as often as Kendall. From Episode 1 it was just blow after blow. And it never amounted to anything.

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@Chuck Buskee It less about his character & more about his arc. He ends up in the exact same spot as S1 Episode 6. That was 5 years ago to me.

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@Chuck Buskee Yeah - fine to say in the moment, kinda sucks after 5 years of caring y'know

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@Chuck Buskee Not unhappy, just like I wasted my time :)

[@kiratherenegade1561]

@Chuck Buskee I wasted time caring about Kendall's journey. Everyone else changed & grew. Not Kendall, despite everything.

[@hus4in]

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[@jedricbarlow3940]

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[@idontwantone132]

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[@RecapAndChill]

“Likeliest scape goat.”

[@idontwantone132]

@@RecapAndChill ok ok you win

[@idontwantone132]

@@RecapAndChill I thought you said likely escape goat lol

[@blackbirght]

Very boring show. Had to skip parts even here, glad I didn’t watch a single episode.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

Nobody cares.

[@quarksbar2369]

You clearly care enough to leave this comment

[@coinmba]

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