This is the day his reign ends.

by throwing his father under the bus.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What an ending to a spectacular season of television.

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It seemed to be totally logical and right.

I love that it keeps the audience guessing.

How did you read it?I dont think they were working together.

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There had to be a process of elimination.

And, of course, he does set him free in one way.

But weve got another season to go and Logans not going to go down without a fight.

Well, he didnt quite have his handle on the cruise thing.

Logan doesnt deal like that.

Its a very interesting debate that goes on, and it seemed to me absolutely right.

But thats the risk that hes going to have to take.

We will see what happens next season with the old war horse.

Theyll probably kill me off, but who knows [laughs].

What was the direction on that?

Did you shoot that a few different ways?We all agreed on the one way.

This is s or bust for Kendall.

And he ss, big time!

[Laughs] In a way, hes very pleased.

And Jesse Armstrong very definitively says, He absolutely loves his children.

To achieve what hes achieved, hes had to do certain things.

And I understand that.

As Brian Cox, I am completely unsympathetic of it, but I do understand it.

Its not that hes made up his mind already, he hasnt.

In a way, hes so heartbroken about it, because its a very difficult decision to make.

I think it should be cut.

They said it was quite important and I said, I think youll find its not.

Ive been around the park too many times and just felt that it doesnt work.

So, what do I see last night?

They cut the scene.

I thought, Well, theres my contribution.

And he even hoped youd see that he said that.

So, the floor is yours to defend yourself.Well, I think its clearly obvious.

Successionwill return to HBO for season 3 in 2020.