“Who Wrote This New Episode of Succession: Was it I, or A.I.?”
“Who Wrote This New Episode of Succession : Was it I, or A.I.?” First, let’s be clear, the story arcs for this season were laid out early on by our incredible, amazing showrunner, Jesse. It was known from our first writers’ meeting there would be the putative sale of Royco and that Logan Roy would “die” as early as Episode 3. I believe I, however, might have been the one who suggested bringing Brian Cox back as a “ghost” at the board meeting chaired by Kendall in the manner of Hamlet, or Macbeth ’s Banquo, as a drug-induced hallucination. That may be why I lucked into getting assigned that episode! Ken’s resumption of his addictive behavior was more or less baked in, as well, given the rising pressure of his ambition, his guilt feelings, and the intense sibling rivalry around the sale of the company. We knew the coital reunion between Tom and Shiv would have to be delicately handled, and I look forward to seeing how my colleagues finesse Greg’s suicide. My episode’s cha
