‘Succession’ finally has a winner, but that was never the point

The following article contains major spoilers about the series finale of HBO's "Succession." When all was said and done, Shiv Roy lived up to her name in spectacular fashion. The final episode of the HBO tragicomedy "Succession" culminated with perhaps the most the betrayal in the show's four-season run: Shiv (Sarah Snook), who had vowed to back her older brother Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and block the sale of their father's media empire, pulled a last-minute 180. In an emotional confrontation that devolved into a brawl, Shiv sided with the buyer,...