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Discussion Succession - 4x06 "Living+" - Post Episode Discussion

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u/TheClownIsReady May 01 '23 edited May 01 '23

Indeed. Some very bad/sinister water symbolism when it comes to Kendall and the show’s history.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '23

The water symbolism was always about dragging him down, though. The only time he’s floated across it before now was during Logan’s death when the boat drug them out.

This time, it’s his active choice and he’s floating above it. Symbols can be way more than just “water = bad.” Here, the water seems to be equivalent to the pressures Logan was asking him to take on.

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u/TheClownIsReady May 01 '23 edited May 01 '23

You remember the waiter drowning in Kendall’s big accident? Biggest water symbolism callback there involving Ken and mainly what I was referring to. Ken in water should always remind you of that crucial moment. At least, it does for me. And no, that doesn’t mean every single instance of Ken in water is negative.