Succession
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They can only think in short-term victories.
Kendall Roy is the worst chess player in history.
And it is hilariously, tragically clear from the beginning that Kendall has not thought any of this through.
He seemed to believe that the man who killed the king would also assume the throne.
Look, I need a sealed unit here, he says.
I need a clean jar.
So are you in for this fucking revolution?
(She is not.)
And without damaging the company to the extent that you lose control at your shareholder meeting?
He can expect subpoenas from the government, too.
(Frank, his trusty turncoat from the Sandy-Stewy alliance, is still considering his options.)
Hes the cool boss.
The morality of the cruises situation is of no interest to any of the Roys, certainly not Kendall.
For the kids, its about whos in charge.
For Logan, its about whether his current mess is survivable.
(Id lay you badly, but Id lay you gladly, says Roman.)
As a father, thats all he knows how to do.
Just feed me the metadata.
Anything thats going to get the markets moving reputationally.
I think the headline needs to be: Fuck the weather.
Were changing the cultural climate.
When Greg likens the car ride after the press conference to O.J.
Simpson if he hadnt killed anyone, Kendalls dark joke (Who said I never killed anyone?)
is a quick reminder about the life he was responsible for taking after Shivs wedding reception.
He used to feel worse about that.
This involves blurbing all the worst reviews and making it into a thing for the hipsters and dipshits.
