[This story contains spoilers for Succession season four, episode eight: “America Decides.”]
Is Succession a drama? A comedy? Confusion about the HBO Emmy-winning juggernaut’s genre has been a part of the DNA from the beginning. But at least in the case of “America Decides,” the answer feels more clear: This week, Succession is a horror show.
The antepenultimate episode of the series centers on Election Night, in which America decides between two very different candidates: Democrat Daniel Jimenez (Elliot Villar in a decidedly different role from his Mr. Robot villain Fernando Vera) versus Republican Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk, who has loomed large over Succession since his season-three debut, but is only now appearing on screen for the first time in the show’s final season). Of course, there’s also Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), whose already far-off chances are fully dismissed less than halfway into the episode. (Connor’s mournful acknowledgement of his defeat — “Alas,...
Is Succession a drama? A comedy? Confusion about the HBO Emmy-winning juggernaut’s genre has been a part of the DNA from the beginning. But at least in the case of “America Decides,” the answer feels more clear: This week, Succession is a horror show.
The antepenultimate episode of the series centers on Election Night, in which America decides between two very different candidates: Democrat Daniel Jimenez (Elliot Villar in a decidedly different role from his Mr. Robot villain Fernando Vera) versus Republican Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk, who has loomed large over Succession since his season-three debut, but is only now appearing on screen for the first time in the show’s final season). Of course, there’s also Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), whose already far-off chances are fully dismissed less than halfway into the episode. (Connor’s mournful acknowledgement of his defeat — “Alas,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Josh Wigler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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