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Succession may be over,

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but we have at least one more story
about Jeremy Strong's, Baffling,

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yet oddly endearing method
acting on the set of the show.

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Succession creator Jesse Armstrong,

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told NPRs fresh air that the actor
randomly decided to jump into the Hudson

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River while shooting Kendall Roy's
final scene. This admittedly funny,

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but incredibly dangerous choice
was not in the script, of course,

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and it freaked out.
Armstrong. I was terrified.

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I was terrified that he
might fall in and be injured.

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Armstrong said he didn't look like he
was going to jump in. When you film,

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there are generally a lot of
health and safety assessments made,

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and that was not our plan that day.

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Armstrong pointed out that if it was in
the script, there would be, you know,

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a bunch of safety measures in place
and people on site to ensure the actor

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didn't get himself killed.

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Jeremy Strong spoke about his little
stunt in an interview with Vanity Fair

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saying I tried to go into
the water. After we cut.

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I got up from that bench and went as
fast as I could over the barrier and onto

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the pilings. Strong added
that Scott Nicholson,

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who played Colin on the show,

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raced over and stopped him while
it could have made for great tv.

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We're glad Jeremy Strong didn't
actually jump into the Hudson,

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if only so we can continue to hear
more Bonker stories about Strong in the

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future.