Analyzing Evil: Logan Roy From Succession

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    Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred forty-first episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature character for this video is Logan Roy from Succession. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!
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  • @TheVileEye
    @TheVileEye  Рік тому +46

    Use code VILEEYE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/47kYsHU!

  • @Exterminator4us
    @Exterminator4us Рік тому +2539

    Despite all the evil of Logan Roy, it’s still important to remember that Connor Roy was interested in politics from a very young age

    • @Ghost666Mafia
      @Ghost666Mafia Рік тому +8

      Why is that important??

    • @deadringer444
      @deadringer444 Рік тому +94

      Conheads RISE

    • @dawnguard6472
      @dawnguard6472 Рік тому +44

      @@Ghost666Mafiait’s a joke, have you seen the show?

    • @FreezoneLou
      @FreezoneLou Рік тому +10

      We can never forget that💯💯💯

    • @Hiphop618
      @Hiphop618 Рік тому +12

      I'm tired of this overused joke being the first comment I see in every Succession video. You're not clever. You're not funny.

  • @gianni206
    @gianni206 Рік тому +777

    the coolest thing about Logan's character arc: even after death, he still got what he wanted: the GoJo deal went through, Tom got his promotion, and the Roy kids were left to pick up the pieces without a single win against their dad.

    • @r.i.petika829
      @r.i.petika829 Рік тому

      @user-vc2tz7od2yat least change your name lol

    • @alittlebitofpeace
      @alittlebitofpeace 10 місяців тому +7

      FR

    • @yggdrasil2
      @yggdrasil2 10 місяців тому +34

      That's true. They all generally felt better and accomplished more when they worked together, but his manipulation ruined their lives forever.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 8 місяців тому +23

      ​@@yggdrasil2And Shiv can't manipulate and gaslight Tom anymore and she has new responsibility as a CEO's wife. Also, Greg is always being Greg.

    • @VictorIV0310
      @VictorIV0310 8 місяців тому +4

      Nah, I’d win.

  • @qjames0077
    @qjames0077 Рік тому +1168

    There are few villains that are easy to hate, yet you love seeing on screen. Logan stole every scene he was in, and even after his "departure" from the show, he was a force of nature that still bent the story and characters of the world despite his absence

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 Рік тому +41

      Brian Cox's best role, in my opinion 😅

    • @ShaneMichealCupp
      @ShaneMichealCupp Рік тому +28

      @@qjames0077 he deserves to be remembered for this role. A mastery of the craft

    • @NobodySpecial-mu5ic
      @NobodySpecial-mu5ic Рік тому +19

      There is one villain that fits the description you set: Coriolanus Snow. I imagine that he and Logan would be buddies, if they met.

    • @qjames0077
      @qjames0077 Рік тому +1

      @@NobodySpecial-mu5ic what story is he from? Not familiar with that name

    • @hobibruja
      @hobibruja Рік тому +4

      @@qjames0077hunger games

  • @caiomarcolino9791
    @caiomarcolino9791 Рік тому +721

    Truly the Tywin Lannister of modern era.
    Ruthless, strategic and a master of manipulation, especially when it comes to the psychological of his children. Despicable yet fascinating to see on screen.

    • @hildaenjoyer8862
      @hildaenjoyer8862 Рік тому +27

      He's a mix of Tywin and Robert Baratheon.

    • @FabalociousDee
      @FabalociousDee Рік тому +53

      ​@@hildaenjoyer8862He's Robert Baratheon if Robert Baratheon gave a damn about power.

    • @j.n.4946
      @j.n.4946 Рік тому +11

      An his empire kind of dies with him.

    • @spasenchaykov
      @spasenchaykov Рік тому +16

      Interesting comparison as both died on the toilet.

    • @williamtimonen6814
      @williamtimonen6814 Рік тому +8

      I feel like his competence is vastly overestimated. If there wasnt for a fcking terrorist threat he would have lost control of the company early in Season 1.

  • @johnmillholland6550
    @johnmillholland6550 Рік тому +324

    I like how at Logan’s funeral Ewan said of him “he had a meagerness to him.” Logan was outrageously greedy and that instinct helped him build a tremendous fortune but he was so unwilling to share anything of himself w anyone. He saw others as he knew himself to be - greedy self interested and abusive. Kendall says to him “you’re so jealous of what you’ve given your own children.” Meagerness seemed like a strange way to describe Logan a first but the more I think of it meagerness is the perfect way to describe someone like Logan whos narcissistic and self preserving to a fault.

    • @Yatukih_001
      @Yatukih_001 Рік тому +14

      What I notice first and foremost about Logan, despite his human side, is his sense of weakness whenever he is in the Sun. Whenever he spends time in the Sun, he feels powerless and weak. Whenever Logan Roy is not in the Sun, he feels strong. To him, the Sun, seems to be a symbol of weakness. Scarily his actor manages to somehow create the appearance that he ages and becomes physically weaker when he is in the Sun. So he can bring down governments, but he cannot bring down the Sun, which he regards, either consciously or subconsciously, as a weakness. The Sun reminds him of his humanity, but the darkness makes him embrace his vampire side. Had society treated him differently he might have ended up empathic instead of as pure evil in a chair it does not belong in.

    • @2Siders
      @2Siders Рік тому +5

      @@Yatukih_001
      Sir, this is a Wendy’s

    • @andrewstephens5885
      @andrewstephens5885 Рік тому +5

      @@Yatukih_001what are you talking about homie?

    • @GDSprodify
      @GDSprodify 10 місяців тому +4

      @@andrewstephens5885Logan’s mentality about the world, he only seen pain so he didn’t know how to show love.

    • @kaydgaming
      @kaydgaming 8 місяців тому +2

      @@Yatukih_001I get what you’re saying

  • @TheMrbob98
    @TheMrbob98 Рік тому +258

    The one line that always got me was when Logan said "I always win" in that demonic ass voice. Insane acting and writing from the team to bring him to such a larger than life figure in that moment and show how truly scary a man of that presence and power can be.

  • @neuro1073
    @neuro1073 Рік тому +451

    I really didn’t expect that you would tackle this incredible show but I’m glad you did.

    • @1bridge11
      @1bridge11 Рік тому

      I'm glad I never watched this left-wing garbage show.

    • @weirdguy1495
      @weirdguy1495 Рік тому +5

      For me, it was not a matter of if but who.

  • @RJTheCerealGuy
    @RJTheCerealGuy Рік тому +382

    One of the best written characters in tv history.

    • @raymondsims7042
      @raymondsims7042 Рік тому +8

      Agreed!!!

    • @wrestlinginfodude2644
      @wrestlinginfodude2644 Рік тому +4

      With Kendall roy

    • @raymondsims7042
      @raymondsims7042 Рік тому +7

      @@wrestlinginfodude2644 I say Roman and Tom are amazing characters as well. Shiv also

    • @wrestlinginfodude2644
      @wrestlinginfodude2644 Рік тому +5

      they absolutely are 👍but Kendall and Logan are whole class apart from, those characters ,both Logan and Kendall are one of greatest television characters of all time with I put Kendall in top 5 with television mount Rushmore characters like tony Soprano,don ,draper, Walter white,Nate fisher and Omar

    • @raymondsims7042
      @raymondsims7042 Рік тому +9

      @@wrestlinginfodude2644 woah woah pump the brakes! Did you just say you’re putting Kendall roy with “tony soprano, Walter white, Don Draper etc…”🤔come on he’s not on that level now is he? Kendall roy is a great character, but I don’t even think he’d make my top fifty tv characters. Logan roy is great and would definitely make my top fifty. You’re overrating Kendall roy though 😂big time

  • @philiphobgen8283
    @philiphobgen8283 Рік тому +147

    Great vid. I do think Logan showed glimpses of humanity throughout the show. He seemed genuinely humbled and sad for the waiter's parents when he met them. He also seemed to respect the boy in the first episode who didnt make the home run and didnt seem to care much for Roman and Toms treatment of him. There's other part as well - the scene when his cfo sang, and his relationship with his security guard. I dont think he was a born psycho, but not a product of environment either - he walked open-eyed in to the excesses of power and the ruin it brought to him spiritually.

    • @faustsiftar7683
      @faustsiftar7683 Рік тому +19

      I think his messed up childhood definitely affected him. Just like his kids, he didn't have a bit of familial love.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 3 місяці тому

      Also, in the video of him having a private dinner with The Old Guards (Frank, Karl and Gerri), Connor and Kerry, his younger girlfriend with bangs, we saw another side of Logan, a man who likes arts and history. He likes limericks and poetry and even he's even singing an old song with The Old Guards. His other kids are confused because they've never seen this type of their dad in the entire life. They are too busy to get his attention and love from him but they don't know much about him personally because they are mostly narcisstic and delusional and always on their Lalaland.

  • @Baferrriah
    @Baferrriah Рік тому +340

    I knew this had to be a video when Kendall outright tells Logan he’s evil 😂

    • @johans3164
      @johans3164 Рік тому +41

      Vile eye be like: "Evillll, you sayyyy??"

  • @samlasley798
    @samlasley798 Рік тому +128

    The thumbnail's just made me realise that Logan wearing his cardigan in the office so often is probably to symbolise how much more comfortable he is at the top than everyone else around him.

    • @zasherakhan6957
      @zasherakhan6957 8 місяців тому +9

      I mean he’s also an old guy but I guess ya that too

  • @J_o_h_n_n_1_e
    @J_o_h_n_n_1_e Місяць тому +5

    One of Logan's most striking scenes is when he's trying to neg Shiv into taking a photo with him and a rightwing politician who Shiv found disgusting. After Shiv's initial refusal, Logan decided to walk up to Roman and praise him for some success he had earlier in the episode. Immediately it looked as if a nerve broke within Shiv, and with tears nearly swelling her eyes, she walked forward to join her father in the photo shoot.
    Logan has housebroken all his children so thoroughly that even when they're adults, their sole source of self-esteem is earning his approval. Shiv throws away all her convictions at the mere threat of losing her father's favor.

  • @chrise8275
    @chrise8275 Рік тому +54

    I think that one of the most evil things that Logan did was have Connor’s mom/his (Logan’s) first wife, locked up in a psych ward. It’s stated that she had mental health problems, but nothing very specific. Logan might have psychologically tortured her so bad, that she went crazy, or she learned about something bad Logan did in his past, and he had her locked up so she wouldn’t tell anyone, it’s all very interesting.

  • @aydenmoesser8556
    @aydenmoesser8556 Рік тому +97

    Logan is like a modern day media mogul equivalent to Tywin Lannister from GOT.

    • @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ
      @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ 9 місяців тому +1

      What's a mogul?

    • @aydenmoesser8556
      @aydenmoesser8556 9 місяців тому +3

      @@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ Basically a figurehead of something worldwide

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 7 місяців тому +7

      And when you think about it The Roys are just modern day Lannisters (minus the incests)
      -Logan is Tywin but way emotional
      -Shiv is Cersei as the only woman on the family and they both are dumb and not so loyal to their husbands and trapped in loveless marriage except Cersei is charismatic than Shiv
      -Kendall is Jaime, the one who obeys the patriach the most but at the same time, feeling the pressure and both have up and down character arc except Kendall is mostly cocky and can't shut up until he gets what he wants and way more rebels than Jaime.
      -Connor and Roman are Tyrion, who both got abused and ignored by the patriach the most. Connor is ignored since he was a kid and he barely knows his mother as his mother is being put in nuthouse and grow up without love like Tyrion. Roman is everyone's punching bag and coping it with dirty jokes just like how Tyrion coping it by drinking and also hanging out with prostitutes. Also, Roman is clearly being abused physically the most as he's dealing it with no big deal and coincidentally, both of Roman and Tyrion have scars on their face (well Roman only has it on season finale)
      -Ewan is Kevan, the brother who acts differently than the patriach and not too evil but Ewan is a hypocrite as the most.
      -Greg is Lancel, the cousin who is still participated in the game work at the bottom (Lancel was Robert Baratheon's assistant and Greg started out as the regular employee under Tom's management) and they both have their own agenda to backstab people. Lancel slept with Cersei and then join a religious cult to trap Cersei while Greg mostly like to scheme people from day one as he mostly acting dumb most of the time but somehow he's winning.

    • @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ
      @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ 7 місяців тому

      @@margarethmichelina5146 💯

  • @andim6731
    @andim6731 Рік тому +43

    This video is so perfect. Logan is one of the most evil characters I’ve seen and yet he’s one of the most subtle. It’s the embodiment of daddy issues. No matter how rich or poor you are, Logan Roy is that abusive father that makes you feel insecure and inadequate.

    • @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ
      @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ 9 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, very Tywin Lannister of him.

  • @conormcginn3312
    @conormcginn3312 Рік тому +47

    I think what’s most interesting about Logan Roy is his comment about how life if a knife fight in the mud, because that’s his only outlook on life. I’m sure he did love his children, and had affection for the people around him, but Logan only saw the world as a fight in the mud, and despite the love and affection he might’ve held, his desire for wealth and power and his willingness to use and manipulate everyone around him for his own desires keeps him from ever emotionally investing into anyone but himself. In short, his brutal and Machiavellian worldview always came before any emotion he held, and acquiring wealth and power would always be more important then friends and family because of this

    • @cbushin
      @cbushin 6 місяців тому +1

      Believing that ruined some of his kids. Greg could have won by doing nothing. Remaining on good terms with Ewen would have gotten him a free $250 million mud knife. Shiv would have been better off working for the politician. Connor knew he was going to lose his fight.

  • @marcster0581
    @marcster0581 Рік тому +244

    I’m of the unpopular belief that Logan did love his children. I think because of the way he was brought up, he never actually knew how to love someone. Obviously a person makes their own decisions and becomes their own person when they’ve grown up, but from the moment he was shipped off to Canada, the only thing Logan was ever taught how to do was survive. Surviving poverty, surviving his abusive uncle, and surviving the cutthroat business competition in the media industry.

    • @yggdrasil2
      @yggdrasil2 Рік тому +31

      I agree somewhat. To an extent I think he was motivated by the love for his children...it's just that he hated what that turned them into.

    • @FabalociousDee
      @FabalociousDee Рік тому +30

      He did love his kids, he even said it. But his need to be "the Man" overtook all that. He could have made the choice to be kinder to his kids if it meant the Roy Empire could expand, but control meant more to him than success in the end. Which is saying a lot, because this man was VERY successful.

    • @marcster0581
      @marcster0581 Рік тому +12

      @@FabalociousDee Couldn’t have said it better myself. What Logan believed would make him the happiest was to attain as much power in his life as he possibly could. Finally, when he reached the pinnacle of his control did he only realize had empty it truly was.

    • @marcster0581
      @marcster0581 Рік тому +17

      @@yggdrasil2 I think Logan was mostly motivated by the glamorous illusion of wealth and power more than anything. But yes, he hated what he turned them into. Shiv was disloyal to her partner, Kendall betrayed his family to gain power, and Roman bullied other people to cope with his crippling insecurities. He hated what he turned them into because he saw the worst parts of himself in them.

    • @KnowledgeSeeker78491
      @KnowledgeSeeker78491 Рік тому +15

      Logan had too much money not to receive professional therapy to become a better parent. He gets no passes.

  • @benjaminstacy3227
    @benjaminstacy3227 Рік тому +24

    One thing I'd like to add is that Logan was most likely an absent father to his children. The title sequence heavily implies this as the old family videos have Logan in them, but we never see his face, or walking away from his family or just strolling alone. He shuts everyone out and that's probably what effects him and everyone around him the most. Another fantastic video!
    I'd like to see a video on Moriarty from BBC's Sherlock and the short story "The Final Problem". The intellectual rival to the greatest fictional detective, who's own ambitions bring the downfall of himself and his nemesis...

  • @heatalldayy
    @heatalldayy Рік тому +57

    I know it’s corny but I always wanted Logan to have a Walter White “I did it for me” moment in a final standoff with the kids.

    • @Canadish
      @Canadish 8 місяців тому +7

      I don't know know if it was needed, Logan wasn't self deceiving himself and he frequently let the mask slip.
      It wouldn't pay off the same way.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 4 місяці тому +1

      Logan is not as cunning as Walter as he is too temperamental while Walter is mostly calm and composure.

    • @amberjain3683
      @amberjain3683 3 місяці тому

      Kendall did embodied Walter in this sense

  • @mr.F.Castle
    @mr.F.Castle Рік тому +63

    He is also played by one of my favourite actors Brian Cox.

  • @johans3164
    @johans3164 Рік тому +84

    Bruh, i just finished watching Succession two days ago. Talk about perfect timing. I feel like almost every character in this show can have an analysis video on how "evil" they are. Instant like, my man

    • @missmoanypants
      @missmoanypants Рік тому +1

      I love well timed coincidences like this.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 4 місяці тому

      Everyone on Succession aren't exactly good people but among them, Logan is the most evil of them all. He is ruthless, manipulative and he's also making enemies to everyone. His children aren't exactly evil, they're broken due to bad parenting. Lukas Mattson is not too evil, he's just being pretentious business man whom the siblings against with. He didn't give them so much threats, he mostly teasing them and they're feeling insecure with his presence.
      Tom is also not evil but marrying someone like Shiv makes him lost patience as Shiv doesn't respect him. Cousin Greg is mostly being sneaky but he's not too evil.
      Throughout Season 4, we all thought it's gonna be the war between The Siblings vs Logan or Mattson however, they are actually fighting among themselves. The last board meeting scene showing their true colors, they can't trust each other anymore as they want the CEO position so badly. They are bringing self destruction among themselves and can't comprehend together. Logan won since Season 3 for selling his company to Mattson and his kids are becoming miserable without him. Society won't take them seriously because even they carried Roy on their name, they're not as intimidated as Logan.

  • @elijahkaiva8058
    @elijahkaiva8058 Рік тому +158

    Interesting video, to which I would add...
    Connor Roy was interested in politics from a very young age.

    • @martingooding8989
      @martingooding8989 8 місяців тому

      Connor Roy's politics were so alien to the vast majority of people it's difficult to call it politics. You might as well call flat-earthism politics - which it sort of is, it's just utterly bizzare & wrong-headed to nearly everyone. No taxes & no masturbation! HA!

  • @ЯрославШ-ж9м
    @ЯрославШ-ж9м Рік тому +41

    Incredible show,one the best tv series ever made,glad that you decided to analyze this character

  • @christianslaski7143
    @christianslaski7143 Рік тому +51

    Please do Benjamin Linus from Lost next, he’s one of the most intriguing and intimidating villains I’ve come across. Michael Emerson is so unassuming and yet so ruthlessly calculating, his performance is truly captivating

    • @adamcummings20
      @adamcummings20 11 місяців тому +1

      Didn't even think about that, but damn that's a good idea. Loved his character so much.

  • @rishabhaniket1952
    @rishabhaniket1952 Рік тому +20

    The thing about Logan and what went with him to his grave was that this mystery or enigma around him. We were never shown when he was feigning things, being really genuine, what his plans were or what was were the thoughts behind his actions.

  • @HLGAM3R
    @HLGAM3R Рік тому +34

    "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."
    Seems fitting with what you described of Logan's feelings later on in the series.
    Always looking at others for their supposed failures and not himself.
    Also a suggestion for an evil character:
    Randall Flagg, aka The Man in Black from the Dark Tower book series by Stephen King. Disregard the shitty movie.

  • @JustTooDamnHonest
    @JustTooDamnHonest Рік тому +16

    The best weapon in anyone's arsenal is the mind as well as how they present themselves and Logan Roy went from a child who had very little and rose into basically a kingmaker. However his trauma he faced as a kid grew into his way of bringing up his brood and it had a negative effect on some of them.
    Logan Roy is basically the Tywin Lannister of Succession.

  • @partycitydumpster
    @partycitydumpster Рік тому +25

    As horrifying as it is to imagine Logan constantly lording over his kids when they were children like he does in present day, I think the equally horrifying reality is that it was like 90% neglect, and when he did occasionally feel the need to shape them into his image, he did all the horrible things we hear about. But the neglect is the true lasting poison that keeps Ken, Shiv, and Roman on the hook, forever seeking the glow of that attention. The other abuses that he inflicted are a kind of attention though, and so his kids struggle to process those abuses as strictly harmful and undesirable.
    I dont think that Connor, who was obviously also very neglected, is evidence against this view. He was distinguished from his siblings in several ways, and simply wasn't or is no longer chained to the promise of attention from his father to the degree that his siblings are.

    • @arturzinurov4781
      @arturzinurov4781 6 місяців тому +4

      Ironically I think Logan’s neglect towards Connor might be the best parenting strategy for someone like Logan. Just keep them far away from your poison and provide with anything they ever need. Yes Connor has trauma because of that but he is also the only child who was able to move on from the need for validation from Logan and their relationship is the most honest between in the show. Connor asks him for money Logan gives him the money.

  • @romaramirez5578
    @romaramirez5578 Рік тому +18

    Really glad that you made a video analyzing Logan from Succession 😁

  • @toneriggz
    @toneriggz Рік тому +61

    Listen, everything Logan Roy has done in his life, he’s done for his children. He knows he’s made mistakes, but he’s always tried to do the best by them because they mean everything to him.

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor Рік тому +22

      Yeah, right. Every one of his children bear the scars of such love.

    • @ShaneMichealCupp
      @ShaneMichealCupp Рік тому +33

      “Uh Dad you can’t just use the one line…” 😂

    • @shitdegekk
      @shitdegekk Рік тому +13

      and Connor Roy was interested in politics at a very young age

    • @kingelijah8049
      @kingelijah8049 Рік тому +9

      @@ShaneMichealCupp But that's how I feel Siobhan, I can make this shit up if you'd like.

    • @donalvarez4006
      @donalvarez4006 Рік тому +2

      Sounds exactly like what a self absorbed, narcissistic parent would say

  • @yggdrasil2
    @yggdrasil2 8 місяців тому +5

    Logan can be summed up in that scene in BoJack Horseman: "My kid is such a disappointment, which is strange because I did such a good job raising her."

  • @pen2padj112
    @pen2padj112 Рік тому +15

    Great video as usual. I’d like to see you do an entire episode of the characters from Bad Times at the El Royale. Similar to any other video where you discuss whole groups of people, I feel you can give great insight on the different variations of evil in this story

  • @thenewongoam2486
    @thenewongoam2486 Рік тому +10

    Fun Fact: Brian Cox, the actor who plays Logan Roy from Succession, was the voice actor of Lionel Starkweather from Rockstar Game Manhunt.

    • @JuanTonSoupXP
      @JuanTonSoupXP Рік тому +4

      Don’t teach me without consent bro

  • @D3athL1vin
    @D3athL1vin Рік тому +11

    I never thought I would see this I'm so damn hype, I was imagining you analyzing him during the whole show

  • @grasstastesbad
    @grasstastesbad 7 місяців тому +2

    i like that you touched on logan’s sadism. it’s one of the things about him that stood out to me and it’s never really mentioned

  • @sheroukyoussef7896
    @sheroukyoussef7896 Рік тому +4

    It’s interesting that you mention the scene where Logan and Kendal reunite for dinner and I remember Kendal kept repeating “I’m better than you” and I feel like that’s what the audience was thinking too because no matter how bad the kids were it was Logan who made things worse. I still cried while watching the episode where Logan dies though mostly because of the way the kids were reacting to finding out, it showed that no matter what they still loved him.

  • @chrisjackson1889
    @chrisjackson1889 Рік тому +18

    I’m still waiting for the analysis of Raymond “Red” Reddington. The grand mastermind of the Blacklist.

  • @pjbrown4736
    @pjbrown4736 Рік тому +9

    Brian Cox was great as Stryker in X-MEN 2, but in the comic, Stryker was an evangelist. Had they not turned him into a black ops general, I think Cox would have really dug into his proper portrayal.

  • @ronwisegamgee
    @ronwisegamgee Рік тому +58

    Great analysis on Logan Roy. That man was such a miserable, vindictive, and malicious piece of shit.
    The show itself was a masterful tragedy, but it was also incredibly cynical and nihilistic. I honestly can't think about it too much and not come out disturbed, seeing how realistically it portrays what the top of today's Mt. Olympus is comprised of: the highest heights of wealth and opulence springing forth from the mangled and violated corpse of human compassion, understanding, and goodness.

    • @JNAce12
      @JNAce12 Рік тому +6

      Excellent penmanship mate 🎯

  • @luiscastillo6191
    @luiscastillo6191 Рік тому +19

    you gotta do Lorne Malvo from the show Fargo , even Lester deserves one I believe

  • @chrisschick38
    @chrisschick38 8 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this video, Vile Eye. I never watched Succession during its run but watched the entire series over the past 3 weeks. As a result I am only watching this dissection now. Fantastic character and show. You have gone quite far under the hood as always. I appreciate your work.

    • @chrisschick38
      @chrisschick38 8 місяців тому

      And I greatly appreciate that you sidestep politics and call the hypothetical equal in both ways.

  • @reisling664
    @reisling664 Рік тому +8

    Really happy you made an episode on him !

  • @originaozz
    @originaozz Рік тому +4

    Would love a take on the siblings next, but anyways, this was a great analysis. In the show, we often focus on the corporate side and forget that Waystar Royco shaped society from the ground level as well. This is why soft power can be most terrifying as it dealt with people's ideology and how they react with the world.

  • @owenbaker2.084
    @owenbaker2.084 Рік тому +22

    You should definitely do an episode about Killer BOB from the Twin Peaks series.

  • @undscrvd
    @undscrvd Рік тому +8

    Finally one of my favourite TV characters

  • @Arcananine77
    @Arcananine77 Рік тому +5

    A suggestion:
    Analyzing Evil: Park Yeon-jin from The Glory.

  • @HBarnill
    @HBarnill Рік тому +8

    Kendall's a villain, too. Please make a video about him (unless you already have).

  • @hobibruja
    @hobibruja Рік тому +26

    nate jacobs is another villain that people love to hate. i know euphoria definitely isnt everyones cup of tea, but it would be great if you did a video on him one day!

    • @raymondsims7042
      @raymondsims7042 Рік тому +5

      Oh that’s a great one!!!!! I really hope he sees this comment. Nate jacobs is a fantastic character.

    • @catanana
      @catanana Рік тому

      Pls tell me why it isn't everyone's cup of tea. I'm genuinely asking as I'm conflicted on whether I should watch it or not.

    • @musashi542
      @musashi542 Рік тому

      Euphoria....what are you ? A p**o ?

    • @musashi542
      @musashi542 Рік тому

      ​@@catananabecause its pd erotica , disgusting

    • @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ
      @Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ 9 місяців тому

      No, it's not my cup of tea.

  • @responsible_air
    @responsible_air Рік тому +4

    This is one of your best videos imo. Bravo.

  • @snowset675
    @snowset675 Рік тому +4

    AHH JUST A WEEK AFTER I FINISHED THE SHOW! The gods have blessed me.

  • @UnfitWarlord23
    @UnfitWarlord23 Рік тому +19

    Thank you for covering this. Logan Roy was such a menace in this show. I thought of him as your typical ruthless businessman, but the things mentioned here he was far worse than what I recall from the show. An absolute tyrant.

  • @A_Salted_Fishe
    @A_Salted_Fishe Рік тому +3

    Vile dropping this video makes me immensely happy

  • @RiVer-Parish
    @RiVer-Parish Рік тому +9

    Could you do a video about the villain Henry from the movie"The Good Son"?

  • @mackaybeagles6541
    @mackaybeagles6541 Рік тому +2

    I am about halfway through and very impressed with your analysis thanks

  • @Soulwork1943
    @Soulwork1943 Рік тому +2

    Another terrific antagonist done by Brian C. is Scolar Visari. The amount of resolve and perseverance he puts into that role and character would make any soldier fight and die on his behalf.

  • @lordfriar8736
    @lordfriar8736 Рік тому +2

    Oh yes, I have been waiting for this. Excellent as always your vileness...

  • @necsefor
    @necsefor Рік тому +22

    He's the perfect character to convey the truth that what we call evil is just human.

    • @andrewstephens5885
      @andrewstephens5885 Рік тому +6

      Nah, “he’s a psychopathic narcissist - who wouldn’t kick something if he didn’t know it would come back.” I like the way you think but this ain’t it

  • @margarethmichelina5146
    @margarethmichelina5146 6 місяців тому +3

    The siblings are broken but they coping it on their own ways:
    -Connor is trying to do something to proof himself worthy including having a ranch and trying to be the next President without politic background. Even though he has a girlfriend who has a platonic relationship, he at least has someone to take care of him.
    -Kendall coping it by being rebellious and likes to party hard and doing drugs. He's also rude, obnixious, never let anyone talking, being narccisstic and also whenever something doesn't going on his way, he will act childish and temperamental. He can't even take care of his own family as he abandon them because he can't even take care of himself
    -Roman is coping it by making sex jokes and talk dirty and even likes to jerk off. He mostly hit on Gerri just because she is the closest thing that he has for having a mother as his own mother ignored him. He also fails for having in serious relationship twice as he disconnect to reality on how to act like a gentleman. He mostly confront people to get hit because we can see that Logan used to abuse him a lot and he acts like it's no a big deal.
    -Shiv in the other hand is tired being isolated as she's the only girl on the family. She mostly talks too much, gaslighting and always don't agree with everyone else. She's also rude, ignorant and acts like a total Girl Boss. She most of the time always playing Tom, her husband like a fiddle as she herself doesn't even know how to treat a man right as her father and her brothers don't take her seriously. She's lacking of attention so she has try everything to get attention from people.

  • @frashon8616
    @frashon8616 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant analysis! Logan was the true golden apple of discord, tragedy shadowing most who sought it. Euripides said "Everything is random and only your own actions are responsible for the outcome of your life". There is no better reflection of that than watching the progression of how each of his children mourned his loss. I don't think it hurts to throw it out there again, so please consider Dre from "Swarm", Kevin from "We need to Talk about Kevin". Additionally, Jackie from "What Keeps You Alive, and Ragnar Lothbrok in Vikings.

  • @WedrawYT
    @WedrawYT 3 місяці тому

    Logan is so grounded as a parent who envies what they have given to their own children. A lot of parents really hate watching their children being more successful than them and losing control

  • @VictorHernandez-hj3dk
    @VictorHernandez-hj3dk 3 місяці тому

    Yeessssssss. An unexpected surprise from one great drama. I believe that nobody expected this one but it is a great person to analyze

  • @naptownbound
    @naptownbound Рік тому +4

    Again can you PLEASE please do a video on Dennis Reynolds. There’s so much material to work with.

  • @PrimevalMetalMusic
    @PrimevalMetalMusic Рік тому +12

    I don’t know how you haven’t covered this yet but a great villain to cover would be Homelander from “the boys”. A incredible and terrifying villain to a incredible show

    • @Chukz05
      @Chukz05 9 місяців тому +2

      Probably waiting for the show to finish

  • @JustJack6719
    @JustJack6719 10 місяців тому +3

    I think it’s more interesting to do a video on Kendall Roy because such a weird villian as he isn’t what you would expect but he is very realistic

  • @ianbailey6777
    @ianbailey6777 Рік тому +8

    Hey man, love the videos. Could you please do Detective Vic Mackey from The Shield?

  • @revolversnake126
    @revolversnake126 Рік тому +4

    Kenbros... it wasn't supposed to end like this.

  • @MsNationaltreasure
    @MsNationaltreasure 8 місяців тому +2

    I really did not like logan but literally cried my eyes out in the end he was such a force that him not being there messed me up.

  • @biggyls4297
    @biggyls4297 Рік тому +1

    Thanks man for accepting my recommendation ♥️♥️♥️ amazing job as usual.

  • @nekkog1744
    @nekkog1744 Рік тому +7

    I think Jax Teller would be an interesting look, jax has noble and virtuous moments but he really is a monster

    • @christianglass9139
      @christianglass9139 Рік тому

      Wait how,Not disagreeing just haven’t seen the show in ages

    • @CyreseParrish
      @CyreseParrish Рік тому

      ​@christianglass9139 Jax starts off with certain virtues and standards. They are sort of warped because of the fact that's he's part of a ruthless biker gang with their fingers in every faucet in town. However, as Jax begins to lose more loved ones, he gradually grows more hardened and lets go of more of his virtues until he is utterly consumed by his loses. By the end, he is a completely remorseless, unfeeling monster willing to kill others for mere sights and a far cry from the man he started the show as.

    • @christianglass9139
      @christianglass9139 Рік тому +1

      @@CyreseParrish That makes sense his Mom did kill his wife he had to kill his Mom in the last episode he goes on killing spree so his kids and the club would have no enemies thanks for explaining it

    • @CyreseParrish
      @CyreseParrish Рік тому +3

      @@christianglass9139 You got it, man.

  • @nickasaro8789
    @nickasaro8789 23 дні тому

    I always find it really tragic that his last words to his kids (the “you are not serious people” quote) was just him admonishing them and telling them how big of disappointments they are. In the end, he couldn’t truly spare warmth for them.

  • @MCOult
    @MCOult Рік тому +5

    Brian Cox has been one of my favorite actors ever since I saw him in 1986 in "Manhunter," the first film of "Red Dragon." He, of course, was Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and he was chilling and amazing. I admire Anthony Hopkins' turn as Lecter, but it's a totally different take on the character than Cox's. I think Brian Cox would have been a better choice for the films.

  • @MultiEvil85
    @MultiEvil85 Рік тому +5

    The Kurgan from Highlander is an interesting evil to analyse.

  • @realhillkell
    @realhillkell Рік тому +2

    We aree sooo backk

  • @mummeii
    @mummeii Рік тому +3

    Now THIS is a treat

  • @Andre_APM
    @Andre_APM Рік тому +1

    I like to think that in the finale Logan is in hell looking up and shaking his head with disappointment at his children.

  • @SuperSoakerTree
    @SuperSoakerTree Рік тому +8

    Can you do General Hummel from The Rock? I think he requires some thought analysis.

  • @joepagram8287
    @joepagram8287 9 місяців тому +1

    I think Ewan calls his uncle merely a “character’ for two reasons. One out of sarcasm considering what he says later about his uncle and aunt blaming Logan for their sister’s death and secondly to minimise how bad his uncle was to maximise how bad he thinks of Logan in his eulogy. He was the far lesser of two evils within Ewan’s mind. ( talking of which what a brilliant acting performance!)

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Рік тому +6

    Love your intro man! Gives me chills everty time!
    Suggestion: do ramsay snow!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @JorgeLopez-kh9ds
    @JorgeLopez-kh9ds Рік тому +2

    Love this vid. Great breakdown 👌🏽 👏🏽 👍🏼 Logan Roy was such a character.

  • @cadillacdeville5828
    @cadillacdeville5828 Рік тому +3

    AUTOMATIC thumbs 👍🏾👍🏾!!!

  • @ilovemesomme
    @ilovemesomme Рік тому +3

    Logan is a lot like Periander, one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece.

  • @Historyandlegends789
    @Historyandlegends789 Рік тому +12

    No matter how much of a monster Logan Roy is - it’s definitive proof that the rich do not deserve our concern, pity, or mercy. They are not human. They don’t treat anyone else’s like people, consider it justice. The death of Logan Roy is not a tragedy, it is the world heaving a sigh of relief that the monster who poisoned the world is gone and the incompetent goblins that are his children are too stupid to be as dangerous

    • @carterpaul7748
      @carterpaul7748 Рік тому +6

      Lol you should also end up on analyzing evil then.

    • @adamcummings20
      @adamcummings20 11 місяців тому +7

      Multiple things can be true. Logan is a victim, and also evil. He is responsible for his actions, but has a warped perspective on the world and on people because of his abusive childhood.

    • @johnpark7972
      @johnpark7972 8 місяців тому +1

      Demonizing the rich like this makes you just as bad as you think they are.

    • @MatheusCostaaCosta
      @MatheusCostaaCosta 7 місяців тому +1

      How could a fictional character be definitive proof of anything?

  • @billbones1000
    @billbones1000 9 днів тому

    I love how you do your ad ready as though Factor is holding the nuclear football lol

  • @barbodbadran1807
    @barbodbadran1807 Рік тому +2

    Thank you 😭🥲

  • @darianmerley8985
    @darianmerley8985 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Looking forward to the Shiv Roy analysis.

  • @Dustaroo
    @Dustaroo Рік тому +2

    instant click one of the most magnetizing characters ever to see television.

  • @GalaxyZephyr
    @GalaxyZephyr 11 місяців тому +1

    Given the scope of the his influence will have on all of those who have came and have yet to come, this character is by far the scariest and closest to reality.

  • @jakefilmfreak8200
    @jakefilmfreak8200 Рік тому +1

    Damn I’ve been commenting on half of this guys videos for him to make this so thanks go out to this mysterious man. Enjoy all these videos you make respect man👊

  • @VictorHernandez-hj3dk
    @VictorHernandez-hj3dk 3 місяці тому

    I'm too late I thought this was the greatest update from the watcher eye seeing the evil. But I still believe it is a great analysis from a drama that's not that old, I cant other way to say it but it is a drama that is still fresh in the memories of the people that saw it when it was happening

  • @daledunlop1161
    @daledunlop1161 Рік тому +5

    A Good villian makes a good story and i have found more good movies on this channel than any other ❤

  • @RookiemanRookie
    @RookiemanRookie Рік тому +3

    You should do an episode on The Commandant from Beasts of No Nation.

  • @DJ-wl5qo
    @DJ-wl5qo Рік тому +2

    I would totally watch one of these on Tom Wambsgans

  • @ArkhamKnightChannel
    @ArkhamKnightChannel Рік тому +5

    Would love seeing your insight on Shang Tsung or Heihachi Mishima in the future. Unless you want to wait for Tekken 8 then that’s fair

  • @darklordfilms129
    @darklordfilms129 Рік тому +3

    Some possible suggestions:
    Sauron from the Lord of the Rings
    Slade (Deathstroke) from Teen Titans
    Shredder from TMNT
    Mr. Freeze from Batman TAS
    Hela from Thor Ragnarok
    Loki from the MCU
    Maleficent
    Le Chiffre from Casino Royale

  • @mintyfreshest
    @mintyfreshest Рік тому

    in like two sentences you put Roman's issues into perspective for me. also i want to thank you for being like the only youtuber who is able to do background music underneath your narration that isn't distracting.

  • @GUSX4NMAN
    @GUSX4NMAN Рік тому +7

    Great video. An episode on Sergent Viktor Reznov from Call of Duty: Black Ops 1. His actions and what he did to Mason were true evil.

    • @CharlieA24
      @CharlieA24 Рік тому +2

      I thought Rezov was his immate comrade.

    • @GUSX4NMAN
      @GUSX4NMAN Рік тому

      @@CharlieA24 he was. That's why what he did was so evil. He betrayed Mason and used him as a pawn for war.

    • @CharlieA24
      @CharlieA24 Рік тому

      @@GUSX4NMAN But they both shared common enemies.

    • @GUSX4NMAN
      @GUSX4NMAN Рік тому +1

      @CharlieA24 dude he literally brainwashed him into doing that also I could go deeper and say that even the Jfk assassination was Reznovs idea but that's still just a theory even though I think the game hints that It was all his idea and he used both Mason, the Russians and the Germans just to kill a couple men. Legit cruelty that he could have looked past but it was his choice to stay in war and bring everyone down with him

    • @CharlieA24
      @CharlieA24 Рік тому +1

      @@GUSX4NMAN I think you need to look through the game again. I can't pronounce the villain's name here but he was the one who betrayed Rezov and brainwashed Mason.

  • @PodyTheCirate
    @PodyTheCirate Рік тому +1

    Insta-watch / like! Logan Roy is one of the best “villains” portrayed on TV in over a decade. Also you absolutely nailed the “hello everyone” timing as always 😂

  • @caribarts01
    @caribarts01 Рік тому +3

    I would love to see you cover Porky Minch from Earthbound and especially Mother 3. He’s a terrifying manchild manipulated by Giygas who views the world as his toybox and ruined the lives of everyone in Tazmily

  • @rafiethimad
    @rafiethimad Рік тому +1

    you have really fixed my perception of logan. thank you