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Youre not supposed to like the wealthy, entitled, scheming assholes in HBOsSuccession.
Well, maybe like is not the right word.
However, the real-world connections dont overwhelm the series.
But each of them has his or her own revealed idiosyncrasies and those are what make the show pop.
He has a way of smirking that is simultaneously charming and begging for a smack in the face.
Thanks, she says, snatching it from him without giving it a millisecond of thought.
Connor lives in New Mexico and is sort of an odd sibling out.
The butter is too cold!
he screams at the whole kitchen staff in the middle of the event.
Theres dinner rolls ripping out there as we speak!
I am a laughing stock!
Even characters who seem extraneous develop more and more layers as the series progresses.
Shivs fiance, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), seems at first like a sycophantic bonehead.
Gregs mother insists that he go to Logans birthday party and manipulate his way into getting a job.
In moments like those,Successioncan feel like a profane mix ofBillionsandVeep.
Thats a message that at least a few people in power could benefit from hearing.
