Succession
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Two words rattled off with startling casualness first by Shiv, then Kendall, then Roman.
Or, perhaps, based on the buzz thats been circulating all night, they takehimas a joke.
The party goes on without Tom.
He was forever co-hosting it at the Roy familys discretion.
Shiv had no one else who could recognize her grief and have sympathy for her.
Does Tom love Shiv?
Theres plenty of evidence to that effect.
Theres plenty of evidence to that effect, too.
Before Tailgate Party turns into a less boozyWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Hell be the frog that she stings after he carries her across the river.
Its almost worse that Tom isnt a target so much as collateral damage.
Her ambitions diminish him.
Tom can see this entire nightmare unfold right in front of him.
Shiv introduces Matsson to Nate by suggesting that a Matsson-operated ATN will be amenable to his candidate.
He will make major leadership changes at the top of the internet.
You could argue that Tom has simply played a losing hand.
The world will continue to turn without him.
Toms wedding proposal did catch Shiv at her lowest ebb.
He did need her DNA because he thirsted for power.
It turns out the sex was hot because their marriage was a volcano.
Then again, betrayal is the family business.
I dont feel comfortable with the tenor of this conversation, he says.)
I love em, but Im not in love with them, replies Kendall coldly.
One head, one crown.
(Why was she out on the street?
Kendall asks as if Rava had left her on the set of aDeath Wishmovie.)
She just wants him to call his daughter every once in a while.
Come on, says Ken.
Theyre not all crypto-fascist right-wing nut jobs.
We also have some venture-capital Dems and centrists ghouls.
Dads ideological range was wide.
(You dont know.
I could open it up like Nixon did China.)
We walk right through, he assures her.
The Ebba factor is really intriguing.
Two rich moonbats on the town!
And a nice role for Mark Linn-Baker, previously immortalized as Larry Appleton inPerfect Strangers.
I could have got you there, says Gerri, who may have once honestly considered Roman a protege.
