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It always had to be Tom.
Seeing them acknowledge all of that was mesmerizing.
Roman finally mustering up the courage to link arms with his siblings against his abusive father?
Even Connor at long last getting fed up and demanding everyone else acknowledge his existence?
Kendall revealed his secret.
Roman picked his siblings.
From the beginning, Toms outsider status has been his chief weakness.
Gregs a court jester and Connors an idiot, but Tom has been the most tragic ofSuccessions powerless lackeys.
Tom was No Real Person Involved.
But season three has been about the quiet, often sidelined transformation of Tom Wambsgans.
The prospect of prison might also have been a way to demonstrate his worth to the family.
In essence, it was Tom still trying to give Logan a present he might actually value.
When that possibility was removed from him this season, Tom finds himself once again at loose ends.
Toms exhaustion is palpable.
He is so downtrodden that he almost disappears again.
Except that just like Mog, a little bit of Tom stays awake to see what would happen next.
He can finally play the game because hes no longer terrified of losing.
(Remember the gameMonopoly?
Tom has the confidence to walk away.)
The fact that Tom has been ignored so long becomes his most lethal weapon.
He can imagine exactly why Caroline might enjoy finally having a powerful piece to play.
The look on Shivs face when she realizes whats happened is absolute perfection.
