Note: This story contains spoilers from “Succession” Season 4 Episode 3

TV shows get accused of jumping the shark — i.e., writing in over-the-top stunts or plot twists — when they run out of organic ideas.

The third episode of “Succession’s” fourth and final season just jumped the Statue of Liberty with the surprise death of Waystar patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox). But with trademark aplomb, HBO’s best-written, -acted and -directed series uses the most melodramatic incident imaginable to expose a wealth of new facets to key characters’ personalities, and to bring out whatever empathy these selfish, nasty folks may possess.

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