Gamechanging and heartbreaking in equal measure, this week’s instalment shakes up the status quo for the rest of the season
Not quite a red wedding but certainly a black one. Here’s the order of service from the devastating third episode, titled Connor’s Wedding …
Spoiler alert: this recap is for people watching Succession season four. Don’t read on unless you’ve watched episode three.
Spare a thought for poor bodyguard Colin (Scott Nicholson), last seen looking shellshocked beside Logan’s limo. His “best pal” and meal ticket just turned up his toes.
Did Logan have an intimation of his waning health – hence his afterlife musings and uncharacteristic declarations of love? Did Jesse Armstrong know this episode would air at Easter?
Even at a family wedding, wealth hierarchies remained rigidly in place, with colour-coded invitations and VIP areas. Tom trusted the aircrew, the Roys definitely didn’t.
This gut-punch episode was written by showrunner Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod – the dream team behind 11 of Succession’s 31 episodes so far. Nicholas Britell’s elegiac score was beautiful too.
