The Ranking
Succession
TIME TO DECIDE WHICH EPISODE IS THE NUMBER-ONE BOY
SELMAN HOŞGÖR
Beth: So, now we’re out the other side, how do we reflect on the legacy of Succession?
Boyd: I miss it so much. We’ll probably never see those characters again, unless they do a Christmas special or something in ten years’ time. I’ve missed it partly because the characters are so interesting, and partly because the show’s that good. I’m still in mourning.
Mike: What an amazing final season, and final episode, it was as well. People spoke immediately about it as one of the great TV endings. When I was thinking about my favourite episodes of the show, I feel like so many of them were in the fourth season.
John: The show got better as it went along. It took me a couple of goes to get into it. The first season didn’t grab me immediately. You watch that first episode and it’s good, it’s decent, but it doesn’t really give you a sense of where it’s going or how insane the twists and turns will be.
Beth: I don’t think the viewing figures were that impressive for that first season, and then it began to take on a life of its own and it got awards, getting the conversation going. I want to get into what the special sauce is with Succession.
John: I guess it’s the writing. [Showrunner] Jesse Armstrong comes from the British writing tradition. He brought a lot of British writers along. It’s a show with British DNA. It has that sense of irony, of sarcasm, and it’s steeped in British satirical traditions.