Logan was always happiest with Kendall when they came into conflict. He just couldn’t live to see Kendall succeed him. In his own way he was proud and knew deep down he was the one. I love those few scenes where Rhea or Logan say it outright to Kendall with such sincerity, but there’s an ambiguity to whether or not its a mind game or genuine. Probably both.
The thing he thought he always wanted and now he’s not so sure. Getting booted out was the best thing that could have ever happened to him and his siblings and now he has to choose going back to his father’s toxic environment
This is a heartbreaking scene for a number of reasons. For one, we see Kendall overlook a genuine father-figure in Frank to cling to an imaginary one in Logan. We also see Frank attempt to assuage Kendall's grief by assuring him that Logan loved him, only to lead Kendall down a path of isolation instead of reconciling with this siblings. Worst still, we don't fully grasps what Kendall's true motivations are: does he believe his father (in a proper state of mind) believed in him as the successor, that he was the successor but bungled it, or that his father didn't believe in him and Kendall wanted to prove him wrong? All three are unhealthy views on the reality of the situation, the one Frank is outlining as delicately as he can.
As board chair, Frank had a fiduciary responsibility to WayStar, not to Ken. I think he knew that Ken had no real plan (Living+ was a joke), and the GoJo deal was fantastic. In fact, he was bound to vote for what was best for the company's investors.
@@dane9598 the creator of the show (and the person who physically drew the line on the paper) confirmed it was underlined, mentioning you "wouldn't start below the name if you were crossing it out". I also thought it was crossed out, I mean how clumsy can you be to underline something that poorly? But alas, it's confirmed, Logan really did want Ken, before Mattson's offer. Still, Kendall would probably inherit ATN
