And of course, when I talk about Roman, I will talk about Gerri, a role that actress J Smith Cameron absolutely kills, and should have received an Emmy nomination for. And my man Kieran Culkin as the foul-mouthed-but-concerned Roman, another truly surprising sympathetic turn. Then there's Sarah Snook as the prideful Shiv, an excellent, pitch-perfect arc like no other.
I want him to win more than Brian Cox, who scares the living daylights out of me as Logan Roy when he merely enters a room. I just hope it doesn't typecast him as a Wall Street-type, although I love him in The Big Short too. Kendall Roy is one of the most brilliant (and surprisingly sympathetic) characters I've seen, a mixture of Christopher Moltisanti and Jesse Pinkman, with a slice of your average venture capitalist. I want Jeremy Strong to win an Emmy this year so badly. Of course, much of this is possible because of the phenomenal cast. Hostile takeovers are usually not exciting to people uninterested in the financial world, but this show makes sure you understand the stakes involved. And I don't remember a character-driven drama being this thrilling. The show both revels in and critiques the world it bases itself in. Succession makes sure that behind the gaudy, showy nature of the Roy family, the ugliness of their existence is visible to you, even in the most subtle ways. Every little interaction is important, and affects another character on some or the other level significantly. Not since The Sopranos have I seen an interplay of character dynamics this good, especially the toxic traits of those characters. I had absolutely no idea that the show would exceed my expectations by a large mile. Coupled with a backdrop of corporate America, it seemed like a show right up my alley.
Why I was attracted to watching Succession in the first place was because I had heard that it had no likeable characters.
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