Succession
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What an episode.
I should know by now that when we get a slow episode, like last week's, it's just because the writers are giving us a brief chance to breath before stakes are upped dramatically and our necks are positively stood upon. Chinks in the Matson armour finally appearing just as the Roy siblings are all about to head off their own, equally perilous cliffs? Brilliance.
During the episode I found myself wondering if there was there anything as enjoyable as Shiv realising she's played herself (and Sarah's facial expressions as the realisation hits), and shortly after came the Shiv/Tom confrontation. Even though we've always known it was coming and that both actors would have absolute moments delivering it, I was still shocked and enthralled with each truth spewed out of both characters.
The Willassaince continuing to thrive also deserves a special shoutout, it has to be said. Hell, even Greg was enjoyable this ep.
I should know by now that when we get a slow episode, like last week's, it's just because the writers are giving us a brief chance to breath before stakes are upped dramatically and our necks are positively stood upon. Chinks in the Matson armour finally appearing just as the Roy siblings are all about to head off their own, equally perilous cliffs? Brilliance.
During the episode I found myself wondering if there was there anything as enjoyable as Shiv realising she's played herself (and Sarah's facial expressions as the realisation hits), and shortly after came the Shiv/Tom confrontation. Even though we've always known it was coming and that both actors would have absolute moments delivering it, I was still shocked and enthralled with each truth spewed out of both characters.
The Willassaince continuing to thrive also deserves a special shoutout, it has to be said. Hell, even Greg was enjoyable this ep.
It’s so interesting that Shiv can only be empathetic towards Tom when she has her own thing going on. She just totally refuses to rely on his love.
Her level of warmth towards Tom has almost been exactly aligned to how well things are going with Matsson.
Her level of warmth towards Tom has almost been exactly aligned to how well things are going with Matsson.
The subplot about Oman and Willa finally putting her foot down jfjdjs
The line about getting to hit pedestrians really sent me
The Republican candidate was losing 4% of the vote in the polls, so asked Roman if Con could withdraw so that he inherited his voters. In return for the favour, Con would get a well paid job as a US ambassador once the Republican was in office.
Waystar has been promoting/backing the Republican candidate but, since his kid was racially abused (and reality hit him that he’s a terrible parent), Kendall tried to broker some deal to screw over the Republicans and parachute the Democrat candidate to the win (which seems a bit ridiculous the night before an election but THAT’S SO KENDALL. Shiv’s ex (who works for the Democrat) basically told him to fuck off.
I think that’s sort of what happened, anyway!
I think the polls were suggesting the Dems had it (which is why Shiv looked very briefly happy lol) not that Waystar could win it for them.
Kendall was trying to sweet talk Nate to get the new administration to block the GoJo deal for some regulatory reason. He was offering ‘safe haven’ on ATN for the Dems if they went along with it.
Thank you! All these details are so cleverly hid in dialogue, sometimes I get a bit lost haha!
I just don’t know how this is all going to slide to any kind of actual conclusion - how do you make it feel final and not that it just all would slide on to the next day. Ken gets control and during his first press conference the police come into arrest him on manslaughter charges, fade to black. Who knows.
He/him
I think the funeral is going to be the big ending. Everything will come crashing down around them.
They've set it up by making sure we know all the biggest and most important people will be there. And now that Shiv has fucked herself by playing both sides of the deal, there's stuff on all 3 kids that will bring them down easily (the death, the dick pics and the deal). And I'm sure Roman's speech will be key to setting it off, hence them including the discussion about who will do it.
I'm sure we're going to find out that the India number fudging was a play, just to get them scrambling and get them to take their eye off any moves Mattson is making.
They've set it up by making sure we know all the biggest and most important people will be there. And now that Shiv has fucked herself by playing both sides of the deal, there's stuff on all 3 kids that will bring them down easily (the death, the dick pics and the deal). And I'm sure Roman's speech will be key to setting it off, hence them including the discussion about who will do it.
I'm sure we're going to find out that the India number fudging was a play, just to get them scrambling and get them to take their eye off any moves Mattson is making.
The echoes of Kendall saying he did it all for his kids and Logan saying the same at the retreat thing in season one and the kids being like excuse me, are the kids in the room with us right now?
I mean all three of them losing control over the company is too simplistic but I bet they all will receive emotional damage fatality, like Shiv all alone with out any power, Kendall seemingly with all the power but with out any respect and Roman stuck somewhere in the middle in same limbo that has been tormenting him since forever.