I got a STRONG gay vibe off Roman in the bathroom and I LOVED it. He was being actually sexy for once and it worked. LOVED IT. 

Yeah, it’s disappointing that he’s regressed a lot from his “I’m not sure if the sad I would feel without you is worse than the sad I feel with you” moment.  The usual next step in that line of thought is “Wait, the fact I’m even asking that means you suck.  Bye!”

I assumed that was coming, but now I’m not so sure. This episode he seemed to make his mind up, talking to Kendall - as he says, all that’s happened is that he’s fallen in love. He’s desperately frustrated with siobh’s inability to give him what he wants, but I think turning down Ken was his way of saying that he’s…

Seriously. Trump with a modicum of self control and political savvy is a scary thought.

I’m wondering if that might be the cliff-hanger for this season.  Tom decides he’d rather not go to prison and all hell breaks loose.

“I truly thought that Roman and Jeryd were going to kiss”

Have you seen him in Pride & Prejudice? I caught the scene in the rain the other night and he was just heart breaking.   He has the goods.  And in interviews he’s just delightful. 

I was thinking of this in the part of the recap about not much with Greg and Tom tonight. I thought their little scenes together were fascinating, in large part due to Matthew’s performance. Greg is using Tom, when Tom is in a very low moment, and you can’t really feel sorry for Tom, because Tom was abusive toward him…

What does matter is how quickly Mencken and Roman vibe

There are times when an episode of SUCCESSION really allows one of the supporting actors to shine.  Mathew Macfadyen  was absolutely terrific tonight.  Scene after scene his malaise rippling across his face, his eyes watering almost as if to break in tears.    Just remarkable delivery,  the diner scene most…

Tom is a broken man. He was even going to take Greg’s sins with him to prison. That is quite a change in their relationship.

Shiv can’t even remotely be this show’s version of Ivanka because Ivanka is a brainless idiot. She’s actually almost completely the opposite of Trump’s daughter..

Every. Single. Week.

I want to set him up with a friend of mine so he won’t feel so excluded...

This is where the Trump half of the Roys as Trump/Murdoch hybrids works to the show’s detriment IMO, as it evokes the nonsense theory that Ivanka secretly cares even a little about the country.

Tom is breaking my heart.

Did he go out in style?

So she quits a law firm where she probably could pull down $400-500K per year because she prefers to ‘do good’, but now she becomes greedy?

That’s just rationalizing bad writing. Which is a shame in an otherwise outstanding season. They didn’t need this, and now we’ve taken a main character who we loved and respected and turned her into a small vengeful person. Nothing Howard said or did justifies this and candidly if this were all about money she easily…

Episodes eight and nine were fantastic, but the finale was underwhelming. I’m invested in Kim’s character, but she’s grown too inscrutable. Ambiguity in motivation makes things unpredictable but too much makes the storytelling less satisfying. Maybe knowing more about Kim’s past would help the viewer understand her…