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I think this is where we all started to fall in love with Succession.

I was praying for a thumbnail like that for this episode. Top tier television from here onwards.

The way Brian Cox can just turn into an absolute lion with that roaring voice never fails to give me chills. He's truly a generational actor

This is the episode I fell in love with this show and from now on until the end it never drops in quality. Certainly one of the greatest tv series I've ever seen.

for me, it’s the best episode of S1. Unreal

oh 6 episodes in and you get roman so well already. sooo excited for future discussions.

This is where the show really clicked to me, immediately binged the rest of the season

love how much you get already how the kids work around their father

A note on the episode title and song that plays at the end: “Which Side Are You On” is directly connected to an incredibly important moment in US history that isn’t nearly discussed enough. The song was written during the Harlan County War, a brutal and long conflict in the mountains of Kentucky between impoverished coal workers and the robber-barons who controlled the coal industries. With private police forces and the national guard on their side, mine owners brutalized, beat, and bombed striking mine workers to attempt to force them into submission against unionization. The song itself was written by the wife of an important union organizer after their family home was illegally raided by the sheriff in an attempt to intimidate them into leaving the movement. She famously wrote it on the back of a calendar. The song has since been covered by just about every great folk musician of the last hundred years. I feel like especially now in this country, we should all remember the Harlan War and this beautiful song. I love it’s ironic and poignant use in this show, very well done. Especially given that the Blind Wave guys are from relatively close to Kentucky, I’m a little surprised none of them mentioned it.

What an episode - my favourite from season 1 (although 7 is a close second). I'm glad you guys get how both very funny and very dramatic this show can be! I think one thing to factor in is Roman is genuinely afraid of his father - if Logan has left the room, Kendall hadn't visited Alona or even been in the room then he wouldn't have lost the vote. Also can't wait for you to see Shiv in future seasons - I enjoy her now but her role gets a lot meatier as time goes on :) Also fun fact you may already know. Tom and Shiv's actors aren't American - Tom is British (and played Mr Darcy!) and Shiv is Australian.

At the beginning of the show Shiv seems to want to get away from it all and try to be “a better person”, Logan will find a way to change that, Logan seems to enjoy making them compete. He knows how to get what he wants from each of them, this show is incredible.

Another aspect about the bird Tom and Greg ate is that it comes unsalted. The idea is that the little bones cut up the inside of your mouth ever so slightly while you eat it and your own blood "salts" it.

I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING A F*CKING TANKER

20:41 Ortolan is real and it's one of the most f'd up recipes humanity has invented. The Ortolan is kept in a dark cage which tricks them into eating a lot of grains. When preparing, the live songbird is then thrown into a container of brandy where it simultaneously drowns and marinades. As if this wasn't messed up enough, part of the taste of Ortolan comes from ones own blood as the bones prick and stab the mouth. This practice wasn't made illegal because it was cruel but because the dish was so popular the bird became an endangered species.

I always felt like this episode is where the show actually starts and the 5 episodes prior are setup and context for the rest of the series

The tension this show makes you feel without any real loyalty any one character yet, is superb.

8:20 such a great way to show that being “on top” gives you nothing but loneliness and superficial gratification

This is where the show really takes off!

This is the episode that made me watch Succession

Absolutely love this episode especially the end with Which Side Are You On playing.

Just like everyone else in the comments, this was the episode that got me hooked. I started watching this show in background and thought it was kind of slow. But this episode I couldn't look away and then immediately binged the rest.

Gerry is such a great snake. Love her 😅

This was the ep that made me realise I was all in on this series. It just gets better and better.

Banger episode

This episode is stressful! I watched it a few times already but I still get on edge. The first time, I had to stand up to watch, almost pacing around! I couldn't sit still. I was so tense and anxious lol I think a lot is uncover in this one. Tom and Shiv relationship get a degree more complex, we really see the power dynamics at play between them and how submissive Tom is. We wonder if is out of love or out of self interest... We'll see as the show unfolds. Its one of the most interesting relationships in the show. Kendall can go overboard out of lack of confidence and anxiety. No wonder he is a recovering addict. With this lifestyle and family, its crazy. Roman thrives when he is supported and encouraged but can crash and burn pretty easily under scrutiny, especially Logan's. He is indeed desperate for dad's approval and affection. And then there is Logan. He finally shows his strength after not being his full self in the begging of the show, after he had the stroke. We heard about him being a powerhouse but we didn't see the extent until this episode. And he is a beast.

Either Calvin is really tired everytime they film Succession or he really doesn’t enjoy it😂😂

Hell of an episode, glad you guys are enjoying it. The deep fried songbird is a real thing from French cuisine. It's a specific kind of bird called Ortolan. Once caught, they're kept in the dark because their reaction to darkness is to gorge themselves on food. This is done until they're at about double their body weight, then the bird is drowned and marinated in brandy (specifically armagnac,) roasted, plucked and served. It's eaten whole, feet first and holding onto the head. To answer the bone question, the larger ones are spat out. The towel on the head thing is real and one of the theories about its origins is that it hides people spitting out the bones. Hunting the birds was outlawed in the EU in 1999.

This episode is so painful. They did a good job of creating the tension.

This episode was beyond stress inducing…

One of my favorite episodes of the show. The whole thing is just so unreal, so well done progressively, is like a twist, but not really? Amazing stuff.

Love this episode. So good.

I remember seeing the bird thing on American Dad and thought it was so absurd that the show made it up!

The first of many occasions where Kendall gets screwed over.

Is nobody else surprised he’s talking with the president? When I first saw this I was shocked like no wonder he’s not scared to fail he’ll get bailed out by the president and every reactor is just like “ oh the president” and that’s it.

This show is so good, i dont even want to rewatch it.

To add to the ortolan discussion: it is said in Europe that it was eaten with the head covered to hide the shame or indeed hide one's sin from God, as the ortolan's song is so beautiful that it must be a sin to eat...more likely the head is covered to keep the aromas etc concentrated...

In the real world, the CEO cannot legally fire half the board. The CEO answers on behalf of the company to the Board who answers to Shareholders. He can't fire half the board, since that would be the shareholders responsibility to vote Board members in or out during the Company's annual meeting. Plus, at least a few, if not most, of the Board members would likely be from large Institutional Investors (i.e. Vanguard, BlackRock, Berkshire Hathaway) with a large minority stake. Firing even one of those members illegally would likely cause external investors in the company to sell their shares plummeting the stock price.

"I can't reveal the source... but it's Greg" 😂

Pound town! Lmaoooo

This is when the show really starts cooking.

Where did Calvin get an Antarctica Subzero?

Loved your reaction as always. You should watch society of the snow. It's a great movie and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one. If you do watch it I recommend the original language with subtitles, the acting was amazing

The Songbird is real

I could watch Eric groove to the theme tune all day.😃

Cinema. Team Kendall we ride or die, we dont need Waystar Royco anyway! Dad never loved us so what else is new? :(

Aaron I think you mean the McGangbang.

BEAK!

Stewie!

The headlines during the intro change every seasons, just fyi!

Can someone tell me what Martha did this entire series? She felt like an ominous force but didn't deliver at all.

Is it just me, or was Tom's description of being rich vaguely similar to being in the Nazi party? You get to do what you want, the authorities can't/won't touch you, and you get a great looking designer costume...

Roman and Shiv always fuckin Kendall, poor Kendall :(

Also, why is Calvin here? I genuinely don't understand, he's always miserable and doesn't enjoy anything in his life. Why not someone else i his place?

Why do you three want Logan - the owner and creator of the company and wealth of the whole family, to be deprived of his company by his own son? I feel disgusted by your reaction.

One of the best eps of the show