The Emmy-winning HBO series entered the season with an abundance of hype, which produced the inevitable sniping about whether that reputation remained deserved.
In hindsight, an opening sequence that involved the Roys playing a game of Monopoly, and cheating, seemed like a bit of foreshadowing, except that Logan is accustomed to doing so with real properties.
That sequence followed another operatic moment as Kendall — having survived the penultimate episode’s cliffhanger, but just barely — experienced a near breakdown.
Although series creator Jesse Armstrong has stressed that Rupert Murdoch and his clan aren’t the sole inspiration for the series, it’s worth noting that Murdoch made his own stunning deal in 2019 to sell major assets to Disney, retaining control of others.