For a show that has some of the best one-liners in TV history, “Succession” has also given us a uniquely nihilistic portrayal of pregnancy, devoid of joy and hopeful anticipation. Ironically, for a show all about family lineage and inheritance, children are almost completely absent and childrearing is left to minor characters, like Kendall’s ex-wife Rava (Natalie Gold). In the episode immediately following Logan’s death, the audience finds out that the youngest and only female sibling, Siobhan “Shiv” Roy (Sarah Snook), is pregnant. The audacious choice to kill off the show’s patriarch in episode three was initially shocking, but it has allowed the writers to patiently sift through the fallout from his demise and portray the jockeying for dominance among his children and other power brokers. The show’s final season has revolved around the Roy siblings’ reactions to the death of their father, Logan (Brian Cox). (HBO and CNN share the parent company Warner Brothers Discovery.) “Succession” is still wickedly funny in the most zeitgeist-y way, but ultimately, it’s destined to be remembered as a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. However, somewhere around the end of season three-perhaps when the audience was left wondering if Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) had drowned in a pool-the tragedy of the story began to overwhelm the comedy. Rebecca Bodenheimer photo courtesy of the author
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