Succession characters Kendall, Shiv, Roman and Connor are some of the most Machiavellian characters in the history of television, and it’s a tough call over who is the worst Roy sibling.
However, I’m a die-hard Succession fan and think there’s truly only one winner in the ranking of worst Roy sibling…
The HBO series has achieved a very rare thing indeed… It’s had audiences hooked over the past five years, despite each and every character being a true degenerate. In fact, perhaps that’s EXACTLY why the show has proved such a hit. The Roy family are amoral, corrupt, greedy and would without question step over a crying baby to escape from a blaze.
My jaw drops regularly during each hour-long episode, at the brutal roastings, outmaneuvering, and scheming that takes place amongst the Roys. So who is the worst Roy sibling? Here’s my ranking of the Roy family from best to worst…
Succession worst Roy sibling: Connor is ranked 4th
Connor Roy limps in at number 4, which pretty much sums up his whole life. Connor is Logan Roy’s eldest son from his first marriage, and has always felt “unloved”. As Logan Roy would say: “Boo, hoo.”
His mum raised him, until she was institutionalised as a result of mental health issues. Which is perhaps why Connor is married to Willa, a woman who started their ‘relationship’ being paid to be with him.
Essentially, he created a grotesque “golden cage” for Willa. But she IS free to leave him, if she waves goodbye to the money and luxury life.
The eldest Roy sibling has never been in the running to take over Logan’s company Waystar. In fact, he tries to do as little actual work as possible (except for the delusional attempt at running for president). Unlike his siblings, Connor is more pathetic, than hateful.
For a Roy, he is actually a nice guy. And I can’t imagine him ever telling anyone to “[bleep] off”. Connor, played by Alan Ruck, could be eaten alive by his far more ruthless siblings, if only they took him seriously enough. Which they don’t. He wouldn’t even constitute a light snack for this bunch of vultures.
Roman Roy is ranked 3rd worst Roy sibling
The character of Roman, played by former child star Kieran Culkin, has definitely evolved over the course of four series of Succession. Before his dad’s death, Roman was still a coward with serious daddy issues. His need for Logan’s approval has often bordered on cringeworthy, and he never had the guts to stand up to him.
Like Connor, he is a character it’s hard not to have empathy for. Yes, he’s a spoilt brat with some serious sexual deviances. And he has a tongue sharper than a butcher’s knife, with which he delivers some of the most brutal putdowns in the show. But, essentially, he’s just a boy looking at his dad, asking him to love him.
In fact, Roman is arguably the most sensitive sibling, and the most damaged by his dysfunctional – and sometimes violent – upbringing. Unlike the other Roy siblings, Roman does have a conscience, proven recently when he stepped in to help a crying Kerry after Marcia cruelly slayed her (see more on that below).
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