Succession
Warning : This clause contains SPOILERS for Succession season 4 , episode 1 , " The Munsters . “Shiv and Tom ’s man and wife twists are devastating but also limit upSuccessionseason 4 ’s ending . successiveness ’s final season has started on a eminent notation , solidify the restored sibling bond between Kendall ( Jeremy Strong ) , Shiv ( Sarah Snook ) , and Roman ( Kieran Culkin ) , but one of its final scene is the quiet yet emotional moment of Shiv and Tom ( Matthew Macfadyen ) talking about ending their marriage . It ’s a moment that seems like it was a long time coming for Tom and Shiv , though that does n’t make the fit any less sad for the dyad .
In theSuccessionseason 4 installment 1 ending , Shiv returns to the New York City flat she formerly share with Tom after helping Kendall and Roman successfully outbid Logan ( Brian Cox ) for the attainment of Pierce Global Media . The couple is going through a trial detachment , and while Tom is ready to discuss their marriage ceremony , Shiv refuse to talk , tearfully saying that it ’s clock time for them to get a divorcement . Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen ’s functioning make this scene devastating to watch and give the writing a great excited encroachment . The view ’s placement near the closing of the Succession season 4 premier highlight how significant it will be to subsequent instalment .
Shiv & Tom’s Season 4 Episode 1 Marriage Twists Explained
Shiv and Tom ’s relationshipinSuccessionhas always been troubled . Though the couple gets married inSuccessionseason 1 , Shiv and Tom do n’t seem to be entirely glad together . thing come to a head in Succession time of year 3 when Tom finally realizes how unloved he is and tips off Logan to the sibling ' plan to break off the sales agreement of Waystar Royco . Shiv requesting a divorcement twists Tom and Shiv ’s marriage even further . It ’s unreadable if Tom and Shiv will actually divide , but the Succession season 4 house trailer view them arguing about Tom ’s betrayal , so it seems they will finally discuss the elephant in the room at some point .
What Shiv & Tom’s Season 4 Episode 1 Ending Scene Really Means
Tom and Shiv’sSuccessionseason 4 premiere ending is layered . On the control surface , it ’s a conversation between two people whose relationship is dissolving . However , the scene is also about Tom betraying Shiv in theSuccessionseason 3 finale . It ’s clear that they have n’t talk about what Tom did and why he did it . Tom is overt to discussion , while Shiv deny to be vulnerable and shuts down the conversation . She ’s furious about Tom ’s doings but turn away to allow that she ’s been play by her hubby and wo n’t recognize her role in pushing Tom into his act of treachery . It ’s easier for Shiv to compartmentalize her feel and simply campaign Tom off .
What makes this scene sadder is that Shiv does love Tom . She ’s visibly upset when Tom tells her he had a drinking with Naomi and is unhappy that Tom has been hanging out with model , even though Shiv float the idea of an unresolved marriage ceremony on their wedding night . In an interview withTV Insider , Sarah Snook say of Shiv,“I cogitate in her syndicate , she ’s grow up to feel that honey is transactional and so how do you sail having an fair conversation with your husband without that lens?“Shiv has hassle express her emotions and would rather give up on their wedlock than endeavor to talk affair out .
How Shiv & Tom’s Marriage Twists Set Shiv Up To Succeed Logan
These wedlock twist between Shiv and Tom can set up Shiv to succeed Logan . Tom remains the only connectedness between the Roy siblings'“rebel alliance"and Logan , thanks to his wedding to Shiv . Tom has already help Shiv get a win over Logan ; he tell Shiv about his coming together with Naomi Pierce ( Annabelle Dexter - Jones ) , allow his wife have sex that Logan is planning to adopt PGM fromNan Pierce , something he ’s been wanting to do sinceSuccessionseason 2 . Even though Tom cheat on his married woman , this action , and the fact that he urge for Shiv to Logan , prove that he still care for Shiv , which could benefit her inSuccessionseason 4 .
Even though their wedlock is fade away , Shiv and Tom ca n’t seem to let go of each other . Tom is still allied with Logan , but his hinting about the PGM plans to Shiv raise he ’s still in her quoin . If Shiv and Tom manage to work things out and salvage their human relationship , perhaps Tom will at last cross Logan and side with his married woman , Kendall , and Roman , the onlyRoy family memberswho have distanced themselves from the Waystar CEO . Tom could utilise his connections to get Shiv back into Waystar and put her in a position to take over the company , which would be a very satisfying end game for her fictional character inSuccession .
