Succession

Could Logan just get five?

Welcome. How's your dad?

Oh, pretty good.

He hopes to make it in person to the next one.

-Oh, sure. Send him my best. -I will.

But still, you're here, and that's nice.

Thanks. I feel the same way.

Great. We're all over the fucking moon. What is this?

Yeah, so, we are in discussions to acquire GoJo.

Oh! (CHUCKLES) -Okay.

-How advanced? -Oh, not that advanced.

Just getting to outline terms.

So pretty fucking advanced!

Well, we didn't wanna bother you until we have some protein.

But we didn't wanna ambush you in the boardroom.

We wanted to let you know in here.

But you are still ambushing us.

No, no, no. We are not ambushing.

Well, no, I mean,

if you jump out on someone on the road

in the middle of the night, hit them on the head and shout,

"I'm not ambushing you," it's still a fucking ambush.

I love my business.

But we've had our throats slit on ads for 20 years.

We're bleeding out.

Another five of cord-cutting

and we'll be dead on the fucking carpet.

This is a transformative deal.

Yeah, but, uh, just obviously... this is not okay.

We were supposed to be inside deal-making.

Well, you know, we're moving very fast,

and it's all very sensitive,

-but I assure-- -I think they're assembling.

Right. Shall we?

Okay. How-- How will you feel if Matsson starts

micro-dosing and tweeting about angels again?

Matsson's a visionary.

Sure? 'Cause he's trippin' balls.

No, and he has a team we can do business with.

This is bigger than anything you've ever contemplated.

It will reshape the company entirely.

Well, if you guys really, really don't like it...

Sure. Kill it.

Well, we didn't say that.

So, shall we? Finally!

Wh-- Where is Shiv on this? Why isn't Shiv here?

Oh, because this is just inner circle.

That's a joke, I'm kidding.

I think the president will be joining us, so...

-Yeah? Hey.

So, I think they're gonna eat it.

Sandi is processing, Stewy loves it,

Roman led. No Karl, no Frank.

Um... Sandi wants your take,

Gerri's trying to fill your boots,

but I don't think Sandi's buying it,

and I'm just following them now to the boardroom.

Are you in the car?

No. I'm gonna call in.

Well, that works. Is everything okay, honey?

Yeah, I just...

I'm feeling the way I was feeling still, so...

What about your mom's wedding?

I'm not feeling great,

so there's nothing really to say.

Right. Right.

Well, maybe you don't even really need to go.

To Mom's wedding?

Oh yeah!

Fuck that, I'd never hear the end of it.

Can you imagine?

So, the board members not physically available

will be joining by phone,

including Siobhan Roy, who sends her apologies.

She's working on strategy.

-And Kendall Roy-- Hey.

Hey. And Kendall Roy who's not attending due to illness.

-And we're gonna lead off-- That's not actually true.

And we're gonna lead off with an update

on the promising developments in the ongoing investigation

from which portion of the meeting

Kendall and Logan Roy are recused.

Hence...

And then we'll move on to discuss acquisitions.

Is he gonna watch?

I feel like I'm taking a shit in the Guggenheim, y'all.

Could we make a note in the minutes that he's watching us?

Hey, I know you.

Didn't you used to be Siobhan Roy?

You sounded dumb at the board meeting.

At least, I showed up. What were you doing?

Brunching with some other sock puppet girl-boss presidents?

You haven't got a date? Did no one on Raya

wanna come to Italy and sit on your Ricotta dick?

So, just to say, I had, uh, Peter Onions rat-fucked.

Oh, what a lovely wedding present!

The guy's a fucking slime badger.

Um... Three bankruptcies, two marriages, four children,

and five shell companies.

He's a big investor in shitty nursing homes,

tipping applesauce down their gullets

and telling them they had a four-course dinner.

-All the hits. Yup.

So, I've asked Mom if we can talk to her,

and I think we should do it together.

Do what?

"Do what?" Uh-- Like,

ask her if she should be doing this, you know?

It's like, five months since Rory was supposed to move in.

(SCOFFS) Whatever.

Or we can at least...

...check that she's getting a prenup.

You know, there's a lot of shit in there from the divorce,

the holding company and everything.

And the guy is clearly on the make, so, yeah?

Fuck it.

Ser-- Fuck it?

(INHALES DEEPLY) Yeah.

Hm. She's probably in sexual thrall to him.

Hm. -He's driving her wild with his sugar dick.

Nice. -So there's nothing that we can do.

Uh-huh. All right, fine.

Let him kill her for her emeralds and...

screw us out of the fucking firm. See if I care.

Hey, Rome! About the deal! -Oh.

I was talking to Karl and Frank.

Yeah, no, but you're not really a part of that, either of you.

Well, I am.

Well, I can't quite fire you yet, Shiv,

because I'm still a little bit scared of you.

But my thinking is, when I take over,

I'm gonna put you in the office next to mine,

and you're gonna be my sexy secretary.

The fuck is wrong with you?

I dunno. We're working on it.

Ongoing process.

Welcome. Follow me.

Oh! Uh-- Just a minute.

-Hello! Hey, Mom.

Hello, welcome all!

Goodness me!

Did you just come back from the front?

Yeah. Just felt like it.

-Hmm! -I'm stripping down.

It's nice.

Hello, darlings! How are you?

How lovely to see you!

Don't you look lovely!

So, um, you're all going to be taken up to the house.

-(SPEAKS IN ITALIAN) -(SPEAKS IN ITALIAN)

I'll be there in a minute, guys.

You look rather tired.

Thanks. You wanted a word?

Right. Yes. Um...

So, listen. What I wanted to ask you--

You'll see when you go up to the house

that Peter has printed out

this awful sort of itinerary of events.

You know, all the welcoming and then the rehearsals,

and the ceremonies, and--

-Mm. -(INHALES DEEPLY) And, um,

I wondered if we couldn't slightly divvy them up?

-As in? -As in...

your father would rather not, as I understand it,

be together with you, uh, as far as possible.

And so, what-- what--

what is your son getting?

And what is your ex-husband, who you hate, getting?

Oh. Please don't get on your high horse.

It's not me, I don't mind. It's...

Bridezilla.

He's got his heart set

on having all the important people

at his wedding. (CHUCKLES) He's such a little tart.

Well, I don't know if that works.

Please, have a think.

You know, I'll still see you tons.

Yeah?

Peter!

Come and say hello to Kendall!

(CHUCKLES) Ah!

Kendall, like the mint cake.

-Yeah. Pleased to meet you. Absolutely.

Okay. Mom, I'll check the schedule, uh,

maybe see you next month.

-Come on, don't be so dramatic. -Nice to meet you.

It's gonna be about four hours, Kendall.

Hello.

Hello. I am Gerri Kellman.

-Viola. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

This is very nice.

What a place!

Italy! Pizza, pasta, and popes!

You ever met the pope, Con?

-Yeah, uh-huh. -(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

I met one.

Couple of popes back, with Dad.

-He was a real full-fat pope. (CHUCKLES)

Complete pope.

Very religious.