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This article contains major spoilers from the season 3 finale ofSuccession
Successionjust gave viewers their own version of “The Red Wedding” — and fans had plenty of thoughts about the epic finale.
The hit HBO drama ended season 3 with a lavish Italian wedding, an attempted coup and a marital betrayal. Many were shocked to see Tom Wambsgans, the subservient husband of Waystar RoyCo heiress Siobhan “Shiv” Roy, come out as a victor in the family’s chess game.
While at their mother Lady Caroline’s (Harriet Walter) wedding, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) discover their father Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) plans to merge Waystar RoyCo with GoJo, jeopardizing their succession. Shiv calls Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) to let him know their plan to use her dad’s deteriorating health against him and get the board to veto his sell — but Tom has plans of his own, giving Logan a heads-up and subsequently keeping himself and Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) in the patriarch’s good graces.
“This season belongs to Tom Wamsgans [sic],” one viewerwroteon Twitter, as another posted: “It’s Tom & Greg’s world and we’re just living in it!”
“Are we acknowledging the capital L Love Tom has for Greg??“wroteactor George Hahn, referring to the unique ongoing friendship between the characters, which Tom has even compared to Roman emperor Nero and his husband Sporus,who he had castrated before marrying him.
Tom, who has even prepared to go to prison to save the company, made it clear where his allegiance lies after playing the long game throughout season 3. As Shiv continued to dismiss her husband’s concerns, he continued to prove himself indispensable to Logan, even helping him use the bathroom in one episode.
“And THAT’S why you’re even a tiny bit nice to your husband when he’s worried about prison,“The New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaumwrote.
“Tell Shiv. I want her to know it was me,” another fan wrote with an image of Tom on the phone, referring to the now-iconicGame of Thronesline.
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“Tom giving Shiv the kiss of death. I f— love this show. Matthew McFayden better get that Emmy,” another viewerposted, as anotherraved: “All the #Emmys for the cast of @succession.”
Although the showwas renewed for season 4in October,Successionfans will have to wait a while to see how the family drama plays out.
source: people.com
