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12 burning questions we have after watching the latest, shocking episode of 'Succession'
Olivia Singh,Kim Renfro
- Warning: Major spoilers ahead for season four, episode three of "Succession."
- We rounded up every burning question we had after watching the latest episode of the HBO drama.
What was Logan's cause of death? Will we get an official answer from an autopsy?
Sunday's episode ended with Logan Roy's body being removed from his private jet and loaded into an ambulance. We know he collapsed in the airplane bathroom and was non-responsive to chest compressions. But no precise cause of death has been determined.
Ever since the pilot episode, "Succession" has shown Logan dealing with issues related to his waning health.
Is the show going to give us a definitive answer to how and why he died, or will fans be left in the dark?
Did Logan listen to Roman's voicemail before he died?
Most likely, Logan didn't have time to listen to Roman's heated rant before his sudden death.
Roman seemed to wonder about this too after Kendall relayed Frank's message that Logan was probably dead.
"Do we know if he was on his phone? If he checked his messages?" Roman asked.
Roman was referring to a voicemail he left him earlier in the day after giving Gerri the heads up that she'd be getting fired.
"Uh, hey, Dad, can you, uh... can you call me back?" Roman asks. "That was, uh... Uh, it was horrible with Gerri, so, uh, I'm just in... I don't know if... And don't listen to this if you don't want to, but I'm not... Uh, I'm not totally okay with, uh... Are you kind of just being shitty with me? 'Cause your son is getting married, and you can't fսck¡ng keep expecting me to bend over for you, like, being cunty. So, I'm just asking. So, uh... Yeah, that's the question. Are you a cսոt? Okay, give me a buzz."
Now, Roman will have to live with the knowledge that he sent his father an angry voicemail that may or may not have been played prior to his death.
It's uncertain if Roman will get any clarity regarding this but Brian Cox, who plays Logan, told Vulture that he doesn't think Logan had a chance to listen to the message.
"No, it was too late," he said.
Does Roman's sloppy firing of Gerri even matter anymore?
At the start of the episode, during what would be Logan Roy and Roman Roy's last conversation, the patriarch instructed his son to fire Gerri Kellman for him.
Logan said that he was "uncomfortable" with how she handled the DOJ debacle and reasoned that it would be a softer blow coming from Roman because they were "close."
This seemed like Logan's way of testing Roman's loyalty and seeing how far he could push him. The task sent Roman into a tailspin and he was visibly uneasy about delivering the news.
In the aftermath of Logan's death, however, Gerri was briefed by Hugo and offered her condolences to the Roy kids.
Now that Logan's dead, who's to prevent Gerri from staying with the company? Who's going to stop her?
What was in Tom's secret "logistics" folder?
Is Tom going to emerge as this season's villain?
When Tom called Greg to inform him that Logan died, he also had an agenda. He instructs Greg to go to the office, delete a mysterious folder titled "logistics," and remove it from the trash bin.
What was so important that in the wake of Logan's death, this file needed to be wiped from existence immediately? Why did he urgently need his tracks covered?
Did Greg really delete the files Tom asked him to, or did copy some of the files just like he did in season one?
The last time Greg was tasked with the disposal of sensitive internal documents, he kept copies of the papers so he could blackmail Tom.
This time around, the items Tom wants destroyed are digital files — not physical memos or email archives — easy enough to save on a USB.
We're also curious about what else was in that file aside from plans to fire Gerri and Cyd (two of the very few senior women executives at Logan's companies). Was Logan planning drastic measures at his conservative TV network ATN? With the presidential election coming up, it wouldn't surprise us to learn the former media giant was up to something nefarious in his final days.
How did a reporter get tipped off about Logan's death before the official statement was released?
Sometime after the Roy siblings learned about what happened to Logan, Karolina Novotney, the head of PR for Waystar Royco, said she got a call from a reporter who already heard a rumor about Logan's health.
Even though episode three didn't explicitly address who leaked this information, it has Greg's name written all over it.
While attending Connor and Willa's pre-wedding festivities, Greg attempted to flirt with any woman who would bother giving him the time of day. He was seen chatting with a woman named Olivia who appeared to be a journalist.
Then, mid-conversation, Greg got the news about Logan and was told to keep the information to himself. Did he? Probably not.
Some have also theorized that Kerry Castellabate, Logan's assistant and girlfriend, may have been behind the leak. Or maybe one of the flight crew contacted someone on the ground and spilled the beans.
Are Shiv and Tom still going to go through with their divorce?
By the end of the season four premiere, Shiv and Tom officially agreed to get a divorce. In the following episode, the split escalated, as Shiv found out that Tom had already spoken to the city's top divorce lawyers and swayed them so they wouldn't be able to work with her.
While Tom and Shiv's relationship isn't front and center in episode three, it does play a pivotal part in the unfolding drama. Tom attempts to call Shiv several times about Logan's failing health and she ignores the calls, wasting precious last minutes the Roy children could have had with their father.
Even so, after Shiv delivers her statement to the press, it's Tom she goes to (briefly) for comfort.
They are last seen leaving together in the same car.
The final season still has seven more episodes remaining, which gives plenty of time for Shiv and Tom to reconsider their divorce — or become more steadfast in their decision to end their relationship.
Sarah Snook, who plays Shiv, spoke about the two characters' dynamic in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying: "Her difficulty is, she loves Tom, but doesn't know how to. She doesn't know how to do a relationship that isn't transactional, doesn't know how to be vulnerable in a relationship that fosters community."
"Her feelings for Tom over this season definitely evolve, and in some ways become harder and sharper," she added.
How will Logan's death impact Waystar Royco's business?
When Roman checks the Waystar Royco Inc. stock prices just minutes after Shiv speaks with the press, we get a brief look at the chart on Roman's phone and see how the news of Logan Roy's death has resulted in an immediate nosedive in the stock price.
How much farther did it drop? And how will that affect all the ongoing deals and wealth swapping happening in Logan's circle right now?
How will Mattson react to the news of Logan's death?
GoJo owner Mattson was at the top of a very short list of people Karolina recommended be called as soon as possible and informed of Logan's "delay." How will he react? Last we heard, he was ready to walk away from the GoJo/Waystar Royco business deal. Will Logan's death be the final straw?
What will happen to Kerry and Colin now?
Towards the end of the episode, after Logan's plane lands back at Teterboro, we see Kerry get into a black sedan while Colin (Logan's security guy) stands outside of the car.
They both seem unnerved, clearly still in shock that their boss died so suddenly and left them without an in-road with the remaining executives and family members in charge of the payroll.
We're curious to know how they'll navigate the waters ahead to either sink or swim in the wake of Logan's death.
Will Marcia ever return from Milan?
In season one, Marcia was the main adversary of Logan's children when it came to the succession at Waystar, as well as the fortune he'd leave in his will. But she hasn't been seen in the show since early in season three, when she agreed to play along with Logan's necessary PR moves in exchange for more money.
Marcia has been strangely absent from this season so far. She was last mentioned in the season four premiere.
Now that Logan has died, will she be involved in the post-mortem affairs with the family? Could she make a power play with the company, or is that angle long lost to her?
Did Logan write a will and if so, who's included in it?
The biggest question at the center of "Succession" has always been: Who's going to be Logan's successor? But with Logan dead, how will his fortune and myriads of assets be divided?
Considering that his health had been declining for a while, it's hard to believe that he wouldn't have a will in place.
But given that there's an ever-changing rotation of characters who go in and out of favor with him, it'll be interesting to see who made it into the final revision.
Kerry, his assistant and presumed lover, was particularly close to him prior to his death. Meanwhile, Marcia, Logan's wife, was shopping indefinitely in Milan. Was Logan moved to make a last-minute change?
Logan's love for his kids Kendall, Roman, and Shiv was complicated and their relationship was strained before his death. Did he factor them into his will? And what about Connor? Connor himself believes that Logan never liked him, but would the patriarch be so cold as to omit his eldest child from a potential inheritance?
For more on "Succession," read our breakdown of the best details you might have missed in the show so far.
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