Succession
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(No one remembered to ask Connor, of course.)
They crack a few jokes.
They muse about old times when perhaps they werent hurting each other at their fathers behest.
Then Ken asks them to come together for a hug.
We have seen them in those vulnerable places before as individuals, but never together.
Theres no angle in that.
And we learn as they also learn that business does not ultimately transcend family for them.
Not like it does for Logan.
Not like it does for Caroline.
But Kendalls breakdown in the driveway outside the Tuscan reception has a more elemental quality.
Shiv, Im not here, he says.
Im not feeling very connected to my children or my endeavors right now.
We want it to work too, because the siblings are finally united against a common enemy.
And maybe, just maybe, if theyre competent, they could serve in complementary roles.
Waiting in the weeds!
Tom, that ineffectual rube from Minnesota who swallowed his own semen at his bachelor party.
As Logan announces gleefully to his children, their guns have been turned into sausages.
The payoff is richly satisfying because it was both unexpected and carefully mapped out.
Hello, Mister Police, says Armstrong.
I gave you all the clues.
And now Tom has catapulted himself to a very big seat at the table.
What will that look like?
Well see next season.
If Kendall had died, it would have felt likethe inevitable conclusion to a tragic arc.
Maybe this is a blessing in disguise for all of them.
(It isnt.)
and legitimately quakes when his siblings ask him to turn against Logan in the end.
Telling exchange between Matsson and Logan, who share an honest, respectful connection as two ruthless businessmen.
Matsson questions whether Logan, an old man on deaths door, can really get excited about the future.
Thats something you say, isnt it?
Great to see Connor finally stand up for himself, albeit in a semi-embarrassing fashion.
Con, youre a nice man, she admits.
And you know what?
How bad can it be?
(Eighth in line?
If you marry her, youre a plane crash away from becoming Europes weirdest king!)
Brutal end to Roman and Gerris relationship.
Were releasing two recaps for the next four Sundays.
