![]() ‘Barry’ Enters a Strange New World - and Can’t Shake the Old OneĮpisode 4, written by Jon Brown, doesn’t let Logan’s words hang unanswered for long. But the manner in which they’re shared - as a means to convince 4 percent stakeholder Josh Aaronson ( Adrien Brody) that the warring father and son can actually work together - raises the question, “How much of that is true? And how much is merely Logan calming the nerves of a worried man?” ![]() ![]() And maybe he’s the best one of all of them.” These are the words Kendall’s been longing to hear, if not all his life, then at least for the last few weeks. Logan ( Brian Cox) says, “He’s a good kid, and I love him. In another meadow, in another faraway land, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) hears another suspicious claim from another parent. “Some stories are true, and some aren’t,” he says. His mother doesn’t believe him, going so far as to tell her son she has a dragon in her matchbox that will protect them, but then the lion walks into their house and starts talking. ![]() ![]() Children’s books and “Succession” don’t typically go hand-in-hand - unless you’re a parent who likes to imagine Logan Roy’s voice whenever you’re reading “Go the Fuck to Sleep” - but Episode 4 makes an uncharacteristically direct reference to Margaret Mahy’s 1969 illustrated story, “A Lion in the Meadow.” In the fanciful tale, a young boy looks out his back window and tells his mother there’s a big, yellow lion roaming around outside. ![]()
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