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Youre not a killer.
You have to be a killer.
Thats what Logan Roy tells his No.
Youre not a killer is, crucially, a phrase with more than one meaning.
When Logan says it, hes implying that Kendall doesnt have a killers instinct.
Hes too soft, not ruthless enough to make the hard decisions that a CEO has to make.
He downplays the severity of what happened to Andrew as well as Kendalls role in it.
Logan is wrong about everything he says here.
I think this is the day his reign ends, he proclaims.
That made it immensely satisfying.
Who is Kendall Roy in the last moments of the finale?
This show, from the beginning, was always about Kendall and Logan.
But its also a response to that hug from many months ago, a fuck off!
to Logans alleged paternal embrace.
He did what his father asked by going on TV to say, Dads plan is better.
Hedropkicked Vaulter to the curb, against his own instincts.
He evenexpressed his admiration for Loganin an extremely misguided rap performance.
Thats what he loves.
As played by the wonderfully understated Jeremy Strong, Kendall seems pretty broken by his fathers decision.
Its of the father, Logan, watching this Shakespearean betrayal unfold on cable TV.
The expression on Logans face is one of concern.
He cant totally smile.
His son just fucked him over on national television.
But hes also a little impressed that Kendall had the cojones to do what he did.
That almost-smile says, Thats my boy.
Successioncritics, and even some of its fans, frequently point out that everyone on this show is horrible.
Thats the other thing that makes Kendalls eleventh-hour treachery so pleasing.
OnSuccession, and in the wider world at this point, thats cause for celebration.
