Asking For Help - Succession
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Logan is having a conniption. Shiv is in the wind with Roman not far behind. When Logan calls Shiv, her phone shows a picture of Sadam Hussein. Logan gets Roman on the line and wants everyone near and if not near, reporting in nonstop. And he tells Roman to stay close to Gerri. It had to be Gerri.

Greg is very scared. He's too young to be in congress so much. Kendall promises Greg he's not going to burn him, and nobody will know where Kendall got the papers. But Tom has been calling Greg, and it's upsetting Greg. Kendall promises to get him set up with a lawyer, and the conversation ends.

When Greg exits, he gets on the elevator that carried a giant trojan horse.

Tom calls Greg, and Greg answers because it's not the Tom number. Greg is totally trying to freak him out, and it's working. When Tom dangles the papers out there, Greg counters with "did you know Shiv is there" and shut Greg right up.

Roman walks in on Gerri photographing her name on the news. They talk about how they're tied to each other. She thinks he has a good grasp of news and cultural zeitgeist. Roman thinks they should put together an executive committee, and while she's not as thrilled, they come to a good understanding.

Kendall wants Shiv to join him. He wants her on his side. She's not there to cozy up. Shiv says Dad's sacrifice was uncool. Kendall says Logan had no other choice. Who else would he have offered up? Kendall thinks Shiv is angry with herself because she thinks he did the right thing and she wishes she had done it. Nope, she says that he fucked the family.

Logan is freaking out again. The sky is falling, and nobody seems to understand what that means. He needs a place to fly to, as well, because he doesn't want to be smuggled out in a trunk. He wants to reach out to Marcia.

Connor checks in after flying commercial. Logan apologizes about how he treated Connor on the boat. He tries keeping Connor on his side with phrasing like "you're number one, kiddo," and I want Connor to jump ship so bad!

Shiv wants Kendall to crawl back. She wants to see the papers. He won't show them to her until she's on board. Roman is downstairs. Kendall won't bring him up without Shiv's approval. She says sure, we should bring him in.

Greg asks one of his friends who is in her first semester of law school if he should take Kendall's offer on an attorney. A man knocks on the door and wants to get info from Greg. He claims to be his lawyer sent by Gerri. Greg lets him in and consults with Leah. She wonders if she should call her professor.

Lisa needs Kendall for eight to ten hours to try to keep him out of prison. The FBI could be on their way right now. They'll get a subpoena to search for the papers. But Logan is pushing political buttons and doesn't want to cooperate, which Lisa thinks is a terrible decision but great for Kendall.

Kendall wonders what happens if Logan shuts this all down. Lisa says he can't but Kendall is certain about the possibility.

Tom calls Shiv and they chat. As they get ready to hang up, she says I love you, and Tom says thank you. It upsets her and he says you can't bank my love, but yes, he does love her.

Roman arrives. He wonders what's Shiv's fuckin' game. The siblings banter. Kendall tries to get them both on board. Roman's just here to spy on Shiv, and Roman's just here to spy on Roman. They adjourn so they can talk privately.

Greg meets with Ewan. Kendall is trying to contact Ewan, but Ewan found Kendall's performance histrionic. Greg wants his advice. He needs a lawyer, and since everyone is showing up in battle in armor, he feels exposed in his loincloth. Ewan promises to get him representation.

Kendall says it was spontaneous but reveals he spoke with a lawyer who advised against. Connor arrives, and Kendall says he'd like to have a media conference with all four of them. Roman is excited about costumes, and Shiv shuts down any thought of a meeting.

Kendall tries to get his siblings on board. He's got a lot of speaking points and has ideas that Shiv can't help but think about. Detoxify their brand and go supersonic. Roman just doesn't like betraying dad. Roman thinks if dad didn't do it, someone else would've made a buck the same way dad did. Kendall says sure, but maybe people make a difference.

Roman admits he's a spy. Shiv says that Roman likes showing his peepee to everyone, but someday, he's going to have to fuck something. That sends Roman out the door, and Connor goes after him. Kendall says Roman loved it.

Marcia and Logan meet. She wants an apology, and Logan counters with I just can't eat shit, Marcia. I just can't. She says he's a fool. He admits he can get distracted. She might like to have a small conversation with somebody.

Roman returns saying he went to the bathroom. Kendall tries again. They knew what dad did, and they need to wash their hands of it. Shiv and Roman say they didn't know. Kendall says, oh come on. Roman says yes, but no. Connor says, oh, come on. They knew. Kendall has a laundry list of things that they knew. It wasn't their fault, but they knew. Shiv had no idea, she says.

Sandy sends emissaries to speak with Kendall. Kendall paints dad in a negative light. If they push out Logan, they can avoid a shareholder vote.

Hugo wants Marcia to reunite with Logan for optics. She's got requests. She was humiliated and that needs to be made right. She needs her kids taken care of and improvements in her financial position. Hugo is dumbstruck.

Shiv checks in with Roman. Just hear him out and report. Shiv says if they stuck dad now, he'd bleed out. Shiv says that if they back Ken, dad will be toast. They need to decide what the fuck because it's their moment. Roman doesn't think Dad fucks up or ever will. Connor doesn't think that dad would survive if they side together. Shiv's worried that if they do it, they can't maintain control of Waystar. But since Kendall talked to Stewie, and he thinks they can do it.

Kendall reminds everyone that dad was sending him to jail, and while he probably wouldn't do the same to Shiv, he'd definitely tee up Connor and Roman.

Kendall sees each of them taking segments of the world with him helming the company. Shiv wants to run the whole shebang. Kendall has reason why it won't work. Shiv calls Tom. Kendall is offering an alliance so they take down dad. Tom says the Bosnians want them to leave. She can see it and wants to float the idea.

Roman calls Gerri. It would be a nightmare for her if they did that, but if they all came out, then yeah, Gerri says. They'd be toast though, and none of them could run the company. Roman doesn't know if he can trust her advice since she's so compromised. She wants him to stick with her. They have something going. And he just revealed prejudicial information. Don't threaten me, Gerri; I don't have time to jerk off.

Connor is out. Kendall reacts poorly because he's hurt. Roman passes, too. He's too tied to Gerri. Shiv chooses dad, too.

None of them don't want to destroy their father. They're all fuckin' pricks, Kendall says.

Marcia reminds Logan that he has stuff on Kendall he can drop to stop him. Logan says some bombs take down everyone.

Roman calls Logan, telling him Shiv is all on board and was only at Kendall's doing undercover work. She's surprised. Roman assures Logan that Shiv is solid. Logan is going back to the city.

Ewan has an attorney for Ewan, but Greg is uneasy with him. They want to use Greg to open up the hood and poke around Waystar. Greg is hoping it isn't too selfish that he's interested in not going to jail. That doesn't seem to be the attorney's concern.

The plane lands and everyone greets Logan. It's a great publicity stunt. Logan essentially walks right past everyone. Tom and Shiv are riding with Logan, who is upset she didn't get out to hug him.

He dangles the president in Shiv's lap. She wonders if she'd be a mascot. She'd be his eyes and ears. It's Gerri who is his pawn, but it doesn't make Shiv happy. Roman looks equally unimpressed back in touch with Gerri. But then, Shiv smiles.

 

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Succession
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Succession Season 3 Episode 2 Quotes

Kendall: What's up?
Greg: Yeah. I don't know.
Kendall: Talk to me.
Greg: I don't know. I am uh, just a bit scared, like, I don't. You know, I don't really want to go to congress again. I-I-I'm kind of too young to be in congress so much, you know?

You aren't Judasing, are you Greg?

Kendall