Anna Daniels
HBO’s family drama Succession is known for its unflinching portrayal of America’s ultrawealthy, and the killer ensemble of characters that come and go throughout each season. While the Roy family is at the heart of the action, senior employees at the company they run, Waystar Royco, often have pivotal roles to play in the ongoing power struggle. For two very crucial season 2 episodes, Patch Darragh guest stars as Ray, a Waystar Royco executive.
Ray is introduced in the episode titled “Hunting,” which finds the company’s management team on a retreat. Of course, there are many plots afoot during the trip, and once they are revealed, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) sets out to scare his team into loyalty. He does this via a humiliating game with malleable rules called “Boar on the Floor,” which has gone on to be one of the most memorable scenes in the show’s history. Thankfully for Ray, he is left out of the game, and instead cheers on the chaos from the sidelines.
Although Ray only appeared in two episodes in season 2, given the way Succession likes to bring back even small characters throughout the run of the show, there’s a good chance we’ll be seeing him again in future seasons.
Written by: Looper
