new reruns of "Succession" on HBO so that one can revisit at random; having seen some episodes two or three times I am all the more impressed with the dramatic tightness of those riveting scenes, the almost palpable anxiety of Logan Roy's children vying for his (cruel, fickle, non-existent) affection. like "The Sopranos" the series was, in part, an examination of how an American father cannot expect to pass on his (ethically / legally shady) business to his children because they are just not smart enough, or criminal enough, or monstrous enough to take his place.