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Suits are hot, after all, as tend to be the charismatic men who wear them.
But we, the all-knowing, all-seeing audience, are by now well aware of the ploy.
As is so frequently the case, not least onSuccession, it begins with trauma.
This is exactly what their dad wants, of course: A tyrant divides and conquers.
And at this Kendall isnt nearly as bad as hes often suggested to be.
That growing ballsiness is, fundamentally, attractive.
Kendalls currentpredicament, a buyout in a birthday card, surely bodes another twist.
My hunch, Tom tells Kendall in episode six, is that youre going to get fucked.
Because Ive seen you get fucked a lot.
And Ive never seen Logan get fucked once.
The crisis point at Kendalls birthday comes when the aforementioned mirage breaks.
I dont wanna be a dick, but I have a watch.
I have my watch, he says, seemingly bemused.
Im just trying to get inside your head, and figure out why youd give me this gift.
Watches are impersonal, not least to the Roys: Theyre the kind of thing you give because youreexpectedto.
He is a man unafraid to play vulnerable, and that in itself is deeply compelling.
He is the lynchpin that makes Kendall work.
As he has professed himself, even, heisKendall.
That theyre so willing to see him expended, then, is deeply cutting.
(Did you come here to see me, at all?
he asks Shiv, her response expectedly clinical.)
Weve all had disastrous birthdays.
