The Waystar sale and the Pierce deal have Logan on uneasy footing along with his children this week on Succession. But has he managed to tug somebody again into the fold?
Logan decides to pay a shock go to to the ATN studios, and Greg reviews to Tom that Logan is strolling the halls looming intimidatingly over the shoulders of ATN staffers: “It’s like Jaws, if everyone in Jaws worked for Jaws.” Once the sale to GoJo goes by way of, Tom warns, Logan can be there every single day — and he doesn’t like what he sees. Plus, Kerry has made an anchor audition tape (yikes), however Logan claims it’s their resolution if she ought to get on the air or not. (Yeah, proper.) Meanwhile, Kendall, Roman and Shiv are having a little bit of purchaser’s regret as soon as they see how boring Pierce’s present programming is. (When Kendall pitches hard-hitting every day information updates on Africa, Shiv quips: “That sounds like Homework: The Show.”) Shiv is making an attempt to line up a divorce lawyer, too, however all the most effective ones have already been conflicted out after assembly with Tom — a transfer Shiv acknowledges is straight out of Logan’s playbook.
(*2*)Kendall and Roman gleefully mock Kerry’s audition tape, which appears to be making the rounds for all of the mistaken causes. Shiv is busy lining up a aspect deal, although, with Waystar shareholder Sandi Furness. Maybe they be part of forces and maintain up the GoJo deal to squeeze a couple of extra {dollars} out of Matsson? At ATN, Logan needs to present a speech to encourage the troops, and when Tom congratulates them for a 15 % scores improve, Logan factors out that prices are up 40 %. He makes it clear he’ll be spending extra time there and urges them to point out no mercy to their competitors: “You’re f—king pirates!” He additionally catches Hugo and Gerri having fun at Kerry’s audition tape and reminds them: “I’m still here, you know. I haven’t gone.”
Shiv, Roman and Kendall attempt to take the Waystar helicopter into town for Connor’s wedding ceremony rehearsal, however they’re advised they don’t have approval — a center finger from pricey previous Pop, it appears. They make their manner into town anyway and talk to Sandi and Stewy, who suppose there’s more cash available in the event that they vote no on the GoJo deal. Kendall and Roman wave them off… however Shiv is listening. And simply as they’re strolling into the rehearsal, Willa is strolling out. (As Roman places it: “There goes the bride.”) They discover a drunk and despondent Connor inside, who tells them Willa stated, “I can’t do this” after which bailed together with her pals, and now he can’t come up with her. But he needs to exit and reside it up, too. Like at a karaoke bar!
While Logan gripes about all of the uneaten pizza within the ATN break room, he corners Tom once more about Kerry’s potential as an anchor, and Tom admits she may have some extra seasoning. He enlists Greg to interrupt the dangerous information to Kerry, and Greg stammers his manner by way of it, blaming it on a non-existent focus group: “The arms aren’t right. They’re a little un-TV.” Kerry is livid and vows to destroy Greg if she finds on the market’s no focus group — however hey, he did it! Connor drags his siblings to a dive bar and will get in contact with the widespread man by ordering “a Belgian weiss beer, not Hoegaarden.” He’s monitoring Willa’s telephone, too, with Kendall providing: “We can monitor her dot together.” Kendall additionally will get an ominous name from Matsson, who’s already heard concerning the doable board shenanigans and concerning the dear Pierce sale, too. “Don’t push me,” he warns, threatening to let the entire deal crumble.
Kendall will get some contemporary numbers from Stewy, although, and begins to agree with Shiv that they might truly get more cash out of this deal. Roman’s nonetheless reluctant — and he’s getting texts from Logan, too. He claims he solely texted his dad on his birthday, however Kendall and Shiv really feel betrayed; all of them agreed to not discuss to Logan till he apologizes. Roman’s additionally been in touch with Matsson and thinks he would possibly truly stroll in the event that they attempt to renegotiate, however Shiv admits they “overcommitted on Pierce” and want each greenback they will get: “It’s what Dad would do in his prime.” Speaking of Dad, Logan hears his children are contemplating blowing up the board vote and has to concede: “They have some juice here.” So when Connor drags them to a non-public karaoke room so he can sing a soppy ballad, he additionally tells them he advised Logan what they have been scheming about… and shortly, Logan himself walks into their karaoke room, with Kerry in tow.
Logan begins off by saying he needed them to be at his party (Kendall: “Holy s—t, did Dad just say a feeling?”) and he is aware of they outbid him on Pierce simply to pay him again. But he advises them to vote sure on the GoJo sale to allow them to all get a contemporary begin. Kerry tries to chime in, however Shiv cuts her off, mentioning her anchor audition: “Has he f—ked you on that?… Congrats on losing your betrayal cherry.” Logan affords a halfhearted “Sorry,” however that’s not adequate; Kendall calls for a protracted listing of apologies on behalf of everybody within the room. Logan tells Shiv he solely supplied Tom divorce recommendation that he would’ve supplied her if she had requested, including that in the event that they ask Matsson for more cash, he’ll stroll: “I know that.” Shiv doesn’t imagine him (“You’re a human f—king gaslight!”), and Kendall tells him he simply needs to “make his own pile,” throwing Logan’s personal phrases again at him. Logan lastly offers up: “You’re such f—king dopes… I love you, but you’re not serious people.” He walks out briskly, complaining to Kerry about all of the rats within the metropolis on their manner dwelling.
Shiv and Kendall bask within the afterglow of “f—king Dad,” however Roman’s emotions are nonetheless combined. Connor broadcasts he’s been uncared for all his life, so he doesn’t want love like they do (“You’re needy love sponges”), however when he goes dwelling, Willa is in mattress ready for him, and he cuddles up subsequent to her. Roman, in the meantime, sneaks off alone for a gathering with Logan, who tells him he’s pushing again the board vote and desires Roman to return see Matsson with him. (He’d should miss Connor’s wedding ceremony, however he says certain.) “There’s a night of the long knives coming,” Logan declares, and he wants a “ruthless f—k” to assist him reinvent ATN from the bottom up. Pierce wouldn’t be match for Roman, he notes: “Smart people know what they are.” He lastly tells Roman, “I need you.” And that’s what Logan’s children have been ready to listen to from him all alongside.
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