and that smile he had on LOL

The Greg haters think he's always been a number 2.

I mean with Kendall’s name crossed out there’s an argument to be made that Greg is #1

@@bumptiousq.bangwhistle9154 Nevertheless.

@@michaelv2774 A case can be made.

i'm going to play devils advocate. Greg started hitting on the contessa while on a beautiful wedding vacation with Comfry. that was a big mistake imo, though i cant really blame him. meeting a contessa like her is probably a bit of a trip but other than his relationship mishaps, he's done pretty well for himself, and i cant wait to see what his one last big move is =)))

@@bridge4 it was a mistake, but what were the consequences? So maybe not the “right” choice, no one is really “right” in this show, but the least damaging choice

lol, i was just playing around. and its also worth noting that later in that episode, Greg implied that the breakup was sort of mutual since Comfry wasn't that into him

@@bridge4 got it

Exactly. You don’t schedule your 20 week appointment AFTER the 20 weeks have passed, then it wouldn’t be your 20 week appointment anymore.

@@Updog89 the narrator said that Shiv IS 20 weeks pregnant. I was rebutting that statement.

You guys are retarded

last week, i had seen someone on an MMA forum complain that Brian Cox was the lead actor, and they were upset that he died. so last night, i wrote a script after the episode where i sort of rambled about that (i ended up bailing on the script and writing a new one after rewatching it this morning{) but in that original script, i said that "its probably reductive to say that this is anyone one single characters show, but i have always sort of looked at this as Kendal's show. not Logan's" (i realize that its probably wrong to think that way and most wont agree) with that said, ive been on team Kendal in terms of the Succession since the beginning. so i hear ya i dont know if Im pulling for him anymore though. and its not because i dont think he could do it. i think he could. the only person who is in the ballpark as him is Gerry. they could both run companies in their own ways. in terms of Kendal though, ive started wanting him to move on with his life for the sake of his mental health and even if he was healthy, their obsession with the company boggles my mind. they are alll soooo wealthy. it blows my mind that they dont want to just buy some properties and animals and spend every waking minute with friends and family (i just finished reading your comment) im with ya on Frank too. Frank is arguably the best human in the main cast. And he's always been the father that Logan should have been. hopefully he sticks by Kendal regardless of the path Kendal chooses!

@@bridge4 They aren't really wealthy in cash though. All of their assets are in the company, so thats why they have to sell. With the Media outlet the three siblings just purchased, even if they wanted to keep the company they'd all go into extreme debt to keep it, which would probably hurt their chance's with the board members having sustained confidence in their abilities to run the company. The company has to be let go, and I think they're going to all learn simultaneously that they're going to have to let go of their Father, and his abuse, too. I really do hope this show ends with the three running the company they purchased, and Connor possibly getting a Congressional seat or something, but knowing Succession's writing style now, its going to end like a Shakespearean play. With Tragedy. For who though? I guess we'll see. I am getting more and more scared of Shiv becoming heartless and cold like her mother. Its been becoming apparent to me that she's becoming much more callous to everyone she speaks to.

as far as the tragedy, what you said next is where im leaning. i have no idea where this show will end, but if i would not be surprised if the Roy's end up wealthy and unhappy, and the outsiders (specifically Tom) get screwed. i hope not tho!

after he cried, Kendal told Stewy that a move would be a feather in his cap. so he was certainly making moves against his siblings in that scene, but i dont think making moves and being hurt are mutually exclusive. so i still feel as if his tears were genuine as opposed to a play on Stewy's emotions

Nope Kendall wasn’t manipulating Stewy like you said. His true transformation came in the bathroom while trying to guess whether Logan truly crossed his name out or insisted to it.

That's a pretty cynical take. Kendell was clearly vulnerable in that scene.

Absolutely not. Kendall isn't that much of a mastermind and he always wants to look strong. He broke down and then resumed the conversation.

the Greg/Ewan relationship is a bit of a mystery. i had assumed the Ewan had moved on based off of S3, but Greg mentioned having had a call with him, so he might have done some repair work offscreen Im with you about Tom. Im pretty sure he's my favorite character now, and he's in a tough spot. I'm pulling for him! hahah, yeah, when Willa said "we've come so far" and then there was some dead air, that was funny. Marcia didn't like that at all! lol (Im a fan of both of them) in terms of the intro theme being during the episode, are you asking if its the first time the show had a cold open? if so, no. i dont have a full list, but there are a lot of episodes with a cold open (including S1E1) or were you referring to the into theme being used as a musical score during the episode? if so, i didnt catch it. my bad

@@bridge4 I was referring to the theme being used, in-episode. From memory, it was when Kendall was by him self. It was a really nice touch. It was a reminder that this is "Sucession", and now succesion really starts.

i hear ya. when i went to bed last night, i had written a script where i began it by rambling about Kendal for awhile. how ive seen people claim that this was Logan's show, but for me, it's always been Kendal's show. and i went to bed thinking that he made that move as a killer. and you might be right, but im not so sure anymore when I've had to pull allnighters for work, my brain eventually stops working around 35ish hours or so. And Kendal was up all night depressed. So I've started to think that this new plan of his didn't begin until he saw his name on that paper. I fear that this new mission is going to burn him, and he is going to regret it with that said, burning Logan is the better business decision. so if that's more important to him than Connor's mental health, so be it. i expected more from Kendal though.

I don't see Kendall as a killer. I think he's a weak boy, still seeking his father's approval, while hating his father. He's made major mistake after mistake, and continues to do so. See how poorly he's handled Mattson... I think Kendall chose the trash option because it serves his purpose, and it vilifies his father.

so you think he is vilifying his father out of spite? or out of respect for Logan since its the right business move?

@@bridge4 I don't think there's any respect. There was just fear. I think he wants to vilify his father.

lol at those first two sentence. well played in terms of the name, Logan told Greg that Ewan wouldn't cut him off, but Ewan did. Greg then played some hardball and decided to enter the Joint Defense Agreement. I'd like to think Logan was contemplating how to repay Greg for that

@@bridge4 Watch out, Greg will sue save the children next!

not sure if you'll find this interesting or not, but i figured i'd throw it out there so that you can frame the season in your head on one of the offical Succession podcasts (episode 2 or 3 i think), someone on the stream said that this season is 10 days. in hindsight, ive started wondering if they were referring to 10 episodes, but i dont think so. i distinctly recall thinking that they implied that this season is happening across 10 consecutive days. in episode 2, they referred to the wedding as "tomorrow" and it happened in episode 3. and episode 4 was the day after logan died. so it seems like the season might actually be 10 consecutive days in episode 4, they told Mattson's co-worker that the election was coming up, so the election is probably not for another 2+ episode. based off the trailer, the next episode appears to be the GoJo deal, or at least, a meetup with with Mattson ohhh wow. i actually just searched the script for "days" because in order to find a timeframe that i vaguely recalled from earlier this season. in episode 1, they said that the election is 10 days out. that changes things!! either this season is not 10 consecutive days orrrrr the election wont even happen until a non-existent episode 11!! thank you for your post. now im starting to think the season might end the night before the election. thats interesting....

@@bridge4 well, keep those theories coming. I’ll be here 😄. Also, do you think Cousin Greg will win?

how do you define win? will he be the next CEO? nah, that would be a silly ending to the show. i feel like the best ending for him would be to get a payout and distance himself from the rest of his toxic family. but what do i expect... im an optimist, so its difficult for me to not imagine him being closer than ever to his cousins when this is all said and done (lol, that could come back to haunt me)

Why would Marcia give power to Greg, though? What's in it for her? If anything, Marcia would want Ewan's votes. So, she could offer Greg a nominal (do-nothing) "number two" role, make him COO for Something Useless, under the CEO.

i think you might be referring to the family trust, right? Logan wanted to get her on it, but the only kid who signed the document was Kendal (without looking at it). So that plan fell through. When she found out about Rhea, she got Logan's lawyers to work on some stuff, so presumably, she now inherits his one spot on the Family Trust (different than the Waystar Board though). i saw your comment earlier and just finished a video on this. ill publish it tomorrow since i published something else already today

It will be to fun more that everybody else

when the greybeards were discussing what they would say about the three kids, and Tom threw out a swear, i was like "whoa. Tom is aggressive today!" Karl, Frank, or Gerry (i think): "But that the kids are... are..." Tom: "Screw ups and dipshits." LOL

thanks, Sam!

thanks, J!

I love where your heads at. Although I mentioned only Ewan and Marcia in this video, Tom goes without saying. But I've been sitting on my thoughts about Kendal and Greg, in hopes of getting some ammo to work with we got a little something in this episode. when Greg gave them his condolences, Kendal gave Greg a seemingly genuine "thanks, man". and he's had similar thank you's to Greg before. (in contrast to Roman always being really rude to Greg lol) Logan asked Greg to look after Kendal in season 2, and Kendal even let Greg move into one of his empty apartments, while he waiting for the market to move. on top of that, Greg initially sided with Kendal during his revolution. there was a major hiccups in their relationship during Kendal's birthday party as Kendal vented his frusterations on Greg as they came down the elevator, and Kendal also threatened to offer Greg up to the DOJ in hopes of pulling Greg back to his side. so they've got a lot of history, and i'm not ready to say that Kendal and Greg are going to work together, but Greg's little "so i'd be his number two" definitely made me hope for some more Greg/Kendal interactions!! =)) in terms of the end goal, theres a big difference between what i expect them to do in the short-term vs what i want for them. i wish Kendal would drop it all right now in order to focus on his mental health, and then his family. granted, that wouldn't be the most exciting TV, and its unlikely he's going to do that lol I'm not sure what his endgame is. his previous phone call with Mattson made it seem as if he almost wanted to sink the deal so that they could keep the entire company. but it seems like he now wants the deal to go through. so, if i had to guess, we can take Kendal at his word in episode 4. He is trying to push through the sale, so that they can spin off just ATN, and possibly buy out Pierce Ewan hates ATN, so he wont want to be a part of that most likely. moreover, he's already laid out plans for his estate, so i wouldn't be surprised if Ewan's primary goal is to just cash out. until the last episode, I would've expected Ewan to be done with Greg, but Greg mentioned having spoken to him, so maybe thats a sign that he's been working on their relationship I guess what I'd like most is for Marcia to have a subplot where she looks out for Greg, but if Ewan and Greg are cordial again, then Greg might not need any help from Marcia apologies for that ramble. i jsut reread your post, and ill try to wrap it up here for now. ive got a lot to think about still, but i do like that team of people, especially because if Kendal works with the likes of Ewan and Marcia, then that might mean that he has wisely chosen to cash out, seek mental help, and focus on his family and if they go the cashout route, i'd like to think both Greg and Tom get taken care of =))

thanks

yeah, im probably way off with that, but I'm just a big fan of scenes with Marcia. So i fear that my mind is just trying to justifying more scenes with her. but if she becomes a mentor to Greg (who potentially has valuable information from the "logistics" folder) they could be a force!

she is fond enough of him by this season that according to Greg in episode 1, she would refer to him as a honorary Roy kid.

a few minutes ago, I just checked searched the scripts, and they said that the election was 10 days out during episode 1. im pretty sure that every episode is a day. if that's true, then the election wont even happen until the day afttttter the finale .... so much for my bit about Connor in this one lol as far as Vice, i dont know. Connor's views are different than Menckens, and Connor doesn't seem like the type to want to be Vice. what do you think?

@@bridge4 yeah i completely agree with you

as in the CEO? and CEO of what ... ATN or will the GoJo sale fail, and Waystar remain whole?

Greg has no power. Even if Ewan somehow gives his shares (and thus Board sets) to Greg -- unlikely but possible -- Greg could only have balance of power, at best.

@@bridge4 I see the GoJo sale failing / and Greg gaining power because he’s in with Marcia and Marcia has a vote on the board and Logan vote in case of his death . I wouldn’t rule out Greg because he’s a Roy and he’s shown how absolutely cunning he is - and unlike his cousins he wasn’t born with the entitlement or the trappings that they have that hunger he has they take for granted -

@@w0mblemania Marcia has both her vote and Logan vote in case of Logan death .

@@theorderofthebees7308 Yes, but how does that help Greg? I mean, she could *try* to install him as an officer (CEO would be crazy, the market would dive 50% in the first hour), but to what ends? (Remember that the other votes are all trying to defend their interests, as well. That includes maintaining the value of their holdings.) Cheers.

well, Kendall is actually a “killer….” like for real’s :)

Roman is not a killer. He is the most empathatic and arguably the best person in the family. The rest are horrible people and more 'killer' than Roman.

@@abdelkarim1486 what’s your end game theory? I think Kendall will end up in the nut house, Shiv will end up in a situation similar to her mom, ditching her kid for the company, and Roman will backstab them all, in memory of Logan.

Roman has never been able to kill anyone, he couldn’t even fire vaulter

Kendall will commit suicide