Brian Cox Reveals His Real Reaction to Shocking 'Succession' Twist

Brian Cox is speaking out about that shocking twist from last night’s episode of Succession.

The 76-year-old actor portrayed the character of Logan Roy on the hit HBO series and his character went through quite a shocking turn of events for viewers.

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Logan Roy died on an airplane while his kids, Kendall, Shiv, and Roman, were all at Connor’s wedding on a boat in New York City.

Now, Brian is speaking out about the scene, learning about the news his character was dying so early on in season four, and more. Last night’s episode was only the third in the season.

“[The show’s creator Jesse Armstrong,] He called me, and he said, ‘Logan’s going to die.’ And I thought, ‘Oh, that’s fine.’ I thought he would die in about Episode 7 or 8, but Episode 3, I thought … ‘Well that’s a bit early,’” Brian told the New York Times, before adding, “Not that I was bothered.”

He was then asked what he thought of the abrupt ending to such an important character on the show.

Brian responded, “Well, they had to end it somehow, and it was Jesse’s choice. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the problem with a lot of television, particularly American television, is it goes past its sell-by date. And the great thing about Jesse and the writers is they wouldn’t do that. It was difficult for them because it wasn’t easy to bring this to an end. And I think Jesse found it sad — at the premier, somebody shouted out, ‘Well, if it was so sad, why did you do it?’ But I think there are lots of reasons for Jesse finishing it. And I applaud the fact that he did that. It was courageous because everybody loves the show. Always leave the party when it’s at its height, not when it’s going down.”

He then added about the remaining episodes, “It does change the stakes. The main protagonist is gone. And the kids are having to deal with it, or not. I think it’s going to be hard next week for a lot of the audience because they’re going to miss Logan. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing — I think that’s actually quite a good thing.”

He continued, “Logan was coming to a rest point anyway. He realized that his children were never going to be — he’s got that great line when he says, ‘I love you, but you’re not serious people.’ And I think that is so fundamental. The whole premise is really about entitlement and the rich and the fact that he’s plowed this particular furrow. And the consequences of that plowing are these kids and how [expletive] up they are, not necessarily because of him, but because of the wealth. They all suffer from entitlement in one form or another. And they behave like entitled spoiled brats a lot of the time.”

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