Especially after his breakdown at the end of episode nine, fan predictions for Roman include some very dark possibilities. Rome has clearly been driven to his lowest point, which some fans worry could end in his death or even suicide.
“The guy is absolutely torn to pieces over his father’s death. He’s (understandably) losing his shit emotionally, and acting erratically. We’ve seen shots emphasizing pill bottles,” Redditor Doldry predicts. User fannnni writes, “I mean his suicidal involvement with the protest, is he gonna make it out alive? The promo for the next episode was very cryptic and his dying would leave Shiv and Kendall fighting from the two sides which makes a lot of sense.” And Redditor mundurammadan thinks, “My prediction is Kendall rising to the top, with a possibility of Roman dying cause the man clearly has a self harming abuse streak and with Kendall saying that he fucked up and his most vulnerable moment, a death in the family can be imminent.”
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By far the most common prediction on the internet is that the series concludes with the ultimate destruction of the entire Roy legacy, if not the company as a whole. The best case scenario might see the entire Waystar corporation divided between the siblings, or perhaps Mattson seizes control through the GoJo deal and cuts the entire Roy family out. But whatever happens to Waystar, most people don’t see a way back for the Roy siblings to mend their fractured relationships.
“There will likely be ‘an American CEO’ selected in the series finale (probably a more toothless position than many people realize). But I’m wondering if, like the Sopranos, it even matters all that much anymore,” writes one Redditor. “I’m just speculating like everybody else watching, but I increasingly think the ‘Succession’ of the show’s title might not actually be about who takes over from the family. It might be more about what succeeds the world Logan built.” Reddit user timthemartian makes a similar comment. “As we approach the final episode I think one major piece of brilliance is that I no longer care who ends up as the successor, the siblings have destroyed relationships, lives, and sold their souls and for what? Regardless of who ends up as CEO or even with a role within the company they will still be filthy rich, broken people.”
Other commenters think that Ewan’s eulogy at Logan’s funeral pointed to just such an outcome. “Ewan’s eulogy gave us the final way that all three of them will become Logan, and the way all three of them will fulfill the cycle of generational trauma further wrecked by capitalism. Each of them will betray one another in an unforgivable way, and they will lose their bond forever. If any one of them ends up with the CEO position, it will be at the cost of their family. The other two will go their separate ways,” user ohlaughin-orse writes.
The Succession series finale premieres on May 28 on HBO Max.
Kathleen Walsh is a contributing writer at Glamour. You can follow her on Twitter @kath_walsh.
