Retired Janitors of Idaho

This episode just continues to prove that the writing and acting in this show is impeccable. This episode does a great job at invoking the true rawness and frustration that goes behind pivotal moments such as a shareholder meeting when the position of your company hangs in the balance. The standout character of this episode would be Shiv who, like any other Roy, has her faults but in this episode she shows signs of being a real powerful force and proves to show that she may be the most level headed, and decisive Roy when it comes to tumultuous situations. This was an excellent episode in an excellent show, in what continues to be an excellent season.

Well, we have reached the conclusion to a 14 episode-long conflict, and it feels odd to say that nothing truly dramatic or explosive happened.

It feels almost like a slight fake out. It is the only solution that makes sense; any other way would have made the current narrative very difficult to resolve, however this feels like the beginning of a new, unpredictable conflict that will shake the viewer to their core and will, hopefully, happen before the season's end.

With less of Strong and much more of Cox + the siblings, this episode primarily focuses on how the children/Logan's team react without their overbearing Dad to direct them. And whilst it's hilarious to see them stumble over one another, it's also quite sad and revealing to see where each character's priorities lie, and how incompetent some of them truly are without him.

It's a tense but rather comedic resolution, with a few off-putting moments that continue to push Kendall in a surprising direction, one that I did not foresee this season. I still root for him as the show's protagonist, however he is making this rather difficult right now.

It's the episode's ending that really solidified this, for me, as another fine episode of Succession. When the comedy is removed and the tension has dissipated, we are reminded that we are no closer to a conclusion. There is much more to come for this set of characters, and a hell of a lot more conflict. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I can sense something truly tragic occurring very soon.

I honestly can't believe I'm admitting it given how much I praise this show, but this season feels slower and less organized than its predecessors.

It's had its moments but I feel like eps 2-5 have been a bunch of filler with the words "temperature", "raisin", and "DOJ" thrown in amongst overused expletives. I think my biggest issue is that S1 and S2 essentially had first-person narrative with Kendall and now we're barely seeing him. The writers are also not paying enough attention to Greg and Tom, we get isolated scenes with them but they just aren't hitting home like they were last season.

Overall I find myself laughing and caring less, which is a shame because I've gotta be one the biggest fans of this show. The remaining four eps of this season will need to all be stellar for me to put S3 above S2 and even S1.

This episode encapsulated an issue I've had with season 3 as a whole, which is that while the writing, acting, and production values remain better than anything else on television, the season as a whole feels like it's just running in place. The critics really hyped up this episode as a standout, and while it was in many respects (the palpable tension and cringe comedy were at peak levels), it also felt bizarrely inconsequential despite bringing the two most teased elements of the plot (Sandy/Stewy and the shareholder vote) to a head. And Logan's illness felt amped-up to contrived levels in this episode, as if it was just an excuse for the writers to facilitate the central conflict. This season has been curiously devoid of what made season 2 so strong - each episode being centered around the Roys in a different environment that puts them through the ringer in unique ways. I'm afraid the pandemic may have had something to do with it, given that group scenes were more difficult to film. The episodes seem to now be largely centered around one location and a particular subset of characters rather than the entire family. This episode definitely felt bigger and more propulsive than the rest of the season, but it wasn't the turning point that we were led to believe it was, and I'm waiting for this season to actually change the dramatic stakes in a meaningful way.

An improvement on the previous episode, great deals made, and glorious business stuff! I love the music so much it's so exciting, it flows well with everything. I really like the line "I just do what my dad says". Karl Bueller is great especially in this episode and so is everyone else; I hope Brian Cox is ok he seems to be struggling quite a lot! I wonder what's gonna be decided about CEO eventually if need be.