If you are a fan of HBO's hit show Succession, you might be wondering what happened in the latest episode and why it matters.
In the eighth episode of the show's final season, titled "America Decides", the Roys are faced with a crucial decision: who to support in the US presidential election. The two candidates are Jeryd Mencken, a far-right populist who has (had) the backing of Logan Roy and his network ATN, and Daniel Jimenez, a moderate Democrat who is opposed by the Roys.
The election is very close and essentially comes down to the state of Wisconsin, where a fire at a polling building delays the vote count and casts doubt on how 100,000 subsequently lost ballots would have turned out.
Roman Roy, the youngest son of Logan, who is increasingly becoming more delusional as the season continues, makes a deal with Mencken: if the Roys support him and Mencken wins the election, Mencken will block the merger between Waystar Royco and GoJo, a rival company owned by a Swedish billionaire, Lukas Matsson.
Together with his brother Kendall, Roman pressures Tom Wambsgans, the head of ATN and the husband of their sister Shiv, to call the election for Mencken before the official results are in.
