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What the Succession Finale Actually Said About Power
The ending wasn't a betrayal — it was the thesis. The Roy children were never going to inherit anything because they were never meant to. They were props in their father's self-mythology. The show understood this from episode one; the audience just needed three seasons to catch up.
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