Can You Root for Anyone on Succession? 

Roman wanted to fast track him to a promotion. Nicest thing Rome did if he did it.

The enigma

I work hard but I do not play hard. I play easy, why would you play hard?

Yea, good kid, he’s extremely goal oriented, isn’t afraid of thinking outside the box, and he’s got an abundance of tenacity. Shame he ended up leaving Waystar to work in the archives department at Lumen Industries, I saw a post on facebook that said a lot of those jobs are so top secret that they have to drill a hole through your skull so they can inject a medication that temporarily prevents your short term memories from becoming long term memories directly in to your cerebral cortex at the beginning of every shift.

If it is to be said, so it be- so it is.

You can't have a character only be a tool for the whole of a show like this. Greg will surely be the victor at the end. Because unlike Tyrion, he is also a horrible person...

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Greg is, funny though, pretty much the "symbol" for the viewer; at first he's a "good for nothing". Not because he's stupid or so, but because he simple doesn't know what to do with his life. Also, the first thing we pretty much see what he does is lyin'. Not big lies but first he kinda lies about his family and then to his mother to put the blame for his f*ck up towards some other non existent person. He also tends to put up some "Ideals" to cover up the fact that he hasn't the drive or the ambitions to actually fullfill his desires at first. But he never lives up to those ideals, he isn't a "selfmade" guy and never will be. He also don't show any special talent nor the will to put real hard work into something; yet all those ideals and ideas gettin' thrown over board as soon as he expierences the Roy Lifestyle, he suddenly starts to kinda work towards a goal - gettin' on the path *other* Characters lie down to him and startin' to "play the game" to his own advantage. As I said, he isn't dumb. But he ain't special neither. He's also not "good" and while less "traumatized" than the Roy children, he's also not really loyal and all his "values" are simple shallow words he puts up to justify his own laziness, his own insecurity. Remember when he talks about datin' and what not in the third season? Or about the bad cooperations in season one and two? Yeah ... He then starts to work for the benefits of said cooperations and while he's on the Wedding Date with the blonde one, he also starts to date the European Girl just to be "save". Just to "get something" so obviously the words about "substance" were rather a "projection"; he himself lacks substance. Realness. That's the reason why so many people takin' a likin' in him, they see themselves in them because we all kinda like that. To be those "larger than life" Characters, with "untouchable principles" and what not is not only hard, it is near impossible. So, in the end Greg stands for the Viewer - for the average people. For us, which justify their behaviour and "not success" with ideals and values we pretend to have instead of simple admiting that we don't have what it takes to conquer what we need to satisfy our desires.

How could you forget Connor, you forgot the first born son???

@@joetoaster447 Connor is too busy being interested in politics from a very early age to be considered a character to root for

Tom told Greg to shred all evidence of Mo's cover up, admittedly he is more likable than others but he crossed the line with that

Because her terribleness is much more personal. I do think some of the hate towards her character is sexist in nature, but the fact that most of the terrible stuff she does is towards Tom makes her more of a target. Even though Tom is literally awful, somehow, the actor manages to make him extremely likable. And doing terrible things on a very personal basis, to a character people like is a big black mark. Shiv also doesn't have the really funny personality of Roman or the underdog guilt-ridden "charm" of Kendall. I also hate her because she is the avater of the most bullshit inauthentic liberal corporate feminist possible.

Exactly. That's what draws me to him. There is sooo much to dive into with his character!

Logan is a sociopath, Kendall isn't. That's the divide that will keep Logan from ever respecting his son.

I did think Frank had abused Roman when I was watching the show at first but changed my mind maybe on season3. I do definitely think Roman was a victim though but of someone who is no longer there

Tom's dog and that rabbit don't get enough love. I'm ashamed I left them out.

For sure! That's a great point. And thanks for the kind words!

@@RobertsThoughts I would have loved to have heard if you think one should root for Greg and if he is a good person.

@@christofferwikner3672 I know it's not in the longform video, but I can give my quick answer here -- Greg is my favorite character to watch on the show because he's so entertaining and silly, but I think he became as morally bankrupt as his cousins and uncle very early in season 1. He's more self-made than the Roy siblings in the sense that he didn't grow up rich, but he's still grifting off his family's wealth and made it to the bottom of the top by lying, cheating, and backstabbing. This video from Renegade Film Theory basically spells out all my thoughts -- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsPsfiDUMe4.html

Greg is pretty much just the "Viewer" in the show. He represents "us". And he will get probably thrown under the bus at some point, don't get me wrong - not like "Hahaha jail and proverty for you! >:(" but he will probably develop some real ambitions and then, exactly in that moment, reality catches up and he will get for an example a CEO Positions with a good Salary but just as "puppet" for somebody elses. And his Grandpa will come along and say something like "... See. Vipers. Didn't you tell me you wanna some big changes? Well - At least you don't have to count on me anymore for money. I hope you're happy as a Prostitute."

Seeing him miss Greg in his list is just how the show portrays him. He's like a background character who can slip in and out unnoticed, but he's proven himself to be power hungry and treacherous at every opportunity. I can see him betraying whoever he can to get closer to whoever is in the throne.

I don’t think they always do, but they certainly did, at least for a fleeting moment, in that season 3 finale scene. I’m just hoping they choose that over the power. Probably won’t, but I’ll be watching as long as they dangle that fruit!

Hahaha yep, there's obviously something wonky going on. That's about all I know though

Thanks! Kendall forever

I just wanted to add, I see that you are a small channel that makes content about subject I like, easy sub!

My pleasure, and thanks for the response!

Thanks so much!

You’re not completely wrong but Kendall was drinking and high. If he had his wits he may’ve seen the elk and reacted before the kid did. Moreover, his hiding his involvement saddled the kid and his family with a cover story that labeled him a thief after his death.

Oh, I see the satirical nature of it. But the show has healthy doses of both satirical comedy and legitimate drama. If it was comedic satire only, I'm not sure how drawn to the show I'd be.

Tbf, can you have one without the other at this level of writing? I don't think so. For example Mcbride's 'The Righteous Gemstones' completely flips Armstrong's narrative by making obvious comedy the star which covers the subtle drama. Frankly, those two shows are two sides of the same coin, imo. Jesse Gemstone wants to be his powerful father's successor just as much as Kendall Roy. Interesting chat!

It's actually funny you bring up that example, because I tried maybe 5 episodes of that show and I couldn't really get into it because it's played so over the top. I'm sure part of it also had to do with my views on the religious setting, but I just couldn't get as invested. But lots of people who I tend to agree with are telling me how good Gemstones is, so I might have to give it another shot!

@@RobertsThoughts oh you really should! While I am not a big fan of Danny McBride, his humor is usually way over the top, but he can make me belly laugh like a 12 year old boy. As a bonus Walton Goggins is in TRG as 'Uncle Baby Billy' ! He is one veristal actor. Did you see Goggins did a few episodes of SoA? He played a transvestite sex worker named Venus Van Damme. Amazing.

I think there's a bit of both. The love/power grab scale seems to be tipping towards love in the first season, but I think now that 3 seasons have been completed, it's moved way over in the other direction.

It's a sliding door haha

Funny thing is... I agree. I've changed how I view the show in rewatching it again, and with it ending. To me, what's now most meaningful is that seeing them as flawed humans inherently shows why they shouldn't be in positions of so much power.

That's a popular choice in this comment section haha

Cousin Greg is slowly beginning to complete his transformation into a full fledged Roy so 😅