Succession star Brian Cox has given his take on the monumental decision to kill off his patriarch character Logan Roy in the third episode of this year’s final season.
It was “ultimately too early,” Cox will tell tonight’s Amol Rajan Interviews, with the star saying it would have been more appropriate for his iconic character to die in the fifth or sixth episode of HBO’s smash.
The interview will air tonight on BBC Two. “I was fine with it ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected,” Cox will say. “You know, I felt a little bit like all the work I’ve done and finally I’m going to, you know, end up as an ear on a carpet of a plane.” Cox is giving one of his first big interviews since his shock death, which surprised Succession fans all over the world.
Penned by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, the Shakespearean episode has been roundly praised for its shock factor and intense laser focus on Logan’s kids’ reactions.
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