What Is the Allure of Kendall Roy?

Viewers have become accustomed at this point to Kendall’s cringeworthy behavior, and yet we can’t look away. Photo: Macall Polay/HBO “If I start second-guessing, it collapses,” says Succession’s Kendall Roy at the start of “Too Much Birthday.” He’s standing onstage at the venue-to-be for his gargantuan 40th, having just warbled his way through a rehearsal of Billy Joel’s “Honesty” akin to that of a drunkard doing karaoke in a village hall.

What this imbues in all of the Roy kids, not least of all Kendall, is an intangible loyalty between siblings — intangible because it so often manifests instinctually, like when Kendall leaps to the virulent defense of a Roman bitch-slapped by Logan in season two, a moment telling of their adolescent dynamic. But that loyalty is also expendable, as when Roman, high on his presently enjoyed Logan-flavored supply, pushes over a skulking Kendall at his own birthday party.

“My hunch,” Tom tells Kendall in episode six, “is that you’re going to get fucked. Because I’ve seen you get fucked a lot. And I’ve never seen Logan get fucked once.” All signs may currently point to Fuckville, but that Kendall has been fucked — and, yes, many times — is demonstrative of his unique audaciousness: One has to be willing to put themselves in a position of vulnerability to be fucked in the first place.

He crumples into the pile of gifts, all banal gestures of fealty to the wannabe prince, and sobs. In a series punctuated by great moments for Jeremy Strong, this is a highlight, speaking to another crucial element of Kendall’s great allure: Strong himself, with his deep verisimilitude and wide-ranging, complex emotionality. He is a man unafraid to play vulnerable, and that in itself is deeply compelling.

jackarking I definitely could look away - grossed out by another show about rich, wealth hoarding assholes.

jackarking Marbe

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