“Succession” has begun to ask a fascinating question: Can any of Logan’s kids be good parents?
) their pet rabbit. The only time viewers see his daughter’s bedroom is when Kendall and his siblings take over her house as a corporate headquarters and stage a meeting on her bed while she’s away. And few things give Kendall’s younger brother, Roman, more joy than feigning shock each time Kendall remembers his kids’ names.
As much as Kendall loves to see himself as the progressive sibling who will usher in change, he refuses to engage with the truth of his daughter’s attack—both that it was likely racially motivated, and that it was likely a direct result of his political plays. Incomprehensible privilege and denial can make a hell of a cocktail, and right now, Kendall is as drunk as they come.
As much as he tries to deny it Kendall knows he’s a crappy dad. He even came close to admitting as much to Shiv during the election episode, when he confided, “I don’t think I’m a very good father. Maybe the poison drips through.” But to untangle his bad parenting, Kendall would need to explore the pain his own father caused him rather than run away from it— through denial, through drugs, and through the undying dream of becoming Logan and assuming his power instead.
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