Funnily enough that was the easiest part haha. I had the rap written on Monday, the rest of the video is what took a bulk of it. Now finding all the clips for the montage took much longer!
@@HizzyHay do yourself a favor and watch thr sopranos. Succession and sopranos hold the positions of some of the best television shoes that have ever come out.
Tom was the best written and acted character of the series and I will die on this hill. I’m tired of all the Shiv stans ignoring how bad she treated him because he chose Logan. He picked Logan so she would see him as an equal and not just her little play thing.
1:13 just realised that chicken grab - taking from Logan what was Logan's - was a portent of what transpires in the end. Logan even replied like the rest of us by exclaiming "WTF"?!
The episode where they declare Mencken as the winner in ATN showed us how competent Tom actually is (even tho he just follows oders). He takes his job seriously, something the kids never did. And I think that whole episode was to show us and set it up he was going to win and why.
Yeah even though he’s making some terrible followed orders he does a good job handling the chaos even while on cocaine. I can’t wait to give that one a rewatch
The guy is a solider, but he's very calculated and does things for his own benefit. He follows orders because it brings him close to his endgame, which actually makes him the most ruthless out of everybody. He plays the part of somebody who follows orders, but don't let that fool you
The first thing I said after the episode ended was “… Tom ate that.”💀💀 but that was genuinely a good twist I actually didn’t see coming as I thought Mattson hated him.
One thought that I had was that every character got what they wanted in a perverse, monkey's paw way * Shiv wanted Tom to be CEO in the beginning of the show. She abandoned that when she herself became a prospect, but that was her original position, even if she was not deeply committed to it. The price? Becoming a second Caroline, a woman with power squandered by social position as a CEO's wife. She regained her relationship with Tom, yes, but it was not the one she wanted: Tom is no longer "servile" (to her). She is not in control. * Roman wants acceptance and deeply fears failure. His clownery is in part a bid to have a niche for himself because of his deeply felt inadequacy, a self-concept which he reaffirms through his masochism (sexual and otherwise). He embraces failure and torture on terms he can control because of the abuse he has endured. To my knowledge, he is the only Roy kid to have been physically abused by Logan. At the end of the show, he is right back where he started, having endured an extreme failure yet at the same time having asserted his own agency ( in going for the role in the first place). In doing so, he found self-acceptance or at least self-awareness. ("We're bullshit.") * Kendall wanted to be his father. And he got that in every way except for the CEO role. In the funeral episode he was very obviously a Logan 2.0, terrorizing his own kids in the same way Logan did ("everything I did I did for my children"). Ewan says that Logan, at some point, decided to stop trying to be good. Kendall than stood up and more or less declared that he had made the same decision ("I hope it's in me"). Ultimately, he treated Shiv the same way Logan did, having gone from "Fuck the patriarchy" to "I am the eldest boy." He treated Roman the same way Logan did: with physical abuse, if not in his violent hug than at least in the boardroom confrontation when he grabs his face. Kendall wanted to be Logan. He got that. And it was hollow, because it turns out what he wanted was not to be Logan after all: he wanted Logan to accept him and love him. And now that he *is* Logan, and he *hates* himself, he has nothing. * Tom wanted security under the protection of a powerfuk leader (initially, Logan) and a relationship with Shiv. He got both of those things in Mattson and in the Graduate-esque closing scene in which Shiv reluctantly takes his hand. Yet it is clear that now that he has those things, he has changed. He has a relationship with Shiv now, but does he want it anymore? "Honestly, Shiv, I don’t know." And Mattson's dynamic is much more malevolent than Logan's. If we want to build on the Greek/Oedipal thing, The patriarch is no longer a father-(in-law)-figure, he is now an overt sexual threat ("I want to fuck her.").
I keep thinking about Tom and Shiv (and this goes to the arguments that with make the show live on) and I think there’s actually a good chance they might be in a good position. Mattson might be a powerful leader but he’s a psycho, they have all the ammo on that. Also he doesn’t even seem like he has a ton of ideas, he says he doesn’t need Shiv for politics because of how easy it is after one day of trying. Great assessment of all their monkey’s paw arcs. I thought your but about Kendall the end was brilliant.
There was a psychologist who reviewed the last episode and said that Shiv became her mother, and she will probably f*ck Matsson💀💀💀hahaha and well Tom remained the same but instead of being docile to Logan he is docile to Matsson
@@biggyls4297 yes, I think that makes sense as her knee jerk reaction, but you can see her opinion on Kendall start to sour when they get to the office. In the end, she’s put in the position of choosing Ken or Tom as CEO at the board meeting. I think she comes to the conclusion that Tom is the better option for her (especially considering the baby). She and Tom spent the whole season building up their relationship
Yep. She was disgusted at the idea of kendall taking their father's spot because he didnt deserve it. But if the alternative CEO had been anyone else, she would have bit the bullet and voted for Kendall and kept the business in the family. With Tom being CEO, it just added the extra layer of "at least it still keeps Waystar close to the family this way" and has her future kids in a symbolic line of succession (only symbolic since the family doesnt own it anymore). And I love how miserable that makes her cuz she'll never be free from the idea that she'll never get what she deserves and will have to remain underneath people she believes herself superior to (while also being an inevitably horrible mother). So poetic.
@@HizzyHaypersonally I think it was because she wanted the convenience of scheduling once their child is born.. 😂 the only way for her to get that was to vote no for Kendall.
Shiv is right that Kendall could not do the job, but that is not the reason she betrays him. She might be fooling herself that that is the reason she changes sides, but in reality she just can't bring herself to let Kendall "win". However, I don't see a great future for Waystar/ATN. Mattson will make his money, but his shenanigans will catch up with him
I think Succession is a combo of Shakespearean comedy and tragedy. Armstrong cares deeply about these follies and romances and shit that characters find themselves in. He structures them very intentionally. Greg with Dasha Nekrasova’s character, whoever Logan is dating at a given time, Conwilla of course. The show is obviously more tragedy, but I appreciate the implementation of these very polygamous love stories (Gerri and Rome, Greg and the two different ladies at the end of s3, Shiv and the Jake gyllenhaal guy; Tom, the prostituite girl and Rome, etc.). I always think of Smiles of a Summer Night by Bergman as much as I think of the Seventh Seal or something with this show.
I think the scene between Tom and Matsson in Sweden wasn't actually a strike... though it may seem so at first glance, when you rewatch it, you realize that Tom's answer wasn't some bullshit suck up answer, of him trying to act all fake insightful by trying to bring up some The Economist article about France like Greg did. His answer was actually insightful. It was a commentary on the American "post imperial" mindset. It showed that Tom understood the American public as head of ATN, and that someone with such an American perspective, which Matsson was lacking, would be useful to keep around if Matsson was going to be buying Waystar. You can see on Matsson's expression that he was actually somewhat impressed by Tom's response, while he did not care for Greg's fake wittiness at all. It's those brilliant scenes with their little nuances that make the show so good and worth rewatching.
Might have been a mistake on my part I assumed “won” in the quotes would make it seem like “hey it could be he actually won or just he won the hearts of the fans!”. Mistake on judgment thinking the who won isn’t actually a big spoiler (I still think if you watch the show you’ll get the same amount out of it fwiw). I’m working on another title right now I just don’t know exactly what else to call it at the moment.
I get why a lot of women fans rooted for Shiv, she screamed underdog woman in a male dominant enviroment during a time that we hope someday women have equal footing in business, but the brilliance was Shiv was fake. She used that to further her selfish desires and got fans to ignore her really ugly treatment of the man she just married. Instead they backed her and thought Tom weak... That always upset me cause the truth I felt was right there in plain sight... Tom, at least knows how to love and wants to love. (as corny as that sounds) I heard two very good female reviwer podcasters talking crap about Tom after Connors Wedding, cause he makes that bad joke to greg, and they said oh hes just worried about himself.... Like, the man let the kids all say goodbye, he was a good man. He's sad too. Like, lay off the guy lol. Just wierd how we all have slightly different perspectives... Show is modern day drama masterpiece that will be watched 100 years from now.
I'm a Stewy fan and you've captured us so well. I also love his actor expressing disdain for Tom lol, Stewy bet on Kendall and doesn't like Tom but in the end, money is money so he's shaking his hand and congratulating him. Spiritually and emotionally behind whoever wins
CURSE YOU MAN!!!! I watched this darn video hours ago!!! I can’t stop saying T to the O.M.!! 🤦🏼♀️😂 Good job sir, good job! I salute 🫡 you 😂 (That was a fun episode when Kendall sang it too)
I knew Tom is gonna be the winner because dude has W on his last name Wambsgans along with his Sporus, Greg the G. Meanwhile, Kendall deserved the lost the most because he has double L on his name. Double U (W) vs Double L.
It depends on what you mean by "won". Ebba's fate revealed how it is to work for a thin skin tyrant such as Matsson and his close hatamoto such as Oskar, Ebba is already his compatriot let alone all American subordinates he and Oskar despise (refer to their conversations in Swedish).
It absolutely could not have been Kendall I'm sorry. The ending is fucking brilliant. There isn't really a winner even though it's "Tom," anyway - Mattson takes over their company and they completely lose control aside from Tom, who is essentially a puppet for Mattson now anyway. Perfect ending
It's S3 E4 - "Lion in the Meadow" the episode with Adrien Brody, when they're eating lunch by the sea. You can see a lot of analogous shots of Logan and Kendall framed by the ocean at around 46:00. They are facing the camera, however, so it's a fun inversion.
I was rooting for Kendall at first but to be honest seeing Tom win was more satisfying; it just never felt like it could become a reality, especially with the way the plot was pointing. He was always what Kendall should’ve been. At the beginning Kendall was a serious businessman and had his own important role in the company. If he had just stuck to his role then he would still have the trust of the company and his family. He then could’ve worked on a more long term plan to influence the company and perhaps become CEO. Instead he had this delusion of quickly turning the company around and becoming known as some kind of visionary. In trying to usurp the company he betrayed everyone he worked with and ended up losing by trying to succeed on his own terms. So it is very much so his hubris that cost him what he wanted so dearly. Tom on the other hand humbly accepted his position in the company and that’s why Logan and eventually Matsson respected him and elevated him. It was finally good to see him earn the top spot as he was the only one who actually seemed to be actively involved and productive for the company (like Kendall was at the beginning). He deserved it more than the siblings because he prioritized executing his job and keeping it above all else. The siblings weren’t serious enough about their jobs and they knew it themselves.
I knew Shiv would back out. It just isn't in her nature to "let" the "dumber" person succeed. The problem with Shiv, is she always thinks she is the most intelligent person. That doesn't bode well in life or business. Her biggest downfall. Tom earned it, deserved it and was loyal to Shiv for most of the series. He realized she was okay with him rotting in prison and never had any intention on helping him. He did what Shiv would have done and deep down she respects him for it.
Fair enough, apologies if I spoiled the show for you. I thought the “won” could be viewed a little more ambiguous than people are taking it and I couldn’t think of a video title besides this one. Working on a new one now since a decent amount of people have commented about this.
1. Isn't kendall the frog? That's him who is stung by shiv and they but drown. Also, kendall element is water, but it's always unclear if it's peaceful or dangerous for him. 2. I think the end is a good ending for every characters. Logan was a monster. It was stated by Ewan during his funeral, and even by shiv and kendall. It's not his fault, he had his own traumas, but that's how it is. Now that he is dead and his promised empire gone forever, all kids can finally grown up in their own way. Roman doesn't have to keep acting like a damaged kid anymore. Kendall is looking at the water, death, but he isn't inside it, which means that he is free to do on his own. Shiv and Tom accepted their flaws and can get rid of their negative dynamic. There will be no power fighting anymore since he is in control now, she can't even sting him anymore. Maybe she could even overpass her own trauma and become the mother she never had, because she can't play the game anymore. Sure it is an open ending and I don't think there is good answer. But I see possibilities offered to characters trapped from the beginning to their father evil influence. None of them could have win as they were kids and kids can't run an empire. It's a journey about kids, not serious people, becoming adults. Ps: Also there is Connor Roy but he was interested in politics from a very young age.
The finale did leave me unsatisfied tbh. I know it’s all about how people don’t change and the cycle doesn’t stop, but for a finale, I really want something that sets it apart from every other episode and gives some closure.
I think that’s what I was feeling at first but I’ve since believed it is some sense of closure that people care about these figures of industry now that the Waystar is no longer what it was. Objectively for anyone else in the show getting an unthinkable amount of wealth should be seen as a win but it’s not to these people.
But in all serious, I think the finale actually did give us some closure, its just hard to accept it. Cuz the fact is, none of the siblings deserved to take their father's seat. They all have shown throughout the series that their flaws are large enough to lead them to failure and they dont have the capacity for further growth (cuz they grew up spoiled and arrogant and never truly understood what made their father such a powerful person- his struggles). Is Logan to blame for that? Absolutely. But was Logan right all along? Sadly, yes. The show repeatedly told us that Logan always wins. Shiv and Roman and, depressingly, Kendall, had to realize that in the end. Thats closure, it just doesnt feel like it cuz of how cold and brutal and painful it feels (like Logan's love ❤) .
Yeah I’m with BayBe on this one; I think we all knew in the back of our heads that none of the siblings were going to be able to keep the company alive but Tom was actually professional enough and competent enough to become a CEO and still had the trust of everyone in the company. He earned it by being a loyal person and building his relationships for business not for usurping. Despite all of the abuse and agony he suffered at the hands of the Roys, he came out on top and got the very thing they coveted by being a trustworthy and hard working person. That IS a hopeful ending and a very realistic one at that. There is a quote in the Bible’s book of Proverbs that says, “A wise servant will rule over a shameful son and will share his inheritance among the brothers.” This observation very much applies to the ending of Succession and offers hope to people with good qualities.
It must have taken alot out of you to do that intro
Funnily enough that was the easiest part haha. I had the rap written on Monday, the rest of the video is what took a bulk of it. Now finding all the clips for the montage took much longer!
was really good tbh. it has exactly the same cringy but also kinda good vibe as the original.
@@cardoso1313 had the same thought, it's as cringe as Kendall xD Brilliant homage
lmao
@@HizzyHay That was so much harder to listen to than L to the OG.🤣🤮🤣
I hate it when a show is so good, now I feel empty and don't know what else to watch after it ends 😭
Only felt that way about this show and breaking bad. Shows with a predetermined ending FTW
I binged Mr Inbetween. It's really good! Otherwise yeah it's hard to find a replacement.
@@lexi6081 thanks, I've been lost since this ended as well, guys
Yeah I’m gonna have something to replace it. Right now I’m watching Jury Duty, really funny, but might need to finally watch Mad Men or Sopranos
@@HizzyHay do yourself a favor and watch thr sopranos. Succession and sopranos hold the positions of some of the best television shoes that have ever come out.
As a huge fan of the Kendall rap this was just ….. genius !
Im Honored!
Agreed..brill!
Tom was the best written and acted character of the series and I will die on this hill. I’m tired of all the Shiv stans ignoring how bad she treated him because he chose Logan. He picked Logan so she would see him as an equal and not just her little play thing.
Definitely interested to see what Mcfadeyan does after this. I hope he gets a chance at a big film.
I agree. I’d much rather my kid bring home a Tom, than my kid bring home a Shiv.
@@RealLifeRodger I can’t imagine being Tom’s mom lol, but I guess she likes her!
I don’t understand Shiv stans, I love her but she’s such a toxic partner
And she fucked him over so many times before he FINALLY chose Logan over her. Like how people don't understand that is nuts to me.
"Nero of Rome. Taker of Chicken." is Tom's Mother of Dragons and Breaker of Chains.
My reaction after finishing the show was "that's a Greek tragedy, baby." Loved it.
Tremendously disappointed that this wasn’t 15 uninterrupted minutes of Hay rapping
T to the OM [extended edition]
1:13 just realised that chicken grab - taking from Logan what was Logan's - was a portent of what transpires in the end. Logan even replied like the rest of us by exclaiming "WTF"?!
That intro makes sense dramaturgically
Tom and Shiv aren’t actually happy in the car…it’s Tom showing he has all the power and she has none
She chose to give him that power tho she got what she wanted
She still super wealthy at the end of the day.
The episode where they declare Mencken as the winner in ATN showed us how competent Tom actually is (even tho he just follows oders). He takes his job seriously, something the kids never did. And I think that whole episode was to show us and set it up he was going to win and why.
Yeah even though he’s making some terrible followed orders he does a good job handling the chaos even while on cocaine. I can’t wait to give that one a rewatch
The guy is a solider, but he's very calculated and does things for his own benefit. He follows orders because it brings him close to his endgame, which actually makes him the most ruthless out of everybody. He plays the part of somebody who follows orders, but don't let that fool you
T to the mfing O M
All day everyday
The first thing I said after the episode ended was “… Tom ate that.”💀💀 but that was genuinely a good twist I actually didn’t see coming as I thought Mattson hated him.
When Tom flicked Shiv in the ear I knew it was going to be him.
That intro was Wambsgasmic
A masterpiece.
That intro rap brought a tear to my eye 🥲
Thanks Zutto B)
One thought that I had was that every character got what they wanted in a perverse, monkey's paw way
* Shiv wanted Tom to be CEO in the beginning of the show. She abandoned that when she herself became a prospect, but that was her original position, even if she was not deeply committed to it. The price? Becoming a second Caroline, a woman with power squandered by social position as a CEO's wife. She regained her relationship with Tom, yes, but it was not the one she wanted: Tom is no longer "servile" (to her). She is not in control.
* Roman wants acceptance and deeply fears failure. His clownery is in part a bid to have a niche for himself because of his deeply felt inadequacy, a self-concept which he reaffirms through his masochism (sexual and otherwise). He embraces failure and torture on terms he can control because of the abuse he has endured. To my knowledge, he is the only Roy kid to have been physically abused by Logan. At the end of the show, he is right back where he started, having endured an extreme failure yet at the same time having asserted his own agency ( in going for the role in the first place). In doing so, he found self-acceptance or at least self-awareness. ("We're bullshit.")
* Kendall wanted to be his father. And he got that in every way except for the CEO role. In the funeral episode he was very obviously a Logan 2.0, terrorizing his own kids in the same way Logan did ("everything I did I did for my children"). Ewan says that Logan, at some point, decided to stop trying to be good. Kendall than stood up and more or less declared that he had made the same decision ("I hope it's in me"). Ultimately, he treated Shiv the same way Logan did, having gone from "Fuck the patriarchy" to "I am the eldest boy." He treated Roman the same way Logan did: with physical abuse, if not in his violent hug than at least in the boardroom confrontation when he grabs his face. Kendall wanted to be Logan. He got that. And it was hollow, because it turns out what he wanted was not to be Logan after all: he wanted Logan to accept him and love him. And now that he *is* Logan, and he *hates* himself, he has nothing.
* Tom wanted security under the protection of a powerfuk leader (initially, Logan) and a relationship with Shiv. He got both of those things in Mattson and in the Graduate-esque closing scene in which Shiv reluctantly takes his hand. Yet it is clear that now that he has those things, he has changed. He has a relationship with Shiv now, but does he want it anymore? "Honestly, Shiv, I don’t know." And Mattson's dynamic is much more malevolent than Logan's. If we want to build on the Greek/Oedipal thing, The patriarch is no longer a father-(in-law)-figure, he is now an overt sexual threat ("I want to fuck her.").
What power did Caroline have ? When did she have power over Logan and how did she squander it ?
I keep thinking about Tom and Shiv (and this goes to the arguments that with make the show live on) and I think there’s actually a good chance they might be in a good position. Mattson might be a powerful leader but he’s a psycho, they have all the ammo on that. Also he doesn’t even seem like he has a ton of ideas, he says he doesn’t need Shiv for politics because of how easy it is after one day of trying.
Great assessment of all their monkey’s paw arcs. I thought your but about Kendall the end was brilliant.
I was just asking the one question. Other than that I agree with the monkeys paw assessment too.
Disagree on the violence point, Roman said appuling thing to him about his kids which deserved a punch. Logan would destroy someone who said that
There was a psychologist who reviewed the last episode and said that Shiv became her mother, and she will probably f*ck Matsson💀💀💀hahaha and well Tom remained the same but instead of being docile to Logan he is docile to Matsson
I feel like Shiv finding out Tom was going to be CEO also played a big role in her turning on Kendall.
I don’t think so. The moment Tom told her that it was going to be him, she started rallying the troops against him.
@@biggyls4297 yes, I think that makes sense as her knee jerk reaction, but you can see her opinion on Kendall start to sour when they get to the office. In the end, she’s put in the position of choosing Ken or Tom as CEO at the board meeting. I think she comes to the conclusion that Tom is the better option for her (especially considering the baby). She and Tom spent the whole season building up their relationship
I think that’s a possibility, but I really think her logic at the day of the vote was “I can’t let Kendall win”
Yep. She was disgusted at the idea of kendall taking their father's spot because he didnt deserve it. But if the alternative CEO had been anyone else, she would have bit the bullet and voted for Kendall and kept the business in the family. With Tom being CEO, it just added the extra layer of "at least it still keeps Waystar close to the family this way" and has her future kids in a symbolic line of succession (only symbolic since the family doesnt own it anymore). And I love how miserable that makes her cuz she'll never be free from the idea that she'll never get what she deserves and will have to remain underneath people she believes herself superior to (while also being an inevitably horrible mother). So poetic.
@@HizzyHaypersonally I think it was because she wanted the convenience of scheduling once their child is born.. 😂 the only way for her to get that was to vote no for Kendall.
Shiv is right that Kendall could not do the job, but that is not the reason she betrays him. She might be fooling herself that that is the reason she changes sides, but in reality she just can't bring herself to let Kendall "win".
However, I don't see a great future for Waystar/ATN. Mattson will make his money, but his shenanigans will catch up with him
Definitely, this season made it very clear Mattson is nowhere as together as Logan was.
"Bro Don't get it twisted he is not doing well" LMAAOOOO
My man's been put through the ringer
This is a work of art. T TO THE OM
CEO IS HIM
Bro that intro had me howling hahahahahaha you even sang in the same rhythm as Kendall at Logan's bday
Kendall Roy is my muse musically
This commentary was very insightful...I loved your view of the scorpion gift
Thank you for the compliment!
I think Succession is a combo of Shakespearean comedy and tragedy. Armstrong cares deeply about these follies and romances and shit that characters find themselves in. He structures them very intentionally. Greg with Dasha Nekrasova’s character, whoever Logan is dating at a given time, Conwilla of course. The show is obviously more tragedy, but I appreciate the implementation of these very polygamous love stories (Gerri and Rome, Greg and the two different ladies at the end of s3, Shiv and the Jake gyllenhaal guy; Tom, the prostituite girl and Rome, etc.). I always think of Smiles of a Summer Night by Bergman as much as I think of the Seventh Seal or something with this show.
This had me in TEARS! Brilliant! And great commentary. One of the things I will miss most about this show is how much it made me think.
It definitely created for a lot of great discussion
I love the intro songgggg I've always been a tom/Gregg fan and wanted to see them win
He had just enough capital!!!
Keep coming back to that intro
For the record, Shiv was definitely flirting with Tom when she called him a spelunker
Weirdest flirting strategy ever, but both we're flirting so hard in Norway
She missed neggin Tom
T to the O M > L to the O G
Unlike the siblings, Tom knew when to speak and when it keep his mouth shut.
The intro was simply awesome... you gained a new sub...
Big big vids coming on the ol salami line, thank you!
@@HizzyHay Can't wait!
Glad you took this route w/character analysis-yeah Tom has some bandwidth and the ending is apropos- thanks
Thank you!
"taker of chicken" sent me away
bro that intro hard as hell good shit
dude this video is amazingggggg - 4 min mark has me rolling maybe even harder than the intro
I got so many of those comments, joke what you know I guess lol
Thanks for the comment!
I think the scene between Tom and Matsson in Sweden wasn't actually a strike... though it may seem so at first glance, when you rewatch it, you realize that Tom's answer wasn't some bullshit suck up answer, of him trying to act all fake insightful by trying to bring up some The Economist article about France like Greg did. His answer was actually insightful. It was a commentary on the American "post imperial" mindset. It showed that Tom understood the American public as head of ATN, and that someone with such an American perspective, which Matsson was lacking, would be useful to keep around if Matsson was going to be buying Waystar. You can see on Matsson's expression that he was actually somewhat impressed by Tom's response, while he did not care for Greg's fake wittiness at all. It's those brilliant scenes with their little nuances that make the show so good and worth rewatching.
This intro needs to be added to the official soundtrack idc 🤣💯
Let me get Warner Media on the phone haha
Thanks!
Bro earned the like within first 15 seconds 🔥🔥🔥
Subscribed just for the rap. Absolutely GOATed
Welcome Aboard!
I’ve seen many succession reviews & video essays, but this intro has already made it one of the best I’ve seen 🤣
One of the greatest tv characters I’ve ever seen. Well done!
T to the O M the ceo is him 🕺
Incredible intro! Love the video and your take 👍🏻
For the intro alone I'm subscribing
Thanks Ash!
Bro, you gotta be kidding me. This is Fantastic!
Thanks a ton!
Great video, i have nothing to add but commenting for algorithm
Your content is amazing. All I came to say. Keep the husttle going
Holy shit that intro was amazing
T to the OM ‼️‼️‼️‼️
CEO is HIM!!!
Why care about spoilers and put thwm in your thumbnail?
Might have been a mistake on my part I assumed “won” in the quotes would make it seem like “hey it could be he actually won or just he won the hearts of the fans!”. Mistake on judgment thinking the who won isn’t actually a big spoiler (I still think if you watch the show you’ll get the same amount out of it fwiw). I’m working on another title right now I just don’t know exactly what else to call it at the moment.
I get why a lot of women fans rooted for Shiv, she screamed underdog woman in a male dominant enviroment during a time that we hope someday women have equal footing in business, but the brilliance was Shiv was fake. She used that to further her selfish desires and got fans to ignore her really ugly treatment of the man she just married. Instead they backed her and thought Tom weak... That always upset me cause the truth I felt was right there in plain sight... Tom, at least knows how to love and wants to love. (as corny as that sounds)
I heard two very good female reviwer podcasters talking crap about Tom after Connors Wedding, cause he makes that bad joke to greg, and they said oh hes just worried about himself.... Like, the man let the kids all say goodbye, he was a good man. He's sad too. Like, lay off the guy lol.
Just wierd how we all have slightly different perspectives...
Show is modern day drama masterpiece that will be watched 100 years from now.
9:38 good commentary and that’s why it’s art, the paradox of POV, identity and the vicarious attempt to live in a character or moment.
Right, trying to chase a POV that he could never reach
ROFL, dat rap!
Well played, sir.
Not me absolutely jamming to T tot the O M
I like how different people like/dislike different parts of the show (except everybody hates Shivy, what a shame)
Lol Jesus Christ 😂 I've was not prepared. I'm sitting here with Greg face after that intro lol
I wonder how many Greggs he had to break with this one
I'm a Stewy fan and you've captured us so well. I also love his actor expressing disdain for Tom lol, Stewy bet on Kendall and doesn't like Tom but in the end, money is money so he's shaking his hand and congratulating him. Spiritually and emotionally behind whoever wins
Here to “like” for the thumbnail.
He’s a corn fed basic from hockey town
I typically watch stuff at 1.5x at least... that song in the beginning was so fire, go off
How was it sped up lol
My guy opened up with that rap, Top G move
Excruciatingly painful watch, liked
The intro is lit
CURSE YOU MAN!!!! I watched this darn video hours ago!!! I can’t stop saying T to the O.M.!! 🤦🏼♀️😂
Good job sir, good job! I salute 🫡 you 😂
(That was a fun episode when Kendall sang it too)
Thank you haha if it helps I had to listen to this dozens of times while editing. It’s permanently in my brain at the moment
@@HizzyHay it really is a catchy song. You did a FANTASTIC job with your rendition of it!! It was completely worth your mental sacrifice 🤪😂
never skipped an intro so fast
vibing so hard to the intro 😂😂 well done
Thanks!
I knew Tom is gonna be the winner because dude has W on his last name Wambsgans along with his Sporus, Greg the G. Meanwhile, Kendall deserved the lost the most because he has double L on his name.
Double U (W) vs Double L.
Brilliant!
Intro GOLD!!
Thanks Jen 😎
omg the intro was gold
Only the best for Tom!
That rap earned you a new subscriber 🔥🔥😂
Ayee thank you!
Waaambsgans as they say in the video…
intro could have gone left but it was so pitch perfect props on that shit number one
It depends on what you mean by "won". Ebba's fate revealed how it is to work for a thin skin tyrant such as Matsson and his close hatamoto such as Oskar, Ebba is already his compatriot let alone all American subordinates he and Oskar despise (refer to their conversations in Swedish).
I think at the end of the day Tom wanted to be recognized. So it is a win to him despite the obvious baggage he took on with it.
It absolutely could not have been Kendall I'm sorry. The ending is fucking brilliant. There isn't really a winner even though it's "Tom," anyway - Mattson takes over their company and they completely lose control aside from Tom, who is essentially a puppet for Mattson now anyway. Perfect ending
king im WAITING for the barry and succession comparison 🤲🤲🤲
I'm trying! Hopefully should be out soon
Superfun take, hail to the Hayll Yeah
I’ve never clicked into something and then clicked out of it so fast
It's S3 E4 - "Lion in the Meadow" the episode with Adrien Brody, when they're eating lunch by the sea. You can see a lot of analogous shots of Logan and Kendall framed by the ocean at around 46:00. They are facing the camera, however, so it's a fun inversion.
I was rooting for Kendall at first but to be honest seeing Tom win was more satisfying; it just never felt like it could become a reality, especially with the way the plot was pointing.
He was always what Kendall should’ve been. At the beginning Kendall was a serious businessman and had his own important role in the company. If he had just stuck to his role then he would still have the trust of the company and his family. He then could’ve worked on a more long term plan to influence the company and perhaps become CEO. Instead he had this delusion of quickly turning the company around and becoming known as some kind of visionary. In trying to usurp the company he betrayed everyone he worked with and ended up losing by trying to succeed on his own terms. So it is very much so his hubris that cost him what he wanted so dearly.
Tom on the other hand humbly accepted his position in the company and that’s why Logan and eventually Matsson respected him and elevated him. It was finally good to see him earn the top spot as he was the only one who actually seemed to be actively involved and productive for the company (like Kendall was at the beginning). He deserved it more than the siblings because he prioritized executing his job and keeping it above all else. The siblings weren’t serious enough about their jobs and they knew it themselves.
A Jess-less Ken is a winless Ken.
Dude you’re hilarious! Subbed!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed
I knew Shiv would back out. It just isn't in her nature to "let" the "dumber" person succeed. The problem with Shiv, is she always thinks she is the most intelligent person. That doesn't bode well in life or business. Her biggest downfall. Tom earned it, deserved it and was loyal to Shiv for most of the series. He realized she was okay with him rotting in prison and never had any intention on helping him. He did what Shiv would have done and deep down she respects him for it.
Someone please send this to Matthew Macfadyen for the intro song alone 😂
really no need to put a spoiler warning at the top of your video if you are going to put spoilers in your title and thumbnail
Fair enough, apologies if I spoiled the show for you. I thought the “won” could be viewed a little more ambiguous than people are taking it and I couldn’t think of a video title besides this one. Working on a new one now since a decent amount of people have commented about this.
I dont understand how people can’t see that Shiv betrayed Kendall because she is jealous of him
Love the video and the last one about Tom, but you gotta say the man’s last name right!!! It’s not Whams-Gams, it’s Woms-Gams, like Wombat
I love the entery
Om
Yeah to. Got it all 😅
For me, Tom's name was only chosen to make that "Tom and Gerri" joke. I don't have any proof tho.
That intro 😫
i thoroughly enjoyed this
Thank you!
taker of the chicken yesss
My favorite line writing it (might be the best joke in the show)
Great intro man lol
Kendal was the only one in the family that made any sense
Team Wambsgans forever.
GOAT rap
1. Isn't kendall the frog? That's him who is stung by shiv and they but drown. Also, kendall element is water, but it's always unclear if it's peaceful or dangerous for him.
2. I think the end is a good ending for every characters. Logan was a monster. It was stated by Ewan during his funeral, and even by shiv and kendall. It's not his fault, he had his own traumas, but that's how it is. Now that he is dead and his promised empire gone forever, all kids can finally grown up in their own way. Roman doesn't have to keep acting like a damaged kid anymore. Kendall is looking at the water, death, but he isn't inside it, which means that he is free to do on his own. Shiv and Tom accepted their flaws and can get rid of their negative dynamic. There will be no power fighting anymore since he is in control now, she can't even sting him anymore. Maybe she could even overpass her own trauma and become the mother she never had, because she can't play the game anymore.
Sure it is an open ending and I don't think there is good answer. But I see possibilities offered to characters trapped from the beginning to their father evil influence. None of them could have win as they were kids and kids can't run an empire. It's a journey about kids, not serious people, becoming adults.
Ps: Also there is Connor Roy but he was interested in politics from a very young age.
The finale did leave me unsatisfied tbh. I know it’s all about how people don’t change and the cycle doesn’t stop, but for a finale, I really want something that sets it apart from every other episode and gives some closure.
I think that’s what I was feeling at first but I’ve since believed it is some sense of closure that people care about these figures of industry now that the Waystar is no longer what it was. Objectively for anyone else in the show getting an unthinkable amount of wealth should be seen as a win but it’s not to these people.
"gives some closure" THIS SHOW THO??? 😂
But in all serious, I think the finale actually did give us some closure, its just hard to accept it. Cuz the fact is, none of the siblings deserved to take their father's seat. They all have shown throughout the series that their flaws are large enough to lead them to failure and they dont have the capacity for further growth (cuz they grew up spoiled and arrogant and never truly understood what made their father such a powerful person- his struggles). Is Logan to blame for that? Absolutely. But was Logan right all along? Sadly, yes. The show repeatedly told us that Logan always wins. Shiv and Roman and, depressingly, Kendall, had to realize that in the end. Thats closure, it just doesnt feel like it cuz of how cold and brutal and painful it feels (like Logan's love ❤) .
Yeah I’m with BayBe on this one; I think we all knew in the back of our heads that none of the siblings were going to be able to keep the company alive but Tom was actually professional enough and competent enough to become a CEO and still had the trust of everyone in the company. He earned it by being a loyal person and building his relationships for business not for usurping. Despite all of the abuse and agony he suffered at the hands of the Roys, he came out on top and got the very thing they coveted by being a trustworthy and hard working person.
That IS a hopeful ending and a very realistic one at that. There is a quote in the Bible’s book of Proverbs that says, “A wise servant will rule over a shameful son and will share his inheritance among the brothers.” This observation very much applies to the ending of Succession and offers hope to people with good qualities.
@@bkimatab lol, that’s fair
I think Tom lost Shiv when he thought she sold him out his knowledge on the Cruises scandal to Kendall. It was really Greglitz.