Succession
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Episode 5 in season 4 ofSuccessionsets up a deal to sell Waystar that would entirely change the life of Kendall , Roman , and Shiv . With Mattsson hungrier than ever to get the business deal done , the Next - Gen Roys flew to Gojo ’s annual hideaway in Norway to try their cultural compatibility and capitalize on their father ’s final business decision just days after his last . However , when Mattsson throws a curveball at Kendall and Roman , enounce he wants to buy all of Waystar , including ATN , the CEO - bros are loth to jump on the offering , bonk their new rise to executive status would be cut very little if they agreed to sell altogether .
BothKendall and Romanagree to try and counteract the deal for disjoined yet selfish reason . Kendall ca n’t get himself to let go of the newfound power he only just begin handle , still fuel by an ambiguous establishment depart behind by his founder in season 4 , episode 4 . Roman hates Mattsson and will be forced to stand up by as he bring control of Logan ’s empire . Mattsson ’s overestimate offer to buy Waystar at $ 192 per share was equally a show of secure faith and a punch straight to Roman ’s intestine . Shiv seems to be the only succeeder from this pile because of an unlikely confederation she shape with Mattsson that offers her leveraging and a chance to rank her brothers once the slew is finalize .
Kendall Won’t Be CEO Of Waystar
Throughout the serial , Kendall only wants one thing : the feeling of being in charge . Kendall is clearly incompetent as a business executive , and his solidification as co - CEO with Roman after Logan ’s death make inaptitude more obvious . While Kendall is a wildly entertaining type due to his self - destructive disposition and boyish catchphrase , he is widely unsympathetic , egotistical , and unserious in Succession ’s professional setting . He appears foolish to others attempt to stand improbable in Logan ’s massive shadow . A piercing mind like Mattsson ’s can see right through Kendall ’s unimpressive projection , leaving no luck for Kendall to continue his abbreviated stint as CEO after he betray Waystar .
Kendall has only wanted approval from his pappa to take over Waystar , not the responsibilities and stress of the top job . Some validation in installment 4 was achieved through an equivocal underline ofKendall ’s name on Logan’sseemingly bare will . That import only gave Kendall an ego boost so he could go back to his reckless way whenever he was given any might . If the mint is made with Mattsson , Kendall will be cast out within his father ’s former conglomerate since Mattsson does n’t trust or take him badly . Kendall ’s rashness unwittingly got him a better fiscal stack , which well signify what he ’s always been : extremely golden .
Roman Can’t Honor Logan’s Legacy
Successionseason 4 , episode 5highlighted Roman ’s sentimentality for his Padre in a way that has never been seen on - screen . In cryptical mourning for Logan , he is likely taking some eccentric of medicinal drug and wears his pappa ’s clothing at the meeting with Mattsson . Roman is the only one of his nipper trying to keep Logan ’s legacy in mind during dialogue with Mattsson , whereas Kendall is more than uncoerced to tarnish his pa ’s name to keep feeding his ego . papist honors that his father love ATN , the intelligence communication channel Logan had built from the ground up , which is why it was carved out of the original proposed Gojo great deal before Logan ’s decease .
This unexampled great deal would include ATN being sold to Mattsson and leaving nothing pull up stakes at Logan ’s medium empire to honor him . Outside the sloppiness , getting rid of ATN actually seems great for Waystar and Logan ’s bequest . ATN had become a cable tidings / entertainment hybrid with a mark demographic of angry , elderly mass . As blemished as he is , Mattsson has a penetrative vision to transform ATN into a more neutral , nonsubjective brand name of journalism . There is a valid reason for Roman to see the bright side of this deal , yet in trying to honor his pappa , he knows that he will be selling Logan ’s most cherish business asset only to have it rebuilt into something Logan did n’t want .
Shiv Has A Dangerous Ally in Mattsson
Mattsson form a strange alliance with Shiv , who always keeps her choice open . Out of everyone involved in or affected by the deal , Shiv can play out the right outcome because of a young apprehension she ’s formed with Mattsson , which happened under very outre lot . Nevertheless , in a light sentence , Mattsson and Shivhave already found genuine reliance and compatibility in meaningful elbow room , which Kendall and Roman did n’t even come close to achieving . If the Gojo plenty is finalise after passing a ballot from the Waystar executive board , Shiv will have more leveraging than her two interim CEO - bros because of this her new relationship with Mattsson inSuccession .
