This article contains major spoilers for Succession S3E4, “Lion in the Meadow” They did it. Succession gave us the moment we had been waiting for and it surpassed all of my expectations. Succession S3E4, titled “Lion in the Meadow”, gave us the long awaited meeting between Kendall and his father, Logan. This was the first time they had been with…

This article contains major spoilers for Succession S3E3, “The Disruption” Succession S3E3 had the unenviable task of following an extremely dramatic season premiere and one of the best episodes in series history, at least in this writer’s opinion. Not an easy position to be in at all but this episode delivered in terms of advancing the plot in a…

The following contains spoilers to Succession S3E2, “Mass in Time of War” Succession S3E2, entitled “Mass in Time of War”, was everything I love about this series. Some of the sharpest dialogue on television (or film). Some of the most clever one-liners and hilarious setups I’ve seen anywhere. Family dynamics on full display, years of scar tissue…

The following contains spoilers to Succession S3E1, “Secession”—the Season 3 premiere After a wait that felt cruelly long, Succession returned for its third season on HBO, picking up exactly where it’s blockbuster second season ended. The third season premiere was one of the most intense hours of the series to date and one in which the table was set for…

Succession ended its incredibly strong second season with a deserving finale, one in which all of our main players took noticeable steps forward or backward. This season has been largely about the Roy siblings’ desire for their father’s approval, which not only doesn’t come easily but also seems to come in the strangest of ways. If…

”We’re going to need a blood sacrifice.” Logan’s words to Shiv as the penultimate episode of Succession‘s second season ended can’t stop playing through my head today. This season, we’ve seen how ruthless the patriarch of the Roy family can be, perhaps becoming even more ruthless as he begins to slip due to age and health.…

What makes Succession such a standout show is its ability to do a lot of things well. Series creator Jesse Armstrong has given himself enough flexibility to have episodes that favor over-the-top comedy, extravagant hijinks, self-reflection, or—as in this week’s episode—extreme emotional wounds taking center stage, and the show still feels like itself. In Succession S2E7, we…

Succession has always been a show about an empire needing to change its guard. Way back in the pilot episode, we saw Logan hospitalized and panic ensue as nobody knew who was truly next in line. Since then, the show has been about the aging emperor clinging tightly to his power, denying his need to plan…

Every week I ask myself, how can Succession top last week’s episode? There has to be a cooldown, a slowing down of the action, so we can build to the crescendo in the season finale, right? Still wrong. Succession S2E5 saw the Roy family meet an alternative reality version of themselves in an episode that gave us…

I didn’t know if Succession could top how hysterically dark “Boar on the Floor” was. I didn’t know if they could top how truly heartbreaking it was to watch Kendall take a seat at the table in his dad’s office. Hell, I didn’t even know if they could top Season 1. But every week so far, Succession has pushed…