Roman talks with Jaryd in bathroom about being president | Succession Season 3, Episode 6

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  • @knurdyob
    @knurdyob Před 2 měsíci +76

    Kendall - better at public speaking
    Roman - better on one on one talks
    Shiv - better at shiving people in the back
    Connor - better at being interested in politics from a very young age

  • @sadmanahmedraian1447
    @sadmanahmedraian1447 Před 2 lety +2736

    i like how jaryd says "People trust people who look like them" and theyre literally wearing the same outfit

    • @gk1961
      @gk1961 Před 2 lety +124

      Because it's objectively true. People naturally self segregate. From Churches, to cookouts, to the lunch table. People like people who look and act like they do. This is a universal truth across all races.

    • @witchplease9695
      @witchplease9695 Před 2 lety +281

      @@gk1961 Doesn’t justify racism.

    • @suadpattonbey7239
      @suadpattonbey7239 Před 2 lety +178

      @@witchplease9695 or systemically making other people's lives more difficult.

    • @jameswinfield5653
      @jameswinfield5653 Před 2 lety +6

      I didnt even notice that. Hahahah

    • @splicer0169
      @splicer0169 Před 2 lety +84

      @@witchplease9695 "Please ignore most of human history and innate psychological preferences cuz of my feewings."

  • @Andre_APM
    @Andre_APM Před 11 měsíci +378

    The lingering stare between the two of them is the most replayed part of the video

    • @littleoldmanboy
      @littleoldmanboy Před 9 měsíci +66

      A small part of me thought they were going to fuck or something the first time I watched this scene. And then the same thing happened when I watched the show again about a year later.

    • @chasef89
      @chasef89 Před 6 měsíci +32

      @@littleoldmanboy I thought the same thing. I didn't think that they would actually fuck, but maybe Mencken would make a pass at Roman. The idea that this far-right politician is also secretly gay, and only Roman knows ... would have been hilarious.

    • @Dr.HouseMD
      @Dr.HouseMD Před 5 měsíci +1

      I really thought this was gonna become a different kind of HBO show

  • @TerryKeefeMedia
    @TerryKeefeMedia Před rokem +2743

    Roman in these "side meetings" is the most capable of all the kids. He's not great in the board meetings but he shines one on one with some of these powerful creeps.

    • @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult
      @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult Před rokem +90

      Like Rhea said: he is the one with the best instincts. He knows how to strike a deal better than his siblings, that's for sure.

    • @malkeytone3285
      @malkeytone3285 Před rokem +137

      It’s a shame he knows so little about finance… He works people

    • @galaxyghost1340
      @galaxyghost1340 Před rokem +122

      He’s a freak who is very good at convincing other freaks (I say this with love)

    • @savii4912
      @savii4912 Před rokem +76

      that’s kinda why i hope the kids stay together ; they all have their strengths. Kendall is the boss but he can’t close deals. Roman can close but he gets rattled sometimes. Shiv isn’t clever as she thinks, but her public face is stone cold .

    • @cosmiclounge
      @cosmiclounge Před rokem +18

      @@savii4912 CFO; COO; CEO.

  • @INTJ91
    @INTJ91 Před 11 měsíci +162

    What is it with Kieran Culkin? Dude could have chemistry with a toaster. He just has…something.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Remember that's the same kid who peed on his bed and also drink too much Pepsi from Home Alone

    • @INTJ91
      @INTJ91 Před 3 měsíci

      I choose to forget that@@margarethmichelina5146

  • @kurtwagner350
    @kurtwagner350 Před rokem +346

    It’s so fascinating to see Roman in his element and actually being competent, when he’s actually focused I think he’s actually the most capable of the children

    • @kingkunta3753
      @kingkunta3753 Před rokem +9

      the problem is he's barely focused

    • @alainmg2362
      @alainmg2362 Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@shawtykindatoxic7435 Nahh hahah, Shiv is definitely the one who got played at the end🤣

  • @wangray9456
    @wangray9456 Před 2 lety +690

    0:41 “I don’t have a lot of boundaries” while walking towards Roman🤣

    • @alancastillo7932
      @alancastillo7932 Před 2 lety +109

      2:09 “There’s a thing here” 🙈

    • @BatmanHQYT
      @BatmanHQYT Před 2 lety +82

      Right after Roman just rubbed lotion all over his hands.

    • @Katesac
      @Katesac Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah

  • @CharlieTooHuman
    @CharlieTooHuman Před rokem +226

    1:52 “Come on man, slowly… I mean F*CK!” If I was standing outside that bathroom, I wouldn’t think they were having a political discussion in there.

  • @phosphenevision
    @phosphenevision Před 2 lety +2258

    At first I wasn't sure why exactly this scene had so much sexual chemistry between them but like they're literally mirroring each other, that's attraction 101

    • @Redbravo001
      @Redbravo001 Před 2 lety +110

      I thought I was the only one thinking it

    • @lainiwakura44
      @lainiwakura44 Před 2 lety +124

      They are both gay. You are totally right.

    • @Katesac
      @Katesac Před 2 lety +139

      Absolutely. I didn’t notice at first they are dressed like twins. And they are circling each other like cats in heat.

    • @witchplease9695
      @witchplease9695 Před 2 lety +69

      Y’all are projecting your attraction for them onto the characters. There is nothing sexual about this scene

    • @myQwil
      @myQwil Před 2 lety +73

      Dunno about it being sexual, but what they're doing could be thought of as a sort of courting ritual.

  • @mattwalker786
    @mattwalker786 Před 2 lety +383

    you can literally hear the silence at 2:38 i genuinely thought that something was gonna happen

  • @slothrop4751
    @slothrop4751 Před 6 měsíci +53

    Imagine someone walking by and hearing Mencken say "Come on man, slowly. I mean FUCK"

  • @Mex.Libris
    @Mex.Libris Před 2 lety +164

    The chemistry of it all.

  • @imogensteward4193
    @imogensteward4193 Před 11 měsíci +61

    Men will create intricate rituals to touch one another at any cost

  • @samholder196
    @samholder196 Před 2 lety +1100

    Roman clearly has the instincts to take the evil empire to the next level

    • @Hashpotato
      @Hashpotato Před 2 lety +41

      roman blew up a rocket

    • @pok3rfacReturns
      @pok3rfacReturns Před 2 lety +5

      @@Hashpotato Right? He’s be in jail within 72 hours.

    • @chrismcgroarty350
      @chrismcgroarty350 Před 2 lety +11

      He also almost blew up the Pierce deal before it ever started. I know it blew up in the end anyways, but regardless...just having good instincts doesn't make one qualified. He also had to have Gerri explain to him why digging up the homeless guy with the dicc tattoo from Ken's bachelor party could be bad for him too, not only for Ken. Roman's an idiot. And a terrible idiot at that. Let's not overthink this. Having no shame and telling people whatever they want to hear is easy... a la Donald Trump. There is no effing way that Logan hands over keys of the company to Roman, who he thinks (to quote him directly) "is a moron". Plus he secretly hates all of his kids anyways...they're utilities to him. So none of them are just having that seat handed to them. They'll need to take it, and "it'll be hostile, hostile, hostile."

    • @lindakachur4862
      @lindakachur4862 Před 2 lety +27

      @@chrismcgroarty350 In a talk show, Brian Cox was told by the creators that Logan LOVES his children. It's Roman's lack of fear, inhibition, lack respect for tact that makes him appear brilliant. Except for his sexual ineptitudes, and the Japanese rocket he has been skating fast and loose knowing that he exists within a shiny billionaire's bubble.

    • @gamerjamson
      @gamerjamson Před 2 lety +10

      Ken has a conscience and Shiv has no experience within the company. Roman will succeed and Greg will be the scapegoat and go to prison.

  • @annayra6458
    @annayra6458 Před 2 lety +171

    1:54 Roman's expression looking at the camera after Jeryd screams makes me feel like I'm watching The Office

  • @simonlawrencesings
    @simonlawrencesings Před rokem +61

    This is going to be one of those "They literally showed us and we didnt see it coming" scenes. Genius

    • @lazzalazuli8457
      @lazzalazuli8457 Před 7 měsíci

      Could you please elaborate what you meant by this? Just curious. Was it about the ending of season 4 ep 8, or something else you were thinking would be set up?

    • @antonpogorevici
      @antonpogorevici Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@lazzalazuli8457i think it s about how america will possibly have a fascist candidate after trump/biden s next term. like how simpson predicted trump

  • @BatmanHQYT
    @BatmanHQYT Před 2 lety +460

    This scene was brilliantly written.

    • @JohnBonini
      @JohnBonini Před 2 lety +19

      "I think you could really use our push."
      "I think you could really use mine."
      "Maybe."

    • @YungM.D.
      @YungM.D. Před rokem

      @@JohnBonini “small d Democrat”

    • @littleoldmanboy
      @littleoldmanboy Před 9 měsíci

      H@@JohnBonini

  • @Horror-Man
    @Horror-Man Před 11 měsíci +29

    First time I watched this episode I legitimately thought they were gonna make out.
    😂😂😂😂

  • @maplelu9514
    @maplelu9514 Před 2 lety +1090

    There was so much tension between them. I don’t know if Succession would make them…happen but honestly the chemistry between the two of them was something

    • @jmalott96
      @jmalott96 Před 2 lety +100

      They were in the bathroom so really thought they were gonna fuck 🤣

    • @kk-fl4pb
      @kk-fl4pb Před 2 lety +97

      Same with the scene where they chitchat at the bar earlier in this episode.

    • @simonaguastalla4868
      @simonaguastalla4868 Před 2 lety +42

      Agree. I was thinking what if Romulus is gay and that's why He has problems. By the way amazing acting, in the firs seconds K. is amazing

    • @chubbychuckle
      @chubbychuckle Před 2 lety +15

      @@jmalott96 Exactly. I didn't realize they were in the same room as everyone else so I thought it was about to go down lmao.

    • @maplelu9514
      @maplelu9514 Před 2 lety +81

      @@goodfortune4317 pipe down, it’s never that deep. It’s a tv show and we’re allowed to speculate, if you can’t tell that there’s an obvious chemistry between them then you’re not concentrating. Plus if you think the world is homocentric now then you’re just flat out wrong, most things are still heterocentric which is why things like this are so concentrated on when they cross our screens, cause they’re rare

  • @sudevsen
    @sudevsen Před 2 lety +130

    The dialogue is so good,he's like the Shakespeare of dogwhistle.

  • @oceanbythevilla
    @oceanbythevilla Před 2 lety +451

    Not Roman casually making deals with a fascist while rubbing lotion on his arms.

  • @NFH1994
    @NFH1994 Před 2 lety +1320

    There's not heterosexual explanation for this scene

    • @alancastillo7932
      @alancastillo7932 Před 2 lety +237

      "I think you could use our push"
      "I think you could use mine"
      *intense eye staring while in a bathroom*
      Don't think there's been an interaction with more potential double meaning than this one.

    • @myvettebeauty9005
      @myvettebeauty9005 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes.

    • @roronoasam1
      @roronoasam1 Před 2 lety +18

      What do you mean, the whole point is that they’re doing Coke. Logan tells him to bring up a coke for him and Mencken is high the whole time which is why he gives Logan a literal coca-cola which not only surprises him but he doesn’t drink.

    • @iwillheadlockyournan731
      @iwillheadlockyournan731 Před 2 lety +4

      @@roronoasam1 how do you know this

    • @mcernigz
      @mcernigz Před 2 lety +110

      @@roronoasam1 no he brought the Coca Cola specifically because the last politician (who everybody initially thought would be the prime candidate) didn’t bring the coke to Logan, he questioned Logan.
      Bringing the coke was a symbolic gesture saying “I’ll do what ATN wants, I’ll play ball. You want me to help with tax relief for your campanula, you got it. You want me to bring you a coke, you got it”

  • @TxThisFTW
    @TxThisFTW Před 11 měsíci +33

    Justin Kirk was incredibly well casted, this show never misses

  • @riparoo9675
    @riparoo9675 Před 2 lety +259

    0:30 onwards is where the dialogue goes nuts on how vague yet... communicative it is. I'll try to translate:
    R: "Fascism is on a rise, but it's also generally unpopular. Can you handle balancing that?"
    M: "Look, I have a lot of Fascist beliefs. I'm sticking to them".... "and I hate the liberal belief that democracy is perfect"
    M: "See, we white people/ruling class have had a stake in controlling the nation for years, and then immigrants show up and vote me out. Maybe they should contribute first before they do that."
    R: "Then who gets to be a part of America?"
    M: "White people. Maybe someday others, but not now."
    R: "Okay. How does ATN play into this? We know we're old and you're getting attention from young people, but you still need our base of old conservatives"
    M: "Are those old conservatives really going to vote against me?"
    R: "No, but the vote could swing. We can help with that".
    M: "And I can help you bring in young viewers"
    ....
    M: "Where do you stand in Logan's empire"
    R: "I'm not gonna answer that and deflect: I think ATN needs to, going into the future, pull in the youth crowd away from tech and stop relying on the old conservatives. We'll do it with a delicate touch: and ideally you, Mencken, will be in the centre of it"
    Succession is so great because, if it were my dialogue, it would be a dry boring peace of crap. Instead, it layers what people say with subtext and metaphor.

  • @RSmith6948
    @RSmith6948 Před 2 lety +104

    2:37-2:41 is a serious eye fuck.

  • @anonymous-mp5rm
    @anonymous-mp5rm Před rokem +187

    Never really thought that Roman would stand up to his word and literally crown him.
    I tip my hat to the writers of these shows .

    • @Paholies
      @Paholies Před rokem +2

      😭

    • @mystriddlery
      @mystriddlery Před rokem +25

      Hocus POTUS

    • @yggdrasil2
      @yggdrasil2 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I do think the writers chose to leave Mencken's potential presidency ambigious was a conscious choice. The fact that he doesn't have any allies in Waystar Royco anymore can't be good news for him.

  • @harveyslater7042
    @harveyslater7042 Před 2 lety +674

    I can't quite decide the motivation behind Roman's speech. Either he's saying what he thinks Mencken wants to hear (and nailing it) or he feels like he's finally found someone to talk to where he can really speak freely. I find the latter a lot more interesting and a LOT more frightening.

    • @amun1040
      @amun1040 Před 2 lety +161

      He is basically lubing him up for his Dad. Both Menken and Logan were too proud to talk to each other, Menken was catching Logan's attention by insulting him, but also cosying up to Roman, and Logan found Menken a good face for his network who would be too dirty to stand to Logan in case of any problems with the GA, but yet Menken was too small for him to approach without losing the upper-hand so he sent Roman.
      Roman here just showed him how profitable would it be if he basically submits to Logan, they would let him do whatever he wants ideologically, he just have to answer to one man and make his fathers life easier. And we see Menken bringing him a can of coke as a sign of submission "anointed with a coke"

    • @Conns2239
      @Conns2239 Před 2 lety +208

      Roman is looking ahead and thinks Jaryd is the kind of shot in the arm that ATN News needs to appeal to the new-age younger conservatives. Fox news has an average viewer age of around 50 - 60 and its commercials are aimed towards them which is why you always hear jokes about bedpan and catheter ads. Meanwhile, the main push for younger conservatives and more far-right consumption is on the internet and social media. Think the Proud Boys and Alex Jones viewers.
      Roman wants ATN to be the driving force behind these people and wants ATN to "modernize" to attract them back. Jaryd is their candidate and if ATN becomes the epicenter for all things new-wave right-wing with him at the center. Those commercials stop being about bedpans and start being about dick pill and bone broth because ATN will have tapped into the wingnuts that watch TickTok and CZcams political nutjobs all day by giving them the "deepstate conspiracy hour" that they like on Facebook all-day already.
      Roman isn't pushing this because he believes in it. He doesn't believe in anything, because he's grown up 1% and this shit won't ever effect him (just like he said to Shiv in the episode). No, he wants to straddle the country with a pseudo-fascist and send the Republican party's discord into the gutter because it will boost ATN. That's the only thing he cares about, which is what makes him so dangerous.

    • @2810dragonwick
      @2810dragonwick Před 2 lety +10

      Perfect analysis!!!

    • @makingitup5746
      @makingitup5746 Před 2 lety +5

      @AL “lefty fascist”

    • @makingitup5746
      @makingitup5746 Před 2 lety +2

      @AL dork

  • @jona.scholt4362
    @jona.scholt4362 Před rokem +84

    "you could use our push"
    "I think you could use mine"
    Ok, yep he's definitely hitting on Rome there

  • @andyhoover8531
    @andyhoover8531 Před rokem +45

    I bet this is going down as one of the most pivotal scenes in the show and it's so casual in the moment.

    • @christophermaxieii8727
      @christophermaxieii8727 Před rokem +12

      Imho: you were right lol. Came back to this after episode 8!

    • @alfoul
      @alfoul Před rokem +3

      @@christophermaxieii8727 put a spoiler warning my guy

    • @mystriddlery
      @mystriddlery Před rokem +2

      You should buy a lotto ticket bro

    • @mystriddlery
      @mystriddlery Před rokem +3

      @@alfoul If you care about a show maybe stay out of online discussions ABOUT the show man, it’s the internet. Snape kills dumbledoor and Logan rises from the dead in the last episode.

  • @JasperChalks
    @JasperChalks Před 2 lety +1229

    Full props to Justin Kirk, I have yet to hate a fictional character more than I hate Mencken after so little screentime

    • @RettaSangili
      @RettaSangili Před 2 lety +15

      @AL Relax man lmao it's just someone complimenting an actor's performance, you don't need to get your panties in a bunch

    • @username-wu3rk2aj4n
      @username-wu3rk2aj4n Před 2 lety +36

      @AL found the triggered fascist. Go play some more Call of Duty, kid. 🤡

    • @username-wu3rk2aj4n
      @username-wu3rk2aj4n Před 2 lety +31

      LMAO this fucking clown is going through every comment to whine at everyone who calls out fascists. Imagine calling someone else soft while being the biggest bitch here. 😂

    • @GlitzPixie
      @GlitzPixie Před 2 lety +16

      @UChGulBqgDDTdHYPzGmpH0hA ... he's literally a fascist on this show you moron

    • @username-wu3rk2aj4n
      @username-wu3rk2aj4n Před 2 lety +10

      @AL Your projections are as hilarious as they are absurd and off the mark. Quit screeching buzzwords you heard your daddy say and go play some more Call of Duty, you actual fucking child. Lmfao. 👶🍼

  • @Artimao
    @Artimao Před rokem +138

    Roman has something his other sibling don't, he is extremely charismatic and grabs people's attention

    • @Blashmack
      @Blashmack Před rokem +7

      Not really good with public speaking, though. He can speak circles around you but his failure is relating to the audience or even attempting to do it. Kendall can do this (based on Living+ speech)

    • @mystriddlery
      @mystriddlery Před rokem +19

      Was he interested in politics from a very early age though?

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Also, Roman is a good negotiator. He's always being friendly to his opponent first and then talk casually and then persuade them to change their mind.
      Shiv is mostly too direct and she talks whatever she wants to say even cursing which is not professional.
      Kendall on the other hand is too agressive, likes to interrupt and won't let his opponent to speak.

  • @am__-tr4ki
    @am__-tr4ki Před 2 lety +178

    This is brilliantly written. GREAT scene.

  • @xtxpxhx
    @xtxpxhx Před rokem +108

    Everyone this season talking about how matsson played shiv when menkken seduced, used and discarded Roman would never stop being funny to me.

    • @jimmylee9120
      @jimmylee9120 Před rokem +12

      Shiv fan boy 🤣 they were both used an manipulated cause they both think they are so much smarter than they truly are. That applies more towards Shiv cause Roman knows he's bullshit 😂😂

    • @xtxpxhx
      @xtxpxhx Před rokem +13

      @@jimmylee9120 that's exactly what I'm saying Jimmy. At least Matsson gave them a couple of billions each 🤣.

    • @MichaelEmmanuelArriaga
      @MichaelEmmanuelArriaga Před 2 měsíci

      Shivy was right about Mencken lying when he said he'd kill the deal 😅

  • @MrCucamonga1
    @MrCucamonga1 Před 2 lety +218

    This season had so many subtle, power scenes. It didn't look like much was going on, but plots were literally being rewritten in these seemingly throw-away conversations. Amazing writing and delivery.

  • @lakshyachettri753
    @lakshyachettri753 Před rokem +38

    Well this aged well

  • @candleman3360
    @candleman3360 Před 2 lety +59

    I never thought I’d hear Schumacher in the same sentence as Thomas Aquinas and St Augustine

    • @philipgodsworth4764
      @philipgodsworth4764 Před 2 lety +11

      Still confused as to whether it’s the driver, director, social democrat, or someone I haven’t heard about.

    • @jimbaker5110
      @jimbaker5110 Před 2 lety +3

      The race car driver?

    • @candleman3360
      @candleman3360 Před 2 lety +19

      @@philipgodsworth4764 I’m pretty sure he’s referring to the west german economist.

    • @candleman3360
      @candleman3360 Před 2 lety

      @@jimbaker5110 i’m pretty sure he’s referring to the west german economist.

    • @eliasqueen4020
      @eliasqueen4020 Před 2 lety

      Rightly or wrongly that’s what it means to be a free and independent thinker imo

  • @romanmarshall602
    @romanmarshall602 Před 2 lety +580

    So Roman will ascend through his sexual connections with both Gerri and Jaryd. I love it.

    • @myvettebeauty9005
      @myvettebeauty9005 Před 2 lety +36

      Ok thought it was just me

    • @TheNerdyPencil
      @TheNerdyPencil Před 2 lety +87

      He’s sleeping his way to the top.

    • @Me-ip7tt
      @Me-ip7tt Před 2 lety +15

      Not if he gets caught with Jaryd he won’t, his bigoted dad will dump him and Shiv will take over.

    • @gr8esthandleever
      @gr8esthandleever Před 2 lety +51

      They were definitely giving each other the "fuck me" eyes 🤣

    • @lindakachur4862
      @lindakachur4862 Před 2 lety +4

      @@gr8esthandleever They are mainly horney for power and influence.

  • @robrick9361
    @robrick9361 Před rokem +211

    Things missing in this scene:
    Ethics
    Humility
    Heterosexuality

    • @hombrejose8164
      @hombrejose8164 Před 3 měsíci +1

      When Mencken mentions "H" that's really what he meant

  • @shotsndocs
    @shotsndocs Před 2 lety +81

    I swear the vibe was so strong on this one.

  • @ShimaMp-le6ht
    @ShimaMp-le6ht Před rokem +18

    He made him president

  • @thekid8832
    @thekid8832 Před 2 lety +380

    Roman wanted this guy and he made it happen as opposed to his siblings who spent the whole episode throwing tantrums and expecting someone else to make their wish happen

    • @romanmarshall602
      @romanmarshall602 Před 2 lety +31

      I mean, Logan ultimately made this happen. If Logan had gone for Shiv's choice you might see it differently.

    • @ulaytube9953
      @ulaytube9953 Před 2 lety +27

      What the hell are you talking about? Logan made it happen...Roman didn't do anything, much like his entire life...he does nothing but gets everything from his dad in exchange for his dad slapping him every now and again

    • @raibug3180
      @raibug3180 Před 2 lety +2

      @@romanmarshall602 I can't see Logan taking a hard (center) left turn unless there was great incentive, it was either the boring vp or the spicy fascist and Logan wanted someone he can play ball with and to chastise shiv

    • @comedownmachine4682
      @comedownmachine4682 Před 2 lety

      @@ulaytube9953 period

    • @NoeDuarte611
      @NoeDuarte611 Před 2 lety +31

      Yeah, Roman was the only one that actually worked that night. Shiv’s whole play was “this guy is quite fascist, let’s go with another one” without actually selling her option

  • @nexus9777
    @nexus9777 Před 2 lety +515

    god i love this show... i love how the writers are (either consciously or unconsciously) subverting typical 'hee hee ha ha fascists are bumbling and stupid' trump era entertainment which has been so prevalent over the past couple years. the subtle commentary on entertainment news whether its from the 'left' or the right is such gold, and they seem to have found a good balance between keeping the characters charismatic and alluring while still making the realism so effective it almost makes the show kinda scary. i could see succession going to some pretty dark places in the next couple years, but i know im in good hands and im here for it

    • @eliasqueen4020
      @eliasqueen4020 Před 2 lety +9

      +1 they writers definitely have their slants but all the same all you describe is what makes this good and intriguing art.

    • @harold__440
      @harold__440 Před 2 lety +1

      100% agree

    • @harold__440
      @harold__440 Před 2 lety

      100% agree

    • @harold__440
      @harold__440 Před 2 lety

      100 percent agree

    • @Thedarkknight2244
      @Thedarkknight2244 Před 2 lety +57

      Definitely. It keeps making sly commentary on the virtue signalling of the left and makes the left-right politics seem meaningless. Then it closes the episode of one of the most harrowing, and dark, depictions of right populism rising and the family empire undermining democracy.

  • @arshamspacey5375
    @arshamspacey5375 Před 9 měsíci +7

    The only thing that can make me happy is a spin-off about Jaryd Mencken

  • @Ereh729
    @Ereh729 Před 9 měsíci +66

    "Franco and H" Jesus Christ

  • @AlexsMemeDump
    @AlexsMemeDump Před 2 lety +20

    I love that Roman his rubbing lotion on his hands as he initiates the conversation. Nice callback to season 1: "I'm not good at corporate flirting, I prefer to just fuck"

  • @ryannarcisse
    @ryannarcisse Před 2 lety +11

    “E-girls with guns and juul pods” lmao. Dont forget the ski masks 😂

  • @catika505
    @catika505 Před 2 lety +119

    Why was this scene about destroying the world with fascism so homoerotic. Someone explain

    • @grantwilliams2650
      @grantwilliams2650 Před rokem

      That’s just how it is. Some of the most anti-gay politicians get found out to be gay left and right

    • @malkeytone3285
      @malkeytone3285 Před rokem +14

      Homoeroticism is weirdly a semi regular occurrence in super manly spaces. Toxic masculinity is about worshipping and aspiring to manliness, so some men end up admiring masculinity in an intimate way even if they’re not technically gay

    • @bigbeautifulape5283
      @bigbeautifulape5283 Před rokem

      fascists are often gay. most of hitler's associates were gay as fuck. even the bolsheviks made a note of how fascists are flaming gays

  • @mehmetemirakcay3560
    @mehmetemirakcay3560 Před rokem +12

    Giving how all the things worked out at the end, it’s crazy that roman was the one who made all the deals went well in the first place with mattson, mencken etc but at the end of the also he was the one out of all the cast suffered most from these exchanges.

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy Před 2 lety +12

    This character is what I THOUGHT Succession was gonna be about.
    And he’s only in one out of 29 episodes.

  • @christiangriffin4452
    @christiangriffin4452 Před 2 lety +65

    I really thought they were about to have a “moment” lol… and I wouldn’t have been surprised.

  • @lukeg1940
    @lukeg1940 Před 2 lety +515

    Do people in the comments not realize this character is literally a fascist. None of the candidates were good but as much as I love Roman he is just as evil it seems

    • @comsolo100
      @comsolo100 Před 2 lety +18

      Lol @ all the plebs not realising true fascism is a good thing

    • @Suzanne4415
      @Suzanne4415 Před 2 lety +118

      Thank god someone is talking about the fascist part, jesus christ folks.

    • @MrLogicalskill
      @MrLogicalskill Před 2 lety +133

      People don't realize how fucked up this scene is

    • @naurrrre
      @naurrrre Před 2 lety

      @@MrLogicalskill they didn’t fuck

    • @jetblack8250
      @jetblack8250 Před 2 lety +87

      @@comsolo100 the only good facist is a dead facist

  • @BatmanHQYT
    @BatmanHQYT Před rokem +51

    I love how Roman is listening to everything Mencken says from the standpoint of how good it'd be for ATN. He's both taken aback and weirdly delighted as to how much red meat they have on their hands now.

  • @kaitlyn6245
    @kaitlyn6245 Před 2 lety +24

    Fav scene from the season so far

  • @kennethuyabeme
    @kennethuyabeme Před 2 lety +78

    Personally this was very uncomfortable to watch but it is also so good. Always looked like Roman didn't care but now we know it's not an act, he really doesn't. His strategy here checks out though, hate sells, but he's messing with things he can't possibly control and it's gonna be funny when it all blows up in his face.

    • @MRTAILRED
      @MRTAILRED Před 2 lety +11

      Yup. He really doesn't give a shit. He'd suck off a fascist just to get his father's praises.

    • @stevenobrien557
      @stevenobrien557 Před rokem +4

      Almost like a rocket exploding

    • @KD-ou2np
      @KD-ou2np Před rokem

      ​@@stevenobrien557great point! Kinda funny how they set up these patterns with the characters but still keep you in suspense about where it will go. In real life we put ourselves in the same types of situations and similar problems over and over too.

  • @godgrid
    @godgrid Před 2 lety +77

    Roman is a short bi king

  • @emmajean8631
    @emmajean8631 Před rokem +24

    Roman literally flirting with fascism

    • @sergiosalazar8702
      @sergiosalazar8702 Před rokem

      Is it facism tho?

    • @ebrahimmunsif
      @ebrahimmunsif Před rokem +3

      @@sergiosalazar8702 Bro the president guy literally says that he won't change his beliefs when Roman asks him about fascism and then he goes to talk about the farm he tended that was taken away by 40 guys with boom boxes. Pretty simple metaphor

    • @ItsMyQuantMyQuantitative
      @ItsMyQuantMyQuantitative Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@sergiosalazar8702he literally said Franco & H bro

  • @EdoKwin
    @EdoKwin Před 2 lety +31

    You'd have to watch the episode for the full context, but there's a reason he grabs the Coke at the end and it's a brilliant touch

  • @pw4007
    @pw4007 Před rokem +9

    The writing on this show. Wow.

  • @georgedanilov8898
    @georgedanilov8898 Před rokem +27

    Just rewatched this after the last epidode, "America decides'
    Holy smokes

  • @wolfstar675
    @wolfstar675 Před 2 lety +25

    "Fascists are kind of cool, but not really"
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @BatmanHQYT
    @BatmanHQYT Před rokem +13

    Mencken is a creep but the "I mean, FUCK!" at 1:48 always makes me laugh.

  • @strangerrrrrrr
    @strangerrrrrrr Před 6 měsíci +6

    KISSSSS

  • @wildwind5571
    @wildwind5571 Před 2 lety +27

    i don’t know why but it always cracks me up when roman says “there was a very naughty boy called h” 0:56

  • @jbrook1332
    @jbrook1332 Před 2 lety +3

    Only episode I’ve rewatched multiple times

  • @waveali5620
    @waveali5620 Před rokem +11

    The actor who plays Mencken is great. He had me wanting to punch Mencken within a minute or two of his character's introduction.

  • @alexb7858
    @alexb7858 Před rokem +15

    1:23 The fact that they were having a conversation while looking at a mirror says it all, but I still got a feeling that it was a bit too much for Roman.

  • @G-Mulaa
    @G-Mulaa Před rokem +5

    This prove Roman is more like his Father and isn't afraid to rub shoulders with potential future presidents

  • @marcusshakur3481
    @marcusshakur3481 Před 5 měsíci +7

    This Mecken character is the epitome of disgusting

  • @seankoontz4235
    @seankoontz4235 Před 2 lety +213

    It’s weird how Jaryd was completely dropped from the rest of the season. In fact, my biggest issue with season 3 was how quickly new characters would come and go (see also: Sanaa Lathan and Adrien Brody’s characters). At least Alexander Skarsgard got a substantial role

    • @Matt-ky8re
      @Matt-ky8re Před 2 lety +67

      Makes absolutely no sense how they used some of these secondary characters. Like I understand it’s a lot to jam into 9 episodes but then don’t create so many different compelling characters? Idk. Mencken was a beast and deserved more screen time.

    • @elr6212
      @elr6212 Před 2 lety +127

      I think they're setting up characters for season 4. Mencken will be back because Logan is backing him in politics, and Mattson will be back because he owns Waystar now

    • @gonzalo4658
      @gonzalo4658 Před rokem +7

      @@Matt-ky8re dude, if ur gonna put it that way, then ur wrong and i think the show’s perfect. Here comes a season 4.

    • @gonzalo4658
      @gonzalo4658 Před rokem +1

      @@elr6212 exactly there we have it. They think the writers are confused

    • @bullbunnies
      @bullbunnies Před rokem

      THEY WILL BE BACK!

  • @luisito2174
    @luisito2174 Před 2 lety +8

    Borko would be proud, Sir Complicated Airflow.

  • @ahmeddebrov3379
    @ahmeddebrov3379 Před 2 lety +11

    I really loved character lol and the actor did a fantastic job hope to see him more.

  • @bitchboy8114
    @bitchboy8114 Před 2 lety +106

    weirdly homoerotic

  • @bullbunnies
    @bullbunnies Před rokem +6

    Love that eye raise @ 3:23

  • @kalopsia7115
    @kalopsia7115 Před 2 lety +83

    Just guys being dudes

    • @Nice_Fella
      @Nice_Fella Před 2 lety +17

      Just dudes being guys

    • @Me-ip7tt
      @Me-ip7tt Před 2 lety +6

      @@Nice_Fella While secretly wanting to fuck each other 🤣

    • @meghanelaraby277
      @meghanelaraby277 Před 2 lety

      @@Me-ip7tt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @kendallpigg5097
    @kendallpigg5097 Před 2 lety +15

    Couple of episodes later, Roman was back in the bathroom with a guy, trying not to watch him pee. Great character, great actor.

  • @yoitslemonboy6988
    @yoitslemonboy6988 Před 2 lety +3

    this is such a fantastic scene!

  • @daphuc1
    @daphuc1 Před 2 lety +130

    "I don't have a lot of boundaries" as he moves closer. "I think you could use our push"..."I think YOU could use mine" as they stare and wink at each other.
    I was so sure they were gonna make out by the end of that scene lol. Roman found his other half and might be in love 😂

  • @redacted000
    @redacted000 Před rokem +4

    2:34 this was insane

  • @raibug3180
    @raibug3180 Před 2 lety +105

    Manifesting the gay fascist roman-ce plotline

    • @Me-ip7tt
      @Me-ip7tt Před 2 lety +13

      All fascists are homophobic cos they’re in the closet, they hate women so who else are they gonna secretly lust after.

    • @eugenia2682
      @eugenia2682 Před 2 lety +2

      pretty sure those words together are the funniest thing i'll read for what's left of the year

    • @eugenia2682
      @eugenia2682 Před 2 lety +4

      @@goodfortune4317 i interpreted it as them feeling the power through their libido. as in the thrill they get from just being there, making some big choices makes them feel insatiable. what are they supposed to feel? happy? excited? that's not enough man

    • @nizvkfb7vsbvrsct723
      @nizvkfb7vsbvrsct723 Před 2 lety +6

      @@goodfortune4317 dude stop copy pasting your shitty take over and over again. Its embarrassing

    • @tiredfrog308
      @tiredfrog308 Před 2 lety +12

      @@goodfortune4317 What a chronically online take. Please interact with people offline, you’ll quickly see that you’re whining about a strawman. Kieran Culkin said it himself in the official HBO podcast: Roman Roy has been written as bisexual from season 1 ( it became “more complex than that” as his psychosexual desires were explored). The writers likely intended for there to be a degree of sexual tension between these characters as to a) elude back to Roman’s confusing sexuality, and b) encapsulate the seduction and radicalisation of predominantly rich white men into alt-right mindsets, and c) further their interesting power dynamic.

  • @shanew2150
    @shanew2150 Před 2 lety +40

    Okay, not that I think it'll manifest in any way, and maybe it's just me, but I am detecting some underlying sexual tension between these two lol

  • @sixuangong5275
    @sixuangong5275 Před 2 lety +9

    This is so well written!

  • @WallaceJones499
    @WallaceJones499 Před rokem +35

    Literal billionaires blaming immigrants lol.

    • @EOTA564
      @EOTA564 Před rokem

      You know who really doesn’t like immigrants? Recent immigrants! Why do you think Trump’s share of the Hispanic vote increased? But no - muh white supremacy!

    • @spearofconquest
      @spearofconquest Před rokem +6

      @@EOTA564 cuban's in miami are why and that has nothing to do with trump. 2 generations of cuban's hate anything left because of Castro. They'd vote for Hitler if he ran against a Liberal Jesus.

  • @ghostface1304
    @ghostface1304 Před 2 lety +40

    Its so nice when guys show affection to each other

  • @Sufjanstayvens
    @Sufjanstayvens Před rokem +39

    "i don't think this scene is gay" ok well maybe you're watching wrong bc succession frequently ties business and sex together and conflates them. the way the characters speak and act during business deals is extremely psychosexual. that's like roman's entire thing.

  • @Fan_Made_Videos
    @Fan_Made_Videos Před 2 lety +8

    The actor portraying Jaryd would make an excellent Annatar/Sauron

  • @saratadesse8048
    @saratadesse8048 Před 2 lety +60

    H … I SCREAMED when I realised who they were referring to

    • @mahimarajpal2458
      @mahimarajpal2458 Před 2 lety

      Who?

    • @joewithajay
      @joewithajay Před 2 lety +7

      @@mahimarajpal2458 Hitler

    • @Me-ip7tt
      @Me-ip7tt Před 2 lety +5

      They might of well said T instead

    • @lindakachur4862
      @lindakachur4862 Před 2 lety

      @@joewithajay Really? You screamed? H wasn't as evil as the banksters and history has made him out to be. H was given a boatload of money to start a world war, against the Caucasian Christians, but instead, H used it to make Germany great again and succeeded wildy beyond their dreams. Churchill, the drunken druid, was the true war monger. If you turn history inside out, and upside down, you get closer to the real truth.

    • @kaya7555
      @kaya7555 Před 2 lety +24

      @@lindakachur4862 wtf

  • @Tabbylover55
    @Tabbylover55 Před 2 lety +189

    It's nice to see Justin Kirk getting a juicy role and he did well as fascist Mencken, I hate his guts already. Hope we get to see more of him in future episodes.
    What I don't get is why would Logan pick him as his presidential candidate, when it's heavily suggested that Mencken is a loose cannon that won't be easily manipulated.

    • @samfilmkid
      @samfilmkid Před 2 lety +69

      Because he’ll draw in the ratings for his networks. Also Logan finally settled on him because his assistant/fuck buddy gave the nod of approval. She sees something in Mencken and it’s scary.

    • @shortyrags
      @shortyrags Před 2 lety +4

      All for the views

    • @u2rocks7993
      @u2rocks7993 Před 2 lety +2

      LOVE me some Justin Kirk, he’s been due for a juicy part

    • @lindakachur4862
      @lindakachur4862 Před 2 lety

      All the other hopefuls were pathetic sick puppets. Mencken is a breath of hot fire.

    • @swagmaster2276
      @swagmaster2276 Před 2 lety +7

      @@lindakachur4862 are you saying the self proclaimed fascist was the best pick???

  • @gregkut1
    @gregkut1 Před 2 lety +9

    Hahaha “creepin on the come up” Roman… great writing to come up with all these roundabout ways to say what they mean

  • @word1013
    @word1013 Před rokem +11

    amid infectious humor and easy banter burns a provocative idealism... also love the meticulous attempt to mollify the aridity of probing questions with sexual innuendo. Great Performance! Bravo!

  • @wowbobwow37
    @wowbobwow37 Před rokem

    Nice resurgence of Justin Kirk on Succession and Perry Mason.

  • @bltr2507
    @bltr2507 Před rokem +21

    'Fuck!' at 1:55 it's because he can no longer handle the palpable sexual tension between him and Roman

  • @evam7431
    @evam7431 Před rokem +2

    such a brilliant scene

  • @sgtlamancha805
    @sgtlamancha805 Před 2 lety +29

    ‘First you have to put in before you take out’. 🤔

  • @thedeans6247
    @thedeans6247 Před 2 lety +193

    The thing I find so fascinating about this scene is how their approach to fascism isn’t based on their actual beliefs. The only desire they have is power, so they use the fears of the layman to get it.
    SPOILERS
    The scene with Kendall and Logan where Logan says “I know things about people or I wouldn’t turn a buck, not necessarily nice things,” ties into this. What Logan knows is this: humans are fearful creatures of survival, who have always had an enemy to defeat in order to stay alive. In the past two elections, it’s been shown that voters have chosen to vote against a candidate instead of for one, on both sides of the aisle.
    If we want to move forward, we have to stop using hate as our way of expressing love.

    • @EOTA564
      @EOTA564 Před rokem +2

      Any political movement will contain a spectrum of motivations. Look at the upper echelons of the Nazi party - Goering the ruthless and cynical pragmatist vs Himmler the ideologue. One of Hitler’s talents was in balancing these interests.

    • @alexk6343
      @alexk6343 Před rokem +3

      Very well said, you can never lose on betting on our worse instincts. Good people and intentions dry up and change but people will never not have the ugly side. Roman is the bootleg Logan for real.

    • @Dapryor
      @Dapryor Před rokem +1

      Great point.

    • @BoogieDownProduction
      @BoogieDownProduction Před rokem +1

      "If we want to move forward, we have to stop using hate as our way of expressing love." - what an incredibly vapid sentience.

    • @thedeans6247
      @thedeans6247 Před rokem

      @@BoogieDownProduction I think the real vapid sentence is your response which included no elaboration whatsoever. My point is that love is commonly expressed through means of exclusion or discrimination, both acts of hatred.

  • @samfilmkid
    @samfilmkid Před 2 lety +55

    This was the most terrifying scene in the whole show…so far.

  • @SeaBassTian
    @SeaBassTian Před 2 lety +19

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought they have chemistry & were going to consummate the boys club.

  • @TuchNGoh
    @TuchNGoh Před rokem +13

    3:00 - 3:10 is fucking poetry 😭
    Dudes got a way with words.

  • @Sophie_kent
    @Sophie_kent Před rokem +3

    Jaryd Mencken needs his own show. In the White House.

  • @harrykeeling2964
    @harrykeeling2964 Před 2 lety +32

    This is like if Trump was clever and had an ideology.

    • @rayzala1393
      @rayzala1393 Před 2 lety +6

      Lol guy became President of the United States while everyone mocked him saying he didn't have a chance. Jeb Bush came from a family with 2 previous presidents, plenty of money, had a good head on his shoulders, and all the connections and still got beat out by a guy who said he 'grabs em by the pussy' when #MeToo was in it's prime. People make fun of the guy all the time but would never get anywhere near the success he's had. People don't realize that he was clever because he was one of the first candiates to talk to the people like another person and not talk to them like politician.

    • @TheRobbo007
      @TheRobbo007 Před rokem

      Trump is very clever but it’s his foresight that is terrifying because it comes true.

    • @EOTA564
      @EOTA564 Před rokem +2

      Mencken is more like if you had Jordan Peterson but with Richard Spencer’s ideology c.2017.

    • @safirouhi1651
      @safirouhi1651 Před rokem

      @@EOTA564 so…Jordan Peterson

    • @ItsMyQuantMyQuantitative
      @ItsMyQuantMyQuantitative Před 11 měsíci

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@safirouhi1651jordan peterson isn’t remotely close to 2016/17 richard spencer.
      Never heard peterson say “hail victory”.
      Also, peterson loves israel.

  • @staceyanderson8916
    @staceyanderson8916 Před rokem +6

    Watching him lotion his hands drives me wild and I don't understand why.