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Note: This essay considers, in great detail, the end ofSuccession 308Chiantishire.
The second-to-last episode ofSuccessions third season ends with an infuriatingly ambiguous scene.
Earlier in the episode, the showsNo.
After three seasons of wrestling for the top spot, Kendall cant take it anymore.
He waves a white flag and hopes Logan will just let him disappear with some measure of dignity.
But even that is too much grace for Logan Roy.
He has to stay in and be the family punching bag forever.
The precise nature of what itis, though thats much harder to read.
(Note: Discussion of self-harm and suicidal ideation lies ahead.)
Still, Logan gets to keep it as a gruesome piece of leverage over his son.
It eats at Kendall.
In season two, Logan takes a trip to visit the employees family and demands that Kendall come along.
Kendalls also often depicted around imagery of submersion.
How long was that kid alive before he started sucking the water?
Three, four, five?
A long time, two minutes.
The beer bottle hes been holding slips out of his grasp and falls into the pool.
The final shot could be a form of suicidal ideation, with Kendall considering ending his own life.
Whatever ends up being the case, the episodes closing scene is masterfully enigmatic.
Which means … see everyone back here for the finale?
Just what we all needed for the end of 2021.
