Succession season 3

[canted_angle_again]

This show is like nothing else, and just amazing.

[Better Midlands]

Great episode, bit of Spaceman 3 made even better.

[Waking Life]

The more I see of this season, the more I think Kendall is just trying to drown out the voice in his head that's telling him to kill himself. Refusing his dad's offer to buy him out for two billion is utterly irrational behaviour. Even if he "wins," whatever that might look like, he's still going to be miserable and lonely.

This might not be far off, as not really sure where they can take his character after this season. Feels like he's reaching the end of his arc (except maybe for the car crash story, which may not be revisited now) and they had a lingering period of him looking over the precipice. I wouldn't like that as a piece of plotting, although would at least be interesting to see how it would affect Logan and Roman.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

The scene where Kendall was

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looking for the present from his kids while the chemical brothers played in the background

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was extremely tough to watch. So claustrophobic.

[Blue Jam]

The scene where Kendall was

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looking for the present from his kids while the chemical brothers played in the background

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was extremely tough to watch. So claustrophobic.

Kendall giving himself and his fake friends a better "childhood" than the one he's giving to his actual children. Heartbreaking.

[up_the_hampipe]

Kendall giving himself and his fake friends a better "childhood" than the one he's giving to his actual children. Heartbreaking.

And probably his own. A telling moment from Connor about taking Kendall and Roman on a trip because Logan couldn't be bothered. They've spent so much of their lives trying to win the love of their abusive father, Connor is perhaps the real father figure but they can't even acknowledge it.

[Inspector Norse]

The more I see of this season, the more I think Kendall is just trying to drown out the voice in his head that's telling him to kill himself.

When he said near the end "I wish I was... home", there was definitely a feeling with that pause that he nearly let something else slip out.

And probably his own. A telling moment from Connor about taking Kendall and Roman on a trip because Logan couldn't be bothered. They've spent so much of their lives trying to win the love of their abusive father, Connor is perhaps the real father figure but they can't even acknowledge it.

Yeah - there was the thing with Roman using a fishing expedition with Connor when he had to give an interviewer an anecdote about his dad.

What was with the jacket?

[Blue Jam]

Kendall's party looked like a level from Hitman

Psychonauts 2 for me.

What was with the jacket?

Wearing a wire? ;) I assumed he was just a bit embarrassed about his injury after having a fall, he didn't want to be seen as an old man.

they had a lingering period of [Kendall] looking over the precipice.

Was that shot of Tom looking over the balcony looking humiliated as he watched Shiv's attention-seeking dancing deliberately mirroring that? That was so sad after last week's meeting between Tom and Kendall at the diner where Tom reminded us that, while he may be a grasping social climber, he does genuinely love Shiv and would rather go to prison for a short stretch than alienate her family and lose her forever. Cut to the party and a few painful reminders that Shiv doesn't love him back, doesn't want to be the mother of his children, and was probably looking forward to him going to prison so she could shag around behind his back. That's his life as a free man, and it's utterly miserable.

I did like Tom telling Shiv he planned to celebrate his freedom by getting absolutely fucked at the party... if she was okay with that. Poor bastard.

Was Naomi's expensive but impersonal gift of a watch a bit of a callback to Shiv and Tom getting Logan a Patek Philippe for his 80th, with Tom being eager for him to realise how much they'd spent on him?

[Blue Jam]

Anyone else wish the content warnings weren't inadvertently spoilery for this show? No warnings about drug use yet so we knew Kendall wasn't going to fall off the wagon. Another big blowout does feel inevitable though.

Might have to hit mute before next week's episode.

[Enzo]

Anyone else wish the content warnings weren't inadvertently spoilery for this show? No warnings about drug use yet so we knew Kendall wasn't going to fall off the wagon. Another big blowout does feel inevitable though.

Might have to hit mute before next week's episode.

I'm pretty sure Kendall's been off the wagon for a while, unless I'm wrong?

[Mobius]

They haven't shown him taking drugs but I figured he was considering how up and down he's been all season but that might just be a mental health thing I suppose.

[up_the_hampipe]

Yeah, it seems implied at this point. You don't need to see him doing it, you just know from his behaviour. He's still with Naomi, which will presumably remain a co-dependent addict relationship until they split.

[Vitalstatistix]

Greg getting the date due to "rancor or pique" - lovely little line.

[Inspector Norse]

When he said near the end "I wish I was... home", there was definitely a feeling with that pause that he nearly let something else slip out.

they had a lingering period of him looking over the precipice.

Oh, and this:



Too much to be coincidental.

[Jack Shaftoe]

Wow, I missed that. What's the full bit of writing?

[Better Midlands]

Wow, I missed that. What's the full bit of writing?

Also, am I the only one who wanted to see Little Wu Tang Clan perform?

[Jack Shaftoe]

Ohhhh, my hip hop knowledge is poor, I thought they cut the end of a sign saying 'ready to diet' or summink.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

When he said near the end "I wish I was... home", there was definitely a feeling with that pause that he nearly let something else slip out.

Yeah - there was the thing with Roman using a fishing expedition with Connor when he had to give an interviewer an anecdote about his dad.

What was with the jacket?

https://uproxx.com/tv/succession-connor-broken-arm-real-reason/

Real injury apparently written into the show

[up_the_hampipe]

Ohhhh, my hip hop knowledge is poor, I thought they cut the end of a sign saying 'ready to diet' or summink.

Haha, "Ready To Diet" sounds like it'd be a Biggie diss track. Or a Weird Al song.

[Glyn]

Greg getting the date due to "rancor or pique" - lovely little line.

"Who's here ? Who isn't here?" "Dad? Mum? Your wife and kids?"
Made me have to catch my breath. This show always seems to raise its game when Georgia Pritchett is on script duty.

[Mobius]

Doesn't really matter but does anyone know why Succession is just Jesse Armstrong and no Sam Bain involvement? I thought they'd worked together on everything.

[poo]

Another great episode. Hopefully a turning point for Ken, but that car crash ain't going away, is it?

[poo]

Fucking love the Greg and WAMBSGANS scenes. Just absolute gold every time.

[Chollis]

I wonder what Nicholas Braun will do after Succession, I hadn't seen him in anything before this. Very funny bloke

[Mr Farenheit]

Great episode. Watched it twice and caught the shitting in the bag story which I missed first time round.
Lots of highlights- the thought that must have gone into getting the blandest possible birthday card, Kendal going full Dawn Davenport in the presents room, the complimenters' smiles instantly disappearing when Tom turned on them.

It occurred to me that Shiv might be the worst choice to succeed, she doesn't seem to have any skill or luck at the high end business stuff. I think Logans proposal when he first offered her the crown was best- learn the ropes first by shadowing Frank, doing 6 months in Shanghai, 6 months in London or whatever it was. Kendall is messed up but he did seem to understand numbers and the mechanics of it all. Roman couldn't hold a board meeting without leaving the room to jerk off but he seems to be good at networking with fellow rich psychopaths and really revelled in fucking over his rivals this week.

[non capisco]

I wonder what Nicholas Braun will do after Succession, I hadn't seen him in anything before this. Very funny bloke

He's good in the film 'Zola', playing if anything an even more pathetic character than Greg.

[selectivememory]

Holy shit. What an episode.

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The dick pic! Screaming.

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So was that final scene Kendall's death? Felt ambiguous. I guess we'll find out next week.

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[Mobius]

Do we really need spoilers for episodes that have already aired!

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Roman's face and body language after the dick pic was just amazing.

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[WhoMe]

That was a masterpiece of an episode. The layers of psyche the writers manage to expose and explore with these characters is amazing. 

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https://twitter.com/KevinTPorter/status/1467908985944563715

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^ Sums it up

[selectivememory]

Do we really need spoilers for episodes that have already aired!

Yeah, I normally go along with this, dunno why I spoilered my post.