The Version of Kendall Roy You Weren't Meant to See

Kendall Roy was never supposed to win. Every coup, every power grab, every desperate play for the throne — they were never really about the company. They were about one thing: hearing his father say "you're enough." And that was never coming. In this deep dive, I break down Kendall's psychology through the Big Five personality model and attachment theory — and what emerges is one of the most accurate portrayals of disorganised attachment ever put on screen. The self-sabotage isn't weakness. The oscillation between rebellion and submission isn't indecisiveness. It's a pattern that was set before he could walk, and it explains everything. If you've ever loved someone who keeps running back to the person destroying them — or if you've ever been that person — this one's going to feel uncomfortably familiar. 📚 Frameworks: Big Five Personality Model (Costa & McCrae) · Attachment Theory (Bowlby & Ainsworth) 🔔 New episodes every week. Subscribe for psychological analysis of the most complex characters in TV and film. 💬 Who should I analyse next? Drop a character below. #Succession #KendallRoy #Psychology #AttachmentTheory #BigFive #HBO #CharacterAnalysis #FranklyHuman