What is wrong with Logan in Succession?

Logan Roy has a UTI. But as the show's old men decline in health, they grow only more ruthless. This story contains spoilers through the fifth episode of Succession Season 3.
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What were the marks on Logan's back Succession?

Once when Kendall openly insulted Logan, Logan replied with "If my uncle heard me talk like that..." alluding to his uncle's abuse and temper. Whether the abuse had really happened or not is up for debate, but Logan is shown having large, deep scars on his back, which are implied to have been given by his uncle.
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Why does Logan have a boot in Succession?

Meanwhile, Logan is dealing with his own medical problems. He's now in a walking boot, and later in the episode, we find out he's not taking his prescribed medication for a urinary tract infection. There are two men, each titans of the media industry and each in compromising medical situations.
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What's wrong with Roman in Succession?

Unfortunately, this shows that Roman was taught from a young age that being "weak" and expressing emotion is undesirable, which in and of itself explains his emotional issues in the series. Logan's worst traits in his Succession--being ruthless and cruel--were particularly present in Roman's upbringing, which ...
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What is wrong with Kendall's son on Succession?

Iverson Roy is the son of Kendall and Rava Roy, and the younger brother of Sophie Roy. Iverson is likely on the Autism spectrum.
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Are Roman and Shiv twins?

Roman — Third Child, Mid-30s

Roman seems closer in age to his younger sister Shiv than his older brother Kendall.
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Is Logan sleeping with Kerry?

Let's also acknowledge how funny and casually misogynist it is that Logan lectures Roman about how a sexual relationship between him and Gerri is "disgusting" and she's "a million years old" and this will make Roman "a laughingstock," considering that it's certainly been implied (though not confirmed) that Logan is ...
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Why did Kendall Roy poop the bed?

Of the two, most of the medical professionals surveyed for this piece believed that Kendall's alcoholism was the more likely causal factor for his involuntary bowel movement. “Both alcohol and cocaine can wreak havoc on the bowels,” Lebwohl says.
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Does Logan love Roman?

I think it comes to the fact that Roman and Logan actually love each other, which is an outrageously rare sentiment on Succession. And because they love each other, they can hurt each other.
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Why does Kendall always wear brown Succession?

Kendall uses his clothing as a tool of rebellion, often as a means to find identity and distinguish himself from Logan.
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What happened to Sandy Succession wheelchair?

This particularly nasty form of the disease occurs years after the initial stage, mostly if the infection is left completely untreated and allowed to spread to other parts of the body. That would explain Sandy's dementia-like symptoms as well as his sudden loss of coordination that ruined his mobility and speech.
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What did Shiv write about Kendall?

Shiv has penned a release about Kendall that she wants Roman and Connor to sign. It's brutal, but accurate. “Yeah, accurate like Oswald was accurate,” Connor says. The statement reiterates a lot of what the Tweet That Sucked said—that Kendall is someone struggling with mental illness and addiction.
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Why did Marcia leave Logan?

When we last saw her toward the end of Season 2, Marcia had seemingly ended her marriage with Logan because she found out not that he may or may not have been having an affair with Rhea Jarrell, but that he coordinated a plan to pass off the CEO reins to Rhea without Marcia's knowledge.
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Do the Roy kids love each other?

For Alan Ruck, who plays Connor Roy, eldest child of Logan, and half-sibling to Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Roman (Kieran Culkin), the answer is straightforward. “Oh, he most definitely loves his father and he loves the golden trio,” Ruck said. “He loves the other three.
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Why do they say uh huh so much on Succession?

Why the fascination with the Succession “uh-huh”? On the surface, “uh-huh” is nothing more than… well… “uh-huh”. It's a vague acknowledgement — “I hear you/ got it/ understood”.
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What did Logan promise Shiv?

Her transformation gains momentum in Season 2, when Logan promises to make her his successor as CEO of Waystar. Shiv is completely seduced—and corrupted—by that promise.
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What did Logan offer Shiv?

In the show's second season, Shiv changed. Persuaded into the family business by Logan, who dangled the top job, she was seduced by the promise of power. This was a chance to lord it over the boy's club and her bros. In the end though, Logan took back his offer, pitting Shiv against Kendall and Roman once more.
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Is Kendall depressed Succession?

Kendall is clearly playing out some form of manic depression. Succession, however, is not the type of show to put any kind of mental health diagnosis on the table, perhaps matching what its characters would think of that.
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Who is Lukas Mattson in Succession?

Alexander Skarsgård, for one: as reported by Variety earlier this year, he's joining the crew as Lukas Mattson: “a successful, confrontational tech founder and CEO”.
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Is Roman on Succession impotent?

As played by Culkin, Roman is impotent, locked in a bizarre, can't-turn-away-from, downright Oedipal relationship with his colleague Gerri, who in turn gets off on sending him to the bathroom to wank it.
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Who does Shiv sleep with in Succession?

Shiv takes a meeting with Gil Eavis, a potential presidential candidate who goes against everything her father stands for. After the meeting, they have a sexual encounter in his car. During Tom's bachelor party, Shiv is working alongside Gil and Nate, who is constantly trying to start up a relationship with her again.
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How rich is the Roy family Succession?

The answer: $18 billion—mostly from Roy's 36% stake in Waystar, the publicly traded, $46 billion (market cap) media and entertainment giant he founded in his twenties. The Roy empire also includes at least $345 million in real estate, including Logan Roy's $52 million palatial townhouse on New York's Fifth Avenue.
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Is Connor the oldest Succession?

Connor Roy (Alan Ruck)

Logan's eldest son from his first marriage, Connor is the half-brother of Kendall, Shiv and Roman. He is the most separated from the family business, choosing instead to live a more free-spirited lifestyle at a ranch in New Mexico.
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Who is Connor Roy based on?

He has four children Connor (Alan Ruck), Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Roman (Kieran Culkin). The Roys are fictional but pulled from real life for inspiration. Logan closely resembles Rupert Murdoch, who founded News Corp, given their occupation.
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