Smith Cameron) - for the second time in the same week! (Remember when Logan made Roman cut her loose at Connor’s wedding? I’m sure Gerri does!) Roman also, eventually, bows to his sister’s advice and general good judgement by telling Kendall to “maybe not” bet their business on people buying “play houses and living forever.” Yet as sound as that decision seems on a practical level, it bites him in the ass (or the ego) when Kendall improbably pulls off his one-man acoustic set. Roman’s off-the-rails firing spree isn’t what sends him into a tailspin or what upsets his brother Kendall supports him, even when he terminates their sister’s godmother, Gerri (J. Not only are there plenty of gasp-inducing flourishes (let’s play Bitey!) and juicy twists of fate ( Tom OfSiobhan!), but each of the siblings makes a surprising pivot from past patterns. (Bickering, betrayals, and more beautiful melodrama.)īut where Episode 6 pivots is in usurping expectations. “Succession” has long served as a masterclass in how to implement an episodic structure within a serialized drama, and the Hollywood studio setting paired with a public-facing presentation and a risky product launch clearly distinguish “Living+” from other episodes, while still matching the winning formula on which HBO’s drama thrives. As always, there are top priorities that have to be dealt with immediately: Investor Day looms over the 63-minute entry, as does the daunting launch of Living+ (Waystar Royco’s parasitic attempt to bring their esteemed cruise business ashore by “warehousing the elderly”). Like its suggestive early shot, Episode 6, “Living+,” creates and sustains tension in ways both familiar and disruptive. Sam Levinson and The Weeknd Address ‘The Idol’ Reshoots: ‘Quitting’ Was ‘Never an Option’
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