![]() ![]() ![]() Roman also argues that Logan did “whatever the fuck he wanted,” and that is generally true: During that DOJ investigation, he kept investigators at bay as long as possible when FBI agents were ready to conduct a raid, his initial response was to tell them to fuck off. the Raisin, refused to play ball, Logan directed Shiv to persuade Ravenhead to question regularly on-air whether the commander-in-chief was “losing his grip.” The president decided not to pursue another term largely because of the narrative Logan helped create. More important, when he was worried about the DOJ investigation into the crimes and cover-up in the company’s cruise division, Logan had no problem putting pressure on the White House to go easier on Waystar. (“We back the talent!”) Logan also did not shy away from using his network and clout to shape outcomes that would benefit him: As Connor points out in the season-two finale, his father once brought down a Canadian government over grain subsidies. Logan never seemed too concerned about his network leaning in a more fascist direction when anchor Mark Ravenhead’s neo-Nazi ties surfaced back in season two, Logan was worried enough to ask for an investigation into his background but not enough to pull him off the air. Roman has good reason to believe his dad would agree with him. Considering the leverage their relationship gives him, Roman could even end up running the whole operation. Mencken already agreed to block the GoJo deal, which means ATN and all of Waystar Royco can remain under full Roy control. This is great for Roman and, as he sees it, the network. dollars” has agreed to play ball with ATN. “The guy in the pocket, the guy that’s gonna answer our calls, the fucking guy printing U.S. Roman is certain Logan would have called the race in Mencken’s favor. But who’s right? Let’s review the arguments made by this trio of Roy offspring, or, as Logan called them, the fucking morons. Aware of those high stakes, the siblings default to citing their father’s hypothetical behavior as evidence of the proper course of action, each arguing that Logan’s choices would’ve aligned with their own desires. For the Roy children, though, the uncertainty forces them to make a decision that affects not only their family business but the future of the country. Assuming Logan and Matsson had been able to reach an agreement - an assumption but a reasonable one - the GoJo arrangement would not have been a factor in how ATN calls the election. He was also very clear about wanting the GoJo deal to go through while retaining ownership of ATN. For one, Logan established a relatively clear boundary between the business and journalism sides: No one from the executive suites was allowed on the newsroom floor on Election Night, a policy that exists in most newsrooms and that Tom refers to as one of Logan’s “Geneva conventions.” That’s not to say Logan wasn’t wielding some influence behind the scenes but certainly not this openly. Do they crown Jeryd Mencken, the conservative Republican nightmare who promises to kill Waystar’s deal with GoJo? Or do they hold off on making a call in light of the 100,000 ballots burned at a voting center in Milwaukee that could throw Mencken’s win into doubt? While his kids may wonder how Logan would handle this scenario, he probably wouldn’t have found himself in this situation in the first place. The question emerges explicitly when Roman, Kendall, and Shiv find themselves positioned to call the entire presidential race for ATN. ![]() In “ America Decides,” the Roy siblings again try to solve the puzzle they have spent their entire lives decoding: What would Logan Roy do? It’s a question they’ve asked themselves over and over throughout Succession’s four seasons and one they now return to with greater urgency in the wake of Logan’s death, as if knowing what Dad would do proves which child was closest to “Pop.” ![]()
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