Succession

- So, uh, dad's back. - What, back in the chair?

That's kinda fast, right? But it's good, obviously.

Good? You'd love it if his brain fell out the back of his head.

I talked to my grandfather and said that

- I can come to you. - Just get him to ask me.

You two don't talk so much, right?

You need to think about the future because this is the old world.

And someday, in this world, things will change.

There's an unofficial company policy on the cruise line,

that if there was a serious criminal incident,

we would sail to so-called "friendly" authorities.

- Incidents like? - Theft, rape, murder.

The bad ones.

You know he re-hired Frank to babysit me?

And you're CEO, can he even do that?

The dinosaur's having one last roar before he wipes them out.

Kendall Roy will give the traditional address tonight

in a sign that Logan Roy is intending to wind down

from public duties.

There's been a change of plan.

Kendall's not speaking. I am.

I'm officially announcing I am back.

- Better than ever! - (APPLAUSE)

- I see you. - I have no idea

- what you're talking about. - Fuck off.

You have arrived at your destination.

- (KILLS ENGINE) - (KEEPS HUMMING)

Hey, hey, hey.

Uh-huh.

You're late.

Well, like, ten minutes, Grandpa.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Not for the Indians.

No, sir.

Nope, that is... still true.

So, shall we grab some lunch and then hit the road?

I gots the old rumblin' tum.

No. Let's go before it snows.

- Ken. - Yeah.

I think your dad might appreciate your input.

Uh, Ro.

this, and we have...

Oh, look out, folks.

- Here come the top minds. Hey.

So, what you got cookin'?

Really no need, gentlemen,

Frank wanted to fold you in on this,

but you should know, probably, my thinking in terms of things.

There's a potential opportunity

for some acquisitions and consolidation.

Packet of local TV stations.

Local TV?

No one watches TV, Dad.

No. TV is where the majority of people get their news.

More people watch local than any other kind.

Yeah, but not really.

I could see short-term we make some cash,

but I'm just saying, for Waystar,

is this a good look?

There's this fancy new business theory.

It's called "Make more than you spend and you're King Cunt."

Dad, come on.

Why shouldn't we do all the news?

Why shouldn't we do all the news?

- Yeah. - Well, Kim Jong Pop,

because that's not how things work in this country.

You just love telling people what to think,

- don't you? - Fuck off.

People come to us because we don't sell them on anything.

No packet of fuckin' bleedin' heart

United Nations Volvo gender-bender horseshit.

The politics on this would be horrible.

Justice, FCC, anti-trust.

We'd be tied up for years.

Nah. TV's fucked.

It needs to consolidate.

Fine. I don't want to make this a thing.

You like local TV, great. You're smart.

I just hope it doesn't mean we can't pursue diversification

- and innovation. Of course!

India, China...

Do you know how many fuckin' people are in Indonesia?

- Roman. - Hmm? What?

Uh, yeah, sure. Who doesn't?

It's more than you think. Like, a billion.

Roman, you're a moron.

You should get back into all that for us, Kendall.

- Get back into what? - Vice-president.

Digital. Global.

Based out of Dubai, India, China... wherever.

Excuse me. Are you fuckin' serious? Meeting over. Fuck off.

Dad?

Dad! Hey! Whoa, whoa! Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

Stop. Stop. Got it.

Oh. Shit.

That's a big fuckin' mess.

- Get any on ya? No? Hmm.

Get someone to clean this up?

Yeah?

You all right, Dad?

Yeah. Fine.

A long drive, eh?

I get it.

You know, Mom had a friend who was afraid of flying,

but he actually died in a traffic accident.

Uh... And he was on a bike

and heavy meds.

So, but this is... this is cool.

It's just you and me, we got this whole time

to talk about whatever, you know,

business, uh, stuff,

the... the future corporate... ya know,

or just let the country music play.

No music. No chatter.

Keep your mind on the driving.

Big meeting today.

Nothing serious, just work, so...

- Yeah. Couldn't sleep. - Yeah, me neither.

Sometimes I thought I was asleep, and then I wasn't. I was weird.

Well, you were snoring like a hog, so...

Yeah, well, my nasal strip fell off.

- What's this? - It's the pre-nup.

Whoo-hoo-hoo! OK!

- Ahh. Yeah. - Yeah?

It means it's really happening. We're getting married.

That is a very romantic way of looking at a pre-nup.

You know what? I am not even gonna look at that.

- Just show me where to sign. - Tom, you have to look at it.

No, listen, honestly, honey, I'm not from money,

you're from money... I don't wanna look at it.

Just... I hereby comply.

I don't want you to comply.

That is not the basis for a healthy relationship.

Fine. Fine.

As a gesture of my love to you,

I will have my lawyer look at it. OK?

But just so you know,

in my head, I've already signed it.

OK.

How's it goin'?

I hear your father's much better.

Yup. Yup.

So great.

Just to say, though, down in the pig sty,

we're all huge fans of your stuff.

Innovation.

Thank you.

Like, uh, like what?

Oh, everything. Data storage.

The digital guys I know were all popping.

Not to sound cheap, but the whole breakfast cereals thing?

Yeah, the Bertram muesli was off the hook. That shit was crazy.

Were you involved in that?

Yes.

- (ELEVATOR DINGS) - Yes, I was.

So, I met the guy. Sylvester.

Sylvester?

Did you use a fake name?

Uh, I think Sylvester's his real name.

Who's called Sylvester?

He's just, we pay him, he's normal, he's legit,

he's on the record... he says it's easy.

He's gonna shred this cruise problem away.

OK. Well, I'm worried.

Did you know that after the Iranian revolution,

the students, they taped back together

the shredded documents from the US embassy?

Did you know about that?

Uh, he asked a lot about the digital deep clean,

and I said that was good, emails and servers,

nice and general, not specific.

But, um, of course we'd wiped the specifics.

Great. So how does this part work?

- OK. We shred... - Yeah?

then some guys come in when we're quiet,

he suggests right away, tomorrow, Thanksgiving,

and, uh... they'll dispose of the unwanted materials.

We just need someone to shred

and to sign out the materials from the document depository,

and that name could... that's a name that could, uh,

draw some heat were things to go... bad.

Well, uh, I can't do it,

obviously, Thanksgiving.

Um, could you?

Uh...

I mean, I could,

it's just, it's, uh, you know,

the task in hand is a little...

No, sure. Absolutely.

You need someone you can trust,

but who is... not expendable...

- That would be horrible. - Oh, no.

Sure. I get it.

Totally. Totally.

Yeah, it's not as if we'd be throwing someone under a bus.

It's giving someone an opportunity to shine.

- Yeah? - Great.

Yeah.

- Hey, buddy! What's up? Hey, Tom.

What's goin' on? Am I gonna see you in the office anytime soon?