One key detail Jesse Armstrong offered is that Logan does genuinely love his children, but he cannot communicate that love whatsoever. So he can't deal with those emotions, but he does feel them. The closing shot of "Safe Room" implies this inadequacy masterfully: Logan likely pieces together that Kendall is entertaining suicidal ideas on the rooftop, so his solution is to install a glass barrier. He builds Kendall a cage instead of being emotionally available for his clearly ailing son.
I don't see it as love, I don't think logan is capable of love. He once says "love, fear, whatever"... He just want to force Kendall to stay alive probably out of spite
@@mlsb9591 The finale of season 1 taught us Logan wants to keep his children safe, thus protecting Kendall from the murder. The rooftop barrier is another example of that
I once worked for an heiress who ran an NGO related to a family-led conglomerate. She was a third-generation rich and at all times she would try to prove her competence to her grandfather who founded the company. Every week, she would come up with a 'viral' idea to boost her NGO and won't see it through, delegating the execution to some managers who were not experts. She would again have another idea and want everyone to focus on the new one. Then everything would fail because there is difference between having ideas and executing them. Also she tend to forget things take time and would throw a tantrum for instant results. She would call people 'substandard' staff and incompetent and cuss at them. Her team's task became to just manage her mood and do whatever she said while hoping not to get fired. Her grandpa knew that she was no good and thus stuck her to CSR ngo. She is also married to an actor and would constantly be on diets and be insecure despite being pretty. Not serious people indeed!
Great video Kendall is such a depressing character. Strong played him so well. His 40th birthday party was one of the most miserable viewing experiences I’ve had in years
For real that episode is haunting, almost every character spirals out and the presence of the fucked up parameters Logan set up are felt the whole way. The last shot with Kendall in his blanket was just unreal, another moment I knew this show was something else [ L-OG ]
I worked in a private equity firm which was like living in an episode of succession, you guys should know that these type of people are out there and are running the world with large amounts of capitral to play with.
“Trained at a young age not to accomplish something, or to be great at something they love. But instead, to become the top dog. It’s not about bettering yourself; it’s about outdoing everyone else.” - does not lead to success.
I like to think that "Succession" is a snobbier and lighter version of "Its always sunny in Philadelphia". It is the same case of a gang of horrible people detached from reality and jealous of each other who refuse to grow up, but with real power to carry out their plans and schemes.
It has the awkward humor and similar camera work as The Office... but it's not a sitcom. And at times, it has similar intensity to that of Breaking Bad when shit goes wrong. But it's not Breaking Bad either. It's really hard to put a label on this show. And I don't know how to sell this to my friend. But it certainly is entertaining.
@@stolensentience There's an unseen character in most of the situations in both series, the camera man. Both The Office and many (but not all) scenes in Succession are shot in a way that it doesn't feel like a movie, but rather someone is following their lives, being there with them, like having the camera view set at human eye level most times, and zooming in from further away, panning from person to person as if someone is turning their head in that conversation, natural camera shaking from walking along with the characters, and so on.
I was a little unsure what Succession was actually about at the end of season 1. But by season 2- episode 2, it became clear to me. The story is funny and the awkwardness is realistic. But behind the comedy are tragic, damaged characters. Which really daws you into wanting more. Well done! 👏
Money buys happiness if in that it removes the stress of financial struggle. Once that is reached, adding more money does not translate to adding more happiness.
Great analysis! I love how the show runners took painstaking measures to distance the viewers from the characters and create this clinical perspective with the "office style" story telling. You supposed to understand their trauma and motivations without identifying with them, the explanation is not an excuse, empathy without sympathy. And I hate the fact that despite their masterful efforts they couldn't stear completely clear of the breaking bad effect and a whole lot of ppl fall in love with these monsters and romanticized them!
Yes! Although I've seen some of the audience not get the point and actually root for awful characters, I believe that most of the chatter was more of a seeing 2 rats fight for a hotdog on the subway floor which is good; people get to pick a favorite while not forgetting that it is a dirty shitshow and they shouldnt get close to that IRL so at the end i think the show runners did an awesome job (yes, awesome Kendall). But yeah, of course with everyshow there's a loud sector that is unbelievably dumb + supporting any character non-ironically in Succession makes you a whole new level of dumb because they show is constantly showing you that they're anything but good
You think Shiv is more well-adjusted than her brothers? I think she is the most like Logan, deeply broken , but functional and brazen enough to convince people she knows what she's doing. She has no confidence, and neither does Logan.
I honestly thing Roman is the most well adjusted, simply for the fact that he can derive shreds of joy outside of a boardroom or by winning. At the end of the series, he is the only sibling I'm not overly worried can move on smoothly. Shiv and Ken are fucked lol.
@@pratzkaa he's deeply insecure, which is why he needs to always feel in control and needs to be the loudest in the room. It's why he strikes both his grandson and Roman. It's why he can't retire and let someone else take over. It's why he can't handle not having the love of his kids even when he pushes them away
@@recoveringintrovert717 yes, thank you! I noticed even since the first episode he's an old man who talks like he's gonna live forever. FFS his character is like what? 70? 80? He sometimes lost his mind he's basically dying. But you're right. He's insecure but also a control freak. He never properly primed any of his children to be his heir, never wanted to see any new ideas or strategies they have. Ngl, Kendall got the idea but his problem is execution. But still, if Logan actually wants to keep his legacy, he would've properly teach his children & actually made peace with the fact that he's getting old and it's time to leave it to capable hands (if he bothered to train anyone). But judging from the way all of his kids fumble during the shareholders meeting, it's obvious it is a mix of they're just not ready & fear over his approval (or lack thereof).
Logan didn't work his way from humble beginnings. I don't know why people believe this. Because he lies about it? He had benefactors who paid for him to go to fancy private schools. His brother said so in the eulogy. Either way they were raised by uncles who were not poor. Working class is the same as middle class. It just means you have to work and earn money instead of live off investments like a rich capitalist. Logan wants everyone to believe he came from poverty and built an empire on his own, but it isn't true. Yet, most fans of the show actually believe Logan on this. A known liar.
Middle class to multi-billionaire with enough power to influence presidents is a pretty impressive journey, which only a handful of people could pull off. He obviously didn't do it alone, because nobody does it alone, but it's clear anyone else in his shoes would have probably failed. It's a sharp contrast with the lives his kids had in the show.
@@LuEdPaDoCorrect, it basically is the same comparatively. Doesn't excuse his poor parenting, but there is a clear difference between his success and the lives his children lived because of it.
'He doesn't know how to want anything else.' I don't think a better summation, of all these people, has been put so succinctly. They have no idea of who they are, so they're incapable of knowing what to want. This utter lack of self-awareness is only pierced by Roman's last words to Kendall. Well-done review. :)
Regarding Roman’s lack of experience, while he obviously was clueless in the beginning after Gerri takes him under her arm roman learns to use his “killer” instincts and he was gaining more and more favor through a series of small victories up until he sent a dick pic to his own dad. Whoops!
1:09:10 weirdly your point about connor is an exact parallel with another Jesse Armstrong character, Mark Corrigan (one of the odd couple in Peep Show). Mark is obsessed with history, and often ruminates vainly about historical analogies for his current situation. However he explicitly mentions that although he desired to do history in university, his fear of his father's potential disapproval - believing his father would want him in a practical field - led him into a business degree that has led him to an unfulfilled life.
How Logan made his money is left unexplained purposely. We are sort of told he just built it himself with hard work, but c'mon.....are you really that naive? He had some massive help, and he will never tell the truth about the past.
Kendall was to a great part responsible for that Childs death. We forget that Kendall was in his late 30s and the waiter maybe 18. It was Kendalls decision to get into the car and drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and he even pressured the kid, because he was looking for coke. Also how he completely gets away with everything and doesn't face any consequences at all is incredibly fucked up and we should be sensitive to such injustices. I'm so done with people defending Kendall for what he did in this episode.
@@M3plusYOU Kendall got behind the wheel even though he was in no condition to drive, so he put them in that position. But I think it isn't even a question who is at fault, the important thing is that Kendall never faced any consequences, that's like the whole point of the show. The Roys are acting recklessly over and over, and it's always other people who have to pay for it, in this case the waiter with his life.
@@M3plusYOU dude, if you think Kendal has zero responsibility in that situation you should seek therapy! "don't grab the wheel from the driver if you want to live", because hitting a dear has never killed anyone and otherwise everything would have been fine? That was the only error made that night and it makes the kid solely responsible? Legally the driver is responsible, grabing the wheel might be a mitigating circumstance at the most, but they were already in an accident created by Kendall. Also the kid actually died bc Kendall left him there. He was responsible for the kid's death, it is fair to say he killed him.
Fantastic video. Thorough, well-put, and your incisive, insightful conclusions you drew jive well with my own interpretation of the intention of the writers and showrunners. I can tell you put a lot of work into this, and enjoyed it thoroughly!
You got it wrong! Tom doesn't 'ostensibly win!' Mattson does. CEO is nothing if you aren't the Owner. Everyone gets this wrong. Logan picked Mattson as his Successor and the deal went through.
I really loved Roman. He’s unhinged but there’s something there. There’s pain and love and insecurity. Ultimately, in the end, Kendall never became “king”. So many times he’d been promised the CEO title then it was taken away. He almost had it, then he didn’t. And sadly for him, his own sister never had faith in him to vote for him.
Did Siv turn on him because she suddenly had insight that she would have a "richer" life with her husband Tom as CEO? Was is self (selfish) preservation?
@@BklyncarrollThis and because her unborn child would have a better chance at inheriting with Tom in his position. But mostly, that final conversation between the siblings showed Kendall to be the person their father always wanted him to be: Logan. Shiv did not want the company run by another Logan.
This was such a weird show to get into. The setting and plot of a serious prestige drama with the idiocy and farce of veep or arrested development. I get it, the satire , dark humour, absurdity, but its hard to care about a show when there are no protaganists. The only times i genuinely cared was the glimpses of possible redemption for kendal, and his eventual failures. The series last 4 episodes in particular were probably the best, because genuine change was possible. Genuine character development was possible.
You summed it up perfectly. Basically this is the entire series. As much as I enjoyed it, I can’t deny that it was the same episode week after week, season after season. A 90 minute series summary is all you need to know.
i was surprised i got so into this show, but then i've always been drawn to character driven stories -- the characters, though static, are very compelling in a horrible kind of way
For me the show is mostly about narcissism, especially narcissistic parents and how it wounds children forever, not matter your social status or wealth. It is a tragedy, as suggested by Jeremy Strong
First - thank you for the kinds words! Second - I did actually put together a Guardians timelines before Vol. 3. I don't think I would do another stand-alone Guardians timeline BUT, right after Secret Invasion, I will be updating my MCU Timeline to include Guardians 3, Quantumania, and Invasion so the entire Guardians timeline will at least be contained in that video! Third - Though... You're now giving me the idea of splitting out each character/team into solo timeline videos (i.e., splicing together their sequences form the big timeline + maybe adding some details...). I don't think I'd put that on the main channel because I don't want to bog it down in MCU recaps BUT... Maybe on the OneTake Clips channel, I can put the solo timelines. We'll see!
Just finished the finale an hr ago and now im sad and lost about what to watch. I think i had watched sopranos at least 5 times to completion in the last 2 years. I couldn't find another show worth getting into that i hadnt already watched or still watch. This show was the best I've watched in years
A depressing series about screwed up, horrible people, living a loveless and stressy life but with amazing material opportunities they do not "really" take advantage of....
But what is happiness? There are moments of joy in life but no chronic state of bliss. And if you go out and live life and take chances there are always ups and downs. But at least there is some growth when you put yourself out there. My problem with any of these characters is that they hardly ever learn from their mistakes. There is no introspection or management of their decisions. It's this lack of self-awareness and inability to learn from their mistakes that detracts from Succession.
Great video, but one nitpick, it’s never confirmed that Menken supporters started the fire in Milwaukee, that’s what was coming from Jimenez’ camp. The opposite came from Mencken’s.
The best way to pitch Succession is: "Its an exploration of the darker and toxic side of human nature and how its always molded and doesn't just "exist". This is showcased through some absolute asshole characters who are all messed up, and their "messer" (Logan) always sits on the throne, because he made these kids who they are. Its like an emotional and mental heirarchy of sorts. And if you're not into that stuff... its pretty f##king funny!"
My 2 cents - this video started good but felt like it recited too many beats from the show in a play by play rather than making point, giving examples, then relying on your analysis or moving on
I absolutely fucking HATE Greg. Watching the first episode I thought he was going to be there for that one then gone. To my shock and disgust, not only did he stay, but he won in the end
That rap and that bowtie with him looking like Peewee f****ng Herman was the lowest point of Kendall in the whole show.And he f*****g killed someone...
I don't think Roman has written a screenplay. I think you've just maybe misunderstood the line, Roman is the one saying "written a screenplay" about Willa because she is a prostitute and maybe he thinks her saying that she's a playwright is a cover up or something.
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One key detail Jesse Armstrong offered is that Logan does genuinely love his children, but he cannot communicate that love whatsoever. So he can't deal with those emotions, but he does feel them. The closing shot of "Safe Room" implies this inadequacy masterfully: Logan likely pieces together that Kendall is entertaining suicidal ideas on the rooftop, so his solution is to install a glass barrier. He builds Kendall a cage instead of being emotionally available for his clearly ailing son.
I didn’t see this as an act of love but more like “don’t kill yourself because it would be bad press.”
I don't see it as love, I don't think logan is capable of love. He once says "love, fear, whatever"... He just want to force Kendall to stay alive probably out of spite
@@mlsb9591 The finale of season 1 taught us Logan wants to keep his children safe, thus protecting Kendall from the murder. The rooftop barrier is another example of that
The rooftop glass was placed to prevent any further suicides at workplace in general, not particularly for Kendall.
I once worked for an heiress who ran an NGO related to a family-led conglomerate. She was a third-generation rich and at all times she would try to prove her competence to her grandfather who founded the company. Every week, she would come up with a 'viral' idea to boost her NGO and won't see it through, delegating the execution to some managers who were not experts. She would again have another idea and want everyone to focus on the new one. Then everything would fail because there is difference between having ideas and executing them. Also she tend to forget things take time and would throw a tantrum for instant results. She would call people 'substandard' staff and incompetent and cuss at them. Her team's task became to just manage her mood and do whatever she said while hoping not to get fired. Her grandpa knew that she was no good and thus stuck her to CSR ngo. She is also married to an actor and would constantly be on diets and be insecure despite being pretty.
Not serious people indeed!
I think this might be the most complete, focused and comprehensive video essay about a story I've ever seen.
Thank you!
@@OneTakeVids please do american psycho at some point.
AGREED!
It's up there but "twin peaks actually explained" definitely takes the cake
Great video
Kendall is such a depressing character. Strong played him so well. His 40th birthday party was one of the most miserable viewing experiences I’ve had in years
Thank you! And agreed
For real that episode is haunting, almost every character spirals out and the presence of the fucked up parameters Logan set up are felt the whole way. The last shot with Kendall in his blanket was just unreal, another moment I knew this show was something else [ L-OG ]
@@andrewstephens5885I noticed that to I felt that …they are all children missed out on their childhood and happiness ..
"I want to go home..."
Funny thing is he finds the most amazing women who love him and take care of him throughout the series.
I worked in a private equity firm which was like living in an episode of succession, you guys should know that these type of people are out there and are running the world with large amounts of capitral to play with.
Yeah, we know.
Which one and when?
I'm a simple man. I see an hour and a half long video about Succession, I click.
I like how original your comment is 😒
It took me until around episode 4-5 to get into it, but Damn this show had me belly laughing at moments. Greg and Toms chemistry is absolutely gold.
Tom's a bully, and those interactions make me want to punch him out
The disgustiiiiing brothers 😅
You can't make a Tomelette without breaking a few Greggs
Greg is hilarious!
“Trained at a young age not to accomplish something, or to be great at something they love. But instead, to become the top dog. It’s not about bettering yourself; it’s about outdoing everyone else.” - does not lead to success.
I like to think that "Succession" is a snobbier and lighter version of "Its always sunny in Philadelphia". It is the same case of a gang of horrible people detached from reality and jealous of each other who refuse to grow up, but with real power to carry out their plans and schemes.
I found more similarity with Arrested Development
@@rizwanrazakh749I knew if I opened up the replies, I would find a "wel, actually...AD" comment.
And lo and behold, you're the only one. 😂
Seinfeld did it first
How is succession “light” lol especially compared to a sitcom
@@littleoldmanboylol yes that caught me off guard too
kendall's L -to-the-OG rap is a total earworm
The “It Was Warm In The Light” section of this video is INCREDIBLE. Helped me understand and appreciate this show in a WHOLE new light.
It has the awkward humor and similar camera work as The Office... but it's not a sitcom. And at times, it has similar intensity to that of Breaking Bad when shit goes wrong. But it's not Breaking Bad either. It's really hard to put a label on this show. And I don't know how to sell this to my friend. But it certainly is entertaining.
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how is the camerawork similar to the office?
@@stolensentience There's an unseen character in most of the situations in both series, the camera man. Both The Office and many (but not all) scenes in Succession are shot in a way that it doesn't feel like a movie, but rather someone is following their lives, being there with them, like having the camera view set at human eye level most times, and zooming in from further away, panning from person to person as if someone is turning their head in that conversation, natural camera shaking from walking along with the characters, and so on.
I was a little unsure what Succession was actually about at the end of season 1. But by season 2- episode 2, it became clear to me.
The story is funny and the awkwardness is realistic. But behind the comedy are tragic, damaged characters. Which really daws you into wanting more.
Well done! 👏
Money buys happiness if in that it removes the stress of financial struggle. Once that is reached, adding more money does not translate to adding more happiness.
I could watch a 10 hours long essay about this series. It's a gem and this video is really good!
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏
My psychiatrist was actually the one to recommend Succession to me 😂
I can see why
Psychologically it’s a pretty interesting show. Everything the kids do relates back to their upbringing.
Great analysis! I love how the show runners took painstaking measures to distance the viewers from the characters and create this clinical perspective with the "office style" story telling. You supposed to understand their trauma and motivations without identifying with them, the explanation is not an excuse, empathy without sympathy.
And I hate the fact that despite their masterful efforts they couldn't stear completely clear of the breaking bad effect and a whole lot of ppl fall in love with these monsters and romanticized them!
Yes! Although I've seen some of the audience not get the point and actually root for awful characters, I believe that most of the chatter was more of a seeing 2 rats fight for a hotdog on the subway floor which is good; people get to pick a favorite while not forgetting that it is a dirty shitshow and they shouldnt get close to that IRL so at the end i think the show runners did an awesome job (yes, awesome Kendall).
But yeah, of course with everyshow there's a loud sector that is unbelievably dumb + supporting any character non-ironically in Succession makes you a whole new level of dumb because they show is constantly showing you that they're anything but good
You think Shiv is more well-adjusted than her brothers? I think she is the most like Logan, deeply broken , but functional and brazen enough to convince people she knows what she's doing. She has no confidence, and neither does Logan.
I honestly thing Roman is the most well adjusted, simply for the fact that he can derive shreds of joy outside of a boardroom or by winning. At the end of the series, he is the only sibling I'm not overly worried can move on smoothly.
Shiv and Ken are fucked lol.
How can logan be not confident?
Shiv is unaware of how much she doesn’t know and has a huge chip on her shoulder which is her biggest weakness
@@pratzkaa he's deeply insecure, which is why he needs to always feel in control and needs to be the loudest in the room. It's why he strikes both his grandson and Roman. It's why he can't retire and let someone else take over. It's why he can't handle not having the love of his kids even when he pushes them away
@@recoveringintrovert717 yes, thank you! I noticed even since the first episode he's an old man who talks like he's gonna live forever. FFS his character is like what? 70? 80? He sometimes lost his mind he's basically dying. But you're right. He's insecure but also a control freak. He never properly primed any of his children to be his heir, never wanted to see any new ideas or strategies they have. Ngl, Kendall got the idea but his problem is execution. But still, if Logan actually wants to keep his legacy, he would've properly teach his children & actually made peace with the fact that he's getting old and it's time to leave it to capable hands (if he bothered to train anyone). But judging from the way all of his kids fumble during the shareholders meeting, it's obvious it is a mix of they're just not ready & fear over his approval (or lack thereof).
Logan didn't work his way from humble beginnings. I don't know why people believe this. Because he lies about it? He had benefactors who paid for him to go to fancy private schools. His brother said so in the eulogy. Either way they were raised by uncles who were not poor. Working class is the same as middle class. It just means you have to work and earn money instead of live off investments like a rich capitalist. Logan wants everyone to believe he came from poverty and built an empire on his own, but it isn't true. Yet, most fans of the show actually believe Logan on this. A known liar.
I love it when a character fools a fandom.
Middle class to multi-billionaire with enough power to influence presidents is a pretty impressive journey, which only a handful of people could pull off. He obviously didn't do it alone, because nobody does it alone, but it's clear anyone else in his shoes would have probably failed. It's a sharp contrast with the lives his kids had in the show.
@@LuEdPaDotom did it too xd
@@pratzkaayeah not really
@@LuEdPaDoCorrect, it basically is the same comparatively. Doesn't excuse his poor parenting, but there is a clear difference between his success and the lives his children lived because of it.
Succession taught me to be careful of this so-called polite people. The Pierces are a great example of that. It was so believable.
'He doesn't know how to want anything else.' I don't think a better summation, of all these people, has been put so succinctly. They have no idea of who they are, so they're incapable of knowing what to want. This utter lack of self-awareness is only pierced by Roman's last words to Kendall. Well-done review. :)
It's about me. I am the succession. Or maybe the real succession was the friends made along the way.
Regarding Roman’s lack of experience, while he obviously was clueless in the beginning after Gerri takes him under her arm roman learns to use his “killer” instincts and he was gaining more and more favor through a series of small victories up until he sent a dick pic to his own dad. Whoops!
Yeah, Roman could’ve been a very shrewd businessman but he is a deviant so he would’ve crashed out eventually like Epstein.
That look of guilt in the conference room was so funny!
1:09:10 weirdly your point about connor is an exact parallel with another Jesse Armstrong character, Mark Corrigan (one of the odd couple in Peep Show). Mark is obsessed with history, and often ruminates vainly about historical analogies for his current situation. However he explicitly mentions that although he desired to do history in university, his fear of his father's potential disapproval - believing his father would want him in a practical field - led him into a business degree that has led him to an unfulfilled life.
The performances in this series are just always impressive.
Having seen dozens of analysis vids on this series, this one has to be one of THE best. Bravo!
I’m so impressed by this. These are things I think I realized subconsciously that you have now help me fully process. Great job!
one of the few essays i've seen that actually gets it
Thank you!
How Logan made his money is left unexplained purposely. We are sort of told he just built it himself with hard work, but c'mon.....are you really that naive? He had some massive help, and he will never tell the truth about the past.
Only his brother knows thats why he has some hatred towards him
compared to his kids…
The finale bewildered me at first, but this really made clear how great it was.
Very well done. Thumbed and subbed. 👍
This deserves more than an all the hard work you put into it, which I’m sure was a whole lot.
"I'm just wondering if I can hit you for like like uh a little 100 Mill" classic
Thank you for acknowledging that the waiter crashed the car, not Ken. So sick of people sincerely believing Kendall KILLED someone. He did not
Kendall was to a great part responsible for that Childs death. We forget that Kendall was in his late 30s and the waiter maybe 18. It was Kendalls decision to get into the car and drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and he even pressured the kid, because he was looking for coke. Also how he completely gets away with everything and doesn't face any consequences at all is incredibly fucked up and we should be sensitive to such injustices. I'm so done with people defending Kendall for what he did in this episode.
@@NiaWehr The kid grabbed the wheel from the driver and crashed the car. Keep coping and seething in the face of reality
@@M3plusYOU Kendall got behind the wheel even though he was in no condition to drive, so he put them in that position. But I think it isn't even a question who is at fault, the important thing is that Kendall never faced any consequences, that's like the whole point of the show. The Roys are acting recklessly over and over, and it's always other people who have to pay for it, in this case the waiter with his life.
@@NiaWehr don't grab the wheel from the driver if you want to live
@@M3plusYOU dude, if you think Kendal has zero responsibility in that situation you should seek therapy! "don't grab the wheel from the driver if you want to live", because hitting a dear has never killed anyone and otherwise everything would have been fine? That was the only error made that night and it makes the kid solely responsible?
Legally the driver is responsible, grabing the wheel might be a mitigating circumstance at the most, but they were already in an accident created by Kendall. Also the kid actually died bc Kendall left him there. He was responsible for the kid's death, it is fair to say he killed him.
Thank you for the brilliant, insightful analysis!
Whoa!! I'm sorry I missed this comment when you left it a month ago. Thank you so much for this incredibly generous gift 🙏
Excellent analysis - What a show, I don't think we'll see another one like it again
Until Jesse Armstrong strikes again…. Of course 😉
Romans 9B joke will always make me laugh @ 4:40
That joke killed me haha, one of my favorite Roman moments
@@OneTakeVidsmine is “who hasn’t clipped the odd kid in a Porsche” but this one is great too
This channel is the best. We wish them the best of luck.
This is the best Succession analysis I've seen - very thorough and well articulated.
Fantastic video. Thorough, well-put, and your incisive, insightful conclusions you drew jive well with my own interpretation of the intention of the writers and showrunners. I can tell you put a lot of work into this, and enjoyed it thoroughly!
this is extremely comprehensive, almost a second masterpiece, like a annotated version of the original.
You got it wrong! Tom doesn't 'ostensibly win!' Mattson does. CEO is nothing if you aren't the Owner. Everyone gets this wrong. Logan picked Mattson as his Successor and the deal went through.
Ostensibly means “apparently but not actually” so we’re in agreement!
no one wins in this show lol that’s the whole point
What a complete discourse, would love to have the transcript of this video!! Makes for a comprehensive read anytime!👍👍✅✅
Thank you for the kind words! I'll think about sharing a transcript, just gotta figure out where I'd post it to be shared
18:14 bro he was an emperor not just a military commander
I think you have a great understanding of what this story, humans in general and life are really about. Amazing video!!
Although lengthy it's very concise. Great job!
Wow! Amazing video man, congrats, what a incredible tribute to this master piece of television!!
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏
It has the same appeal as a car accident or a train wreck. Mayhem and chaos are fun to watch but not to participate.
That’s why you watch it.
I really loved Roman. He’s unhinged but there’s something there. There’s pain and love and insecurity.
Ultimately, in the end, Kendall never became “king”. So many times he’d been promised the CEO title then it was taken away. He almost had it, then he didn’t. And sadly for him, his own sister never had faith in him to vote for him.
What's there to love? Seemed just like a nihilist, fascicist in the making to me
Did Siv turn on him because she suddenly had insight that she would have a "richer" life with her husband Tom as CEO? Was is self (selfish) preservation?
@@BklyncarrollThis and because her unborn child would have a better chance at inheriting with Tom in his position.
But mostly, that final conversation between the siblings showed Kendall to be the person their father always wanted him to be: Logan. Shiv did not want the company run by another Logan.
I was rooting for Tom the whole time
Bro psychoanalysed me during the using dark humour to not have a real conversation bit.
“Life is a number on a piece of paper. It’s a fight for a knife in the mud”
Finally you upload about Succesion 😆.
Been watching you since the Dark Netflix series came out.
Happy to see where you are now :)
This was such a weird show to get into. The setting and plot of a serious prestige drama with the idiocy and farce of veep or arrested development. I get it, the satire , dark humour, absurdity, but its hard to care about a show when there are no protaganists. The only times i genuinely cared was the glimpses of possible redemption for kendal, and his eventual failures. The series last 4 episodes in particular were probably the best, because genuine change was possible. Genuine character development was possible.
I appreciate your thorough analysis. It opened to me couple of points that I missed. I love that show.
Every billionaire likes to lie about how poor they were growing up. Logan Roy is the same. Think who paid for him to go to good private schools?
perfect retrospective! thank you for putting the entire series in perspective
Thank you, that was really interesting. I might have to rewatch the series now!
You summed it up perfectly. Basically this is the entire series. As much as I enjoyed it, I can’t deny that it was the same episode week after week, season after season. A 90 minute series summary is all you need to know.
lol no
Learned a lot about myself from this damn video. Great job. Great show. 👍👍👍
i was surprised i got so into this show, but then i've always been drawn to character driven stories -- the characters, though static, are very compelling in a horrible kind of way
This the best video about Succession.
🙏
Succession is like entrouge the world is there playground
It is sort of like Entourage with a more tragic/dramatic element added
I think we all are waiting for an in depth video of what fucking happened to the touch screen.
For me the show is mostly about narcissism, especially narcissistic parents and how it wounds children forever, not matter your social status or wealth. It is a tragedy, as suggested by Jeremy Strong
great essay, really easy to listen and pay attention to.
it is such a wonderful show and this video was great full of life lessons and deep. Thank you so much
Since guardians three is out now, you should do a ‘Guardians of the galaxy timeline!’ (You do the best timelines)
First - thank you for the kinds words!
Second - I did actually put together a Guardians timelines before Vol. 3. I don't think I would do another stand-alone Guardians timeline BUT, right after Secret Invasion, I will be updating my MCU Timeline to include Guardians 3, Quantumania, and Invasion so the entire Guardians timeline will at least be contained in that video!
Third - Though... You're now giving me the idea of splitting out each character/team into solo timeline videos (i.e., splicing together their sequences form the big timeline + maybe adding some details...). I don't think I'd put that on the main channel because I don't want to bog it down in MCU recaps BUT... Maybe on the OneTake Clips channel, I can put the solo timelines. We'll see!
Just finished the finale an hr ago and now im sad and lost about what to watch.
I think i had watched sopranos at least 5 times to completion in the last 2 years. I couldn't find another show worth getting into that i hadnt already watched or still watch.
This show was the best I've watched in years
The show is about how hot Kendall Roy is and it’s concerning I find him so attractive
Same here! Hot!
Succession is show where you hope that clinical depression or drug addiction wins and Kendall dies.
A depressing series about screwed up, horrible people, living a loveless and stressy life but with amazing material opportunities they do not "really" take advantage of....
top notch analysis man!!
This analysis was so good, it was actually better than Succession
Great video essay! Thank you sir
But what is happiness? There are moments of joy in life but no chronic state of bliss. And if you go out and live life and take chances there are always ups and downs. But at least there is some growth when you put yourself out there. My problem with any of these characters is that they hardly ever learn from their mistakes. There is no introspection or management of their decisions. It's this lack of self-awareness and inability to learn from their mistakes that detracts from Succession.
Brilliant and comprehensive, amazing video!
Great video. So well put together. What happened with that Pearson deal did it fall thru as the offshoot company with the Roy’s never went forward.
Incredible analysis, well done!|
Thank you! 🙏
i really loved this analysis! not sure why some here are so negative about it (and then don’t explain why…)
Thanks!
Wow thank you for the support!!
Great video, but one nitpick, it’s never confirmed that Menken supporters started the fire in Milwaukee, that’s what was coming from Jimenez’ camp. The opposite came from Mencken’s.
The three kids lack gratitude towards everything their father provided and who he is.
That was a fantastic video! I knew I had heard your voice from somewhere... You did a podcast with your brother for Better Call Saul right?
Great video man, amazing stuff
Brilliant analysis
The best way to pitch Succession is: "Its an exploration of the darker and toxic side of human nature and how its always molded and doesn't just "exist". This is showcased through some absolute asshole characters who are all messed up, and their "messer" (Logan) always sits on the throne, because he made these kids who they are. Its like an emotional and mental heirarchy of sorts. And if you're not into that stuff... its pretty f##king funny!"
My 2 cents - this video started good but felt like it recited too many beats from the show in a play by play rather than making point, giving examples, then relying on your analysis or moving on
Wow this was such an incredible deep dive on my fourth favorite show
Please do one on Attack on Titan
I absolutely fucking HATE Greg. Watching the first episode I thought he was going to be there for that one then gone. To my shock and disgust, not only did he stay, but he won in the end
Great insight. Tom was my favorite
That rap and that bowtie with him looking like Peewee f****ng Herman was the lowest point of Kendall in the whole show.And he f*****g killed someone...
Thank you, very interesting.
This was a very well crafted series! Its like a visual definition of capitalism
Secession scanners that I can see the same thing on days of our lives every week, but still a good season finale series finale
BEST ONE
I don't think Roman has written a screenplay. I think you've just maybe misunderstood the line, Roman is the one saying "written a screenplay" about Willa because she is a prostitute and maybe he thinks her saying that she's a playwright is a cover up or something.
Please I would like you to do a video on Predestination...
Great video
Excellent