Character development not the strongest. Tom is great, probably the best one on the show.
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I watched them both, also amazing acting. Probably a lot of recency bias but I just think the characters and storylines they have to portray is way more difficult for an actor to make believable
I wouldn't say it's closer to a sitcom than a drama, but it's definitely supposed to be comedic. It almost reminds me of Veep a bit, except Veep is all comedy. The characters aren't supposed to be competent, selfless, nice. They're all pricks.
I've rewatched a fair bit of Veep recently and Armstrong has 100% been influenced by Iannucci, but that was also no doubt the case even pre-Peep Show.
I'd love to see them work on a project together.
That’s half the point. They’re all empty vessels to begin with. All we are learning is the depths of their depravity and craven need for love, while having none of the emotional tools to give or receive it.
I dunno man. I’ve met oodles of Managing Partners, VP’s, Board Members and Directors at huge Global firms that weren’t worth a rub. Mostly all hugely talented for a period, but have been coasting for decades.
Doesn’t get said enough but the music on Succession is outstanding too. Nicholas Britell does an outstanding job.
No one seen the new episode yet?
This episode hits close to reality. Kids are all such fecking pricks and yet I can't stop watching.
At this point I actually want Roman to die, for them to sell Waystar and Ken fall back into his coke addiction and also implied to die. Shiv needs to get an abortion, she can get back into politics. Tom can go back to the midwest where he's from.
They are all such scumbags.
Roman is the worst person in the world, I think.
A bit of a scary episode
A bit of a scary episode
Also if we're real, Shiv might be a backstabbing bitch, but at least she didn't try to elect a fascist.
Roman and Kendall were doing as much backstabbing as her so.
Next week Promo is very Roman centric at the funeral. I’m guessing his fall is being set up or it’s his play of getting out on his own
We didn't get any dick-pic fallout this episode, so it's coming next episode for sure.
A wild Elliott Schwartz appearance!
The next time someone refuses my offer of coke, I'll ask them if they thought all Aztecs were stupid and not to be a racist little bitch.
Good episode but the writer/showrunner was clearly talking shit when he called it the most shocking episode of the season.
If you go by Twitter reactions, it definitely hit differently for US liberal circles. So I can see why Armstrong himself thought of same. I doubt he thinks this is more shocking than Episode 3 but probably could not give that episode as an answer to avoid spoilers.
Blergh, no thanks. They're saying "Can you believe, it, look at this evil cnut taking the reigns". Yeah, we saw it happen in real life. You saw it happen in real life.
Also, even if it backfired spectacularly on Shiv but it was still satisfying to see someone just outright threaten that worm, Greg, when he tried to do his usual "But...uh....uh....What's in it for me?" shtick.
I don't get why the writers would think we'd give a damn who wins the presidency? We barely know any of the candidates outside of superficial descriptions, it's been a peripheral plot point at the most and the whole show exists in a privileged bubble unaffected by whoever's in the Oval Office.
What the feck happened to the Pearce deal? And the actress who played Roman’s GF that was on team pierce?
Such a weird show. I don’t know how they end it in a way that I’ll care. Maybe if Journey starts playing and Greg is struggling to park his car or something
It's only been like a week in-universe.
It wasn't really about who won. In any case it's the 4th highest rated episode on IMDB, so people clearly did care about something in it.
Epic episode.
Connor's speech
Connor's speech
I don't see how they finish this in only two more episodes
2.5
Surely next episode has to be the fireworks and implosion and then the final episode dealing with the aftermath and closing off threads
I suppose that would work if something major happens with the deal in the next episode, I feel like that needs to be resolved before the finale
God they’re all such scumbags aren’t they
Kendall’s entire body contouring as he thinks of the world he’s about to carve out for his daughter and then he goes ahead and does it to feck over his sister.God they’re all such scumbags aren’t they
Ken’s telling his ex that he will see her at the funeral the next day really was shocking, so much has happened in such a short period of time in their world.
Loved Roman this episode.
Went full nazi midget and I thought at least he had smth close to a shred of a morality. Well played by the writers.
Great entertainment but feck me he was more of a prick than usual. I was waiting for Shiv to throw a chair at him.
Great episode. Roman was particularly cnuty tonight. This was basically season 1 Roman.
Mencken is a terrifying president.
Mencken is a terrifying president.