Succession Rewatch: “Dad’s Plan is Better”

Season two

Kendall Roy in his flop era. Photo: HBO.

Doing my best sports announcer voice: We're starting the second quarter of Succession, and the kids are down astronomical. Kendall is homeless (his old place smelled “of Rava,” his new place is a stopgap because all the good condos were taken up by Fashion Week people), lost his dealer’s number, canceled sauna appointment, no girlfriend and barely hanging onto his job. Connor: still no ring on his finger, losing all his eBay bids on Napoleon souvenirs, damn near in line at the Times Square TKTS booth to get Willa some theater tickets, apply for a job in D.C.¹ Roman: single, demotion, too much gel in his hair. Shiv: nepo husband, closet full of neutral tones, family making fun of her big chop, falling for an empty promise. Logan offers her the top job and she, at her big age, doesn’t know the boy’s a liarrrrr…

But things aren’t much better on Team Dad.