Succession
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This is a horrible task he knows will result in failure and humiliation.
The second seemingly odious task is actually a gift for Tom.
Abusing Greg under the guise of corporate mentorship is Toms favorite sport.
Power has always been a central theme inSuccession, but Lion in the Meadow articulates it with stunning comprehensiveness.
After all, thats what the Trump presidencywas all about.
That coronation was ruined by Kendall piping Rape Me into the event.
Yet its somehow worse than that: Her title is functionally meaningless.
He has serious dirt on the corporate culture under his racist, neglectful father.
(What was that they used to say around here?
No Blacks, no Jews, no women above the fourth floor.)
Yet Kendall isnt hearing it.
], and (3) become CEO of Waystar Royco.)
But hes either shrewd or foolhardy enough to continue to commit to the bit.
Youre 600 years old and youve pissed off your fucking boyfriend, the president, he says.
And hes sending the Feds on you, and youre wriggling, but youre in too deep.
He knows Shiv has been a disaster, which suggests hes still getting info from the inside.
(From his old turncoat buddy Frank, maybe?)
And he points out the casually oblivious anti-Semitic language Logan used around Josh.
Maybe Kendall doesnt have the power he believes he has.
Maybe hes just a sad addict who steals batteries.
But Logan didnt need to keel over on Joshs estate for his own weakness to be revealed.
Its bringing out the worst in them.
Different times, indeed.
He is a family man, after all.
And Greg abandoning his lawyer would notch another victory for Logan over his brother.
Tom: Id castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat.
Greg: You okay, Tom?
