The hit series finishes with flying colours, according to Kulturnyheter's Lydia Farran-Lee. The script is filled with fantastic one-liners, but nothing that can be trusted.
What is genuine – hurt feelings, sadness and attraction are conveyed only through mimicry and second-short glances. The Roy family has been playing empire for four seasons, but on election night, reality intrudes and makes a small hole in the family's bubble. It is clear that presidential candidate Mencken is not playing the same game as them. He cannot be bought or sold but is a fascist ideologue.