I read it more like he doesn't want someone so beneath him (socially) touching him. You know how Roman makes fun of poor people and all marginalized groups, some random from the streets making contact even if to help him is disgusting to Roman, he doesn't see them as real people, they don't matter to him. I bet if it had been someone like Gerri trying to help him he'd been fine with it, it's what he's been seeking from her this season, her comfort but she refused to and her rejections made him angry because he's that spoiled, he felt she owed him that so even Gerri that Roman sees as a "real person that matters" is just a tool for him to make himself feel better. She did well not talking to him even if she did feel sorry for him at the funeral, he did look at her before going out but he knows she doesn't want to talk to him.

​@@ororomunroe4055He didnt want help dude went there wanting to get beat up

Yeah, it was really the scene prior to this that did Roman in. Kendall insulting him and demeaning Roman just like how Logan did finally broke him and led to this.

he was humiliated early in the episode when he cried while trying to deliver his "awesome" speech that he prepared for. People recorded his crying and humiliation and were playing it at the wake. Feeling humiliated, Roman went and looked for the 'prize' that his father gave him for humiliation, a beating. He sought punishment for not being what his father wanted, he clearly was abused and he went to go seek his pain.

Am I the only one sick of the “tortured rich kid” trope? Like we get it, your family had a lot of money, and you feel guilty about it.

Lmao!

and they beat the shit out of him

@@akiraperu1 Rebel scums

😂

The protesters are cowards we need Mencken to dress up as Batman to take care of them

How the mighty have fallen

Not just that, he gets punched and almost trampled in an act of self-destruction, reacting w/ violence to the guy who tries to help them up. Almost like he’s basking in his self-loathing.

Same

ı couldnt understand why mencken changed hıs mınd so easily tho lıke a mınute after he was lıke ok ı can support your us. ceo plan why not

@@colombusoho2741Roman broke down and cried. Ironically that probably cost him the job.

⁠@@colombusoho2741 i think it’s because ATN is already tied up with him already and the Roy brothers can’t change the narrative against him all of a sudden and Gojo can make him have more support from young people

​@Trevor Distance yes but also kendall portrayed a strong leadership and wouldnt that worth a consideretion after all they're the ones get you on that potus position. ı think its lazy writing at that point ı mean the show and last season is brilliant and they needed that focus shift to shiv in order to create one final tension but ıts not how a serious person would act on such important point, so arbitrary by him

it must be an unforgettable memory for you

Congrats dude

Cheers dude.

Out of interest what was Culkin like? I heard he is a bit of a dick in real life.

Like Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they got punched in the face.”

Hence the need for money and power…

@@estevesmartins7935hank you mate, this is one of the first smart comments I’ve seen on KZfaq. Thank you, bless you (Moriarti or however it was you spelt it from Sherlock reference intended). Bless you mate, i’ve been sitting through all these brain dead comments, you have no idea how refreshing it is to finally see something reasonable here. Lol, bless you. Edit: I sound insane, but I don’t care. The idiocy of the internet would drive me insane anyway.

There's a famous story of Gustavus Adolphus, greatest king of Sweden and possibly the first modern head of state. Dude was absolutely slaying during the 30 years war, and would ride into battle wearing blazing armor, leading his men himself. He led the charge into a smoke filled battle... and after the dust settled, he was found at the bottom of a pike of corpses, naked.

Why? Because they can get punched in the face? What a stupid thing to say that just looks smart for average Joes lol

its pathetic; always grieve in private and break necks in the public

For sure. Ken could have been much more supportive “you fucked it” is such a poorly way to word that statement. He could have said “the sharks are circling because you had a breakdown. Its not your fault, i just wanted you to be aware”

I was kinda hoping for that, given how despicable his character is. 🌚

​@Vaibhav Sharma Clearly, you don't get his character, if you think he's just a "despicable person." He's incredibly emotionally and mentally stunted, he doesn't know how to deal with failure in the wake of the world crashing down around him. He has no one to support him, or show him kindness. Not even his own brother could put the buisness end of things aside to let him grieve on the night of his Dad's funeral. He had to remind him and kick him while the "dog's down," that he fucked up the one thing he thought he was good for at the company. He is spiraling completely, desperately wanting to be hurt physically so that he can experience the emotional pain he's feeling.

@@ianp5367 Roman's emotional state doesn't necessarily exonerate his actions, though? His support of Mencken (the fucking FASCIST?!) is going to affect millions of people's livelihoods. We don't pardon criminals just because their dad hit them

@i eat sand You're missing the point, of course, it wasn't okay. The point is that the reason for his actions doesn't make him solely "despicable." These characters are nuanced, just like people, and Roman is no different.

@@ianp5367Obviously I know he's nuanced, we watched the same fucking show. It doesn't excuse his actions- that's the entire point of the episode you are pretending to have paid attention to. The whole point is that as unfortunate as the Roys' upbringing is, they're still terrible people whose terrible actions have unforgivable ramifications for the world around them- see Jess and Rava's reactions. You have some fucking nerve telling the normal people they missed the point when you missed third grade english class to dickride fictional fascists.

it's gonna be tough if it's Kieran vs Jeremy 😭😭

Culkin was absolutely phenomenal here, but Odenkirk is taking home that Emmy

​@@hbmatt5982 ya i see

I mean is it ? It’s not the Mencken guys who are protesting this is quite normal happens every election people tend to sensationalize it

Right, if only the radical antifa got what they wanted they wouldn't destroy the country.

The question is which side is responsible for the shambles? Now we know Mencken is some sort of fascist (Despite not much being shown other than him being a Republican) but in the show, it's been the democratic supporters causing pretty much all the carnage and damage. Want to make clear I am in no way a Republican. Can just acknowledge both sides are equally at fault when they tend to be

​@@razzprince2877 well, beside him explicitly saying he likes to take ideas from H playbook but maybe that is just being a republican lmao

@@razzprince2877 how are both sides at fault?

I always remembered a scene in the trailer from the season in which Roman is in the demonstrations and when I saw that in this episode the demonstrations were presented, I was worried about Roman from start to finish, I even felt that the initial scene of Roman practicing the speech and that music was a way to say goodbye to the character

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I think the emotional pain with company is much worse than anything these protestors can do physically.

Yeah it was just a punch, you see in the finale promo he has a little bandaid and redness but it's basically nothing lol, HBO really exaggerated with the finale synopsis, you can be sure Logan beat him way worse than that. I thought they'd kick the shit out of him when he was on the floor but nope, they just walked past him and a dude even tried to help him.

@@ororomunroe4055 I expected him to be trampled to death or some shit like damn

1/100th

rich joker lksdkls

He’s gonna pick Greg

@@zombibyte Let's be real here - Cousin Greg came to the funeral in a fuckin' bicycle. He's the dictionary definition of "not serious people."

@@princepscivitatis4083 Mattson isn’t looking for a serious person, he’s looking for a puppet. An American CEO for him who will bark when told to. He liked Greg, he knows Greg is cutthroat from his firings, and Greg is in the family. Ken is too dangerous and would never accept, Shiv is inexperienced and far too ambitious, and Roman is a wild card who crashes and burns historically. Honestly, it’s between Greg and Tom for the crown. My money’s on Greg.

@@Redfield982 You can't make someone like Greg the CEO of a giant conglomerate overnight. Mattson needs a puppet, yes and preferably one that's neutered. But that person also needs to be appealing to the board and the markets or the whole thing would crash and burn. Roman was a board member and COO under Logan. Then he became CEO during the transition. Most importantly he's lost. Mattson can shape him however he likes.

@@princepscivitatis4083 But he won’t, because Roman is now a laughing stock. After this episode, Roman is done.

I’m pretty certain that ship has sailed.

​@@537monster business wise yeah, but maybe he apologizes

i hope he at least manages to give her a sincere apology

@@margaritasalt I think something might come up, when Roman has his breakdown the camera focuses on Gerri and she obviously feels sorry for him but also won't talk to him for obvious reasons, then Roman looks at Gerri before going outside and losing his shit but she doesn't see him because she's talking with Frank and Karl, she only sees him go outside and calls out Karl for laughing at that video. It'd be nice if Roman gives her a proper apology before she leaves so things don't end so bitter between them, some proper closure because he's been horrible to her and despite everything she still cares in some capacity and not many people care about Roman, understandably, he's not easy to like.

@@ororomunroe4055 "and despite everything she still cares in some capacity and not many people care about Roman, understandably, he's not easy to like." very well said. it's so sad one of the few people he has left he's managed to alienate as well.

Lol those aren’t rioters

@@xthewated protester?

​@@xthewated not yet anyways

Culkin is 5’6, so he would always look pretty short in a crowd scene.

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@@cinestar9492 god bless u~

It’s Greg. It was always Greg.

@@weebabyshakeus DENIAL!

@chuckbuskee Yes way! Rome stans unite! SPQR gang till I’m gone!

@chuckbuskee That’s probably right on line. My totally lax and lazy guess is that it’s all been one big red herring and that nobody will _really_ win (although some will win more than others to a varied extent). I predict some toned down version of a blood bath, a true Shakespearean conclusion. Ties severed, wills broken, and an ungodly amount of compromise for each and every one of these ‘players.’

​@chuckbuskee i really dont get how it could be Greg... He's like a walking disaster, saying the wrong thing and looking stupid every chance he gets...

Uh no it's still Kendall. It's always been Kendall. Roman's fucked up though.

I mean to be fair, it's always been Rome and he shows more emotional intelligence in the other two combined.

​@axetofall Kendall became his father and Roman became a sad little boy. I definitely feel worse for him going into the final episode.

It has been Roman for a long time

Kendall IS the heart of the show. And you don't have any media literacy.

these results are basically sending the country into fascism so people very much have the right to be upset

Comment of the year.

Did you watch the episode?

Wow you’re so edgy

Lol dumbasses literally tried to overthrow the govt in 2020