Succession returns, bigger, nastier and better than ever. Our recap of last night's blistering, brilliant Season 2 premiere
‘s gruff and exacting patriarch, spent much of the last season in recovery after suffering a stroke. His attack, and subsequent instability, served as the catalyst for three of his four children —, a.k.a. “Shiv” — sniping for power over Waystar Royco, the empire their father built with from the ground up. Apparently groomed as his heir apparent, Kendall made a play for CEO.
“Dad’s plan was better” is the talking point Kendall is drilled to say, and he says it convincingly at first. Never mind that there is, and has never been, a contingency plan for the Roys. This is a self-sustaining success story. Like a man clinging to a life raft, Kendall continues to repeat that plan over and over again throughout the episode — “Dad’s plan was better” — even when no one asks.
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