Succession: Roman and Kendall Parallels
Feb. 15th, 2026 05:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
itsnotmymindWhen I first watched Nobody Is Ever Missing, I thought they were going to go with a storyline where Roman was responsible for unintentional human death.
Instead - psyche! Nobody actually died when the rocket exploded, and instead Kendall got that storyline.
During my latest rewatch I notice they both respond in the same way: Return to the party and act like nothing happened. Kendall is being a lot more rational, though. No way is that rocket launch not going to catch up to Roman. Kendall, on the other hand, has good reason to think he can get away with it - and he does.
(Though only with Logan's help. I think if Logan had taken no action Kendall would have been found out.)
Also: The scene where Kendall's siblings confront him about the bear hug occurs after the explosion but before Roman finds out no one died. And I can't help if wonder, when he calls Kendall "a piece of shit", he's maybe also talking to himself.
Instead - psyche! Nobody actually died when the rocket exploded, and instead Kendall got that storyline.
During my latest rewatch I notice they both respond in the same way: Return to the party and act like nothing happened. Kendall is being a lot more rational, though. No way is that rocket launch not going to catch up to Roman. Kendall, on the other hand, has good reason to think he can get away with it - and he does.
(Though only with Logan's help. I think if Logan had taken no action Kendall would have been found out.)
Also: The scene where Kendall's siblings confront him about the bear hug occurs after the explosion but before Roman finds out no one died. And I can't help if wonder, when he calls Kendall "a piece of shit", he's maybe also talking to himself.
