Connor doesn't need love - Succession Season 4 Episode 2

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[PurposelessRabbitholes]

“And I’m a plant that grows on rocks and lives off insects that die inside of me.” What a brilliant, brutal piece of a dialogue

[supermodelwannabe]

I honestly think Connor is the most tragic sibling and lowkey the most traumatized. The neglected eldest son. He hides his pain through his delusions but in reality he fully understands what kind of a father truly Logan is unlike the younger 3 who still clings on to their father for tiny crumbs of attention

[starfox]

This has to be one of the saddest pieces of dialogue I have actually heard… and his character in this moment becomes so clear. He spends 4 seasons being the butt of everyone’s jokes because he can be, because he just doesn’t care. He lived his entire life not being loved so none of it actually matters. He knows who he is to himself and to his family… probably the only person in his family to come to grips with his life and who he is and it sucks. That is conceptually so sad to hear out loud.

[mbuvito]

This show is truly brilliant. Con has been the outcast because he’s seemingly the “weak” one. Coincidentally, that’s what makes him the strongest out of all the kids. They’ve all been chasing Logan’s approval — lying and backstabbing to do so — while Con doesn’t have to because never needed that love.

[siphillis]

Ordinarily this monologue would come across as melodramatic, but Connor is exactly the character to think up this phrase and wait for the right moment to use it.

[sisypheantask]

Damn that was brutal and even more so upon rewatch. Con's completely alone at the rehearsal dinner until the siblings arrive. We learn he's never done karaoke like he's seen in all the films (seems out of touch but is sad in a different light). When Con tries to extend loyalty to Logan, he's rebuffed in favor of Roman and then ignored. Story of his life.

I think Connor does want love, as I imagine Logan did at one point. Then they reached a certain age and for self preservation alone, both gave up in different ways. I hope Alan Ruck is recognized this season!

[Remerdre]

It's been almost 24 hours since I watched that episode, and I'm still gutted. That hit really hard. In the hands of a lesser actor, it would have come across as whiny or over-dramatic. But Alan Ruck nailed it.

[salliewade]

This was the first time I cried watching "Succession". It's true that you can learn to live without love, but it makes it no less tragic.

[lar]

I'd never cried watching Succession and Connor's speech broke me into million pieces

[DB-xcft]

This scene blindsided me. One of the most relatable monologues I've seen.

[MinorityRespecter]

This scene came out of nowhere and made me really emotional, way too relatable.

[DavonJ]

I teared up a bit at this part. Incredibly sad

[MotorCityPhoenix]

At first I thought Connor and Willa were a big joke, now I actually hope they live happily ever after lol. I really like them together.

[AA-qbni]

I honestly think Connor is way more of a sad character than Kendall and anyone else on the show. I hope he has a happy ending.

[haretn]

connor is my favourite and the only one with a tender heart. the other kids are just as silly and just as entitled. no brighter. but they lack his sweetness.

[JotaPn]

What I do feel really interesting about Connor is that he is the only one brother for whom is own family is just a business. No daddy issues involving his decisions or choices, no power fighting dramas, just give me the money and that’s it. And you might think, boy that’s horrible, he only wants the money for doing literally nothing, but at the same time is ironic to think that lack of empathy for his own family is what makes Connor a dude that makes no bullshit or mistakes blinded by personal issues or family matters. Somehow he has just accepted that his family is beyond salvation and only takes what is valuable from them.

[ericthegeneric]

This is Connors way of really opening up. As much as he mentions he doesn't need his dads love. He really makes it a point here that he wants his dads love. So bad.

[JustNicole]

As fucked up as Connor is he is absolutely the healthiest and strongest one of them all. He managed to choose a healthy partner and be in a somewhat healthy relationship, he doesn’t need his fathers love for validation, he recognizes his family’s toxicity and distances himself, he still has goals and hope for his future. In my eyes he’s the only one that broke the cycle because I always saw him
being a great potential father.

[lekic]

I think Connor is the only one who got something closest to a happy ending. I believe he is not far from the truth here, he was the only one who tried to pave their own way, and not just continue their dad's work in hopes of getting his approval.

[CynicalBastard]

This speech granted Alan Ruck's nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at he 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards.