5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale
Associated PressThere’s no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. Even the final episode’s title, “With Open Eyes,” has critics poring through the John Berryman poem that has been used for each season finale’s title. By the end of season three, the siblings had buried their differences enough to attempt a corporate coup of their father — only to be betrayed by Shiv’s husband Tom Wambsgans, played by Matthew Macfadyen. Show creator Jesse Armstrong told The New Yorker earlier this year “there’s a promise in the title of ‘Succession,’” a sign that there’ll be some certainty at least on this question. “Succession’s” fictional election results have both professional and personal implications for the Roy family, with protests over Mencken erupting throughout the city.