The best trick Succession pulled on its audience was making us legitimately care about a bunch of loathsome rich people. You wouldn’t want to spend a minute in real life with any of these characters, yet somehow we became invested in what happened to them. We celebrated their victories, enjoyed their rare moments of Read this story
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