To read traditional newspapers or to visit online sources of opinion is to lately be inundated with commentary about HBO’s just concluded drama/comedy (?) Succession. Viewers of it just can’t seem to let go, including those like SpliceToday’s Nicky Smith who want to let go. Though Smith is glad it’s over so that he “won’t ‘have to watch’ anymore,” he (like so many others) concludes that Succession “is one of the most consistently strong television shows of the last 25 years.”
In short, the endless pre and post-mortems on Succession speak to how well regarded it is. And this says a lot. e.
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