Succession
WARNING : The following contains SPOILERS for successiveness !
Kendall appeared to be the Cuban sandwich at the conclusion of time of year 4 , episode 6 ofSuccessionbut has actually staged his own downfall . Kendall has always been the most power - thirsty of Logan ’s four children , with an insatiable desire to be the head person in charge . Despite his tenacity in want the top job , Kendall has turn out wildly clumsy and almost predictably unreliable in any leaders role his dad previously grant him throughout the serial . Kendall ’s elemental centering is the appearance of success and not so much the deserving ethic and occupation acumen to become successful . This was fully displayed at the Living Plus product launch on Investor Day inSuccession .
Edward Calvin Kendall feel execute after his Living Plus presentation receive generally secure hearing feedback and increased the Waystar stock toll . Kendall used several maneuver that could be considered low - hang fruit to achieve this , including a projected video of Logan he had edited to supercharge his image . Kendall build a substantial amount of unfounded plug around the product launch and made several elusive fictitious promises that will only backfire on him once reality strikes and his office trip needs ends . While many rooter were glad to see Kendall at last succeed , his approach to the Living Plus launching will only further reveal his incompetence and unfitness to satiate in Logan ’s " big place . "
Kendall Is Unprepared & Amateurish At Living Plus Event
Kendall ’s approach to the Living Plus event began with a serial publication of undue demands to build a hardheaded point house for his presentation in less than 24 hours . Kendall was more focussed on how the artificial cloud would appear than the accuracy of his language , as if he were directing a swordplay alternatively of presenting at a incarnate rule . Kendall ’s boyish custom flight cap that he had made for the event was reasonably adorable but professionally embarrassing . It had nothing to do with the Living Plus real landed estate properties he was annunciate . Kendall also started his speech by reading off the teleprompter and add whacky improvisations that only solidified his reputation as an amateur bourgeois .
Kendall Relied On Logan’s Postmortem Endorsement
Edward Kendall win some redemption and understanding points during his presentment by including a sentimental dialogue with an emended picture of Logan . rooter of the show will straightaway realize how hypocritical that is for him to do . Kendall had consistently betrayed and plotted against his dad , desperately trying to leaven his worth , make his bivalent enactment with a practical Logan fabulously disingenuous . Kendall felt he could not efficaciously gear Living Plus without using his dad ’s presence to endorse it . Kendall wo n’t be able to use Logan as a sustainable tactic for his own validation and popularity for long , making this a garish fast one that his papa would have likely reject ofif Logan had n’t go bad .
Kendall use up it further by digitally pull wires Logan ’s words to make animation Plus seem fabulously bright and moneymaking . Footage taken from a promotional television Logan had film before his death submit that Living Plus would " considerably increase " the growth earnings of Waystar ’s park partition . Withcousin Greg’shelp , Kendall delete the footage to have Logan say " double " the increment earnings . This thin but inaccurate change added specificity to elicit a more overconfident response for Living Plus . ultimately , Kendall put words in his dada ’s mouth to inflate the merchandise ’s projection . He used Logan ’s reputation to make eminent claims so that he could look good on degree as the fresh co - CEO .
Kendall Makes False Promises That Drive Up Waystar’s Stock
Kendall made a few godforsaken claim that will be unmanageable to uphold . This compromises Waystar ’s reputation with its shareholder . Besides Logan ’s fake video promising to duple pay , Kendall also implies that Waystar ’s connectedness to advance engineering will offer wellness welfare to Living Plus member . Kendall announces that living in one of these communities will eventually increase a person ’s life anticipation by decades , an outrageous claim that is unwarranted and slightly delusional . Kendall ’s false promises encourage Waystar ’s stemma toll to tide but will eventually expose him to fraudulence . The event could also playact as proof for pumping Waystar ’s worth before theMatsson - Gojo deal .
As much as Kendall might deserve a win , time of year 4 ofSuccessionhas only proved that he ca n’t do it honestly or with a level head . Kendall create more government issue for Waystar that its succeeding administrator will have to confront down the course . Kendall craves achiever disregarding of whether it is earned or turn over to him . This excuse why he ’s willing to do unethical and unwise thing to achieve momentary moments of establishment . His desperation to experience accomplished will stop up backfiring on him . He extend to only care about the short - condition high alternatively of the long - condition consequences of his decision . The Living Plus event explicate why Logan could never take him seriously as his successor .
