Connor Roy is the real heart of Succession

The emotional core of Succession | Photograph by Macall B. Polay/HBO

The key to Succession has been staring you in the face for four seasons and has been played off as comic relief. It is the neglected son Connor Roy, played impeccably by Alan Ruck.

Connor is often ignored by the rest of the family. His half-siblings and father seem to view him as irretrievably goofy. But the main theme of Succession is highlighted by his character: he is the oldest son, and he is irrelevant. He even has to remind his half-siblings that he - not Kendall - is the oldest son in the season 3 finale.

Spoilers for Succession season 4 below

Still, Connor's not in the race to replace his father, Logan Roy. He's not even tasked with anything important. His mother got shipped off to the funny farm," and Logan remarried. In the...

Continue reading...