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Spoilers for season four, episode three, ofSuccession, Connors Wedding.
Cox, however, treats his characters passing with equanimity.
He doesnt like to linger.
Im dead, so I dont know!
Given the shows title, I imagine you knew Logan would have to die at some point.
He said Logan was going to be killed off in the third episode.
Did he give any reasoning for that?The explanation was that the reason was obvious.
You need a corpse.
What was it like to film Logans death?
I just lay there and had the phone by my ear.
Maybe its all a ruse!
If you think about it, the last image is a body bag.
Anybody could be in that body bag … Theres a possibility.
Because you dont anticipate.
And his loneliness is reaffirmed.
I mean, hes not good at relationships at all, Logan.
The female relationships in his life have been pretty disastrous.
Hes got a very distinct relationship to Colin.
What is it about Colin that makes him trust him?Its a proper relationship.
Colin doesnt ask for anything.
Hes not avaricious like Logans horrible children.
I think Logan has always treated Colin well.
Hes a simple guy, and hes always there.
And I love the fact that Jesse wrote that scene.
It was such a beautiful scene to play.
I knew it was going to be the last season, but Sarah didnt.
I think she was devastated by that.
Once Im gone, Im gone.
It was hard to keep a secret all that time.
It was a long time.
When did I die?
God, I think it was last July.
Because she was cast in the role as Kerry, Kerry understands shes in a dilemma.
But she hasnt got that skill.
She would be the first to realize that.
But she went through that particular hoop and came out the other side of it.
Theyve dedicated themselves to that man, come what may, and he understands that.
He treats them well as a result.
And also Connor has undergone certain changes.
I do think that Connor is on the autism spectrum.
I think thats where his illusions come from.
His illusion is that hes a possible presidential front-runner.
The rest of the children, theyre just pushing the envelope and pushing and pushing and pushing.
And you might only push so far.
Eventually it will splat open.
Before the flight, Logan reaches out to Roman and pushes him to cut out Gerri.
It seems like hes always had a soft spot for him.Roman was his hopeful child.
He knew they were not going to be delivering.
Logan has a lot of respect for that.
The only problem with Roman is his potty mouth.
Hesent the dick pictureand all that.
Kendall is an addict.
He does expect something for nothing.
Thats his biggest mistake.
Shiv, of course, he wanted to bring into the fold.
Theres intentional vagueness about the timeline of Logans death in this episode.
Do you think he heard Romans final Fuck you voice-mail?No, it was too late.
He wouldnt have been pursuing it.
It was just this alert that came up on his phone.
He does claim only to take the action points from his emails.
Hes really distant from all communication.Logan doesnt dwell on things.
Hes this machine that keeps moving on and on and on and on and on.
I mean, thats his problem.
Maybe if he dwelled a little bit more on stuff, he would be in a much better position.
You mentioned howSuccessioninitially felt like satire and built to more of a familial drama.
Hes a very mysterious character in many ways.
I have a lot of empathy for him.
I think hes very misunderstood.
I think hes a tragic figure, very much in the tradition of those tragic kings of Shakespeare.
He doesnt understand the whole low-life thing, that his son is involved with Falstaff.
The play also has the sense of the world changing and history moving forward.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, as it goes.
What do you make of the fact Logan is trying to keep ahold of ATN?
Thats his real baby.
We know the state the print stuff is in.
You guys have a very tough job.
But I didnt really see the cast very much.
I suppose the last big thing we did together was a retake ofthe karaoke.
Why did you have to reshoot that scene?The retake was outside.
They didnt like the position of the homeless man in the original version.
We always have it with ones children.
I had to back off and let him get on with it.
Ultimately, its their decision.
Its tough for them, but thats how you grow up.
Logan never backed off.Thats why the kids havent grown up.
Theyre not very good at making their decisions.
Logan has delivered many incredibly florid insults over the course of the series up to his death.
Were any of those lines your favorite?No, theres just so many.
You dont dwell on any particular thing.
Its beads on an abacus.
Because if you dwell on something, it becomes sadistic and I dont think hes sadistic.
Well, I know hes not sadistic.
He never does that.
