They too did a good job at releasing the reactions weekly yet watching 3-4 episodes everyweek, such that there's no way they'll get spoiled. By now they should have completed the season
"And so the tortured relationship between a father and his children ends appropriately, with Kendall, Shiv, and Roman speaking into the ear of a man who isn't listening"
To me he was an afterthought too, which is a testament to the writing, until episode 4x2, where he said he never needed love and it finally hit me what his entire character was about. And on my rewatch it colored my view of him in a whole different light, especially all of his interactions with Logan. It’s heart breaking.
It’s the calm way that Frank delivers it. Like this clearly is not the first time that Frank had to deliver crushing news about his father to Ken. And for once, Frank doesn’t have to bother himself by “shitting around” or delicately tiptoeing around Logan’s authoritative rules. He doesn’t have to bullshit Ken in that moment, and he doesn’t, and it results in one of the sweetest fatherly moments in the show. You can hear the compassion dripping off of Frank’s solemn words. No wonder Ken struggles to keep it together after hanging up.
@@liljackypaperHey, Roman may be a strange little puppy, but he actually does have quite the heart when time calls for it. The way he was the first one to consider Connor! The way he tries to jokingly comfort Ken at the end, and the way he immediately tries to defuse Shiv when she feels hurt by not being called into the room with to “speak” to Logan earlier during Tom’s call.
@@logan-pe4rm Are we talking about the same guy that justified spying on Kendall's children and ripped up a check in front of the baseball kid's face??? 😂😂😂
The sheer gall to kill Logan off-screen, early in the season, with no setup or payoff, is a signature achievement of this show. That really is how death is for most of us, on the other end of a phone call after they're gone. That said, much like the finale of "The Sopranos", this is a legendary moment that no other show can pull off without feeling like a cheap imitation.
Tom was a goddamn champion in this situation. That little scene where he loses it on Greg was so deep. Dude kept an ocean of pain inside to tend to all the kids, not just Shiv. Incredible stuff.
Connor's talk with Willa is so...weirdly heartwarming. For the first time in the show a character just lays their cards on the table and has a frank discussion with their partner. Its not a typical romance, the amount of real love involved is debatable, but it is honest and in the end, for a family full of lies, manipulation, and mean spirited jabs having a relationship that honest is a victory all its own.
Arianna is so right about the layers. Connor being an afterthought, Karl and Frank putting on compression socks, Carrie & Roman grieving unconventionally, Gerri sniffing the situation out & putting herself first always.
I appreciate the inclusion of 'unconventional' grieving because grief can make people act bizarre. But I hate seeing people put blame on themselves for not grieving 'proper.' it's already an incredibly shitty time for you, it sucks to also put that on your shoulders. People should be more versed in human behavior to know bizarre behavior is sometimes not a sign something's wrong with you
So exciting that they don't know going in. And the best review I read of this episode started with "Logan Roy died doing what he loved. Not going to one of his children's major life events".
I think what they did best is that it’s not a dramatic death with grandeur, it’s totally realistic because it just comes out of nowhere with no fanfare
you both just like me completely sobbing during this episode....not bc logan died....but the reactions from the kids and just how realistic it all felt....i think the call between tom and the kids was so well done both just in pure sound design and the writing/directing
There’s something about this episode that I don’t quite know how to explain. They nail the feeling of ‘the day a family member dies’ in the tone and like interactions you have with your family members. You might be distant, you might argue, you might hate being around each other. But for a day or two when family pass you band together, and it’s high stress, and you argue and there’s misunderstandings, but there’s like this overwhelming sense of looking out for each other, of you all being stuck in that day together and clinging on to each other to just get through. That hug at the end couldn’t have happened on any other day; no matter what the situation, what happens after or what came before, when it comes down to ‘the day’, family is still family.
This episode is just so impressive. The fact that we can hate Logan’s guts and yet feel the weight and cry when he dies is insane range. I just love this show. The writing is top tier
One of the most brutal and beautiful episodes of tv ever crafted. You guys are not alone. It was emotionally devastating. Conner's line about when you lose a parent you really start to feel old is on point.
I paced around maniacally for like 30 minutes afterwards. I didn't know anyone else that was watching it live and it was such a struggle to keep all of that emotion to myself, that I immediately started trying to convince my friends and family to watch the whole show.
Watching this episode live was one of the most surreal experiences I've ever had. It almost felt like I was one of the siblings receiving the news. It was so shocking, so unexpected, so many mixed feelings. Brilliant writing, brilliant performances, one of the best TV show episodes of all time.
I couldn't believe it. I hadn't been that silent since I saw the Red Wedding for the first time in 2017. The only difference was this was almost the entire episode. The performances were immaculate.
It just tells you how brilliant the writing is, that this entire episode is based on one single event that happens to all of us on a daily basis, and it makes for such riveting, engaging TV.
26:11 PLEASE, everybody was bawling their eyes out on Twitter. Everybody cried during this episode. It'd be funny if you guys could dig out some tweets about it. It was a historic day haha.
just absolutely excellent acting all around, but especially the kids-seeing them being unable to cope, their clumsy attempts at comforting each other, trying to take control of a situation they’re completely helpless in. such a messy and raw and real portrayal of grief. i also just really love that after everything, willa and connor managed to find love in a hopeless place, completely honest with each other about their relationship, surrounded by the few people who actually cared about them (vs the initial plan of big drama and great fanfare)
I have been waiting so long for you guys to get to this episode. An absolute masterpiece. The acting in this episode was some of the best I've ever seen, the way they're all so conflicted when they're talking to him, how they have to fight their instinct to tell him off for all the pain he's caused them, the confusion of loving someone who's abused you your entire life. It hurt more than most things I have ever watched, and I'm still in awe at how masterfully crafted it was.
After finishing Sunccession, I must say Kieran Culkin is one of my favorite actors right now, and I hope he gets more opportunities in the future. With that being said, this episode broke me. This is so real, and I think this is the only time when I could relate to the characters in an emotional way.
And the crazy thing is he is the weakest actor with Nicolas Braun on the show this,shows how good of a acting this show has , probably one of the best essemble ( top 5) in television history
It takes next level acting to get me to weep for these aholes. They don't deserve my tears but they got them. And also a lot of tears for these two ladies. Watched this reaction on Patron and it was rough.
I literally set an alarm when I saw that you were about to watch "Connor's Wedding". I knew this would destroy you both. Kudos to both of you for hanging in through the episode. And I know you were not alone in how you reacted to this episode. You cannot spend 3 seasons with this family and not feel it when they go through the loss of their dad. We all went through it with them.
I love the harsh reality of Logan's death, there's no last monologue, no big send off hospital scene, he was alone in the bathroom of his private plane. When someone passes you get the news through others and don't get the closure of saying goodbye it's so gutwrenchingly real. The show lived up to it's name.
It made me uncomfortable because of how similar I've felt like when losing loved ones. My aunt died from a brain bleed in her 40s a few years ago, Im still shocked thinking about it. Nothing to ever indicate she had any health issues, just one day bam. Definitely the most realistic take on finding out someone close to you died I've ever seen in any media. As a viewer you really felt the same shock as the characters. Such good writing
This year's Emmy nominations for best drama is wildly good and is so hard to call, not a stinker in the bunch. All I can say is: thank god The Bear is under 'outstanding comedy series'.
What are you talking about? Comedy catagory is tough and stake but drama is clear one horse race , succession is gonna sweep is whole category ,the question is not is succession but the question is how many awards succession gonna get
Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Matthew Macfadyen just won Golden Globes last Sunday. Succession as well as Best Series. I believe this episode was a lock for the performance wins, and the Series is just amazing all together.
Shows how amazing the writers were with this show. A despicable father and his broken flawed and sometimes horrible kids and yet we were all heartbroken watching them go through that day. Flawless writing executed to perfection by the actors.
Many people feel the same way you both did when they saw this. It was soo accurate to the experience of suddenly losing a parent especially one you had a difficult relationship with and may not have been able to have had closure with.
this episode aired about three weeks after my mother passed away... a situation where i received a very similar call from across the country and had no way to communicate or get home to see her in time. It took me nearly a week to get through this single episode without pausing it and walking away.
The biggest thing for me was always how the kids had like 5 minutes to mourn and then they're on the phone handling this like it's any other problem. It was so sad to just watch them have zero time to even deal with it before being thrust into the spotlight and getting the reality check that NONE of them were ready to be king. Such a spectacular episode of TV.
This episode is actually so much more tragic for me, personally, to watch now because just five days ago I experienced this very thing -- I woke up on a Thursday morning to go to class, and then out of nowhere I got a text that an uncle I was very close to growing up was found dead in his apartment. It's shocking, it hits you out of nowhere, and you don't know how to feel or how to really process your emotions because you aren't completely sure *what* is happening. Such a great and real episode of television.
This episode and, of all things, BUFFY, are the only times I've seen a tv show take you thru the breaking moments of grief. As in the first 10 minutes after and how boring or confusing it can be. And because they're written from a place of a truth, not a place of drama like a soap opera, it resonates emotionally and is exhausting
Congratulations on getting through Succession's most insane episode. This really shocked the fanbase earlier in the year. The best part...there's still 7 more episodes of aftermath...
this was honestly the gag of the century when i watched it. you truly feel like you’re going through the stages of grief with them and they don’t cut to the plane for so long
i feel like i could write an essay on this episode. i guess people probably will too. it got me in a way i wasn’t expecting. i think running it in real time really made a lot of us reflect on experiences like that we’ve had with our own loved ones. i think this will always be one of the best episodes of television i’ve ever watched
This is such a fantastic episode! Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin just hit it out of the park in this episode for me. Matthews MacFaydin was also very solid in this episode. Now the Shakespearian play really begins!
I remember the previous episode thinking about how you guys aren't speculating on Logan's death and how unaware and unprepared you are for what's coming and I thought "God, it's gonna hit them like a freight train."
the only other times i felt like this was learning my grandpa had passed, via email, at work. And weirdly enough... the episode of "Buffy" where she finds her mom, dead on the couch....No music, no credits, no monster of the week. Just the process and shock of death. Lots of parallels between these two episodes, weird to compare those shows but if you've seen both, you know.
You aren't alone, I literally kept repeating 'is this real?" over and over and sobbing because I just couldn't believe what I was watching, and because of my time zone I watched it first thing in the morning I had to go straight from THAT to work and act like nothing happened. I definitely didn't get ANY actual work done that day, this episode destroyed me
"It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style." Oscar Wilde
Started watching your reactions months ago. LITERALLY marked on my calendar the day you-two would be reacting to this. This “shake-up” is what truly elevated this show in the final season. I’m so glad I can rewatch this show with you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Also, give everybody the Acting Rewards!!!
Greg was told to leak it, by Tom, when he said it must not be leaked but people should know that he was with Logan when he died. It was a subtle bit of self promotion from Tom, trying to make sure he isn't forgotten now that his "protector" is dead.
An exceptional reaction to what is arguably one of the greatest episodes of TV ever. I really look forward to hearing your in-depth thoughts. This episode still causes me to get misty eyed and tear up, even months after having seen it for the first time.
This is such a brilliantly orchestrated episode...i was in pieces watching it💔 hats off to the writers and the director of this episode for their extraordinary work. The preformances from the entire cast...(getting choked up)..are all universally exquisite. #successionrocks!
The power that's created from the intersection of fantastic writing, brilliant acting, and genius direction is simply overwhelming. I'm so glad I've been able to experience this amazing show at a time and place in my life that can truly appreciate it.
Both incredible in very different ways. Connor's wedding amazingly captures something about the real world - the suddenness of death and how that feels. But Ozymandias is one of the darkest and most disturbing things I've ever seen, it's like a portrait of hell brought down on a family by one man's actions.
14:09 the second hardest thing I've ever had to do after my mother dying, was to say no, I can't tell dad, I just can't, and voting the oldest sibling to tell him. You can only be so strong. She was 'just' my mom for 37 years, she was his WIFE for 59, so as sad as I am, it'll never equal what he still feels.
This was such an amazing episode. One of the best I've ever seen in any show. And the best part, it gave them so much runway to sort everything out through the finale. That was such a great decision.
I can't believe y'all cried ngl all throughout the show you showed how deep you understood every single character so much to the point you shared their pain I just didn't know this was to this point
This was the first episode I got to see live. Ever since I found this channel, I've been so ready to watch you react to it. I didn't cry but I understand why you did. Anyone with eyes understands how painful this episode is.
This is BY FAR the best interpretation of this scenario I have ever seen on tv! Most of us will go through a similar situation and it’s pretty much spot on for the reaction to the confused and conflicting emotions whilst still trying to keep a grasp on reality, whilst also relating things through phone, email, text etc! Never seen a better depiction of this ‘moment’
What an incredible show. In my opinion the best written and performed television series of all time. Other series may mean more to the growth of te art form (Sopranos, The Wire) but none have ever been this consistent start to finish. One of the most rewatchably great series ever made. Buckle up.
Another thing to look for is the making of this episode - interesting fact is they shot the entire boat sequence as one long scene with multiple camera change outs. Incredible filmaking - especially since this show is shot on actual film and not digitally.
This episode had me bawling. Part if it hit close to home: I lost my father a few years ago and also found out over the phone in a similarly confusing way where he seemed to be both alive and dead. The actors all nailed that creeping confusion and horror. But it’s also a testament to the writing and direction that makes this episode hit so hard, and it feels so natural: the loss of a loved one more often than not just comes out of the blue, and the bottom drops out from under you. The Roy’s are despicable people in a lot of ways but they had my complete sympathy here.
I watched this episode while sitting in NYC waiting for my train back to Boston and had the same reaction you guys did. Thankfully, it was NYC so no one batted an eye. I’m sure they’ve all seen crazier things in the train station 😅
Unfortunately Reddit spoiled the episode for me weeks in advance (well, i spoiled it for myself -- I chose to read the threads). I'd give anything to see this episode for the first time completely unprepared.
This felt too real. A few years ago, my very healthy uncle unexpectedly passed in his sleep at 50. My mom, his sister, called me to let me know, and the disbelief and shock that is portrayed in the show is incredibly accurate. Lemony Snicket has this profound quote that I really find beautiful and sad: “It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.” The grief in the episode is palpable and awful, but I do love the episode for giving him the respect he deserved in death.
There's something tragic, but ironic about how after 3x08 premiered, my grandmother passed away the next day, and with 4x03, it reminded me of when I got that call from my stepmom, that was, for the first time watching this series, that i hugely empathised with the Roys.
I called it all through episodes 1 and 2 of this season. The idea was that it's the last season so he HAS to be dying but I was still pretty surprised. I thought it was handled brilliantly. It happened off camera and so sudden. The stuff happening with Tom and Shiv made me completely disregard what Tom could have possibly been calling about and even when Tom called Roman I, like Roman assumed it was something to do with checking in on how he handled the Gerri thing. I understand why you're sad completely because it is sad and I think as viewers of this show we could feel the love and affection these characters have for each other even if it's twisted and they're extremely greedy and ambitious. Maybe some part of us hoped they'd work things out and come to a good conclusion but life doesn't really work out like that.
I’m so proud of this fanbase for keeping this secret until now. One comment spoiler could ruin the episode
They too did a good job at releasing the reactions weekly yet watching 3-4 episodes everyweek, such that there's no way they'll get spoiled. By now they should have completed the season
Ayo.. we really be keepers of the spoilers out here..
Wouldn't want to spook the market.
We did it lads
We shouldn't mention the alien invasion and Roman probing in season 5 then
"And so the tortured relationship between a father and his children ends appropriately, with Kendall, Shiv, and Roman speaking into the ear of a man who isn't listening"
“my father’s dead and i feel old” is one of the most heart wrenching lines in the series. connor is so wildly underrated.
My favorite line in the whole show.
To me he was an afterthought too, which is a testament to the writing, until episode 4x2, where he said he never needed love and it finally hit me what his entire character was about. And on my rewatch it colored my view of him in a whole different light, especially all of his interactions with Logan. It’s heart breaking.
For real I forgot how gut wrenching even that scene is.
In an episode filled with sadness Conors first thought being “he never even liked me” is so fucking sad
“I don’t want to bullshit you Ken. I think he went, I think he’s gone.” That always gets me
I respect the simplicity of the line and how it was delivered.
Frank is the only decent person on the show
It’s the calm way that Frank delivers it. Like this clearly is not the first time that Frank had to deliver crushing news about his father to Ken. And for once, Frank doesn’t have to bother himself by “shitting around” or delicately tiptoeing around Logan’s authoritative rules. He doesn’t have to bullshit Ken in that moment, and he doesn’t, and it results in one of the sweetest fatherly moments in the show. You can hear the compassion dripping off of Frank’s solemn words.
No wonder Ken struggles to keep it together after hanging up.
@@liljackypaperHey, Roman may be a strange little puppy, but he actually does have quite the heart when time calls for it. The way he was the first one to consider Connor! The way he tries to jokingly comfort Ken at the end, and the way he immediately tries to defuse Shiv when she feels hurt by not being called into the room with to “speak” to Logan earlier during Tom’s call.
@@logan-pe4rm Are we talking about the same guy that justified spying on Kendall's children and ripped up a check in front of the baseball kid's face??? 😂😂😂
Shiv’s “daddy”, her reverting to a child, to simply being Logan’s daughter, fucking destroys me every time jesus christ.
Sarah Snook should win every Emmy. She's been due on this show since season two.
yea that part is always rough.
As someone who just went through something like that… yes. You revert immediately. That’s your world dying.
@@lpycb42 it is. I am so so so sorry for your loss and, sadly, can relate myself
The sheer gall to kill Logan off-screen, early in the season, with no setup or payoff, is a signature achievement of this show. That really is how death is for most of us, on the other end of a phone call after they're gone. That said, much like the finale of "The Sopranos", this is a legendary moment that no other show can pull off without feeling like a cheap imitation.
I love how kind, calm, and honest Tom was with them throughout the phone call.
Tom was a goddamn champion in this situation. That little scene where he loses it on Greg was so deep. Dude kept an ocean of pain inside to tend to all the kids, not just Shiv. Incredible stuff.
@williammccormick984, and then you felt for him when he was crying when he was asked if he was okay.
The character of Tom is definitely the MVP of the episode.
It was the first and only time he DID look like Mr. Darcy
Kieran Culkin's portrayal of grief is one of the greatest artistic achievements I've seen in my life.
Connor's talk with Willa is so...weirdly heartwarming. For the first time in the show a character just lays their cards on the table and has a frank discussion with their partner. Its not a typical romance, the amount of real love involved is debatable, but it is honest and in the end, for a family full of lies, manipulation, and mean spirited jabs having a relationship that honest is a victory all its own.
Connor and Willa have the healthiest relationship in the entire show and that says pretty much everything about the entire cast of characters.
I like that it was Frank that confirmed it for Ken. Given their history and relationship as Frank basically being Ken’s second dad
Arianna is so right about the layers. Connor being an afterthought, Karl and Frank putting on compression socks, Carrie & Roman grieving unconventionally, Gerri sniffing the situation out & putting herself first always.
Just naming the episode "Connor's Wedding" was in itself a stroke of genius; the wedding is a complete afterthought, much like the groom himself.
I appreciate the inclusion of 'unconventional' grieving because grief can make people act bizarre. But I hate seeing people put blame on themselves for not grieving 'proper.' it's already an incredibly shitty time for you, it sucks to also put that on your shoulders. People should be more versed in human behavior to know bizarre behavior is sometimes not a sign something's wrong with you
Compression socks?
@@idontwantone132 Logan died from a pulmonary embolism he could have avoided if he’d been wearing his compression socks.
So exciting that they don't know going in. And the best review I read of this episode started with "Logan Roy died doing what he loved. Not going to one of his children's major life events".
I think what they did best is that it’s not a dramatic death with grandeur, it’s totally realistic because it just comes out of nowhere with no fanfare
By far the most realistic depiction of finding out a family member died. Been there...
@@Quzga that’s unfortunate bro, happened to me too. My condolences
@@kurtwagner350 same to you!
you both just like me completely sobbing during this episode....not bc logan died....but the reactions from the kids and just how realistic it all felt....i think the call between tom and the kids was so well done both just in pure sound design and the writing/directing
Testament to their abilities that we started crying over her death of a monstrous tyrant.
"shivy honey" makes me sob
There’s something about this episode that I don’t quite know how to explain. They nail the feeling of ‘the day a family member dies’ in the tone and like interactions you have with your family members. You might be distant, you might argue, you might hate being around each other. But for a day or two when family pass you band together, and it’s high stress, and you argue and there’s misunderstandings, but there’s like this overwhelming sense of looking out for each other, of you all being stuck in that day together and clinging on to each other to just get through. That hug at the end couldn’t have happened on any other day; no matter what the situation, what happens after or what came before, when it comes down to ‘the day’, family is still family.
This is one of the GREATEST episodes of all time😁👑
This episode is just so impressive. The fact that we can hate Logan’s guts and yet feel the weight and cry when he dies is insane range. I just love this show. The writing is top tier
One of the most brutal and beautiful episodes of tv ever crafted. You guys are not alone. It was emotionally devastating. Conner's line about when you lose a parent you really start to feel old is on point.
Couldn't sleep the night I first watched this episode. From my shoulders down, my entire body felt paralysed
I went home and cried in bed before falling asleep 😭
I paced around maniacally for like 30 minutes afterwards. I didn't know anyone else that was watching it live and it was such a struggle to keep all of that emotion to myself, that I immediately started trying to convince my friends and family to watch the whole show.
Watching this episode live was one of the most surreal experiences I've ever had. It almost felt like I was one of the siblings receiving the news. It was so shocking, so unexpected, so many mixed feelings. Brilliant writing, brilliant performances, one of the best TV show episodes of all time.
I couldn't believe it. I hadn't been that silent since I saw the Red Wedding for the first time in 2017. The only difference was this was almost the entire episode. The performances were immaculate.
It really felt like a red wedding again for sure. I was so shocked
It just tells you how brilliant the writing is, that this entire episode is based on one single event that happens to all of us on a daily basis, and it makes for such riveting, engaging TV.
When Shiv said "Please don't go -- not now!"; she never got to tell Logan she was pregnant 😢
26:11 PLEASE, everybody was bawling their eyes out on Twitter. Everybody cried during this episode. It'd be funny if you guys could dig out some tweets about it. It was a historic day haha.
just absolutely excellent acting all around, but especially the kids-seeing them being unable to cope, their clumsy attempts at comforting each other, trying to take control of a situation they’re completely helpless in. such a messy and raw and real portrayal of grief.
i also just really love that after everything, willa and connor managed to find love in a hopeless place, completely honest with each other about their relationship, surrounded by the few people who actually cared about them (vs the initial plan of big drama and great fanfare)
I have been waiting so long for you guys to get to this episode. An absolute masterpiece. The acting in this episode was some of the best I've ever seen, the way they're all so conflicted when they're talking to him, how they have to fight their instinct to tell him off for all the pain he's caused them, the confusion of loving someone who's abused you your entire life. It hurt more than most things I have ever watched, and I'm still in awe at how masterfully crafted it was.
"Aw, man he never even liked me." Absolutely kills me
After finishing Sunccession, I must say Kieran Culkin is one of my favorite actors right now, and I hope he gets more opportunities in the future. With that being said, this episode broke me. This is so real, and I think this is the only time when I could relate to the characters in an emotional way.
And the crazy thing is he is the weakest actor with Nicolas Braun on the show this,shows how good of a acting this show has , probably one of the best essemble ( top 5) in television history
It takes next level acting to get me to weep for these aholes. They don't deserve my tears but they got them. And also a lot of tears for these two ladies. Watched this reaction on Patron and it was rough.
I literally set an alarm when I saw that you were about to watch "Connor's Wedding". I knew this would destroy you both. Kudos to both of you for hanging in through the episode. And I know you were not alone in how you reacted to this episode. You cannot spend 3 seasons with this family and not feel it when they go through the loss of their dad. We all went through it with them.
I love the harsh reality of Logan's death, there's no last monologue, no big send off hospital scene, he was alone in the bathroom of his private plane. When someone passes you get the news through others and don't get the closure of saying goodbye it's so gutwrenchingly real. The show lived up to it's name.
It made me uncomfortable because of how similar I've felt like when losing loved ones.
My aunt died from a brain bleed in her 40s a few years ago, Im still shocked thinking about it. Nothing to ever indicate she had any health issues, just one day bam.
Definitely the most realistic take on finding out someone close to you died I've ever seen in any media. As a viewer you really felt the same shock as the characters. Such good writing
@Quzga my condolences for your aunt. I found out a close friend passed away through two close friends' Facebook posts, and it stopped me in my tracks.
This year's Emmy nominations for best drama is wildly good and is so hard to call, not a stinker in the bunch. All I can say is: thank god The Bear is under 'outstanding comedy series'.
What are you talking about? Comedy catagory is tough and stake but drama is clear one horse race , succession is gonna sweep is whole category ,the question is not is succession but the question is how many awards succession gonna get
One of the finest examinations of how grief overtakes you and unravels you. They communicated it so well. These people are fucking actors man.
Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, and Matthew Macfadyen just won Golden Globes last Sunday. Succession as well as Best Series. I believe this episode was a lock for the performance wins, and the Series is just amazing all together.
Shows how amazing the writers were with this show. A despicable father and his broken flawed and sometimes horrible kids and yet we were all heartbroken watching them go through that day. Flawless writing executed to perfection by the actors.
This episode hit me like a truck. What a series
Every actors performance was great. But I feel like Alan Ruck as Conner was so great this episode.
Many people feel the same way you both did when they saw this. It was soo accurate to the experience of suddenly losing a parent especially one you had a difficult relationship with and may not have been able to have had closure with.
this episode aired about three weeks after my mother passed away... a situation where i received a very similar call from across the country and had no way to communicate or get home to see her in time.
It took me nearly a week to get through this single episode without pausing it and walking away.
One of the best episodes ever! You can feel the despair the pain! All the actors did amazing job!!!
The biggest thing for me was always how the kids had like 5 minutes to mourn and then they're on the phone handling this like it's any other problem. It was so sad to just watch them have zero time to even deal with it before being thrust into the spotlight and getting the reality check that NONE of them were ready to be king. Such a spectacular episode of TV.
9:27 they really didnt tell Kendall where she was he had to look for her in the crowd this whole scene was shot in one take
This episode is actually so much more tragic for me, personally, to watch now because just five days ago I experienced this very thing -- I woke up on a Thursday morning to go to class, and then out of nowhere I got a text that an uncle I was very close to growing up was found dead in his apartment. It's shocking, it hits you out of nowhere, and you don't know how to feel or how to really process your emotions because you aren't completely sure *what* is happening. Such a great and real episode of television.
This episode and, of all things, BUFFY, are the only times I've seen a tv show take you thru the breaking moments of grief. As in the first 10 minutes after and how boring or confusing it can be. And because they're written from a place of a truth, not a place of drama like a soap opera, it resonates emotionally and is exhausting
Congratulations on getting through Succession's most insane episode. This really shocked the fanbase earlier in the year. The best part...there's still 7 more episodes of aftermath...
this was honestly the gag of the century when i watched it. you truly feel like you’re going through the stages of grief with them and they don’t cut to the plane for so long
i feel like i could write an essay on this episode. i guess people probably will too. it got me in a way i wasn’t expecting. i think running it in real time really made a lot of us reflect on experiences like that we’ve had with our own loved ones. i think this will always be one of the best episodes of television i’ve ever watched
This is such a fantastic episode! Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin just hit it out of the park in this episode for me. Matthews MacFaydin was also very solid in this episode. Now the Shakespearian play really begins!
What do u find intersection about Matthew's performance in this episode?? They completely neglect matthew macfadyen this season
I thought they were fucking with the kids until you actually see his body in the background. That fucked me up so bad
Love that you guys got the chance to experience this in real time
You're in for a crazy and wild episode
Don't worry, you're not overly invested, this show is insanely layered and can only be further explored by anyone who knows who good it is. 😊
I remember the previous episode thinking about how you guys aren't speculating on Logan's death and how unaware and unprepared you are for what's coming and I thought "God, it's gonna hit them like a freight train."
the only other times i felt like this was learning my grandpa had passed, via email, at work.
And weirdly enough... the episode of "Buffy" where she finds her mom, dead on the couch....No music, no credits, no monster of the week. Just the process and shock of death.
Lots of parallels between these two episodes, weird to compare those shows but if you've seen both, you know.
“He never even liked me”
You aren't alone, I literally kept repeating 'is this real?" over and over and sobbing because I just couldn't believe what I was watching, and because of my time zone I watched it first thing in the morning I had to go straight from THAT to work and act like nothing happened. I definitely didn't get ANY actual work done that day, this episode destroyed me
"It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style." Oscar Wilde
This episode and 'The Body' from Buffy are the most amazing tv representation of losing a parent.
Started watching your reactions months ago. LITERALLY marked on my calendar the day you-two would be reacting to this.
This “shake-up” is what truly elevated this show in the final season. I’m so glad I can rewatch this show with you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Also, give everybody the Acting Rewards!!!
Never realized that Roman asked Logan "are you gonna make it?" in the opening scene 👀
At this point in the series, I'm legitimately shocked that any of these people are still giving Greg information that is even remotely sensitive.
Greg was told to leak it, by Tom, when he said it must not be leaked but people should know that he was with Logan when he died. It was a subtle bit of self promotion from Tom, trying to make sure he isn't forgotten now that his "protector" is dead.
Boi I was SHOOK!! 😂 I couldn’t believe what I was watching. Didn’t even sleep that night. I knew I was watching something historic live.
An exceptional reaction to what is arguably one of the greatest episodes of TV ever. I really look forward to hearing your in-depth thoughts.
This episode still causes me to get misty eyed and tear up, even months after having seen it for the first time.
Still gets me no matter how many times I've watched this episode
This is such a brilliantly orchestrated episode...i was in pieces watching it💔 hats off to the writers and the director of this episode for their extraordinary work. The preformances from the entire cast...(getting choked up)..are all universally exquisite.
#successionrocks!
The power that's created from the intersection of fantastic writing, brilliant acting, and genius direction is simply overwhelming. I'm so glad I've been able to experience this amazing show at a time and place in my life that can truly appreciate it.
The episode that dethroned Ozymandias
Couldn't agree more
Not even close dude, what?? This is a great episode but Ozymandias might be literally the best episode of television.
Both incredible in very different ways. Connor's wedding amazingly captures something about the real world - the suddenness of death and how that feels. But Ozymandias is one of the darkest and most disturbing things I've ever seen, it's like a portrait of hell brought down on a family by one man's actions.
@@smittyDXPS3 Am, yes, it's close, it's one of the greatest episodes in TV at least post BB.
After Ozymandias came Connor's Wedding. In my view, the two episodes are evenly-matched. Two of the most incredible episodes ever made
14:09 the second hardest thing I've ever had to do after my mother dying, was to say no, I can't tell dad, I just can't, and voting the oldest sibling to tell him.
You can only be so strong. She was 'just' my mom for 37 years, she was his WIFE for 59, so as sad as I am, it'll never equal what he still feels.
As someone who’s had to experience the same thing, this episode crushed me with the accuracy. Top tier tv episode of all time.
My jaw was on the floor when this episode first premiered. I couldn’t believe it.
Hey I just happened upon this video and I have to say the visual format here is really great!
hey thanks a lot! we're still trying to nail it down but it's getting there :)
This show making me ache for horrible people really shows how the best writing is an empathy delivery device.
You guys had a perfect reaction! I was an absolute puddle as well 😢
been looking forward to this one
This was such an amazing episode. One of the best I've ever seen in any show. And the best part, it gave them so much runway to sort everything out through the finale. That was such a great decision.
I can't believe y'all cried ngl all throughout the show you showed how deep you understood every single character so much to the point you shared their pain I just didn't know this was to this point
This was the first episode I got to see live. Ever since I found this channel, I've been so ready to watch you react to it. I didn't cry but I understand why you did. Anyone with eyes understands how painful this episode is.
This is BY FAR the best interpretation of this scenario I have ever seen on tv! Most of us will go through a similar situation and it’s pretty much spot on for the reaction to the confused and conflicting emotions whilst still trying to keep a grasp on reality, whilst also relating things through phone, email, text etc!
Never seen a better depiction of this ‘moment’
One of the greatest episodes of television of all time. And it happened in 2023.
Yep, still the greatest hour of television this year.
What an incredible show. In my opinion the best written and performed television series of all time. Other series may mean more to the growth of te art form (Sopranos, The Wire) but none have ever been this consistent start to finish. One of the most rewatchably great series ever made. Buckle up.
One of the greatest TV episodes of all time.
Another thing to look for is the making of this episode - interesting fact is they shot the entire boat sequence as one long scene with multiple camera change outs. Incredible filmaking - especially since this show is shot on actual film and not digitally.
I’m also in this one, but it’s a where’s Waldo exercise of picking me out in the crowd lol
Best episode of any show that ever existed
I’m still mad for going on Twitter the day this dropped
Grief…ALL Grief, makes people crazy.
wow,that was perfect
my grandfather died recently. i watched this show with my father. grief is so strange.
This episode had me bawling. Part if it hit close to home: I lost my father a few years ago and also found out over the phone in a similarly confusing way where he seemed to be both alive and dead. The actors all nailed that creeping confusion and horror. But it’s also a testament to the writing and direction that makes this episode hit so hard, and it feels so natural: the loss of a loved one more often than not just comes out of the blue, and the bottom drops out from under you. The Roy’s are despicable people in a lot of ways but they had my complete sympathy here.
Been waiting for this 😅
I watched this episode while sitting in NYC waiting for my train back to Boston and had the same reaction you guys did. Thankfully, it was NYC so no one batted an eye. I’m sure they’ve all seen crazier things in the train station 😅
Unfortunately Reddit spoiled the episode for me weeks in advance (well, i spoiled it for myself -- I chose to read the threads). I'd give anything to see this episode for the first time completely unprepared.
It's striking what a good mood Ken was in during the first third of this episode.
Big hug for Arianna.
This felt too real. A few years ago, my very healthy uncle unexpectedly passed in his sleep at 50. My mom, his sister, called me to let me know, and the disbelief and shock that is portrayed in the show is incredibly accurate. Lemony Snicket has this profound quote that I really find beautiful and sad: “It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.”
The grief in the episode is palpable and awful, but I do love the episode for giving him the respect he deserved in death.
There's something tragic, but ironic about how after 3x08 premiered, my grandmother passed away the next day, and with 4x03, it reminded me of when I got that call from my stepmom, that was, for the first time watching this series, that i hugely empathised with the Roys.
I called it all through episodes 1 and 2 of this season. The idea was that it's the last season so he HAS to be dying but I was still pretty surprised. I thought it was handled brilliantly. It happened off camera and so sudden. The stuff happening with Tom and Shiv made me completely disregard what Tom could have possibly been calling about and even when Tom called Roman I, like Roman assumed it was something to do with checking in on how he handled the Gerri thing. I understand why you're sad completely because it is sad and I think as viewers of this show we could feel the love and affection these characters have for each other even if it's twisted and they're extremely greedy and ambitious. Maybe some part of us hoped they'd work things out and come to a good conclusion but life doesn't really work out like that.