Always Pitching - Succession
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It's Logan's birthday, and the gang is all there. Roman is on a conference call about a new branding he's looking at on screen for The Hundred. It's their new venture, and the art sucks. Shiv arrives after they've seen the garbage. Shiv has been speaking to the Jiminez transition team. It's a maybe maybe maybe situation for her, but dad is selling in two days, and Roman has already written his resignation letter.

They've all been working hard. Is it too good? Why hasn't anyone done this before? Shiv promises she's in.

Jesus fuckin' Christ, Logan says after the crowd sings Happy Birthday. Carrie, Logan's assistant, and advisor, is also his new girlfriend. Greg arrives with a gal named Bridget. Carrie grills him about Bridget. Is it Bridget RandomFuck? He invoked Marsha, and Carrie says Marsha is in Milan shopping -- forever.

While the sibling trio is talking about what The Hundred is, Tom calls Shiv. He wants to inform her about having a drink with Naomi Pierce in case she sees photos or something. He says it's not a thing, but she wants to know why he's bringing it up. She's fine with him dating her brother's ex, but he says it's social, not business. Go nail her in the coat check, Shiv says.

The Hundred is like clickbait for, like, smart people. And they have the ethos of a nonprofit, Kendall says. When Rome and Ken see how freaked Shiv is, they send the others away. There's another Pierce at the birthday party. They're at a loss.

Connor is checking the numbers of his one percent in the election. They're talking 100 million. If he spent it, he'd still be rich, but like, minus 100 million.

Tom sidles up to Logan and talks about the sale and his marriage. He wants to get Logan's take on where he will be should his marriage dissolve. If we're good, we're good, Logan says while rolling his eyes. He calls Carrie, asking about the grub since Tom's going off his nut here.

The siblings wonder if they should fuck The Hundred while also buying Pierce. Roman says going against Roman is getting fucking old. Ken says it's in their wheelhouse, though. After the sale, they'll have 3 billion, but they'll need 8-9 billion. Their conversation is so damned hilarious. Makes sense to start an empire with an established brand.

Tom laughs about Bridget's bag. What's in there? Flats for the subway? Greg says Bridget is just another mark on the chart, but he really likes her. Tom has nothing but bad things to say and says Greg is nothing but a laughingstock. Bridget wants to leave after she asked Logan for a selfie.

The new guy says Nan may be interested in talking, but only to Shiv.

Logan wonders why there isn't a Cardinal at the party. And where is Gerri? He wonder when Nan will be calling, but he's not going to sit like a cunt waiting for that old crone. He manages to slip away from the party.

Nan hates dad and might be willing to work with them, but Roman doesn't want to go back to the mat with dad.

Logan tells Colin he's his best pal. What are people? They're economic units. He's 100 feet tall. Others are pygmies. But together, it's a market. Logan talks about all kinds of markets. The guy is totally lost and continues perusing the menu. Logan wonders if there's anything after all this. He doesn't think so. He thinks this is it. We don't know. We can't know. But he's got his fuckin's suspicions.

Carrie calls, and Shiv says they could hear her better if she takes that fuckin' cock out of her mouth. Roman says they know Logan pretty well even though they've never licked his big omelette nipples. OK. She can stick that cock back in her mouth. Bye.

Connor is hoping their wedding could get them inserted into the news media instead of paying for it. If he was to fall under one percent, he thinks he'd be a laughing stock.

Greg reports to Tom that he did it somewhere here, and Tom says he's fucked because Logan is cameraed out the wazoo.

Greg says they really put their hands down each other pants and had a rummage to fruition, and Tom says he needs to tell Logan.

Shiv, Ken, and Rome arrive at the Pierce compound. They're greeted by Naomi, and Kendall greets her. Nan is already having a wobble and isn't sure it feels right to meet them. She might be getting a headache and wants to give her five to see how it develops.

Logan is on the phone with Nan when Gerri, Frank, and Karl get wind of the competition being the kids. Karl tells Logan he has no reason to be concerned. Logan tells Tom to call his fucking wife to get her own idea. She's never had her own idea in her life.

Nan is feeling better and will talk with the kids.

Greg told Logan, and he's told that Bridget must leave. He decides to send Logan's best pal to get rid of her and search her phone.

Nan tells the kids that she thinks the sale is all wrapped up with their preferred bidder. They talk in wine, and it's weird. Logan wants to take your company and fuck it, Kendall says, but it wouldn't happen if they took it. Nan says she doesn't want to talk numbers because it's not about numbers, but Kendall wants to share their number. They offer 9b, aka 10 billion.

Nan calls Logan. The war is on. Logan wants to hear some jokes. He wants to be roasted. Greg falls for it, and he gets roasted instead.

Tom wants to tell Nan to fuck off, but Logan knows the kids are talking to Nan. Their guy says 8 is good, and Logan says to settle at 7, but start with 6.

Logan decides to fuck the kids and tells Tom to call the kids. Meanwhile, Naomi says Nan appreciates 8, but would like to know if there's more upside. T (Tellis?) says they don't know if he can get there, but probably.

Tom calls the trio. He wants to know if they're being played. Shiv says her ceiling is 12. He tells her to fuck off. Shiv thinks dad will go to 9, 9.5. Kendall doesn't want to nickle and dime it, and they just go to 10. Roman is like, we're just piling on 500 million for no reason?

Roman wonders if it's worth 10 billion, and T says it's worth what the highest bidder will pay. They feel good about it and report in with 10 billion, and Tom says Nan is satisfied with the bid. The conversation is over. Logan says "congratulations on saying the biggest number ya fucking morons."

Shiv gets home to Mondale and Tom. She needed wardrobe access. Tom wonders if she wants to talk. Shiv heard he and Greg call each other the Disgusting Brothers. Is Greg his wingman? She heard he's dating models.

Tom wants to talk, but Shiv doesn't think it's good for her to hear all of that. It might be time for them to move on. She looks devastated, and it makes Tom sad. She wants them to walk away with their heads held high and say good luck.

It's possibly the most emotional scene Succession has ever had.

Logan is watching a fucking ballsack in a toupee, and wonders if Cyd is losing it.

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Succession Season 4 Episode 1 Quotes

This isn't fuckin' Shake Shack, Greg. This isn't a pre-fuck party; it's a birthday party.

Carrie

Kendall: The Hundred is Substack meets Masterclass meets The Economist meets The New Yorker.
Roman: I feel like we said iconic, and you guys are leaning ironic.