Oso planning to go pro
Hah, just finished watching it. What a train wreck, a beautiful beautiful train wreck. Guilty pleasure
I suppose her acting up isn’t a surprise, but the sass Lala gave Lisa caught my attention. Should only get better next week!!
Spoilers if you haven’t seen it…The end of Succession made sense, no one “won” (even Tom didn’t really win). I didn’t love how they ultimately got there though.Shiv in 24 hours gets told by Tom he doesn’t want to make it work, gets backstabbed by Mattson, finds out Tom is the mf’er that Mattson backstabbed her for, and then the sight of Kendall’s feet on Logan’s desk is what turns her? I kept waiting for the Kendall killed someone card to be played, and for Succession, it seemed way too convenient for that to be the moment.
There are always convenient plot situations and logical leaps in any series. And I agree with you about Shiv. I mean, why didn't she use the considerable leverage she had to broker power for herself?In general, though, I loved the show and I'm satisfied with the final episode. I loved the development of the Tom/Shiv dynamic in Season 4, and the actors who played those characters were incredible. Just a superbly acted series throughout, really. I'd rate it the best HBO series since Game of Thrones for sure and a top dozen all-time IMHO.Oh ... sorry ... not HBO ... MAX. What a stupid decision to take one of the great brand names in the history of entertainment and change it to something meh, but that's another subject entirely.
There are always convenient plot situations and logical leaps in any series. And I agree with you about Shiv. I mean, why didn't she use the considerable leverage she had to broker power for herself?
Honestly, I think one of the unspoken undercurrents in the show/plot was that Shiv was nowhere near as clever and savvy as she thought herself to be. She had some angles and some plays, but I struggle to remember a clear WIN that Shiv orchestrated herself that didn't actually end up someone outmaneuvering her.Tom's BIGGEST strength was a complete honesty and self-awareness about who he was. He was a pawn (though developing into a more valuable one over time), was willing to eat sh** on his climb, and align himself in who he needed to be. He was a perfect counter to Shiv who was the total opposite.Great final episode for the Tom and Greg dynamic. I saw an interview with Matthew Macfadyen where he said he believes Tom respected and was proud of Greg for using what little leverage he had to try and make a play, which is why he made sure to take care of him.Say what you will about the plot or the finish, but another superbly acted final few episodes. Kieran Culkin in particular hit some highs. Speaking of, I think Roman also showed more self awareness than his character was previously given credit for and finally saw the forest for the trees.
I loved the last few episodes of Succession and enjoyed watching the drama unfold. That said, I am exhausted, and the show came to a proper ending, IMO. The Roy's wore me out, but I enjoyed the run.
This resonates with some around here.
But really, I've yet to read a single good explanation why MAX is better than the brand name that has pretty much meant "great entertainment" for decades.
Yup, pretty much. Which new decision will they ultimately end up not really making a decision about?
100% agree with this take. The show was well acted and I enjoyed it early on but there was no character development whatsoever and the plot was repetitious beyond belief. Everybody was despicable, predictable and (while at times clever) not very smart. No one worth rooting for, I gave up late in season 2.
I thought the Ted Lasso finale was fantastic.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Thought it was good, not great. Wish they would have spent a little more time wrapping up the lesser characters arcs, but no major complaints.
I .. very much liked The Diplomat. Season 1, Netflix. Will look forward to S2.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Made it thorough Season 2 of the Wire. Was maybe a half step down from Season 1 but still akazing television. The scene with Omar testifying was the best of the series so far. I think the whole season could have done without Ziggy. He was an obnoxious add with very little narrative payoff
That's rude.