Logan Roy's fiery speech atop printer-paper boxes on 'Succession' evokes a real-life Rupert Murdoch moment

Tue, 04/04/2023 - 04:45

Brian Cox as Logan Roy on Sunday night's episode of "Succession," which included a scene where he stood atop printer-paper boxes to deliver a speech.
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"Succession" patriarch Logan Roy rallied his fictional newsroom with a speech atop printer-paper boxes.
It seemed to reference real-life media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who once used a similar makeshift pedestal.
The scene appeared in the second episode of the current season of the HBO show that aired Sunday night.

Logan Roy, the imposing media mogul on "Succession," stood on printer-paper boxes to deliver one of his more fiery speeches on the HBO hit show.

The scene seemed to reference a real-life moment back in 2007, in which News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch reportedly addressed journalists from the same makeshift pedestal.