Logan Roy is finally laid to rest in the penultimate episode of “Succession,” aptly titled “Church and State.” The right-wing media mogul’s funeral also unearths the best evidence yet as to which of his three youngest children – Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook) or Roman (Kieran Culkin) – has truly inherited the ruthless businessman’s poison. On the day after their family-owned Atn news network dubiously declared Republican fascist Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) president-elect, the siblings struggle to control their sense of loss while trying not to lose total control of their larger conglomerate, Waystar Royco, to Swedish internet mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). As a result, they support and screw each other like never before.
Questionable Accounts
The morning after election night. Shiv’s watching an Atn report about Democratic candidate Daniel Jimenez asking for certification to be prevented until all absentee ballots that were burned in the swing state of Wisconsin are counted.
Questionable Accounts
The morning after election night. Shiv’s watching an Atn report about Democratic candidate Daniel Jimenez asking for certification to be prevented until all absentee ballots that were burned in the swing state of Wisconsin are counted.
- 5/22/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
The Roy siblings’ alliance is on thin ice during Sunday’s episode of Succession, and the fate of America hangs in the balance.
Episode 8, titled “America Decides,” takes place on election night, as two very different candidates battle for the presidency — Democrat Daniel Jimenez and Republican Jeryd Mencken. Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) have decidedly different hopes for how the election will play out, while Kendall (Jeremy Strong) remains torn between them. Roman is quite open about his intentions to back Mencken, who has promised to kill the dreaded GoJo deal if he receives support from Atn. Meanwhile, Shiv keeps her motives a bit closer to the vest. She tells her brothers she vehemently disagrees with Mencken’s right-wing politics (which is true) but leaves out the part where she’s been scheming with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) to help the deal go through.
When more than 100,000 ballots...
Episode 8, titled “America Decides,” takes place on election night, as two very different candidates battle for the presidency — Democrat Daniel Jimenez and Republican Jeryd Mencken. Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) have decidedly different hopes for how the election will play out, while Kendall (Jeremy Strong) remains torn between them. Roman is quite open about his intentions to back Mencken, who has promised to kill the dreaded GoJo deal if he receives support from Atn. Meanwhile, Shiv keeps her motives a bit closer to the vest. She tells her brothers she vehemently disagrees with Mencken’s right-wing politics (which is true) but leaves out the part where she’s been scheming with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) to help the deal go through.
When more than 100,000 ballots...
- 5/15/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers for Succession season four, episode eight: “America Decides.”]
Is Succession a drama? A comedy? Confusion about the HBO Emmy-winning juggernaut’s genre has been a part of the DNA from the beginning. But at least in the case of “America Decides,” the answer feels more clear: This week, Succession is a horror show.
The antepenultimate episode of the series centers on Election Night, in which America decides between two very different candidates: Democrat Daniel Jimenez (Elliot Villar in a decidedly different role from his Mr. Robot villain Fernando Vera) versus Republican Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk, who has loomed large over Succession since his season-three debut, but is only now appearing on screen for the first time in the show’s final season). Of course, there’s also Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), whose already far-off chances are fully dismissed less than halfway into the episode. (Connor’s mournful acknowledgement of his defeat — “Alas,...
Is Succession a drama? A comedy? Confusion about the HBO Emmy-winning juggernaut’s genre has been a part of the DNA from the beginning. But at least in the case of “America Decides,” the answer feels more clear: This week, Succession is a horror show.
The antepenultimate episode of the series centers on Election Night, in which America decides between two very different candidates: Democrat Daniel Jimenez (Elliot Villar in a decidedly different role from his Mr. Robot villain Fernando Vera) versus Republican Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk, who has loomed large over Succession since his season-three debut, but is only now appearing on screen for the first time in the show’s final season). Of course, there’s also Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), whose already far-off chances are fully dismissed less than halfway into the episode. (Connor’s mournful acknowledgement of his defeat — “Alas,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Josh Wigler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following breakouts to the Norwegian mountains and Hollywood Hills, “Succession” found the walls of a single Manhattan location closing in again for Episode 7, titled “Tailgate Party.”
While not quite as claustrophobic as the season’s fourth episode, set entirely in the late Logan Roy’s penthouse, this presidential election eve shindig at Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans’ (Matthew Macfadyen) high-rise triplex is even more emotionally fraught. Shiv’s brothers Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) maneuver to block the sale of family media empire Waystar to goofy Swedish online mogul — and unwelcome guest — Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), while trying to put out smaller fires that the looming election and their own incompetence have ignited. It all leads up to the five-and-a-half minute, knockdown dragout fight between Shiv and Tom that we’ve been waiting for since Season 1.
Maybe they should have just barbequed off the back of...
While not quite as claustrophobic as the season’s fourth episode, set entirely in the late Logan Roy’s penthouse, this presidential election eve shindig at Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans’ (Matthew Macfadyen) high-rise triplex is even more emotionally fraught. Shiv’s brothers Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) maneuver to block the sale of family media empire Waystar to goofy Swedish online mogul — and unwelcome guest — Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), while trying to put out smaller fires that the looming election and their own incompetence have ignited. It all leads up to the five-and-a-half minute, knockdown dragout fight between Shiv and Tom that we’ve been waiting for since Season 1.
Maybe they should have just barbequed off the back of...
- 5/8/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This recap contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 7 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max.
The election looms over “Succession,” which means not only will there be a new president of the United States but, more importantly? Nate is back.
The charming — or sleazy, depending on how you view him — political strategist, portrayed by Ashley Zukerman, has reentered the world of the Roys in order to mingle with Waystar’s top brass and the political elite, and make Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) jealous in his own home.
In Episode 7, titled “Tailgate Party,” Tom and Shiv (Sarah Snook) host a gathering on election eve, at which Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) makes a surprise visit. A double agent, Shiv plays informant to the GoJo chief in exchange for a key role in the company should the deal close. But the prospect of a Waystar-GoJo merger, which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin...
The election looms over “Succession,” which means not only will there be a new president of the United States but, more importantly? Nate is back.
The charming — or sleazy, depending on how you view him — political strategist, portrayed by Ashley Zukerman, has reentered the world of the Roys in order to mingle with Waystar’s top brass and the political elite, and make Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) jealous in his own home.
In Episode 7, titled “Tailgate Party,” Tom and Shiv (Sarah Snook) host a gathering on election eve, at which Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) makes a surprise visit. A double agent, Shiv plays informant to the GoJo chief in exchange for a key role in the company should the deal close. But the prospect of a Waystar-GoJo merger, which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin...
- 5/8/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains spoilers through the seventh episode of "Succession" season 4.
The political situation in "Succession" has always been fascinating. Back in season 1, Shiv (Sarah Snook) ended up working on the Presidential campaign of Gil Eavis, an anti-billionaire Bernie Sanders-type character. Although "Succession" has always felt fairly realistic with its take on how politics and wealth intermingle, the fact that Gil would have Shiv on his campaign team was admittedly a bit of a stretch.
If real-life Bernie Sanders ever mentioned in an interview that he had Rupert Murdoch's daughter on his team, he'd almost certainly get some pushback from his base. And although his meeting with Logan during Shiv's wedding in the season 1 finale was never made public, it would still be a massive PR risk for Gil if the press ever got a whiff of it.
So it may have been for the best when Shiv...
The political situation in "Succession" has always been fascinating. Back in season 1, Shiv (Sarah Snook) ended up working on the Presidential campaign of Gil Eavis, an anti-billionaire Bernie Sanders-type character. Although "Succession" has always felt fairly realistic with its take on how politics and wealth intermingle, the fact that Gil would have Shiv on his campaign team was admittedly a bit of a stretch.
If real-life Bernie Sanders ever mentioned in an interview that he had Rupert Murdoch's daughter on his team, he'd almost certainly get some pushback from his base. And although his meeting with Logan during Shiv's wedding in the season 1 finale was never made public, it would still be a massive PR risk for Gil if the press ever got a whiff of it.
So it may have been for the best when Shiv...
- 5/8/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
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