Within one hour, the team behind "Succession" — specifically, Jesse Armstrong and Mark Mylod, who wrote and directed "Connor's Wedding" — cemented the series' legacy for good. When people bring up the best dramas in television history, they typically mention "The Sopranos" or "The Wire," and now, "Succession" will stand with these giants ... and I'm really, really sorry, but I have to stop pretending I'm eventually going to watch "The Wire." Life is grim enough, you guys. I don't think I have it in me. But I digress. Armstrong and Mylod came at this episode from exactly the right vantage point, which is that Logan's death needed to be simultaneously unremarkable and the biggest thing to ever happen to every single character on-screen. They went so far as to film the scene with Culkin, Snook, and Strong in one take.
In addition, it was an extremely conscious decision to keep Logan's death mostly off-screen. Logan's death isn't, in the end, about Logan. It's about the family and the business he leaves behind and the empty throne somebody will inevitably inhabit. Mylod and Armstrong, as well as the rest of the "Succession" creative team, pulled off a high wire performing act with "Connor's Wedding," and it makes sure the show's legacy is secure.
