Checking on Mother - Succession
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Recap

Kendall is in a public restroom using Facetime with Naomi who wants a dick pic. Kendall prepares to deliver.

Shiv and Tom are arguing in an elevator. She put out a statement and didn't show Tom first. He's upset about it. She was cynical and strong.

She wants to know if it's still happening. Is it still her? When Shiv enters the room, Logan leaves.

Gerri approaches Roman about their dream partnership.

Talking with Shiv is not on Logan's agenda. Out of the room, he watches a video message to Waystar Royco shareholders that Sandy and Stewy sent to thousands.

Caroline, their mother, is no longer solid. With 3% of the voting stock, she needs to be managed. When Frank says they need to go to London, Kendall begins to panic.

Tom visits with Kenneth Chan and Stefan Strauss with Blance and Partners who are investigating historic sexual abuse and associated issues. Tom says keeps noting how brief he was. They want documents and need to know of any document destruction that might hinder the inquiries.

He's got to pee, so he's off. 

Logan and Roman are on the way to the plane. Logan is happy to see Roman. He roundly apologizes to Roman saying he didn't realize Roman was there. Did he even make contact? Because that's not something he does. Roman bristles with the uncomfortable nature of the conversation.

Rhea is already on the jet with Kendall. She's going to bounce some stuff off of Logan. She's feeling deflated.

Shiv is shocked that Logan is leaving the country rather than talk with her. Tom made a beeline to Shiv. 

Shive was under the impression it was all softballs. Have you ever been hit in the face with a softball, Tom wonders. He thinks he's getting hanged out to dry.

Rhea and Logan talk about his successors while Roman and Kendall watch. Kendall wonders if they're fucking. 

Logan calls them in. Shiv's memo. Shiv used quotes from Thomas Aquinas and Amelia Ehrhart in her memo which Kendall finds amusing. Roman was touched by all the pictures of all the people in various hues. Rhea likes the spacing, which she considers luxurious.

Tom visits Greg who has a few pals over for dinner. A woman calls them the next wave. Tom wants to know about the interview. Greg was jittery. He got a haircut so someone would touch his head and sooth him. Tom wants the copies. Greg doesn't want things to get nasty. They're getting nasty.

Tom threatens Greg by saying he'll tell Logan that Greg took copies of sensitive documents. Tom will be staying with Greg until they get the papers and dispose of them. If anything goes wrong, Tom will break his legs.

Logan didn't want to eat dinner on the down because of paparazzi. Shiv is all fired up and wants answers. Logan is worried for Shiv. He doesn't know whether to do it or not. Rhea wants to try to make the situation go away.

Kendall shows Roman the latest news in the UK. The guy Kendall killed and Logan on the front page with the title: Bullied to death.

They're saying that Logan punched him causing him to drive his car into a river. Logan feels like he walked into a trap. He was improperly advised. The family wants a personal apology. It's Sandy's tabloid that went and interviewed them.

Naomi walks into the room. Kendall had her over. Everyone is shocked.

They're going to reopen the divorce settlement with Caroline to offer her money without making it an overt bribe. Logan offers to split whatever they pull in under $50 million. Haha. He's kidding he says after Roman agrees it would cover the needed therapy.

Kendall suggest to Logan that it seems like Rhea could be playing him. Logan counters: You're the one who's cunt struck.

Logan wants Kendall to join him to visit the family.

Shiv shows up very angry. Roman laughs about her memo. 

Tom laughs at how cunningly Greg hid the documents in a secret folder in a receipts envelope.

Shiv and Rhea have lunch. Rhea admits she took getting fired pretty hard. Logan is being kind to her. People don't talk about his kindness. She's being very frank, she tells Shiv. She feels like she has a connection with Shiv and what it's like to fight her way through in the industry.

Shiv must like Marcia. Rhea likes Shiv. She wants to fuck Logan.

She also wants to float Shiv up the chain at Pierce to be their new media CEO.

On the way to the family's house, Logan talks about taking Rhea someplace and when Kendall responds, Logan answers poorly. 

There is a photographer at the house when they arrive. Logan wants Kendall to come in with him. He can't sit in the car like a labrador after the long drive.

Kendfall cannot get himself fully into the house. He sees family photos on the wall and backs into the kitchen with a wretched look on his face. There are photos of the man he killed everywhere. While he's in the kitchen, the father comes in to make tea. 

After he has his glass of water, Kendall washes and dries it. Logan comes into the kitchen. It's time to go. Kendall wonders if he should maybe say something to them. 

They get into the car to go. Logan suggests the family are embarrassed. They knew he was a druggie. 

The last time they were there, Roman and Shiv ate a scotch egg. SCOTCH EGG!!

Greg talks to himself in the mens room about everything. He's panicking. He's preparing to record his session.

Shiv and Roman arrive at mom's house. She calls Roman Ro Ro.

The conversation is going poorly. And to top it off, they're going to eat pidgeon full of shot and feathers. 

Caroline wants the Summer Palace. Or for $20 million, she'd take the kids for Christmas every year.

So the Summer Palace or $20 million and the kids every Christmas. Caroline wants to make Logan choose.

Kendall returns to the family and their house. Good Christ. He slips cash into their mail slot and leaves.

Tea with Caroline later reveals him hardly able to converse. He apologizes that he missed it. Logan agreed that she could have the kids at Christmas rather than giving up the Summer Palace.

Kendall wants to talk with his mother. Not about her emotionally deficiencies, but what he's done. She's a bit tired for home truths. But she suggests he go on. Kendall pulls back. The moment has changed. She suggests they do it over an egg. 

Tom and Greg are out on a balcomy with a firepit getting ready to fire up the docs, but Greg has recorded the conversation by saying everything he needs to say before they're gone. When Tom goes in for matches, Greg jams dcouments full of lighter fluid down his pants.

Shiv finally get the opportunity to meet with Logan.

When she's in front of him, Logan pretends he hasn't read the memo. That prompts Shiv to ask if it's still her. He plays dumb. He responds with uh huh and um. He wants to know why she's put her name in with Pierce. It's all over town. Nan Pierce is shouting it like a war trophy in the city. Shiv had to keep her options open. 

Family. If she doesn't understand that, then fuck off.

Caroline bailed on eggs.

Rhea wonders how it went with Shiv. After she offers Logan to look for a new short list, Shiv calls Kendall. They're about to get fucked by Rhea.

 

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Succession
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Episode Number:
7
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Succession Season 2 Episode 7 Quotes

Are your nips hard? They must be because you are so out in the cold.

Roman

Kendall: I am not sending you a picture of my dick. Okay? No. No. Why?
Naomi: I need it for my records. I can't say this clearly enough. Dick pic.
Kendall: I hear you.
Naomi: Diiiick pic! Dick pic! Diiiick dick dick pic! Dick pic! Dick pic!
Kendall: [laughs] OK, fine, fine, fine. Fuck you, fine. Jesus. Fuck. [Naomi laughs merrily] I mean, how do you even do this?