Yeah, that’s one of the dynamics the show doesn’t really make obvious or draw attention to, but it is pretty interesting how rarely Logan seems to do or say anything particularly brilliant or cunning. I mean, even at the time he said it I thought that “Hans Christian Anderfuck” was a line that more had the cadence of…

I agree. Greg comes in as hapless kid who doesn’t really know what he wants out of life other than a vague feeling that he shouldn’t have to work very hard for it because he comes from wealth, and while he doesn’t have a particularly strong moral compass he at least seems to know right from wrong better than his…

he also decides what exactly counts as winning when he wants. for 2 seasons control was winning, now it isn’t but he still gets to go ‘fuck you i win’ because that’s how the world works when you’re a rich psycho.

Jennifer Coolidge gets the majority of the accolades for White Lotus, but Alexandra Daddario made every one of her scenes become electric in that show.

I’ve always assumed to that Tom has been projecting himself onto Greg, too. He recognizes Greg as someone similar to his younger self, so when he frequently uses Greg as a punching bag, it’s really more of a way for him externally direct all of his own anxieties and insecurity with his past decisions. But it also…

It must hurt like a son-of-a-bitch because he was essentially forced into a semi-dad role for his younger siblings. Ruck rules, and the way he gleefully twisted the knife about the maca root thing was so good. So petty. Like, “he’s planning on replacing you like he replaced me.”

best thing about this show is i don’t really care about predicting what happens, i only care about how it happens when it happens and who it happens to.

Once again, it looked like Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was about to finally get his just deserts—only to reveal that he was, as usual, staying one step ahead of everyone else.

Not to mention that all you see in the last episode was Kendall’s face lilting into the pool for a few seconds. It’s about the lightest hand you can take to hinting at the possibility of death, it’s not like some Walking Dead-style fake-out where a character gets left for dead and then is miraculously saved next…

I think we’re also seeing that Shiv’s incompetence has a specific flavor. She tends to take people for granted - assuming they will support/obey her while offering no support in return. Eg The plan assumed Tom would be with her. They never secured their mother’s support. Etc.

Also, the “I won’t forget this” line from mid season acknowledging Tom was prepared to go to jail for the company, and thus Logan, must have given Tom a level of recognition and validation that he hadn’t got which would’ve led him to believe in the personal upside of siding with Logan.

I was actually kind of fooled for a bit by Tom’s “performance” there at the end, because he seemed so genuinely concerned and surprised after entering the room. It went, “Oh, Tom betrayed them. That’s cold. Oh, wait, he seems pretty befuddled. Guess I misread that.”

I think piss-mad Logan calling Tom “son” in the bathroom, and Tom’s heartfelt, “Thanks, Pop. Poppa.” really foreshadowed a LOT.

I don’t think that’s even true of Silicon Valley; the show mirrored the up-and-down fortunes of most Silicon Valley startups.

I feel like the entire main cast of What We Do in the Shadows should be on this list before Cree Summer. Especially Kayvan Novak who was great showcasing a depressed Nandor last season.

I don’t think there’s been any wheel spinning whatsoever. On the contrary I almost feel like the show is a little too structured.

That moment when Roman asks his dad “why”...so heartbreaking!

No one will doubt how, well, strong—Strong is in his painful moments and also against other family members (Cox and him together are most electric) but broody scene after broody scene doesn’t perk up my energy. Matthew Macfadyen on the other hand, to me, is dizzying in the ability to switch gears from high to low,…

All the talent on the show will split the votes, I fear. It seems every week is an Emmy reel for one actor or another. Logan having his grandson taste his food last week was rather potent, as was Tom’s aforementioned file cabinet surfing.

A little early with this post given the egregious exclusion of Jeremy Strong delivering what had to be one of the most shattering performances in the Season 3 finale of SUCCESSION elevated an already great series to something quite extraordinary. The level of defeat and misery, the agony of his world crashing down…