A tumultuous episode. Each Roy has shown that they can be the next Logan but in this episode we are clearly seeing how Kendall and Shiv are not capable of being him, in a good way. Like when people say they are practicing empathy and becoming centrist or left as a result, we see how Ken thinks about his kids in Menken's America and is heavily conflicted. Shiv was already the left most of the siblings but she also has stake in the election with her being married and her connection with Matsson. It's very much that Roman is the new Logan, has no connections, no dependents, no attachments - can think only about the business and whatever needs to be done to get that to happen. His jokes too, he's always said some unhinged stuff but everyone knew he's just fucking around. But in this episode no is reacting to his jokes like they are jokes, they come off as real hateful and insensitive remarks that only one other character in Succession could say.
Honestly, I need Greg to be a whistleblower and just end them all. I also need the writers to know how unhinged yet appropriate Tom's "Is that even true" line was; he's absolutely desensitized to Shiv and can't even tell if she's being real or not anymore.
Ending sequence of Tom sending it and everyone just very hesitant felt like everyone but the top brass at ATN were thinking about what their life is going to be like - and actually, that's kinda what a lot of us felt like too when Trump got elected.
Review by Mani DVIP 2BlockedParentSpoilers2023-05-16T20:53:53Z
A tumultuous episode. Each Roy has shown that they can be the next Logan but in this episode we are clearly seeing how Kendall and Shiv are not capable of being him, in a good way. Like when people say they are practicing empathy and becoming centrist or left as a result, we see how Ken thinks about his kids in Menken's America and is heavily conflicted. Shiv was already the left most of the siblings but she also has stake in the election with her being married and her connection with Matsson. It's very much that Roman is the new Logan, has no connections, no dependents, no attachments - can think only about the business and whatever needs to be done to get that to happen. His jokes too, he's always said some unhinged stuff but everyone knew he's just fucking around. But in this episode no is reacting to his jokes like they are jokes, they come off as real hateful and insensitive remarks that only one other character in Succession could say.
Honestly, I need Greg to be a whistleblower and just end them all. I also need the writers to know how unhinged yet appropriate Tom's "Is that even true" line was; he's absolutely desensitized to Shiv and can't even tell if she's being real or not anymore.
Ending sequence of Tom sending it and everyone just very hesitant felt like everyone but the top brass at ATN were thinking about what their life is going to be like - and actually, that's kinda what a lot of us felt like too when Trump got elected.