*Succession is one of those cable shows that just catch your attention across interest levels. It covers a multimillionaire family going through the passing of power from the retiring company founder Logan Roy (Brian Cox) to his family and board members. Yes, it represents everything negative we attach to filthy rich people, but the curious chemistry of how the 10% lives might reveal something about our own drive for survival of the fittest after the Great Recession peters out and money trickles once more into our coffers.
This drama in a fishbowl keeps the sequence flowing due to a gifted group of actors and producers. Will Ferrel is one of the producers, adding to the peculiar humor. Such comedy is manicured by Adam McKay, another co producer who directed various Will Farrel comedies. Indeed, the frame by frame subterfuge adds an interactive quality. It teases you to partake and predict scenarios. That is what this family does! Every favor, suggestion, and word is a power play. Deals turn into a "big d_ck competition." Many sources were consulted, such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, to reproduce what it's really like at the top.
I usually avoid these empire-building/office melodramas, but this one hooked me. Logan is as ruthless as they come; yet, we also see his frailties. His family magnates are all colorfully frayed characters like recovering drug addict Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), who feels entitled to be first in line, along with the predatory, obnoxious Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin (with a role made for him), the aggressive driver Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook), and the out of touch eldest brother Conner Roy (Alan Ruck).
There's still much to weigh out after the second episode just aired Sundays. The Office-like humor is an experiment at this loftier level, and it'll take consistent creativity to keep it in sync. A lot of content was already unloaded, creating high interest. Thus, first impressions are excellent, so I lay it on the 10th & Goal.
* HBO. T.V. GIF of Logan Roy inside his car.
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