HBO's Succession - Season 2 and Beyond

I said last night when Nan showed up, and I still believe this, that I hate the Pierces more than I hate the Roys, they're totally humorless

The semi-meta bit where Logan is clearly missing having the kids around because no one's roasting each other was pretty good

Greg's date had so many signs of spying (the questions about Connor's campaign, the oversized purse, another one or two I forget) that it will be weird if it doesn't go anywhere.

Also thought we were going to see a meeting between the Roys and some Saudi investors, after the mentions that the siblings were keeping that team waiting.

she was spying but just for instagram

Yeah wasn’t it her Instagram tag that Kendall’s team picked up on?

It really wouldn't have fit the tone of the show but I would have loved it if the last shot were the Saudi investors standing outside their car still waiting

Connor so protective of his squeezed percent

But I guess in the plot of the show, the Saudi's have off-camera been sweet-talked by Telly the banker into pivoting along with NewGenRoys to bankroll the Pierce acquisition?

“Apparently, Bun Pierce has been tagged on some girl's Insta at Dad's.”

My big fear is that this season is going to have too much election shit which is what this show does least well imo

Oh another good last shot of this ep would just be aghast Logan Roy and Greg's date in a selfie

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that performative tapdance that Nan does “ugh money talk is so base” is so old money lol

“oh psssh money! can’t we just all go rowing together?” (while i lie in the grass & squeeze everyone for every penny)

Oh, Marcia's not here. She's in Milan, shopping, forever.

That extra half a billion she prises out of the kids with her “oh idk let us have a little chat just me and the girls!” was masterful.

Logan’s startled “excuse me?!?” so great

congratulations on saying the highest number you morons

tom wambsgans inspired me to pick a new display name

a+

any guesses as to supposed geographic locale of Pierce’s mansion?

it looked very so. cal with color palette & palm trees but idk winery areas there

someone online said Napa but it sure didn’t look napa to me, the suburban view below it was way too sprawling to me idk

was wondering the same, I assumed SoCal as well but the way Roman said "get back to LA" made it sound like they were farther away

and they took a jet!? idk it’s confusing

santa barbara vibes

there is a wine region down there somewhere too, where sideways took place

ohhh that’s right. maybe that’s where it is

This was good. Wouldn't Logan have pressured Tom to put Shiv on speaker to get their number though?

santa barbara vibes

Yeah, I was sure it was Montecito.

santa barbara vibes

Yeah, I was sure it was Montecito.

i like that they incorporated a jeffrey epstein angle with the cctv cameras in the bedroom

hidden cameras also definitely a reference to Sumner Redstone

Eazy is right.

From JFK to Eric Schmidt, the historic Villa Solana in Montecito has hosted some of the most influential people in history. Now, it's the backdrop of 'Succession' and a symbol of opulence and grandeur. #realestate #VillaSolana #Succession https://t.co/jztS1M4HEt

— RobbReport (@RobbReport) March 27, 2023

Meanwhile, The Hundred HQ is in Pacific Palisades:
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/succession-season-four-premiere-mega-mansion

thank u jaymc!!

did anyone think Logan was going to croak at the end of the episode? Leaving aside the fact that he is obviously immortal

the following nine episodes of the season would have been the kids and associated hangers-on squabbling over his carcass

I liked the bit when Carl said 'butter my beanpole'

The Disgusting Brothers is like the El Dude Brothers' phase 2
"Don't smile like that. You're not James Bond, you're disgusting!"

I like that Greg is not in fact becoming Suave Greg like they were hinting at earlier but in fact he is just becoming More Greg than ever, just now with more power, thus more ability to hurt people

i could have sworn that the reveal was going to be that the whole pierce acquisition was a plot by logan and tom to manipulate the kids into overpaying for a devalued property. i guess it still could have been? but probably not. still seems like a pretty fucking dumb move by the kids.

best bit was everyone's responses to logan forcing them to roast him. second best bit was conner desperately trying to cling to his one percent.

karl and frank are the best

the actor who plays karl is an ianucci veteran and is one of the more deeply funny actors around

Yeah I was just realising cos I’d watched In The Loop a few months back that he’s the psycho deputy Secretary of State in that.

yeah the deadpan humor was there, but he was honestly pretty menacing in that one

also great as the opposition leader in veep

David Rasche, aka Karl, will always be Sledge Hammer! to me. One of the greats.

lol same

trust me, i know what i'm doing

many xps - thanks for the links to the locations jaymc, although it raises questions for me about where these are supposed to be narratively. idk i guess maybe the ultra-rich really would take a jet for what otherwise might be a 2-hour drive.

they would prob just take a helicopter

elon musk flew from san jose to sf once

they're all so unhappy aren't they? Loving it. Also loved Roman being the only one of the sibs who has any actual business nous, and even he got seduced into bidding for the dead media company that seems an even more bullshit idea than the substack-meets-the-new-yorker-meets website.

I genuinely wonder how many people watch this show aspirationally. Random comments I've seen around the nets suggest that it's kind of a lot.