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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

My Roman Empire is HBO's Succession, and how the show, and all its characters, serve as an allegory for the United States as a dying empire.

That may sound obvious, but I don't just mean the show's themes. There are direct, knock-you-over-the-head parallels if you look for them. And I've been DYING to talk about it.

Thread? Thread 🧵 (Spoilers). #succession #waystarroyco

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• Poster for the HBO show Succession with the main characters standing in front of a painting hung on a dark wood wall. The painting in a gaudy gold frame depicts an epic fight with men, horses, tigers and other animals. From left to right: Kendall Roy, Roman Roy, Siobhan Roy, and Logan Roy. Bottom text reads "Succession Season One"