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The ogre and his felon son go together at the beach. They do not want either, but Logan and Kendall Roy were forced to meet each other by Josh Aaronson, an activist investor, Marri to see the millions of dollars. He has invested in Waystar Royco lose every day of value, according to the scandals and accusations that make the daily life of the Roy family.
The irruption of Josh Aaronson is welcome. Despite the geographical dispersion of the characters, the first episodes of this season have taken the turn of an asphyxious closed session, both the vapors and the resentment and the disappointments that undermine the clan are toxic. Finally someone to kick in the anthill. And, in addition, it is incarnate by Adrien Brody.
It’s not hard to imagine that he is not an English-speaking actor who does not wait for a Jesse Armstrong appeal, the designer of succession. Each character is exquisitely turned, and – as brief as his appearance – leaves a lasting impression. Meet Josh Aaronson, it’s succumbing to charm and discomfort that he releases. His three-day beard is not cut, his hoodie seems imbued with countless sweats. This loud student appearance is not a mask, Aaronson does not even bother to pretend politeness or reserve. The man is immensely rich, by force to twist his arm on the leaders of the companies in which he invests, and Adrian Brody operates until the last carat the jewels offered by the role.
Lined insults
To ensure the sustainability of its betting in Waystar, the investor is the therapist family and asks Logan and Kendall, which he forced to a walk along the dunes, to testify to their reciprocal affection. The two men run, and the scene is as comic as heartbreaking. The old man continues to repeat “Good Kid”, as if he wanted to convince himself, while his son, tetanized by the paternal presence barely arrives to articulate three words.
There are only a few plans for the return of the trio to the villa of Aaronson for the vacuity of these words in one lined with Insults of Logan at the place of his son. On arrival at the private airport is again Kendall that lost the most. Certainly, Logan, a victim of a discomfort, has been forced to expose his physical fragility, but the fallen heir prince carries all the responsibility of the decision of Aaronson who decided to withdraw his support for the king, pushing again a little The more his brothers and sisters in the arms of their father.
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