And it is hilariously, tragically clear from the beginning that Kendall has not thought any of this through. It is a small masterstroke that the third season begins immediately after Kendall’s press conference, as two years have passed since last we’ve seen these characters, but none of them are given a second of breath. He made a big move across the board in last season’s finale - “a decent move,” his father Logan generously concedes - by refusing to take the hit for the Waystar Royco cruises scandal, instead placing the blame on his dad, calling him a “malignant presence” who was aware of the sexual misconduct and personally approved millions in payouts to keep it under wraps. Kendall Roy is the worst chess player in history. They can only think in short-term victories. Eventually, the initial satisfaction of mauling a few of their opponent’s key pieces gives way to a quick and embarrassing loss. Their king could be exposed behind a loose constellation of pawns, and their other pieces could be vulnerable to counterattack now that they’ve turned their army into a deranged band of kamikaze fighters. They will attack and attack, usually settling for an even exchange of pieces - pawn for a pawn, a queen for a queen, sometimes a knight for a bishop, or vice versa - but they never think about where that leaves their position on the board. The worst chess players tend to be the most aggressive, especially when they’re up against a much better player - which, of course, they invariably are.
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