Succession Succeeds as a Modern King Lear
I’m always a person who’s down for a new show to watch… When I have the time for it. I have to make the time for it which I have to be economical about how to spend my time; it’s a valuable resource! My philosophy then follows that if I don’t watch new and exciting shows or films, then I’m not stretching those writing muscles. So, for shows I tend to wait a couple seasons in so that a critical census reaches a point as to whether or not it’s God’s gift to the world or is a Sucksandwhich. I wish that weren’t the case, but the blog ain’t paying the bills (yet, anyways…). Then the fourth season of Succession on Max was announced… Succession was a show that circled around my recommendation list from time to time. I didn’t have Max at the time, so it fell under the radar for a bit. It was around the same time I renewed my Max subscription for the then-new show The Last of Us came out. Then I finished that show and found Succession on the top of the Top Series consistently with The Last of