Well, Greg definitely smashed the wine bottle in Shiv’s face…

Best scene, I got serious Logan flashbacks when Kendall mocked shiv like that

Kendall mockingly going "I, I, I.." is reminiscent of Logan mocking her in Italy.

I think Sarah Snook's performance here was incredible. That feeling you get when you get caught in a lie and have absolutely zero idea of how to recover just makes you feel and come off as so stupid. The stutters, the illogical things that do manage to come out...she captured all of that so perfectly. Easily made this my favorite scene in the episode

Good for Greg. This was another failed read on the situation by Shiv. Greg is the guy you pay off, not kill…

The smile on Greg’s face after he tells Kendall is eerily sinister. He knows damn well what he’s doing. Playing the Roys like puppets

That’s the problem shiv always had. Logan was a monster but he was right about his diagnosis on his kids. Shiv is a coward who is too afraid to put all her eggs in one basket, there is an time where keeping too many options available bites you in the ass

Rhea was right. Shiv thinks she's smarter than she is.

Shiv underestimated Greg by not offering him something.

I'm waiting for Roman's smile to fade when he finds out or notices that Kendall isn't planning on sharing the crown with him.

Tom did warn Shiv about her keeping her options open. She is now experiencing that it backfired.

Shiv should have given Greg an angle for his silence. Silent is golden.

You could tell how conflicted Kendall was this episode between doing what he felt was right vs what would be best for the company and him becoming CEO. It’s when he realizes Shiv’s betrayal where he no longer cares, the self confidence “killer” in him has been building all season, and there’s no turning back now, he is becoming/has become his father.

Notice how Roman only feels comfortable sanctioning it once Kendall agrees, and how Shiv goes off the rails once Kendall agrees with Roman? There is and always has been subtle things that suggest Kendall is the most powerful and imply he truly would be the true Successor

Great scene. I like how when Ken calls Shiv a piece of dirt she’s genuinely taken aback, it’s like a “damn… he really meant that and is genuinely disgusted with me”

Oof kinda sucks how fast the united front of all three siblings crumpled after Logan kicked the bucket.

Greg plays the game better than anyone else.

As soon as Kendall went out to call Nate I just started laughing and clapping at my tv. Then Greg smirking and shrugging at Shiv was just a cherry on top. Amazing scene.

Kendall acting like betraying his siblings isn’t also his favourite pastime

Greg literally is the direct responsable of the future of America lmao

One of Shiv’s many missteps here is thinking she can pass off a casual bluff like it’s another Thursday afternoon at Waystar and not presidential election night. Kendall needed details not vague innuendo. Throw in a combative Roman and it’s a situation where a world class lie is required. This is a blow to the two people left in the Pinky Can Dance community

You can feel the desperation of Shiv voice, her world is crumbling down. Logan never belived in her, Kendall, Roman and Tom are hating her right now, and even Greg mocks on her. By the end of the series there's not gonna have a place for her on Waystar.

Shiv thinks the entire game is played in the shadows. And Logan even told her she is a coward. Which is exactly what a coward would do. She isn’t leading. She’s trying to scheme.

Greg has always been part of Kendall's master plan for everything. He saw that he was both a snake and willing to go the extra length to get somewhere. The interesting part here is that with Logan gone, Greg only sees Kendall as the winner since Greg always went with the person that had the highest chances of winning and keeping him safe.

“You piece of DIRT” killed me 🤣

Shiv has become Kendall from the beginning of the show. She’s now the black sheep.

This was satisfying to watch. I still can’t go over the fact that Shiv has been doing all this bidding for Lukas and yet he did not guarantee her a position. She made a bad deal with the devil over family pettiness. Plus she had the nerve to threaten Greg.

The sinister smile of cousin Greg.. goosebumps!!

It is very ironic Shiv called Tom a Pontius Pilate while she’s been the one who has consistently betrayed Tom and her family time and time again for her own personal gain.

I mean, when she talked to Greg like she was the one in control, I taught that she really made the worst move in HBO history. She should've known where she was and how to cool him down.

God every episode this season is epic. Watched this one twice already. Several times over this series Greg has asked "Hey, what about me?" and he always gets jerked around, and it always comes back to bite whoever he asked. Take care of Greg!

damn kendall and roman mocking shiv just like logan

0:53 1:17 1:24 Reminds me of Shiv saying " No! you need a super majority! " and Logan just pokes fun her words 😂

Tom saved his ass this episode

The acting this season is top-notch. Everyone on the show deserves an Emmy award, even Jess:)

This was the most satisfying scene of the whole show Seeing Shiv so nervous and stressed out followed by Mencken’s custody is just perfect 🔥

“This is about the future of the country” “No I think it’s because you broke up with ur boyfriend” I’m gonna miss this show

Kendall reminds me of Al Pacino when he learned that he was betrayed by his own brother Fredo in The Godfather 2. 😬

0:38 LMAO ITS LIKE THE 30TH TIME IN THE SHOW THAT SHIV IS HUMILHATED LIKE THIS

That awkward moment when the fate of the nation revolved around Shiv being nice to Tom on a semi-regular basis.

"Sorry! what?"...amazing small touch!

Silence is golden

love how kendall delivers "dirt"

I like how after episode 9 you realize Shiv really did not care about the future of the country she really just didn't want to lose the job.

"Fucking Pontis Pilate." The smartest thing Shiv has said all show.

Remember when shiv called them dumb and dumber

I hate all 3 siblings equally at this point, but it was so great to see Ken finally make a real power play even his father would respect. I also love Tom staring Shiv down as he made the phone call to call it, Tom gives zero shits about Shiv right now.

That pontious pilate reference was soooooo good and on point 👌🏾

That walk when Kendall snaps his neck to look at Shiv before confirming with Greg was KLR awakening!!!

They scooby dooed shiv😂

The looks between Shiv, Ken and Greg through the glass were impeccable

The thumbs up from Ken when shiv threatens to go public is just hilarious.

I was WAITING for it all to come crashing down on her 💀🍿 I acknowledge her caring for the health of democracy but Shiv also appears to believe she is a master manipulator and smarter than everyone so she can play everyone as she pleases but these same folk are who she decries behind closed doors and betrays. This scene was inevitable.

1:47 I love the Kendall "I don't give a fuck" mood

1:49 the thumbs up hahaha my favourite moment in the episode even though it's so minor

And now we see why Logan was so hesitant to bring Shiv on board and give her power. She's all about the politics and what this and that means for the country. Logan never gave a fuck about any of that, neither do Kendall or Roman. They don't care about the greater good, just what's best for the company or themselves.

Shiv getting absolutely cooked this season and I’m just watching with popcorn and a smile

The music has stopped and Shiv does'nt have a chair.

Shiv's really bad at offering other people incentives, when it's not based on some kind of political angle. She completely fumbled the opportunity to win Gerri over when she found out that Roman was sending her dick pics. She completely fumbled the opportunity to reignite a partnership with Tom when he offered to get back together and she seemed open to it, especially since she was on the other side of her brothers. She completely failed to get Mattson to offer her something solid after backstabbing her brothers, and she completely failed to offer Greg anything of substance to cover for her. Shiv was right very early on, going way back to season 1: she was supposed to be in politics, not business. The only reason why she's trying to be in the business and why she plays that game, is because Logan promised her that he would give the business over to her, but even after he did, he still wanted her to go through training of the business...but she doesn't want to. She just wants the business for the sake of power, but doesn't really have any idea what to do with it, which is why all her wins are temporary and usually don't go anywhere.

I’m gonna say it… I’m gonna say it, I’m sorry but I’m gonna say it: This is the moment when Walter White became Heisenberg. Kendall spent this episode scraping desperately for his last shred of humanity, doing everything to convince himself to come back from the brink, Roman representing the pragmatic devil on his shoulder and Shiv being the hypocritical, sanctimonious angel. In the end, it didn’t come down to ideology or talking points. The last thing that Kendall truly held sacred (other than his children, whom he can convince himself he’s working for no matter what he does) was the bond with his siblings, forged in his confession about the vehicular manslaughter incident and cemented in their father’s death. Shiv’s betrayal, following how much he had confided in her and how much vulnerability he had shown her as his only sister (which is so much more than you show your brothers as a man) proved to Kendall once and for all what he was trying to prevent himself from believing. The truth doesn’t matter. Morality doesn’t matter. Friendship doesn’t matter. Emotions don’t matter. Family doesn’t matter. All that matters is winning, and the loyalties built on mutual self interest that will get you to that point. Now that Kendall’s dropped the final anchor, nothing’s stopping him from transforming into his father, a man without love who trusts no one and uses every tool in his arsenal to destroy his enemies. Roman might have thought he was the real winner out of the siblings tonight, and Shiv will try to play whatever angles she can from the outside with Mattson, but unlike Roman, Kendall isn’t becoming his father just for the sake of imitating him. Through great personal conflict and pain, Kendall finally, truly sees why his father was the man that he was. Life’s not knights on horseback. It’s a number on a piece of paper, it’s a fight for a knife in the mud. He’s learned these lessons the hard way, and the final two episodes will show us the beast that emerges from the flames. Holy fucking shit this show is amazing.

This scene is so fucking wild. It's Shiv in a room with three other people that should be on her side, if not for her doing the dumb version of Machiavellianism all season

I like how the leader of the free world is decided based on which manipulative narcissistic sibling wins the argument

Don't fuck with Greg Shiv underestimated him big time.

I feel like there's a MASSIVE twist coming somewhere in the last 2 episodes...

All Shiv had to do was agree a deal with Greg lmao, he ended up hitting her alive

Roman is a monster but at least he's a monster who acknowledges who he really is. Shiv is horrible but she wears this mask of being righteous. Of the three, I think she is the worst and I think the scary thing is, she thinks she's better than all of them.

Shiv shoulda gave Greg some options. Never underestimate Greg.

Amazing scene. Jeremy Strong manages to show us how hurt Kendall is about Shiv lying to him, but at the same time makes clear that at the end of the day Kendall keeps making terrible decision based on vengeance and pity

Greg remembers that last $20😂😂😂

This scene was intense. I’m glad Shiv got caught in her own web of destruction.

Every once in a while I'll see acting performances and think 'Why do people praise actors so much, this doesn't seem too hard to do". Then I'll watch performances like Sarah's here and realized "Yeah, this is fucking acting and is fucking incredible". What a cast, holy shit.

I tought that i was the only one that saw Greg smilling, none of my frieds caught that

If Shiv was so concerned about the country she would’ve made that call

1:23 I laugh every single time.

Imo, I think Shiv is like half genuine with her concern. Even Kendall wasn’t in support of it until he felt betrayed by Shiv

kendall little passive aggressive move at @1:49 has me dead

He’s still my number one boy

Tom really was a Pontius Pilate.

You see kids : the more you fuck around, the more you're gonna find out

Kendall is the best of them, he always tries to protect them and I haven't seen him go as low as his sibling have gone at him. Even at how mad he is in this scene he calles her a "Piece of Dirt" instead of cursing at her

I like that Kendall is pissed off at Shiv despite already planning his one-head-one-crown with Frank.

Roman in this episode is gold😂

Shiv is such a snake. She cheats on a loyal Tom in the early seasons, turns it around on him being the asshole. She acts like she's apart of this alliance with her brothers when the last 3 seasons all she's wanted was to destroy them, at least Kendall maybe not Roman. She's heartless, and she never had loyalty to the family. She literally joined a presidential campaign of a guy who her dad and ATN hated and vice versa. She's an evil person. She's a great actor

0:51 Shiv: *stutter noises* Roman: u-huh weeellll mencken. Roman: mencken right? Ken: mencken Roman: menken Shiv: NO WHA- Roman: TOM!' Succession dialogue is life lol this season

Kendall Roy is truly Michael Corleone, clumsy in the beginning and then slowly but surely growing and becoming even more cynical and straight-forward than his dad. He's gonna end up with the crown, all alone on the throne. He's not hesitant, he's cunning, he makes the moves and he actually acts on everything he finds to be the right move. Fikret. Shiv is irresponsible, erratic, a coward and a cheater. Romulus simply doesn't think in scope and fucked himself with the Gerri situation, all while still being a child.

I love how Tom completely ignores Shiv lol

I almost feel bad for shiv; she's turned everyone against her including her own husband and her two brothers. She really couldn't have played this worse, and the worst part is she was right in this situation and maybe could've convinced kendall if she played things even slightly better

It was the fuck-around-est of times. It was the find-out-est of times.

Did Shiv really get angry at Tom for doing his job. It was 2 against 1 to call it, and Mencken did win Arizona... so.... idk what she expected of him to do. Inflate the numbers like her boyfriend?

This is the moment Kendall becomes Heisenberg

Roman and Kendall's the duo we knew we always needed

It’s the “Iiiiii’s “ for me 😅

She always has some options and brings that up every time she screws up. Definitely, the weakest link in the company, a sitting duck for every advisory they had.

A lot of Shiv fans in the comments salty that Kendall is going to win and she’s going to be alone. Pinky made her bed with Mattson. Roman made his bed with Gerri. And before everybody starts grasping at straws with the waiter. All the evidence is gone, Logan driver is already in Ken’s pocket so they aren’t going to go there. My boy Kendall becomes Logan at the end of this funeral. I will say. I do feel bad for Roman bc he was given a raw deal. But that’s life.

Shiv is a typical corporate democrat. Shouts about the future of the country and saving democracy blah blah blah when it’s really about her own monetary self interests. Only when she is caught does she get all moral authority and say this is about the future of the country.

Throughout the series, Kendall and Shiv wish they could trade places. Shiv wants the professional respect that Logan bestows upon Kendall. Kendall wants the personal affection that Logan bestowed upon Shiv.

Insane scene ,, like too good

Four seasons of Shiv backstabbing, playing both sides, and being self-serving finally came home to roost. Sad to see, because the Roys are definitely about to lose everything after this.

If shiv threw a bone to gregg he would have saved her .......but he smashed the wine bottle on her face

I only wish this included the part where Ken calls nate