Succession spoilers season 1-4 below
Episode six, Living+, was not what we expected, at all. After episode 3, 4 and 5 which were exhilarating beyond belief, all of this week’s shenanigans felt rather subdued.
The episode saw the whole Waystar crew head to LA to launch a new luxury retirement homes product, Living+. There was, naturally, some drama as Kendall and Roman started to lose control as co-CEOs, Gerri was fired (again), Shiv and Tom made some (sort of) amends to their relationship, and Logan popped up in a clip filmed before he died.
But the rest of the storylines – about the GoJo deal, Logan’s estate, Matsson and Shiv, Connor’s presidential race, and the PGM deal, for example – were left completely untouched. We’ll surely find out in the coming weeks what Succession’s brilliant writers were setting up here, and why they decided to go this route.
Fans poured online to talk about the latest episode of the show: here is our pick of this week’s best fan reactions.
Logan still loomed large
Logan is no longer alive and still manages to do this to his childrens.#Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/SAAQyybMfJ
— Kevin Tarazi. | Succession & Barry era (@KevinTarazi) May 1, 2023
Big, big shoes. pic.twitter.com/Dm4Kk8iNPG
— Succession (@succession) May 1, 2023
When Kendall said “isn’t that right, Dad?” and looked at the screen #succession pic.twitter.com/anWJ7ipzyg
— Shannon (@techlawbae) May 1, 2023
Kendall and Roman quickly showed they might not be up to the job
Kendall and Roman as joint CEOs #shiv #succession pic.twitter.com/JBr5KsvkI9
— Rosco (@073258952a) May 1, 2023
Logan was right when he said they were not serious people #Succession pic.twitter.com/Kdydm1FaXk
— yaya (@parfaitillusion) May 1, 2023
Shiv: what exactly happened?
— em🪻💛 (@_EMMinem) May 1, 2023
Kendall and Roman:#SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/TJnbr9jkfj
Kendall Roy MASTERCLASS tonight. The juice is loose baby!!#Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/OInh8WcUPb
— loose juice (@greenlife497) May 1, 2023
Tom and Shiv were playing games, as usual
The Roys and their games. #succession pic.twitter.com/oJUVVsvpUd
— HBO (@HBO) May 1, 2023
Every Tom and Shiv scene is more strange and intense than the last and yet I’m always watching with such delight #succession pic.twitter.com/nWqDPVJoqP
— Paige (@_samepaige_) May 1, 2023
the rest of people at this party watching tom and shiv bite each other #succession pic.twitter.com/2XVC4xKiIK
— señorita awesome (@taraep02) May 1, 2023
People were loving Karl, Gerri and Frank
The only spinoff I want. #Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/n5zqpazdie
— Flyra Glass (@BackhandBandit) May 1, 2023
Gerri being fired then still showing up to watch whatever fucking car crash Kendall is about to do. motherest mother to ever mother. #Succession pic.twitter.com/koGqM32Kk5
— holly 🌙 (@hollylottie88) May 1, 2023
karl eating everyoneeee up this season #Succession pic.twitter.com/7tGDvignZ7
— tehya (@almostfivethree) May 1, 2023
But thought J. Smith-Cameron’s performance was particularly outstanding
this fight between Roman and Gerri made my jaw drop. and her lip quiver at the very end??? give J. Smith-Cameron the Emmy#Succession pic.twitter.com/HOFM5VkLYy
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) May 1, 2023
“I am good at my job”
— Charlotte (@charlieMSG) May 1, 2023
The trembles in her voice, her being on the verge of crying but also her rage and nervousness. This is acting at its finesse.
J. SMITH-CAMERON YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND ♥️#Succession pic.twitter.com/KledGXxYcV
And of course, Nicholas Britell’s score tied it all together
Nicholas Britell writing the music for this show #Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/5Nh8HMRH7H
— Kyle (obsessed with Succession) Sandino (@KyleSandino) May 1, 2023
This scene from #Succession #SuccessionHBO has Kendall Roy looking so content ,and at peace with all his demons-even if for a moment. The musical score by Nicholas Britell just adds to it pic.twitter.com/2uSgpxuLmw
— Wasi (@iWasii) May 1, 2023
