Grief looks different for everyone. But for the Roys, it’s a chance for corporate advancement.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for season 4 episode 4 of Succession.
The traditional funeral dress code is soberingly straightforward: black; muted; conservative. But for a mourning event that doubles as a life-changing career opportunity? Well, that makes things a little more complicated. After patriarch Logan Roy’s death, the succession in Succession has finally begun. It’s the greatest power struggle to take place yet in the HBO show, and the outfits are the vehicle.
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Episode 4 is set at Logan’s $63 million apartment, wherein a wake is being held hours before a board meeting that will determine who takes over at Waystar Royco. People are mingling, hors d’oeuvres are passed, and speeches are made. It’s an off-kilter gathering filled with theatrical displays of “grief” and conference-ready suits. All in all, it reads pretty insincerely for a wake, but that’s because, for basically everyone here, this is business.
Take Marcia (Hiam Abbass), Logan’s estranged third wife, who is suddenly back in the picture and asserting her dominance in the Waystar empire after being pushed out. Dressed as the ultimate wealthy widow, Marcia welcomes guests to Logan’s apartment wearing head-to-toe black, finished by an extravagant tulle veil-adjacent hairpiece. Although her intentions are clearly transactional, she fits the visual bill of a melancholic mourner. But for Logan Roy’s kids, wake attire looks a little different.
At the centre of Succession is the question of whether Logan (Brian Cox) actually ever loved his children. And after his death, this mystery still hangs in the air. With the weight of their unresolved dynamic, plus the looming tension of Waystar’s future, Kendall, Shiv and Roman are dressed to prove themselves.
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