SPOILER ALERT: This story contains narrative details for the final season of Succession.
Succession ended when it aired its series finale in May, but the acclaimed HBO series was over even earlier than that for one of its stars. Brian Cox admits that he hasnt fired up the final episode of the show and he doesnt seem inclined to get to it anytime soon.
Speaking with the BBC, Cox explained why he didnt watch the end of Succession with the rest of the world.
Ive never liked watching myself, for a start, Cox explains. Because of what happened to Logan, Ive been disinclined to watch.
Of course, what Cox is referring to is the early exit of his character, media mogul and demented patriarch Logan Roy, from the narrative. Three episodes into the final season, Logan bites the dust, leaving his children to turn against one another as his business empire becomes there for the taking.
I knew how it was going to end, because I knew that Logan would have already set it up. So I gather, in the end, Logans ultimately won through even though hes in the grave, Cox joked before getting serious. Its a strange situation. I dont cling on to things. When its over, its over, and I go on.
Cox goes on to state what he has heard happened in the finale, which he essentially nails: The rich are becoming so out of it. So separated. Thats what our show is dealing with. And, rightly, they got their just desserts at the end. Apparently! I wasnt in the finale.