Succession season 1-4 spoilers below
Episode five was back to business as the Roys and the cronies flew to Lukas Matsson’s annual retreat in Norway to try and close the GoJo deal. Well, as could have been expected given that Kendall has been keen to tank the deal since episode two, things did not play out all that smoothly.
As it stands at the end of week five, very little has been resolved: Kendall and Roman are secretly trying to make the GoJo deal implode, but Matsson’s onto them and has made an offer so good it’s going to be hard to refuse.
Shiv has some (rather incriminating) information about Matsson that could give her real power in future negotiations. And GoJo’s people have sized up the Waystar Royco crew and have made a list of the staff members that they will be firing once the acquisition goes through. Gerri and Karolina aren’t on the list; basically everyone else is.
Here’s our pick of the best fan reactions to another brilliant episode, which marks the halfway point of the final season.
Much of Twitter felt that Shiv won episode five
matsson telling Shiv that he sent the girl his blood periodically and Shiv not using that against him to give up on ATN...oh she's in her villain era!
— a-as/w • (@vdfate) April 24, 2023
SHIV IS BACK BABY HER EPISODE TRULY #Succession pic.twitter.com/FgobhlVgfl
— jfkane_is_cool (@jfkane2023) April 24, 2023
she’s everything, they’re just ken #Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/3zMj7XteZR
— Brooke Steinberg (@SteinbergBrooke) April 24, 2023
Though Kendall was also on top form as Waystar’s new co-CEO
Kendall roy entering the buidling. #Succession pic.twitter.com/10fPbGxfPV
— aon (@aonassad9) April 24, 2023
You already know he’s gonna say some wild shit next week#Succession#SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/ym2JlRViMc
— mark (@marksiembida) April 24, 2023
My favorite scene from this episode.#Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/0bD97zxvhr
— Kevin Tarazi. | Succession day (@KevinTarazi) April 24, 2023
And Lukas Matsson was hilarious
The people behind Succession know how important a good plot is.
— Jhony (@jramirezjunco) April 24, 2023
The plot:
#Succession #SuccesionHBO pic.twitter.com/vqSZhoi5zk
Tom had another rough week
at no point in this conversation could i predict what was going to happen next pic.twitter.com/xEz3tjn2lr
— rachel | succession s4 spoilers (@princekendalll) April 24, 2023
Look at his face. 😭#Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/nPXUjObLyc
— Kevin Tarazi. | Succession day (@KevinTarazi) April 24, 2023
Greg was a bumbling idiot, again
Greg: “I read an article in the Economist” #Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/6Y2cVT2cIJ
— em🪻💛 (@_EMMinem) April 24, 2023
Everybody to Greg every week: #Succession pic.twitter.com/qI1bzd1zfj
— Cherchez La Femme (@FrankieVtotheD) April 24, 2023
Shiv and Matsson’s relationship went up a notch
Don’t let your husband & unborn child stop you from finding your man #Succession pic.twitter.com/ZNTjSSXiGG
— Glowja Cat✨• IG: selfcarecoka (@c0kahina) April 24, 2023
oh this shiv and matsson thing, whatever it is, is gonna be SO MESSY #succession #SuccessionHBO
— this barbie has a substack (@mjewrites) April 24, 2023
matsson telling shiv about repeatedly sending a woman half a liter of his blood “as a joke” and her first reaction being “first of all, good one” lmfaoooooooo
— i want to bailey-ve 🛸 (@been_herde) April 24, 2023
Kieran Culkin gave an amazing performance on top of a mountain
Well, now we know what will be Kieran Culkin’s Emmy clip later this year. #Succession pic.twitter.com/neM27zKvdR
— Edgar Ortega (@edgorteg) April 24, 2023
The way Keiran Culkin ate that last scene with Matsson#succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/OGiVz1w6zM
— MRD (@mrd_1990) April 24, 2023
Karolina and Gerri avoided GoJo’s “kill list”
Karolina and Gerri avoiding the kill list #SuccessionHBO#Succession pic.twitter.com/M0VTYpyylF
— Brit Mockler (@bamcklr) April 24, 2023
matsson just proved that gerrolina runs waystar & that the company would crumble without them ❤️
— cee | succ spoilers (@knopelemons) April 24, 2023
Shiv Roy being a girls girl and keeping Gerri and Karolina off the kill list #Succession pic.twitter.com/xyCt7pEK95
— Wasi (@iWasii) April 24, 2023
And Frank and Karl made everyone laugh, as usual
this was my heartstopper pic.twitter.com/CWRhfhKxPr
— rachel | succession s4 spoilers (@princekendalll) April 24, 2023