peak character design
roman roy + all the bells say
thinking about stranger’s “don’t think about it too hard” vs ptolemaea’s “stop, make it stop” and the before and after of logan’s death
roman + shiv roy, privilege + luxury
a little life, hanya yanagihara
the weak dogs
— Anne Carson, Red Doc
Speaking with our eyes.
4.05: Kill List.
I love my wife. And I just love saying the word “wife.” Wife. Wife. Wife. Wife. Wife, wife, wife, wife, wife. She’s my wife, and she’s my life.
he's so important to me
there are a bunch of thinkpieces about food in succession, how these people are surrounded by delicacies yet it’s never used for joy or nourishment, how eating it is a sign of weakness, providing it a power play. this episode was the one time, i think, food was used for fun, and it was disgusting, a bunch of siblings messing around their mom’s kitchen with castoffs and leftovers, and they were all so happy
the thinkpieces
Succession | 4.10 - “With Open Eyes”
#a meal fit for a king
Let me guess. “I’ll have a martini.”