Brian Cox confirms huge ‘Succession’ mystery

The Logan Roy actor has put a huge question from the season two finale to bed - spoilers within

Brian Cox has finally put a huge mystery from the season two finale of Succession to bed.

In the much-questioned final scene, which aired earlier this year on HBO, Cox’s character Logan Roy gives a little wry smile as his son Kendall outed Logan as a liar and a bully before walking out of a press conference.

In the wake of the finale, many fans developed a theory that Logan’s parting smile was a sign that he was actually in on the stunt pulled by Kendall, but Cox has now confirmed that this isn’t the case.

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Cox revealed to Deadline that the smile from Logan just “reflects that the boy [Kendall] has finally grown up” and that he’s “taking some kind of positive action”.

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All in the family: the Roy dynasty gathers at the dinner table. Credit: HBO

“Logan’s always known that Kendall was a treacherous shit,” Cox continued. “In a way, he isn’t judging him. There’s some validation of what’s happened. Logan accepts that.

“Logan is always an enigma wrapped in a mystery. That’s why the audience loves him.”

Cox has previously discussed the dramatic Succession finale, saying: “It made total sense to me. It seemed to be totally logical and right. [Creator] Jesse Armstrong is a genius, and I think that’s what comes across so brilliantly in the writing and the depth of the writing.

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He continued: “The thing about this show is that it has depth and it has mystery, and that’s what sustains it. I love that it keeps the audience guessing.”

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