Succession

ShakyJake said:

This is odd. From Google's Bard with the prompt, 'Give me a summary of the finale of HBO's Succession":

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Sure. The finale of HBO's Succession, titled "With Open Eyes," aired on May 28, 2023. The episode picks up with Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) attempting to rally support to stop the GoJo merger. He meets with his siblings, Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook), and their mother, Caroline (Harriet Walter), in an attempt to get them on his side. However, they all have their own reasons for wanting the merger to go through.

Kendall eventually gets the votes he needs to stop the merger, but he is betrayed by Shiv, who votes in favor of the deal. This leaves Kendall feeling betrayed and alone. He goes on a bender and ends up crashing his car. He is taken to the hospital, where he is visited by Logan (Brian Cox). Logan tells Kendall that he is proud of him for trying to stop the merger, but he also tells him that he is not ready to be CEO.

The episode ends with the GoJo merger going through. Logan is named CEO of the new company, and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) is named his number two. The Roy family is still in control of Waystar Royco, but they are a changed family. The power struggle has taken its toll on them all, and they are all struggling to find their place in the new world order.

The finale of Succession was met with critical acclaim. Critics praised the episode for its complex characters, its sharp writing, and its stunning visuals. The episode was also a ratings success, drawing in over 10 million viewers.

The finale of Succession was a fitting end to a brilliant series. The episode was a satisfying conclusion to the story of the Roy family, and it left viewers with a lot to think about. Succession is a show that will be talked about for years to come, and the finale is a testament to its greatness.

AI hallucinations?

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spronk said:

we binged through the entire show in the last 3 weeks, good stuff. I don't think I'd quite put it at the top of peak TV lists like Dark, Breaking Bad, Wire, etc but its definitely near the bottom of that list or at the top of tier 2 television.

We actually had to stop and take a break after season 4, episode 3. Not because of any sense of loss at a characters death but because it felt like a nuke went off.

When you binge watch it one thing that really stands out is how absolutely incompetent and awful the Roy kids are. The ending makes total sense from that POV. They never BUILT ANYTHING by themselves. All they were ever doing is making deals, and doing it extremely poorly. They were god awful at relationships and reading people, constantly fucking over everyone they did a handshake with or getting fucked over. I felt that was the point of the show, they were the parasites of society who didn't create anything and supremely unqualified to run anything, just like most of the people at the top in the real world. And yet everything mostly still runs ok.

The only minor thing I'd say about the finale is Mattson should have been smarter about the last 24 hours, I thought he was setting up a trap for the Roys when the CEO stuff leaked.

A prequel starring a young Logan Roy might be interesting but I dunno

Emmys next year gonna be wild

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Seananigans said:

Funny, Pedro has no business being on that list imo.

My vote would be Kieran Culkin, I think. I was supremely impressed by his performance throughout, but especially S4E10 obviously.

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Kirun said:

Yeah, I agree that Pedro is a really silly choice.

That said, I think Kieran should win it simply for the acting talent he showed at the funeral. That breakdown felt super genuine and I've seen tons of people grieve that way, myself included(basically act as if you're fine, life moves on, yada yada and then completely "lose it" at some point down the line).

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