The series has been consistently excellent over its first three seasons: smartly written, excellently acted, a show that, like the best thrillers, keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. Is it worth all this hype? In my view, yes. New York Magazine is even offering a subscription-only “Succession Club” newsletter - yes, I signed up immediately - that provides such ephemera as a look at the diner where Logan Roy ( Brian Cox) and his bodyguard and “best pal” Colin (Scott Nicholson) grabbed a bite photos of the actual Manhattan penthouse apartment where Tom ( Matthew Macfadyen) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) decided to end their marriage and, speaking of Tom, a “Wambsgans Watch,” assessing the soon to be ex-son-in-law’s relationships with the characters. (It had a record first night audience of 2.3 million viewers in the U.S., according to Nielsen, although that will grow with PVR and streaming views.)
If you are a “Succession” fan, though, you likely spent a chunk of your week reading every recap and analysis you could find after Season 4 premiered Sunday. It’s going to be kind of unavoidable over the next 10 weeks while the final season plays out, and then for some time after that, especially once the Emmy nominations are announced in July. If you don’t like the TV show “Succession” I have bad news for you. SPOILER ALERT: There are spoilers ahead for “Succession.”