I Have Complicated Feelings About Shiv Roy. You Should Too.

From “The Rehearsal,” Season 4, Episode 2

Author’s Note: This essay contains spoilers for Succession, including the latest episodes from Season 4.

Oh, Shiv. Out of all of the characters who comprise the sinisterly funny and infuriatingly stressful corporate chaos of Succession, Siobhan Roy (or Shiv) occupies the most perplexing position on the Waystar Royco game board. Out of all of the Roy siblings…