hysterical<\/a>. Roman, a character that could easily veer into overplayed territory, had more one-liners than I could possibly write down, including telling his family that their dad was dying of cancer with a completely straight face. \u201cC\u2019mon, it\u2019s funny, Dad\u2019s dying of cancer.\u201d Few shows and characters can pull off the style of humor that Roman has, but damn, he kills every line given to him.<\/p>\nShiv and Tom\u2019s honeymoon was also comedy gold: two people who did not want to be on a boat together, constantly checking their phones, looking for any reason to go home. Last season we saw Tom come to understand that their marriage would never be one of love; he almost seemed to embrace that here, pushing his new bride to get him a more desirable position at the company while the family was at the summer house. Watching Shiv avoid telling her husband the full truth about her conversation with her father only richened the pot. Nobody is safe from the games this family plays with each other.<\/p>\n
Cousin Greg made great use of his small amount of screen time, screwing up a drug deal for Kendall. Greg bought the ridiculously rich Kendall cocaine from the park, giving Kendall plenty of ammo to belittle Greg. That was the only scene of the episode in which Kendall had a spark of life to him. Maybe it was the coke or maybe it was the chance to trash-talk Greg, asking him if the street dealer gave him a receipt for the worst coke he\u2019d ever had in his life. If I have one wish for this season, it\u2019s more Greg.<\/p>\n
The table has been set for what should be a great season of television. I\u2019m really looking forward to the dynamic between Shiv and Logan this year. Is she really the chosen one? What does a potential fallout between the two of them look like? How does Roman play into this? There\u2019s no way he\u2019s going to go down quietly once he finds out about Shiv\u2019s deal with their father (although it’s possible that Roman also has a deal with him, you never know). I also have this sneaking suspicion that Tom is going to wind up becoming an adversary of his wife, though whether it\u2019s on purpose or by accident remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
Then, of course, there\u2019s Kendall. He can\u2019t get much lower than he already is. What does the rebuilding of Kendall look like? What allies does he have left? What pull does he have anywhere? I can\u2019t help but think of Stewy saying to him that he can play the friend card. Will that offer exist down the line? Despite his predicament, one way or another Kendall has to crawl out of the hole he\u2019s in, and whether it\u2019s by his father\u2019s side or against him is something I can\u2019t wait to see. Join me next week as I dive into episode 2 of what looks to be a great season of Succession<\/em>. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HBO\u2019s Succession returned this past Sunday, coming out of the gate strong in the premiere episode of this sophomore season. Written by showrunner Jesse Armstrong and directed by Executive Producer Mark Mylod (Game of Thrones, Entourage), Succession hit on many of the beats that made the first season such a pleasure to watch, all while […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":80922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6,4374],"yoast_head":"\nSuccession S2E1: The Summer Palace | TV Obsessive TV Analysis<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n