"if it is to be said, so it be, so it is" ... truly words to live by

@HoundsBane

6 ай бұрын

Words were definitely spoken.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Can't blame a guy for wanting to speak in the "affirmative" X)

14:19 it’s amazing you’ve noticed how prominent water & water imagery is for Kendall. The showrunners have discussed their intentional use of water in connection to Kendall’s mental state. I love symbolism that’s done well, and this is a creative detail that added beautiful rewatch value to Succession for me.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Oh?? That's really kool! I'm pleased to hear that it was intentional, just continues to show how much effort and thought is put into this series in its entirety. Didn't realize that it's directly tied to his mental state, but that also makes a lot of sense!

I love the catch-22 Ken is in with his dad. Submit to his dad's interest and prove his weakness or try to kill the dad and prove his disloyalty.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Made even worse since every time he tries to make moves and become a "killer" his dad either shits on him or trys to stop him altogether

I'm glad you called out Logan's game with putting himself up because this is the playbook from episode 1 of this season. On Tom and Shiv's relationship, I think all of the siblings have unhealthy relationships because they grew up not having a great example with Logan treating people like they're disposable. Roman has his thing with Gerri, Kendall is in this codependent relationship + doesn't see his kids at all, Connor literally bought Willa. I honestly think if Willa and Connor weren't portrayed so comedically it's a bit uncomfortable. I guess the cheating is the most familiar to audiences so they feel strongly about it. I personally feel like Logan always intended to put up Kendall once the shareholders said it should be him. He left that part out with the inner circle and made it seem like it was his idea.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

It makes sense, especially considering all the remaining resentment Logan still has for Kendall. At this point, Ken's outlived his usefulness and ultimately would fulfill it by being Logan's patsy. My boi nearly became a full Greek Tragedy lol

For the question you asked at the end. In our experience, succession fans are also kind of into Breaking Bad and BARRY

@mr.baldzher5193

6 ай бұрын

YOO WHAT IS THIS A CROSSOVER EPISODE

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Ayyyye both great picks! Sadly, I watched Breaking Bad as it came out back in the day, and same with Barry. But BOI do I wish I hadn't seen Barry yet, would love to re-experience that masterpiece

This show does such a good job of dropping in small little moments to build out the characters, even when they're not the focus. The looks between Roman and Kendall at the table after the announcement, Connor's reaction to Gerri's slip up over the first born son etc let you know where those characters are in a split second without interrupting the flow of the scene at all. In terms of shows to watch next, Mr Robot is a brilliant show to react to.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Adding Mr Robot for sure! My mom's been hounding me to watch that series for years now.

as for future show recommendations i’d highly advise adding these to the list; the white lotus, severance, big little lies, after life… 🙏🏽

@leticiat.5994

6 ай бұрын

I second you with The White Lotus, Big Little Lies, and Severance (I haven't seen After Life) and add to the list Band of Brothers!

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

I've seen White Lotus come up a few times now. Definitely considering it! I also haven't seen any of these so I'll throw them on the potential list too!

@MisterRawgers

5 ай бұрын

SEVERANCE 🔥

Really love your reactions to Succession and The Bear - your thoughtful engagement with all the characters in both shows is great to watch. I think you would enjoy White Lotus and The Terror (S1). It's a shame more people don't react to Mad Men, too - it's such a goldmine of rich and brilliant character writing. Keep up the great work!

@softtendril

6 ай бұрын

I second The White Lotus!

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Getting a lot of traction on White Lotus so far, def considering it! Also have been meaning to watch Mad Men for years and I almost forgot about The Terror, but when the trailers dropped for that one it did look right up my alley!

@tribbletown

6 ай бұрын

@@MovieMan101 You would get so much to discuss out of any of those shows, imho. Mad Men and The Terror are both beautifully written and detailed. The White Lotus is probably most like Succession, in that it's about awful rich people. Looking forward to whatever you choose next! :)

My suggestions would be: - Dark (Germen show, best in all dept, 3 seasons, probably the best written show) - Mr Robot (4 seasons, best in all dept, Rami Malek, Christian Slater kill it in this but the whole cast has phenomenal performance, and the writing is layered that you'll love it more on rewatches) Did you notice that Shiv and Logan had already decided that Ken would be the sacrifice? It's heavily implied by the framing choices as s2e9 ends and in this episode she just comes out and says it. Hence she is so relaxed. Logan would have suggested Tom ("senior people tough choices") so during the dinner she sorta said that Tom works (which understandably makes Tom angry) but obviously she wants Ken to be gone because she'd have easier time. So, personally have never believed that she would be okay with Tom being the sacrifice. If you were wondering what Greg had in his hands when Ken announced Logan's deeds, he was holding those Cruise documents! Remember he took some from the bonfire before they could be burnt! Ken knew about it from s1e10 (called Greg "Machiavellian"), he's given Greg a place to live in. Time for the Revolution in Season 3. It is truly wild. I can't wait to share a couple of things to show how sneaky Ken's been.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Adding Dark and Mr Robot for sure! Yeah, now that you mention it they both did seem quite relaxed at all the gatherings. And it makes even more sense considering that when Ken drops the bomb at the very end, Shiv appears to be the most concerned/distressed as she looks back to Logan. Looking forward to the rollercoaster!

Hi mate. This was THE episode I wanted to see you reacting to. Its one of my all time favourite episodes of TV. Prestige television and was great to watch this reaction. All the best from the UK!

Only just stumbled across your channel this week and absolutely smashed through playing catch up. Superlative stuff thus far, loving your work. In response to future shows, I'm definitely voting for The Wire and Mad Men, so much good stuff there to sink the teeth into.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Awww, appreciate you saying so! Thanks for watching

Imagine having to wait two full years for the next episode. Brutal

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

So I heard lol Very lucky indeed...

yessir gang gang love this shit baby

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

GANG GAAAAANG

Great reaction! I always appreciate your discussion at the end. Have you watched The Wire yet? That's a great one.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Not yet! Been meaning to though, I'll add that one to the potential list!

A veces me pongo a pensar en que sería súper ingenuo si el congreso realmente creyera que Logan no sabía de nada, digo, Kendall debe tener unos 39 años, y los eventos de los cruceros datan de unos 20 años atrás, o sea que él tendría unos 19 años y probablemente ni siquiera trabajaba para la empresa todavía, lo cual, aunque no le quita completamente la culpa, sí lo exime de no haber hecho algo durante ese tiempo, este fue otro capítulo donde pude ver que Logan definitivamente es egoísta incluso en su forma de amar y que Shiv heredó eso de él, pero fue el menospreciar el impacto de la muerte de ese chico y tratarlo como algo sin importancia lo que me destruyó la fé en él. He leído varias entrevistas y Jeremy Strong ha dicho que esta escena fue modificada ya que él pensaba que la respuesta de Logan al decir que no tenía un instinto asesino era muy simple para llevarlo a la traición, por eso se agregaron los demás diálogos en especial el acróstico NRPI (Ninguna persona real involucrada).

True detective, The wire, or White lotus

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Adding all three! I've been wanting to watch the first two for years, and people keep mentioning White Lotus as well!

I'd really love to see you react to Black Sails which is perhaps a bit odd bc it's a completely different genre (historical drama) but the writing is definitely right up there with succession in terms of quality and the characters are complex in a way that reminds me of Logan and co. I feel like you'd have a lot of fun dissecting them. There's definitely an audience for it here on KZread and it's "only" 4 seasons so it's not a ridiiiiculously huge undertaking

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Hmmm... sounds very unique! (which immediately has me interested). I'll keep it noted for sure!

After reading all the suggestions for series that could succeed Succession, I think that: - You reacting to THE WHITE LOTUS would indeed be so fun 😄👍; - DARK is a beautiful gem, but this show is anything but fun. You'll really torture your mind trying to understand why, how, who, when... Magnificent, metaphysical, tortuous... Go for it if you like this kind of content. I would add: - the FARGO series. Did you see this? - BLUE EYE SAMURAI, the only animated series that impressed me as much as Arcane. Yes, I'm late, by a month and 4 episodes but I'm still moving forward!

You should check out 1) the wire - (if you haven’t already seen it) 2) the thick of it (British political comedy - but Jesse Armstrong wrote loads of the episodes - and it’s brilliant. Though it’s not so popular so might not win any polls lol)

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Couple others have suggested "The Wire" and I haven't seen it yet, so possibly adding it as well! I haven't heard of "The Thick of It" but I do enjoy most Brititsh television!

You skip the intro? Sacrilegious!

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

I would watch the whole thing, but the music would get Copyright strikes :( I'll try to give it a look-see in Season 3 more. Maybe use it (muted) as a time to comment on the episode!

@kvm6

6 ай бұрын

@@MovieMan101 It's different all 4 seasons and foreshadows stuff. To avoid issues, just edit that part out (but don't skip it).

Logan trully tries to seek for others options but theres is non, he cant go private, he can settle with Sandy and Stewy and he can put himself to jail be cause they will lose de proxy battle, Tom doesnt work, what else he can do ?

@kvm6

6 ай бұрын

He isn't truly seeking options. In previous episode he'd decided about sacrifice and in this episode Shiv clearly says choose who we discussed (Ken). He then manipulates everyone by saying, he'll be the one that goes to jail and everyone objects because they respect him too much. If he really was looking for options, he could have just pushed Connor under the bus. Connor attended Mo's funeral and was suspiciously vague in his eulogy. The evidence could just be twisted to show he was behind it.

@mirocarrillo

6 ай бұрын

No, in fact Logan says in the this episode, "i dont want to do what i have to do" before he asks if stewey is available, because he knows that if he cant go private o settle he have to sacriface someone, and Connor ????? Really ?????? no one would belive that, he doesnt even work for the Company @@kvm6

@kvm6

6 ай бұрын

@@mirocarrillo You are saying as if Logan never ever lies to manipulate. Literally in last episode he tried lying to Rhea and got caught. Doesn't work for the company so what? He lives out alone on a farm and is continuously paying a women to be with her. It can surely be painted badly just like Logan did in s1e7 (therapy episode) where he published lies about Ken being drugged out of mind (another time he lies and gets caught by the way).

@mirocarrillo

6 ай бұрын

@@kvm6 off course he does, he is the master of bussines and manipulation, but he loves his children and its not all evil, no body in the show is pure good o evil, if he just wanted to manipulate kendall He could use the dead kid situation for making go to jail more easy for him from the beginnig but thats no the case, he obviously know that kendal is the only one, other than himself who is a bigger skull to easy the shareholders, but if he wanted that them why he asks stewy first?? Why he tries to go private ?

@kvm6

6 ай бұрын

@@mirocarrillo You lost me at Logan loves his children. He doesn't. No spoilers but S4E3 clearly shows that it's only his kids love him.

Do reacher. S2 just start yesterday

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

I'll add to the list of potentials!

HBOs Deadwood

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Good pick! I've always wanted to watch that one!

I think you'd like Severence if you haven't seen it

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Adding it to the list of potentials!

10:20 giraffe. Just sayin.

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Touché sir

If animated shows are an option, and if you haven't seen it, Arcane is a masterpiece and has a big community always eager to see others react to it

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Boi do I WISH I hadn't already watched Arcane :( Sadly, I did already stream it shortly after it came out. I do love it though and would certainly consider reacting to Season 2 should the demand be there when it comes out

Soft g before “i” or “e.” So gif is /jif/, not hard g. Basic elementary school phonics. Never hard g, please.

@jess64792

6 ай бұрын

ah yes, just like the word "get", or as it's more commonly pronounced, "jet".

@MovieMan101

4 ай бұрын

Always love the discourse surrounding the pronunciation XD

you have such a lovely face! and I love watching with you. I vote chernobyl, battlestar galactica or lost next

@MovieMan101

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much