SUCCESSION’S DEFEATED CHILD: CONNOR AND THE MATTER OF AN OMNIPOTENT FATHER
The Emmy Award–winning American drama Succession captivated audiences with its striking performances, the complexity of its family dynamics, and its sharp sense of dark humor. Over four seasons, the series presents the turbulent relationships within the Roy family, an empire in the media and entertainment industry. It takes little more than a single episode to recognize that the frame of the story rests upon the concept of Oedipal conflict.