Kendall's Eulogy - Succession S4E9 Logan's Funeral

he missed his chance to rap the eulogy. he will never be ceo.

My boy Squiggle cooked up this eulogy for me.

This is why he’s the number one boy

That was the final test. Roman broke down Shiv tried but nobody cared Kendall had an ovation

If there ever was a manifesto for capitalism this speech would be it.

that moment when Caroline got salty at "he made me and my three siblings"

cant believe jeremy strong invented acting

Only at Logan Roy’s funeral could a show of genuine grief be regarded as unnatural, embarrassing, and wrong. When I die, I would like there to be someone reacting to my death like Roman did.

The way Ewan (Logan’s brother) is looking at Ken during and particularly after his speech… it’s like he’s just beginning to see that Ken is the reincarnation of Logan. It’s like a mix of respect and terror. Amazing.

“He was comfortable with this world and he knew it… and he liked it”. Best line in the show. This show was masterful.

This is a game-tying pinch hit grand slam in the bottom of ninth. Kendall has gone from the guy striking out in the late innings to the one capable of getting the crowd on their feet. Wow.

A month after the finale I find myself revisiting this scene constantly. I truly believe this is the greatest performance in television history. A simultaneously horrifying and moving speech from Jeremy Strong. “The corpuscles of life gushing around this nation, this world, filling men and women all around with desire. Quickening the ambition to own, and make, and trade, and profit, and build, and improve. Great geysers of life he willed”. Simply masterful writing that really encapsulates the Roy family’s way of thinking. What a fucking show. I already dearly miss it.

"A boy never really becomes a man until he's buried his father". We saw the final transformation of Kendal when they exit the mausoleum/cript. From there on, he is Logan 2.0. The way he tells Roman "You fucked it" without any empathy after he pretty much colapsed during the eulogy. And the cherry on the cake of the transformation was Kendals disinderested "mhm" to Roman during the same conversation, which Logan used constantly, when someone explained something or gave an excuse, but he literally did not care.

Kendall is Logan 2.0. If he can’t win in the end, none of the siblings can

The shot of Ken after the eulogies as he's walking down the aisle and everyone stands up to shake his hand with a reasured smile on their faces as the music swells is so great. It's like his coronation and everyone feels relieved to put their future in his hands, like a new worthy King replacing an old one. Could've ended the show on that scene.

3:52 Shiv's realization that Kendall is performing well and that she has to show her face if she wants to stay in the game

Since season 1 I’ve known kendall was the best fit for CEO if available. He’s got SO many problems. But he’s proven over and over he THRIVES under pressure when neither of his siblings can stand tall.

Going into this episode I had my doubts about whether the writers could create a eulogy that was both emotionally resonant and unflinchingly honest. They not only pulled it off, but Jeremy Strong delivered it beautifully beat by beat. I did not expect to cry in this episode but this got me. He just secured his second Emmy with this scene

Kendall Roy is on the Mt. Rushmore of television, shoulder to shoulder with Don Draper, Tony Soprano and Walter White. Our #1 boy.

This series would have been nothing without Jeremy Strong. Absolutely stunning performance.