This past weekend was full of huge TV finales, particularly on the cable side of things. HBO delivered the Season 2 conclusion for Somebody Somewhere, which was preceded by the respective series finales for Bill Hader’s adored Barry and the awards magnet Succession. The latter finally delivered an answer for the show’s title, and the finale featured some of the best lines on TV of any weekend, with fans split on how successful the swan song was. But you know who isn’t wading through those particular internet debates? Known TV enthusiast and horror mastermind Stephen King.
As one of Twitter’s more outspoken pop culture cornerstones, King has lavished praise on many TV shows over the years, with Peacock’s Poker Face being a 2023 highlight for the genre enthusiast. (With “pulp” being the genre of choice in that case.) But here we are, two days after Succession’s fourth-season capper, and the bestselling author took to Twitter to share not a tribute but a mini-roast of HBO’s critical darling, as seen below.
