Stewie sticking with Kendall, even though he has no idea why Kendall bailed on him in season 1. Favorite character.

Kendall really gave the most low-effort, entitled proposal for killing the gojo deal. couldn't even make a proper pitch

I couldn't have been happier seeing all the Roys lose. Roman was humiliated by getting his picture taken when signing over the company to GOJO, Kendall lost the company which is the only thing he ever really wanted, and Shiv had to give Tom power after treating him like a lap dog for their entire relationship in order to win him back. Perfection.

I've never felt so bad for people that became instant billionaires.

Some people are saying this didn't make sense, but of course it did. What was the last thing Logan said to them? "You are not serious people". Everytime these three made a decision in this show it was to spite their father or siblings. They are blinded by this bitterness in a way that seriously interferes with business the entire series. Of course it would blow up like this, they fucking hate each other.

Shiv being the last to vote was such a dramaturgically important plot point

Kendall can always start another company but the tragedy is that company will never be as big as his father's company. You can practically hear the sorrow in his voice when he says he's the eldest son.

i noticed shivs decision only comes after Roman’s delayed response followed by kens “that’s fuckin right.” like it was just that one flash of ego needed to convince her this wasn’t the right thing to do. i know a lot of viewers criticized this for being unrealistic but i honestly see how it makes perfect sense for her character to do this.

The great irony is that if Kendall appealed to his siblings as Kendall, and given a heartfelt, and honest explanation about how he felt over the waiter dying, it may have changed Shiv's mind. But by then he had sat in Logan's seat, and he acted how he felt Logan would have acted. No holds barred lying, and wrath.

Frank was going to vote yes but he still insisted that Kendal present the alternative infront of the board, only if he had actually taken it seriously and not be a cocky snob thinking he’s got the vote locked up. His claim to the position because he had it promised by someone else is what always stabs him in the back. As Logan said, not a killer.

I like how Frank just voted “Yes, get me tf out of here.”

My god the last 15 mins were so painful to watch. I get that all the characters are evil and selfish, but it was hard seeing Kendall take the L yet again, over and over

Kendall should have shown the respect his family and peers at the board were due by giving them a serious pitch of his vision and hope for the company. Even if it did not gain a single vote - he owed them that. Legally and ethically, the board has to serve the best interests of the shareholders, and unless independence under Kendall is going to drastically improve value - they would be right to sell.

I have a lot of respect here for Ewan voting for his principles (knowing the merger and Matsson would be so damaging to the world) in spite of his disdain for what Kendall had become.

Had Kendall talked himself out of it had he explained how it haunted him and how it always will and to take that moment of vulnerability he shared that day and made it to be his defining characteristic and weapon to take him down as a underhand move it would have moved them enough But when he outright lied out of desperation it was clear he would repeat that offense with waystar and what removed him from the board and us as an audience

Brilliant writing. Everyone got what they deserved in a roundabout way

Shiv chose Tom over Kendall because she couldn’t stand seeing Kendall win over herself. It makes sense, and this is amazing writing from the writers. You can tell Shiv was never okay with Kendall winning over her. It's childish, and that has always been the dynamic between them. 10/10 ending.

My one critique here is that Kendall never really explains WHY the GoJo deal is bad. It's a fantastic deal for the shareholders, given how much more Mattson is offering than the initial deal. Frank is right: the board has a fiduciary responsibility. It's not that far from the Elon Musk/Twitter thing.

The siblings are incapable of supporting one another’s success and that is due to Logan’s parenting. They love each other, but they had to endlessly compete against one another not only for the top job, but for their father’s approval and respect.

Shiv did what she did for selfish/spiteful reasons… but she’s also right that Kendall is awful and probably would be a bad CEO. Both of those things can be true.

Kendall's biggest mistake is not being able to get Frank onboard with his plan to block the deal. He was able to get his vote before to oust Logan. He just couldnt do it again when it mattered the most.

This scene made me sick to my stomach because I realized that for four seasons there were no heroes in this story. Everyone was a villain and showed their flaws in the end.

Kendall being so cocky here showed why he would be a bad ceo

I think most if not all of people's theories about why Shiv voted the way she did have merit, but somehow no one is addressing the one that is explicitly stated: that she simply doesn't believe Kendall can be a good CEO. It isn't that Kendall is completely incompetent, and honestly I don't even think it's about him being a "killer" (figuratively speaking) or not. The reality is that all of his business interactions feel as though he's playing pretend. He behaves the way he believes Logan would, bull-dozing every instance as if believing you'll succeed is really all it takes to do so. And when that doesn't work, he demeans, he pleads, he guilt trips. And all of it is DESPERATE. There's no calculation, no precision. It is all frantic and typically only moves him further away from what he wants. He attempts to emulate Logan, not realizing that Logan likely already had a fair amount of business savvy and power by the time that Kendall was born. When you have that much know-how, you bulldoze when you know you're able to. But there were other times when Logan chose to be more congenial, more down-to-earth, more patient. He calculates, knowing that not every strategy will work in every scenario. And like, there of course were times when he's lost his shit or made a misstep, business-wise, but he for sure is never begging or bending over for a deal. Kendall can act the part of a killer, someone who's ruthless and machiavellian, but at the end of the day, he still pleads. Just in this scene alone, this all is very clear. Instead of making any actual case for why they should vote no to the GOJO deal, he steamrolls the process, already assuming he's won. And then, after this, when trying to convince Shiv to vote for him, there's no real rebuttal to her statement of "I don't think you'd be good at it." In that moment, he could've argued that point. Wouldn't that be the logical thing to do? While there most definitely was at least one other reason in Shiv's mind of why she'd vote Yes, this is the only reason Kendall is made aware of, and it's possible that if he could give her reason to believe he'd be a good CEO, then she would vote No like he wants. But instead of doing that, he just loses his shit completely. Thereby proving more and more that he would not be a good CEO, because he crumbles under pressure and all of his strategy for dealing with conflict is to essentially flail and throw a tantrum. Putting every other reason Shiv likely had in changing her mind aside, this one is pretty valid, is it not?

That moment you realise there are 2 Ls at the end of Kendall. 😂😂😂😂

My interpretation of shiv's fate its that she found a sustitute abusive father figure on Tom. Tom had a development in the series that make him resent shiv and be more cold with her, and when Tom betrays her to be Matsson CEO, she instead of taking revenge, tries to appease him like she would have made with her father.

This is a board meeting (directors). The shareholder meeting is much much bigger and we get to see one of that ones in the previous season.

0:09 Nobody on Frank’s right 0:20 Suddenly two women on Frank’s right 1:10 There’s also an old man on Simon’s left 1:50 Neither the women nor the old man are there anymore 1:58 Suddenly all the seats are filled again

When push came to shove Stewie was with Kendall.

Kendall asked Shiv to take care of him a couple of seasons ago. She took that to heart

Shiv going against Kendall made sense. She and Roman weren't that happy with him winning because they knew he wasn't fit for it. This was a typical Shiv move, but man was it brutal to see Kendall lose it.

I have a feeling that if Kendall presents the counter plan effectively, he may be able to win a vote from some of the other board members.

What's not talked about is Roman. Hes actually not 100% no here and when shiv and ken talk hes fully team yes again on gojo

Knowing Shiv is gonna vote against her, makes her facial cues so powerful on rewatch. Just her seeing Kendall flounder up there like the fish out of water he is, knowing the best option for her is always going to be Tom.

Uh, take the fucking money and start your own empire, Kendall!!!

I get the impression that Shiv noticed Roman's wound and that's when she started questioning her decision. She was scared of what this might do to Kendall.

Poor billionaires :(

Kendall made the ultimate mistake trusting Shiv when she had been moving against him the entire season. She's just as deeply selfish as himself, they really are siblings. He should've put more effort into trying to get Frank, his pseudo father figure, on his side instead.

Kendall saying let's do it for my dad when his dad made it clear he wanted to sell to Matsson is insane.

Am I the only one who was closely watching what way was Stewy going to vote? 😅

Lol so funny seing kendal serving drinks to his uncle with a big smile thinking he's the new CEO and then 5 minutes later... BAM!

Ok fine I’ll be the douchebag that points out it’s a board meeting, not a shareholder meeting

i do not fucking understand ppl who vehemently hate shiv ?? most interesting character on the show after ken imo

You would think shiv kind of won but that final scene with Tom is just perfect to show that she probably lost more than most

S1-E2 Shiv -> Ken : YOU LACK KILLER INSTINCT, YOU'RE WET, YOU'RE GREEN, YOU'RE INTELLECTUALLY INSECURE, YOU'RE NOT EMOTIONALLY STRONG ENOUGH, YOU HAVE ADDICTION ISSUES, I DON'T THINK ALL THAT, I'M JUST TRYING TO BE DAD'S VOICE.

This was such a schadenfreude overlaod. I truly enjoyed it.

Shiv vs Kendall being the final confrontation in the series is tragic, but I can't think of a more fitting conflict to close it out

my read is that Shiv is upset after seeing that Kendall opened Roman's stitches, that was the final straw for her. It's the only thing that explains her sudden change in body language and behavior between scenes. Kendall was becoming too much like Logan for comfort. His aggressive behavior had been building the past two episodes, he had rubbed salt in Roman's wound and driven him to self harm without ever apologizing or demonstrating concern, it culminated in the previous scene, and now finally the show (and Shiv) punishes him for it. Of course Shiv had other baggage and resentments going on, but it's baffling to me that people seem to think that pettiness and jealousy was her sole motivation here. This is a show that loves punishing people for their mistakes, and this is Kendall getting punished one last time.

The moment Shiv turned on Ken 2:59

I wish I could witness this again

It's a Board Meeting, not a shareholder meeting

Only Roman will acknowledge the peace of being free of Waystar-Royco. I’m sure he was relieved to finally be out from under Logan’s shadow and could build his own legacy, or do whatever he wanted without abuse and ridicule. He really was the most tragic character in all of this.

it was revenge for Billy Batts and a lot of other things

so many freaks and serfs in these comments pulling for kendall

Even after his death Logan still wins

People this woman made Kendall drink her spit and then knifed him in the back. In the last episode she actually was a bigger pos than Roman.

Shiv is by far my favorite character in the show. When you see her in the first seasons you can think is the outsider of the family, she has a job outside of the company and seems to have her own personal ambitions out her father commands but step by step you can see she can be treacherous and overall she can’t stand one of her brothers can be “better” than her, so at the end makes huge mistakes only for personal reasons.

It's a board meeting not a shareholder meeting

this turncoat was fucking unbelievable

Board meeting, not shareholder meeting

It isn't even about money it's a very twisted game.

“Shiv???” 😂 👏🏼

The fact he said "that's fucking right" after Roman said no is probably what really turned off Shiv. If he wasn't so arrogant, and wasn't so sure of himself, then she may have taken his side. Putting his feet up on the desk, not even bothering creating a presentation, showed that he didn't take the CEO role seriously. He expected it since birth and never really had the stomach for the job or the work involved. Shiv saw through the blinding confidence of his persona and saw that he was never a good candidate. Had he shown humility, had he shown respect for the title, had he even prepared a little bit more for his pitch, perhaps Shiv would have seen him as someone who could do the job. Kendall squandered that the moment he started acting cocky. Shiv couldn't stomach the look Kendall had when he won, so she decided to stop the deal. Seeing Kendall, the screw up with addiction issues, win the seat and not even take it seriously, was enough to fully make her decide to vote against Kendall

If I can’t win, nobody is going to win ~ Shiv Team Ken baby. I’m a no ~ Stewy. I love him 😂

Shiv and Roman were so slimy. Roman asked his father Logan “is Shiv being a bitch?”, and “serious person” Logan didn’t admonish him for calling his daughter and roman’s own sister a bitch for no good reason, and in the presence of highly ranked colleagues. Shiv thought she was going to be CEO , but madson told her husband he wanted to fuck her and he went with it, so shiv went from CEO hopeful to fuck-toy pimped out by her own husband to the guy she thought she was partners with. Kendall loved this job enough to where it was cruel to not give him a chance , especially after “anointing and crowning him” with a ceremonial “meal fit for a king”. 2 days later shiv and roy just changed their minds ? And they even made what was to be his coronation day the day they told him his kids are illegitimate bastards ? Just cruel and petty and jealous siblings that can’t allow their own flesh and blood brother a chance to succeed and achieve his dream and life’s purpose .

Kendall saying "that's fucking right" is what fucked it all. Shiv took it as him establishing dominance over Roman.

Shiv! She really thought she could be CEO - The leader, but couldn't made a decision at the table and had to walk out. She new the vote was coming.

Kendall pouring Ewan’s water lmao he’s so fake

I think this is the first time we see Shiv grows her concious and questioning her morality, usually whenever something is not on her way, she will talk too much to get what she wants but she always loses anyway. But, in this case, she's quiet, she listens to the vote and she's also rethinking whether or not Kendall should be the CEO. Also, when her last vote goes to her, she decided to have a room to think. Because she learns 2 ugly truth: Whether she has to let her arrogant and childish older brother who is a drug addict and can't take criticism as the CEO or her husband whom she used as her spacegoat to be the CEO who already be chosen by Mattson. For the first time ever in her life, she took a big risk and sacrifice.

I believe it would have hurt Kendall a bit less if Shiv hadn't promised to vote with him just a night before.. He came in thinking he would win this but as usual Shiv proved to unreliable and impulsively handed it over to Tom and Mattson

NOOOOO KENDAAAALLL

Why does everyone forget that Kendall saved the company?

As much as i wanted Kendall, i guess im happier that Logan is the one who really wins. He wanted the deal to happen and even after death, in a way he beats kendall for a third time.

Shiv made the selfish move even though she knows it won’t make her happy. She’s gonna be in a row of ex-wives one day like the ladies at Logan’s funeral. She blew it.

team ken baby

shiv you snake

People are missing one of the main reasons Shiv went against and that is Tom. With him becoming ceo , she thought voting it through meant there was a chance he would take her back as she knew she was completely lonely and had no one. The phone call when he said he wasn’t sure about them was crucial and this was her way to bring him back . That how pathetic she is that despite not loving Tom she needs him for security because she has nothing

I wonder qhat happened to Adrien Brody's character. Did he cash out already?

Fraudjo sukuna betta 😹

I don't get Frank's vote. Didn't he and Kendall have a deal going one a few episodes back?

Honestly, I would have let my sister become CEO over losing the company of my father. Ken looks so arrogant here, he caused his own downfall.

Bro with the worst timing on the water pour

If it wasn’t going to be her ‘husband’ Tom - she would have voted no. Smart play by her.

I can't remember, even though I just re-watched seasons 1 and 2: Who sabotaged Shiv's presentation before the employees with the loud music? Any assistance jogging my memory would be appreciated. I thought that it was Kendall.

Would Shiv have changed her vote if Frank went the other direction around the table? Holding the deciding vote might have been just enough of what she needed.

What is the song in the start?

I wonder what would've happened if they just waited for Shiv to come back

I wonder on a personal level what the relationship between the siblings would be like after this - i mean would they be totally estranged ? How could it not be totally broken after having been so close in Barbados. That’s perhaps the biggest tradegy

You could’ve skipped from episode 1 of the series to the end and it wouldn’t have made much difference, there was ultimately no point to Kendall Roy as a character. The series is just him being beaten and humiliated and backstabbed the same ways always. Most of the episode is just him being humiliated, even to the point where the writers revert him back to season 1 Ken so he can lose. Personally I feel like it was a waste of time. All that growth was for naught, he never had an actual plan or any moves or ever had some killer ruthless move planned for his siblings, no tragic Pyrrhic victory, the parallels between him and Logan were just a tease.

Kendall serving the water? 😂 wtf

Man, I was rooting for Kendall, God knows I was but WHY DID HE HAVE TO LIE ABOUT THE WAITER BOY?????? No Real Person Involved, I guess. He deserved it. They all deserved it.

Team ken baby

I was expecting Marcia to be there, didn't she get Logan's board seat?

they're all literally still billionaires

I totally could have missed something (I skipped most of seasons 2 and 3), but can someone please explain to me why Ewan is voting to spike the deal? Seems like the type of move he would support as a shot across the bow of his brother's family.

HOPEFUL INTERPRETATION OF THE ENDING: Whatever is thrown at Kendall. Even if he cannot take it, he does take it and that just kills every weak part of him. The more he is burned, the hardened he becomes. So whatever happens. He took the sharpest stab to the back, he got cut deep and he's dead internally. Kenny is no longer human anymore. The minute hint of mercy that he had for his siblings are also gone. So he's fully free in a sense. He lost all the parts of him that makes him a good person but now what he has left in him has made him a beast. He is emotionally nuked, fatally cut and shaken when the show ends. But I think that Kenny is gonna be back. He always bounces back. That is his only consistent character trait. In a way he always keeps coming back to land a few more punches even if it is apparent that he'll lose the fight. And this time, Kendall is a killer. He's even more hardened. He is ready to haul on his gear, get on the field and go to war again. Maybe he will enjoy it. Because its become a game for him. He can't die. He can only lose. And he has lost a lot. The odds are in his favour now. Furthermore, KENDALL IS FREE. From Waystar, from the kingdom of his father. With new money from the sale and his killer instincts, coupled with his new age knowledge of the new world and amazing crisis management skills, I think Kendall being banished from his father's kingdom will force him to start his own empire. By the time he is of Logan's age, Kendall might have his own new Waystar. It will be tragic, but Kendall will get what he wants. Where the show ended is not tragic, here Kendall is actually free from the fight and a new sun is shining on him, a glimmer of hope for a new life. The ending shows us mercy by not showing us what Kendall will eventually do; start his own empire, end up like logan, stack up billions but lose all blood-bonds. At the end, Kendall will die alone. Now that is tragic

That Kendall even needed Shiv’s vote was pretty dumb in hindsight. He had that meeting with Frank behind closed doors about the GoJo numbers being inflated. It was never resolved and if Frank thought it could be true he would’ve voted no on the deal and the vote doesn’t even go to Shiv. This was all set up a little clumsy in my opinion. It seems like they needed one more season to flush things out.

I find it interesting that so many people see this as Tom’s win and Shiv’s loss. As if Mattson didn’t choose Tom because he’ll be Mattson’s hand puppet this entire time? And Shiv, while portrayed to be suffering the same fate as her mother seems to me to be more Lady Macbeth. Is Tim going to lord it over her in his own way? Of course. But she’ll be in control still. I saw this ending as a brilliant set up for the equally matched power struggle that will go on between Mattson and Shiv once the cameras stop rolling, with Tom being played like a tug-of-war rope. I know we won’t, but I’d love to see a sequel series maybe five years down the road. Who knows? Maybe Mattson and Shiv end up a couple behind Tom’s back the entire time.

Ewan’s NO vote was extremely intelligent. I only now realize it. He knew it was run by an unserious board of family members who quarreled with each other. He knew it’d fall eventually and it fell with Shiv, immediately. If he wanted nothing to do with the company, he could’ve left, but clearly stayed and has voting shares.

Ken and Roman get to start over. With smaller ventures. Shiv has basically made a Michael Corleone level move and she’ll never escape it