The actor who gives life to Logan Roy’s brother reviews his elegy at the funeral of the penultimate episode of ‘Succession’ and raises the hype about the end of the series.
— SPOILERS for ‘Succession 4×09’ —
Uncle Ewan Roy (James Cromwell) returned to ‘Succession’ after not appearing in the entire third season to say goodbye once and for all to his brother Logan with an emotional and heartfelt speech at his funeral. The actor has spoken with hollywood reporter about his role in the last farewell to Logan Roy and about the end of ‘Succession’, which Cromwell himself has placed on a par with another of the series in which he has participated, the mythical ‘Six Feet Under’ (which is also available on HBO Max).
Logan Roy’s brother’s elegy at his funeral
“It is not for me to judge my brother. History will tell that story“He began by saying before the terrified gaze of the Roy brothers, expectant in case their uncle’s words affected their aspirations for power. “What kind of people would prevent a brother from speaking for the sake of his business actions?“.
Ewan Roy’s speech reveals very important parts of Logan’s (Brian Cox) past, a childhood that was not easy marked by the loving detachment from his parents and by the eternal guilt for taking responsibility for the death of his little sister, something that could never be forgiven. Ewan gives throughout his elegy one of lime and one of sand, but ends up admitting that “I loved him, I guess. I’m sure some of you did too, in any way he would let us..”
However, despite everything the brothers went through together, Cromwell doesn’t miss a final scene between the two before the Waystar RoyCo patriarch passed away. “No. You know his brother. I don’t think there’s anything more to say. […] He doesn’t care if I love him or try to love him. He doesn’t care if her love is appreciated, if she ever gets in touch with him. He is sick and tired of my condemnation and self-righteousness. We disagree.”
The end of ‘Succession’… At the level of ‘Two Meters Underground’?
James Cromwell, like all of us, has one eye on the finale which will air on May 28, the last time the Roys will meet under the same roof. The veteran Emmy winner for ‘American Horror Story’ He was also a key member of the cast of another of the best series in history, ‘Six Feet Under’, and the actor has compared its ending to that of season 4 of ‘Succession’.
“I always thought ‘Six Feet Under’ had the best last episode ever, but this one is pretty close. it’s miraculous.”
Cromwell adds: “I hope that [en el final] you can distinguish the humanity, the pain, the sense of loss, the bewilderment, the lack of friends and the isolation of those three children, who are no longer children, inheriting the structure, but not the meat. They are emotionally unable to do the same things that Logan naturally did because he had no objections at all. But Kendall may have an objection, and Shiv may be torn between loving these corporate assholes and what she wants out of her own ambitions and desires, and then there’s Roman, he’s grown into the kid he’s always been all through life. series; He walks like an adult, but thinks and talks like a teenager.”
The 4×10 episode of ‘Succession’, the last of the HBO Max series, will be available in Spain at early morning from Sunday 28 to Monday 29 Mayat 3:00 in the morning.
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