Succession

[King Kamala]

Almost caught up on this show and Season 3 is premiering this fall. I think it deserves a thread. One of best comedies in years. Although it's so dark I think about half the people think it's a drama.

Discuss (loosely) fictional rich people problems ITT

 

[Youth N Asia]

Can’t wait. Love this show way more than I expected to.

 

[Epic Springs]

Becky Lynch was in an episode. That's all I know. Oh, it also resurrected the career of Kieran Culkin!

 

[King Kamala]

Can’t wait. Love this show way more than I expected to.

Yeah I put off watching it myself until a month or so ago cause "pitchblack tragicomedy about the ultrawealthy with an incredibly unlikable cast of characters" didn't seem up my alley but I'm glad I checked it out. Writing on this show is so so good.

 

[Hawk 34]

Becky Lynch was in an episode. That's all I know. Oh, it also resurrected the career of Kieran Culkin!

…I can’t tell if you are trying to make a joke that Billons is the same show as Succession or if you just genuinely confused the two shows.

 

[Epic Springs]

Yup. Genuinely confused the two shows. My bad!

Shamless is the only Showtime program I watch (and that just ended).

 

[Hawk 34]

Yup. Genuinely confused the two shows. My bad!

Shamless is the only Showtime program I watch (and that just ended).

A total Tom Wambsgans reaction if I have ever seen one.

 

[Epic Springs]

So Succession is on HBO. Man, I'm just out of it today. I guess I'll check it out.

 

[King Kamala]

A total Tom Wambsgans reaction if I have ever seen one.

He seems like more of a Greg tbh.

 

[Youth N Asia]

I thought the Becky Billions bit was a little cringe.

 

[King Kamala]

I mean they're not wrong but The Roys preying on the chaotic market could've made sense. Also Connor Roy getting involved in some thinly veiled recreation of the Capital Insurrection.

 

[King Kamala]

 

[King Kamala]

I was kind of starting to see what the "Has Succession jumped the shark?" crowd was talking about last week. Not that first half of this season has been bad television but it really just seemed to be spinning its wheels. This last episode though. *chef's kiss* Man, that's the horribly cringey but somehow delightful nastiness that I love from the show. It seemed like a nice takedown of the modern GOP as well. Next episode seems like it's going to be similarly nasty (plus Alexander Skarsgaard!)

Predictions on who (if anyone) goes to jail?

Also what the hell is the deal with their insistence on Logan and Kendall wearing corny looking plain baseball hats? Only rich person who does that is Mike Love!

 

[Zetterberg is God]

It's still very enjoyable but definitely been pretty slow until this past week. Seems like it will pick up from here.

 

[King Kamala]

I knew that Kendall’s birthday bash would be brutal but yeesh, that was even worse than I expected. Best episode of this season and maybe one of the best of series. It’s amazing how horrible and not relatable these characters can be while somehow managing to empathize with them. Except Roman he has become a complete jackass these last few episodes, huh.

 

[King Kamala]

Spoiler

Uh, so is Kendall dead? Ending seemed kind of ambiguous than he wasn't in the preview for the season finale. Also damn at Shiv seizing opportunity to climb back up the Roy power rankings.

 

[Zetterberg is God]

Spoiler

I'd be pretty surprised if they killed off a main character with so little buildup but who the hell knows. Should be a great finale.

 

[King Kamala]

On “Succession,” Jeremy Strong Doesn’t Get the Joke

“I take him as seriously as I take my own life,” he says of his character, Kendall Roy.

www.newyorker.com

Kayfabe is still alive on HBO, brothers.

 

[King Kamala]

Tom friggin Wambgans.

Season 4 is going to be an absolute dog fight. IIRC, they said they only want to do 3 or 4 seasons. It felt like this set up a gloves are off, all out war for a final season.

 

[Zetterberg is God]

Didn’t see that betrayal coming but well earned nonetheless.

 

[Cartman]

Is it wrong that i'm happy those 3 shitbags got fucked?

 

[King Kamala]

Assuming you're not actively rooting for Logan, no. You're not supposed to be rooting for any of these dirtbags. Not even Greg The Egg. ALTHOUGH...once again I was very happy to see Tom look after #1 and show that he actually has a backbone after three seasons of being the cast punching bag.

 

[Cartman]

Yeah, Tom isn't a good person by any means but what Shiv has done and is doing to him is vile, so I can't help but root for him. I'm not "rooting" for Logan but I can absolutely understand his position with not wanting his moron kids running his company, even if them being the way they are is because of him to some degree.

 

[King Kamala]

Yeah, it's obvious from probably the first ten minutes of the pilot that none of the three are qualified as the successor but that's probably mostly because they were raised by a sociopathic monster that alternates between coddling and mental abuse and manipulation!

I also liked Connor standing up for himself and speaking his piece (then subsequently immediately getting ignored by the other three). I feel like he's the least worst of the siblings. I'm predicting he'll have a breakout Season 4 but I'm biased as a big Connhead.

 

[Cartman]

Connor definitely doesn't seem as messed up as the others...well...he definitely has issues but he's not Evil.

 

[King Kamala]

I think it's because as far as we know, he only has one horrible parent as opposed to two.

Someone on the Succession subreddit but it's the rare TV series where I actually wouldn't mind seeing a prequel to. That's assuming Season 4 isn't flashback heavy, which it could very well be.

 

[Cartman]

I would love to see a prequel/more backstory on these people.

 

[King Kamala]

So Season 3 MVP? It's probably got to be Logan Roy but I think you can make a Karl Malone in '97-esque argument for Tom Wabgams if you're sick of picking the obvious choice again.

 

[Aero]

So Season 3 MVP? It's probably got to be Logan Roy but I think you can make a Karl Malone in '97-esque argument for Tom Wabgams if you're sick of picking the obvious choice again.

Tom earned it, punctuated by his move in the finale. Also, loved this scene from after his diner meeting with Kendall, several episodes ago:

 

[King Kamala]

Yeah. Matthew Macfayden and Jeremy Strong absolutely deserve Emmys for this season. I think the range of emotions that they showed. My goodness. Some of the greatest acting in TV history. Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, and Sarah Snook could all win Emmys too. What a cast.