Everything You Need To Remember To Watch Succession Season 4

"Succession" is undeniably one of the best shows on television. While full of complicated business lingo and rich people problems, it is ultimately a show about a broken family that can't seem to mend itself. The core sibling trio of Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Roman (Kieran Culkin) are really terrible people, but the way they just seek the validation of their father, media mogul Logan (Brian Cox), is both painfully relatable and sad. This dynamic has hooked viewers from the very beginning of the show, and with its fourth season rapidly approaching, it looks like this will be taken to the next level.

However, with a show as hefty as this one, it's understandable that many viewers don't remember some key plot points. Thankfully, we've compiled a list of every major development from the third season's finale, "All The Bells Say," that you need to remember in order to follow this latest season. After all, following this show is executive-level business.

We've all been waiting for the siblings to get over themselves and finally stick up to their tyrannical father. It's been genuinely painful to see them get every opportunity possible to stand up to Logan, only for them to squander them every time. Thankfully, that torturous experience finally came to an end in the third season finale, as Kendall's mental breakdown forced Shiv and Roman to finally admit that they needed their father gone. It didn't take much convincing for their half-sibling Connor (Alan Ruck) to join the attempted coup, either. Good for Connor!

The third act of the finale consisted of probably the best scene of the entire show, with the siblings finally doing the right thing for once in their lives. While the fighting and the insults spewed at them by their father certainly hurt, the fact that they didn't actually crumble like they have so many times before really sets the stage for their dynamic in season four. It'll be interesting to see, however, if this sibling unity is still intact by the end.

One of the biggest conflicts surrounding the third season of "Succession" was whether or not Waystar Royco would buy GoJo, a streaming giant anchored by the charismatic Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgärd). Matsson's a smart guy, but he's also untrustworthy and maybe more than a little weird. Could they really figure out how these two companies can work in tandem?

Well, unbeknownst to Logan, Matsson figured it out. That's because, during the third season finale, he dropped a major bomb: GoJo was going to buy Waystar Royco, not the other way around. That gives Logan very little time to continue his reign of terror, and we all know that a Logan under pressure is one to be feared. If there's anything we know about him, it's that he won't go down without a fight. The question, however, is what he plans to do to sabotage the GoJo takeover. It obviously can't be good.

Perhaps the most shocking moment of Kendall's character arc actually happened in the penultimate episode, where it appeared that he suddenly passed out while floating in a pool. As it turns out, he could have easily died that day, signaling the peak of his depression and self-loathing. While a variety of factors influenced his mental state, the root issue was undoubtedly Logan and his abusive, absent fathering.

That is why his breakdown in front of Shiv and Roman was so important to him and the show. After years of not being taken seriously and having his issues written off because of his addiction, he finally broke, but more importantly, he's finally ready to actually do something about his father. Unfortunately, breaking apart from him isn't going to solve any of Kendall's problems, not by a long shot. He'll likely be dealing with the fallout of the separation, as well as all the other problems that stemmed from the past three seasons of badly thought-out ideas. The fact that his ex-wife Rava (Natalie Gold) has officially lost all trust in him, as seen in season three, probably won't help, either.

There's only one pairing that this could really apply to, and that is the relationship between repressed playboy Roman and interim Waystar CEO Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron). To say their relationship was an unconventional one would be an understatement — that is unless a powerful older woman berating you is your personal kink. No judgments here!

Anyways, Roman and Gerri weren't exactly on the best of terms when we last saw them. After that little dick pic incident, the two have been keeping their distance. It's understandable, as pretty much everyone but them is under the impression that Roman was nonconsensually harassing her. It's no wonder that Gerri didn't push back against that impression, as she does have a squeaky-clean image to protect. Despite their distance and her new fling, he still held on hope that the two of them will be able to reunite for some more "meetings," but those hopes are dashed away in the final moments of the third season finale. When Gerri fails to support the Roy siblings in their familial division, Roman and his forehead vein told us all we needed to know – the sickly endearing RomanGerri ship has sailed, and it's likely never coming back. Haha, unless?

No, by calling the Roman and Gerri partnership our "favorite" weirdo pairing, we are not diminishing the impact of Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Greg's (Nicholas Braun) entanglement. In fact, we kind of love how it's getting even worse and more codependent as the show continues. What started off as a reluctant Tom taking the fledgling Greg under his wing eventually became something else entirely. Their entire characterization together has evolved to involve ancient Roman myths, familial backstabbing, and more than a few sexually suggestive metaphors. Now with Tom and Shiv's relationship the worst it's ever been (which is saying a lot), it's finally time for him and Greg to take over Waystar Royco together.

We'll likely see a lot more of these in this upcoming fourth season, especially since Tom and Greg are now devoted to kissing up Logan. It's unlikely that they'll literally be kissing up to each other, but if their last scene together from the third season is anything to go by, it'll be teetering pretty damn close to that. The two are seen confiding in each other about how they're going to stand by Logan, even if Shiv decides to break away with her brothers. They're effectively selling their souls over to Waystar, which Greg acknowledges with perhaps one of the show's best quotes: "what am I gonna do with a soul, anyways?"

Now, we don't know if this will actually end up being a thing, but season three did reveal something potentially life-altering for the defected Roy siblings. A few jokes were made at the expense of Logan and his assistant, Kerry (Zoe Winters), about their supposed affair. With her under a brighter spotlight, the siblings began noticing that she would bring their father smoothies – Connor jabbed that they were full of vitamins that would, you know, make Logan more robust. Sorry, I have no idea how to say this without sounding gross.

Of course, this type of humor isn't exactly new for "Succession" viewers. However, it also begs a particular question: is Logan really the type of guy to hate his children so much, he'll have a new child be conceived with his assistant to that his fortune doesn't go to his "failed" children? Well, maybe. The question of if he ever loved his children is one of the show's main mysteries, and can you really think of any moment where he expressed genuine love towards them? Probably not, so the idea of him and Kerry conspiring to bring a new boy king to the throne isn't too out of character.

There are a few other storylines that could make their way into the upcoming fourth season, but aren't necessarily juicy enough to justify their own section in this piece. As a result, here are a few things you should keep in the back of your head.

• Connor and Willa (Justine Lupe) are finally getting married, even if his proposal wasn't exactly the most romantic.

• The main trio's mother Caroline (Harriet Walter) now has a new beau, which could cause trouble, especially after that nasty conversation she had with Shiv.

• The Roys officially supported the presidential campaign for the far-right politician Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) after an awkwardly-charged bathroom confrontation with Roman.

• Greg found himself in a love triangle between a contessa (Ella Rumpf) and Kendall's crisis manager (Dasha Nekrasova), then promptly made them both hate him.

• Kendall's children, Sophie (Swayam Bhatia) and Iverson (Quentin Morales), are probably scarred for life after seeing their dad nearly die.

While most of the season's reveals and twists are being kept under wraps, we certainly know that we're in for one wild ride. The fourth season of "Succession" premieres on HBO on March 26, 2023, with it and the other three seasons streaming on HBO Max.