To the people who live in this rarefied atmosphere, even their coworkers are little more than “human furniture.” At the company’s news division, ATN, senior executives regularly partake in a practice known as “ footstooling,” resting their feet on subordinates. It is clear that Waystar Royco only works because it doesn’t see any of its customers, employees, or clients as actual human beings with inherent dignity and rights. This is a system that is designed to dehumanize those who participate in it, but which is paradoxically subject to the all-too-human whims of those who drive it. In many ways, that is the show’s central conflict. This is reflected in the show’s fascination with hierarchies and structures of abuse, but there’s also an interesting and continuing tension between the gross inhumanity of late capitalism and the humanity of the people who leverage that power. For his part, Armstrong insists Succession “ really isn’t the Murdochs.” Instead, Armstrong describes the show as an exploration of “ the nature of very rich people and media power.” A lot of discussions of the show tend to compare Logan Roy to Rupert Murdoch, which makes sense given that creator Jesse Armstrong wrote a screenplay about the Murdoch dynasty. It’s a wonderful little scene, one that feels like a culmination of Succession’s recurring themes and fascinations. “Afterwards?” Again, he answers his own question: “I don’t think so. “You think there’s anything after all this?” he asks. He continues by breaking down his argument, “What is a person? It has values and aims, but it operates in a market - marriage market, job market, money market, market for ideas, et cetera, et cetera.” Colin replies, “So everything is a market?” Logan then shifts the conversation away from that argument, betraying his own uncertainty. These people are pygmies, but together they form a market.” “They’re economic units,” he tells Colin. Logan uses his rhetorical question as a jumping-off point to elaborate on his world view. Colin doesn’t so much converse with Logan as acknowledge him. There’s some suggestion that Logan’s preference for Colin is rooted in his discretion as much as his efficiency. Browsing the menus, the billionaire confesses that Colin is his “best pal.” He then poses a question for discussion: “I mean, what are people?” Logan walks through Central Park, taking in New York City, and the pair make their way to a diner. Midway through the fourth season premiere of Succession, media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) sneaks out of his birthday party with his bodyguard and factotum, Colin (Scott Nicholson). This review and discussion contains minor spoilers for season 4 episode 1 of Succession, streaming on HBO Max.

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