‘Succession’: Shiv Roy Achieved “Terrifying” Equality In Finale But Remains “In Play,” Says Jesse Armstrong In New Interview
deadline.comShiv Roy may have looked defeated in those final moments of Succession but she actually achieved “terrifying equality” and “remains in play” for the future, the creator said in a new interview.
While talking to NPR’s Fresh Air Monday, Succession mastermind Jesse Armstrong shared more of his thoughts about the series ender of the HBO drama and what will likely come next for both Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong). “Everyone has their own view, and I can tell you mine, which is that for it was a moment of equality,” Armstrong explained about Shiv’s state in the episode’s final scene when she and Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) touch hands. “Chilly, rather terrifying equality, but equality, which has never been the case in that relationship before.
Tom has always been subservient. Now he has this status, but his status is contingent. That’s kind of what the whole episode is about.
Shiv’s status is as all the kids are … secure. It’s secure in a financial sense. She has billions of dollars. She has wealth that could never diminish, whatever happened to the world.
