Succession
Summary
word of advice : curb SPOILERS for Succession time of year 4 , instalment 8!Successionseason 4 , episode 8 built toward the show ’s eventual climax , and six with child twist and reveals hap during the episode ’s tense election nighttime storyline . Successionseason 4 was the show ’s volatile final season and thing really begin ramping up in the last few episodes . Season 4 , episode 8 " America Decides " was one of the most exciting and important episodes of the serial as a whole , and it not only moved the plot line forward but helpedset the stage forSuccession ’s end .
Successionseason 4 wrapped up the last few storyline of the dear HBO comedy - drama serial , with the show finally answering some of its gravid questions inSuccessionseason 4 , episode 8 . Season 4 was a rollercoaster drive , with it show the ups and down of Shiv and Tom ’s kinship , go into point about the GoJo deal , and even revealing the shockingdeath ofSuccessionantagonist Logan Roy . time of year 4 , sequence 8 picks up on the evening of Logan ’s funeral , which just so find to be the night of the presidential election . collide notion and varied interests make this installment a characteristically tense affair .
6Kendall & Roman Learn The Truth About Shiv & Matsson
Cousin Greg is the first to learn the truth
One ofSuccessionseason 4 ’s biggest storylines was the GoJo quite a little , with Logan Roy dying in the middle of Lukas Matsson ’s buyout of Waystar Royco . Although Waystar Royco co - CEOs Kendall and Roman Roy have been against the sight , Shiv has secretly been pull for it . Throughout time of year 4 , Shiv has beenfeeding Lukas Matsson confidential information about the inside workings of Waystar Royco , hoping to play her cards right so that she experience a adept spot at GoJo when the hatful goes through . Although she ’s been middling good about covering her tracks so far , the truth is lastly revealed inSuccessionseason 4 , episode 8 .
After the result ofSuccessionseason 4 , installment 7 , Greg went out for a night on the town with Lukas Matsson . There , Greg detect Shiv ’s con , deciding to hold onto that information for leverage . However , that did n’t last long , asGreg apace tells Kendall about Shiv ’s mickle with Matssonnear the final stage of time of year 4 , episode 8 . This disclosure come out in the thick of Kendall discovering another one of Shiv ’s lie , making his reaction even worse . Edward Calvin Kendall and Roman ’s response to this information was emphatically rash , but they were authentically anguish when hear about Shiv ’s betrayal . This was a huge cliffhanger , show that Shiv ’s humanity is crumbling around her .
5Mencken Is Declared President By ATN (& Tom Makes The Call)
Roman wants Mencken to win
The presidential race between Republican Jeryd Mencken and Democrat Daniel Jiménez is at the center ofSuccessionseason 4 , installment 8 , and it ’s a closelipped one . The raceway was going to be decided by the results of Wisconsin , but there was an issue . One of Wisconsin ’s polling centers catch ardour inSuccession , burning an undetermined amount of note . Although the results up until that point be given toward Mencken , it was believed that the burnt ballots would have swing the commonwealth blue , giving Jiménez the administration .
Meanwhile , at ATN , the Roy siblings and Tom had to make a decision . While Shiv believed that ATN should wait to call the race , as the Wisconsin vote would have transfer the results , Roman ’s political proclivity led to him arguing that ATN should call it in party favor of Mencken . The decision is Tom ’s , with him eventually making the choice to call the wash for Mencken .
4Roman Helps Mencken Become President Because He’ll Kill The GoJo Deal
The middle Roy sibling has been pulling for Mencken since the beginning
Each Roy sibling has their own view on the election , with the cautious Roman heavily be given towards Republican nominee Jeryd Mencken . R.C. and Mencken already had a family relationship before the election , with the two being in link throughout time of year 4 . The main reason for Roman ’s support , however , is that Mencken has promise to block up the GoJo deal if he gets elected president . Roman ’s principal goal in previous episode has been to stop Matsson from buy Waystar Royco , and he has realized that using Mencken is the good path to do this .
3Kendall Is Conflicted Over The Presidential Race… But Sides With Roman
His decision foreshadows his behavior in the Succession finale
Unlike Roman , who is pro - Mencken , and Shiv , who is pro - Jiménez , Kendall has been conflict . On the one paw , Kendall knows that Mencken will block up the GoJo passel , allow him to stay CEO of Waystar Royco . On the other helping hand , Kendall believes that Mencken is a fascist , with him being worried that his girl could get hurt if Mencken wins the race . However , Kendall makes his mind up after Shiv ’s lie are uncovered , causing Kendall to side with Roman and Mencken . It is a revealing mo for Kendall who cook a decision with his wallet and not his heart , a bite of bode for how he would comport in the finis .
Tom stop up becoming the chief operating officer of Waystar Royco instead of Kendall in theSuccessionfinale .
2Connor Drops Out Of The Presidential Race (So He Can Be Rewarded)
The Conheads got a very interesting concession speech
Connor Roy has been the libertarian presidential candidate throughoutSuccessionseason 4 , and although he sleep with that he could n’t win , he was hoping to get 1 % of the vote . However , Connor ’s voter basis was turn out into Mencken ’s , mean thatRoman needed Connor to drop out of the race . At first , Connor refused , but he finally decided to confess on election dark . In return for dropping out , Roman and Mencken are rewarding him , with Connor hop to get a governmental business in Slovenia . However , Connor has some pick words to say during his yielding speech , with him riling up his elector bag to a life-threatening point .
1Shiv Finally Tells Tom She’s Pregnant With Their Baby
She shares the news during an argument
One of the biggest theories inSuccessionseason 4 was Shiv ’s pregnancy , with viewers speculating that she could have Tom ’s sister by the terminal of the time of year . As it turns out , Shiv really is significant , with herrevealing her gestation to Tom inSuccessionseason 4 , episode 8 . She did this in an attempt to smart Tom , with this major detail coming out during one of their heated arguments . This was one of the episode ’s most heartbreaking moments , as it shows just how far the formerly happy couple fell sinceSuccessionseason 1 . The reveal would finally suffer Shiv more in the long run , but she was too nearsighted to see it at the time .
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