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Succession – Ep.4X10 “With Open Eyes” (MovieMan
Succession – Ep.4X10 “With Open Eyes” (MovieMan Reaction)
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Well everyone, here we are. This is it. The SERIES FINALE of one of the greatest shows I’ve ever watched/experienced in my life.
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No offense to your take on the show because we all interpret it our own way……I highly recommend that folks who really want creator insight, read the scripts which are available and include deleted scenes etc….i also, think it’s bizarre to discard what the creator of the show intended…….i.e…..the cross out…….Armstrong specifically had the it look one way because he knew what the character (he created) intended. Of course you can disagree but then at that point why listen to anything the creators of a show say? And of course hey if you want to make your own cannon…..it’s not a crime.
Roman mocking Ken for adopting and saying his kids aren't his is absolutely worthy of Ken's response imo.
You can think the name was crossed out but 100% it was intended to be underlined by the writers, albeit deliberately ambiguous
I came for Succession but I'll stick around for Interview With the Vampire! I love that series
This is apparently an unpopular opinion but I am a bit more hopeful with Tom and Shiv at the end because Shiv did that thinking that her and Tom were done for good due to the conversation they had and the fight at Logan's place. When Tom reached out his hand it felt more like he was extending an olive branch to her. Tom becoming CEO was their original plan and I personally think that Tom is a decent enough person to not punish Shiv for things that happened largely because she's having his kid and Tom is not Logan. People say Shiv turned out "just like Caroline" and besides being married to the CEO of Waystar their similarities within their marriage kind of end there. She can walk away from Tom and Tom could walk away from Shiv. I saw their ending like they were both giving it another chance because of where things left off with them. It seemed very much over, it'll be different if this was back in season 3. But I like what Jesse said about Shiv being in the place of non-victory, non-defeat.
Will DEFINITELY be sticking around for the interview with the vampire reactions! Cannot wait
I know exactly what you mean that it doesn't feel "final" for you. It felt exactly the same to me. But after really letting it sit and thinking about everything, watching a lot of essays an interpretations of the finale, it really made click and it feels like the perfect ending. So I'm exited how you are going to feel after really letting it sit for a while!
This ending made me hate Shiv so much, I don't care what anyone says. They were finally acting like siblings, and she destroyed their relationship, she destroyed the company, and her life – she became exactly what she never wanted to be. She has become a stay at home wife/mother to a powerful man, and she never even wanted to really be a mother, and allowed herself to be pressured into it.
I will always stand by the fact that Ken would have been great in running the company. He is a good man after all is said and done, and has a lot of knowledge. I find it so interesting that you have so little empathy for Ken, and are so hard on him, but approve of horrible Roman's behavior the whole time and Shiv's as well. What she did is not the same as what Ken and Roman did to her, it's a 100 times worse.
And I will never understand why Shiv did what she did in the end. No logic at all.
Just love the choice to end the series on that shot with colin in the background. In a way it's like Logan still hanging over his shoulders. And colin's the only one that knows the truth about the waiter along with Kendall. Such a brilliant show.
Thank you for these reactions too. Definitely one of the best reactions to succession on here. Looking forward to more!
Thank you for this journey man! I rarely left comments in general but have been here from the start and absolutely loved your reactions <3 You're my number 1 boy
This entire ride has been so amazing! You’ve been one of the best reactors to one of the best shows!!
also Interview With The Vampire is superb! It’s a titillating toxic gothic drama 🎭
A couple stray thoughts:
– Kendall claiming he made up the story with the cater-waiter is the ultimate self-betrayal – he broke off from Waystar after Logan said the waiter was NRPI (no real person involved), and he's now "NRPI-ing" the waiter himself. Also loved the reveal of Kendall's paternity at the end – the show has always been a show about medieval royalty transposed to the modern world, and this talk of illegitimate children and bloodlines serves as an ugly reminder of how much of those prejudices still carry forward in some circles.
– There's a repeated motif in this show of love being intermingled with dominance, and it's super present throughout this episode – Shiv and Roman "crown" Kendall by symbolically poisoning him and then dumping the brew on top of his head. Kendall hugs Roman to comfort him but also to burst his stitches.Tom tells Greg "I got you" – and it's not clear whether this is a statement of love or sticker-based-ownership, more likely a bit of both.
– Loved the title of the episode as a triple entendre – it's a snippet of Dream Song 29 (as the other finales have been), it's a statement on where the characters stand at the end of the show, and it's also a reference to Roman in particular, whose stitches on his eye get literally repeatedly, painfully opened by Kendall in the episode.
– A lot of people interpret the ending as Kendall being possibly ready to end it all, but I think Kendall is going to be "okay". IMO the point of that final scene with Colin standing behind him is to show that (similar to the scene on the roof at the end of Safe Room) no matter how dark his mental state gets, he lives in a world with a million guardrails. Colin is symbolically equal parts servant and surveillance, equal parts protector and jailer, both a reminder of his father's embrace and an albatross around his neck reminding him of his own guilt.
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I have an idea for you…what if you just started watching Succession again, as a rewatch? Or watch your own reactions and react to them? Ok I’m (mostly) kidding! I have watched practically every Succession reaction video that exists because I love the show so much, and you are far and away my favorite. Your thoughtfulness, humor and intelligence has enhanced my experience of watching the show. I really don’t like trying new things, but I believe I will start watching Severance so I can continue the journey with you. Thank you for all you have shared with us, and remember you can never watch Succession too many times! 😂
Loved your reactions & discussions man! Such an easy, funny, & often insightful watch of your content. Definitely sticking with channel man!
Really enjoyed your reactions to this show. I've watched pretty much all the reactors to this show and you've done it so much justice. Can't wait to watch the recap, live stream?
i finished succession last week and immediately needed to see what other people thought, you were great to watch and i appreciate how well you broke things down!!!
I have enjoyed rewatching this series with you 🫶🏼
I'm one of the few who didn't like the finale or the outcome.. I've always hated the new CEO.
Great show, great reaction. I'm learning the finale is still depressing as hell on a rewatch. I do sometimes think this is the best thing for Ken, if he ever wants to really change for the better.
I find myself grappling with whether or not I agree with Jesse Armstrong. I want to believe people can change. I wonder what most people think.
I haven't seen any of the shows you'll be watching next (at least yet), but I'll try to stick around in case I get around to finally watching Severance or Attack on Titan, or if in the future you happen to land on a show I've already seen. Cheers.
I've always read that Ken & Roman moment before the vote of Ken understanding his brother and the fact that he was starting to spiral down his well of self-pity, and that the thing he needed most in the moment was to exercise his masochistic tendencies.
So while, yes, Ken pulled him in for a brotherly-love embrace, he also intentionally drove his shoulder into Roman's stitches to break them open and provide him with the physical pain he desperately wanted as a way to assuage his mental and emotional pain.
As genius as this finale is, it hurts a lot. Especially the moment when Roman emphasizes the fact that Logan believed that Kendall had no "bloodline" and then Kendall's reaction to it.
One detail I like is Roman ordered Jerry's typical drink at the bar
crazy tiny detail but in the caribbean roman is wearing a tshirt that is from walmart and it was from the kids' section. when the succession fashion instagram account found it it went IMMEDIATELY out of stock
Jesse Armstrong doesn't really do character arcs, his characters never become "better people", Peep Show and Fresh Meat are exactly the same as Succession in that respect, there characters just are who they are.
The fact that toy Kendal kept falling the whole episode
2 thoughts about the whole ending thing.
1. Ken had it. He fucking had it. He gave it away, being cocky, being on his manic high once again. Frank basically begs him to give his pitch. He doesnt vote for Matsson because he wants to, he says that he cant vote against it in good consciousness. If Ken at least tries to convince him, Frank might flip. He loves Kendall, he was always on Ken's side.
Not to mention Shiv not being capable of seeing Ken acting like a king already, feeling himself sitting on Logans throne, going full Logan when Roman votes "no". If Kendall manages to at least keep the facade up until the vote is done, then he wins.
2. I love how we see the power dynamic in Shiv's and Tom's relationship slowly reversing since season 3. Even in the third season, Tom has grown more calculated until he betrays Shiv. In season 4, we see him standing up to Shiv completely. In the last scene, hes the big man, shes the wife with the last name and a lot of money and not more. Shes a trophy wife basically. He tells her the car is ready, she takes it. He holds out his hand in the car, she hesitates, but in the end she has no choice. Because what is she now, aside from being rich, something that they all are since their birth, something that doesnt even matter for them.
Shes the wife of the CEO.
Shivs and Kens downfalls are so satisfying to watch. Romans downfall already happened of course, at least hes moving on now. As long as he doesnt use his money to stay relevant in politics, something I can sadly see happening, he will live a good life and probably keep in touch with Shiv and Connor.
God, i pity Tom's and Shiv's child. A father who will be absent their entire life, Logan 2.0. basically, hopefully not with the same anger issues tho.
And a mother who will always resent her husband for taking "her" throne, who will become bitter and probably not be the best mother given her personality traits. In the end, nothing ever changes. The Roy siblings grew up like that, the new child will probably grow up like this.
Edit: Jesus, I almost forgot my favourite character, Connor. Oh no. Im buying into Ken's eldest boy propaganda!
Anyway, Connor is great. I dont want any spinoffs of this show except one: Connor as ambassador.
Your final thoughts reminded me of my own reaction. I really thought and hoped Kendall was gonna finally pull it off 😂 but after some reflection i do appreciate this endings excellence. Tom was really the secret main character, he got the arc and the W in the end.
I remember being so mad at the ending but also knowing it could have only been this
Thanks for the content! Glad your channel popped on my algo.
Thank you for your reaction. It's been amazing. I don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but an alternative ending was that the show ends with Kendall attempting suicide in the Hudson river. This is the quote Jeremy Strong gave about it:
“I tried to go into the water after we cut — I got up from that bench and went as fast as I could over the barrier and onto the pilings, and the actor playing [bodyguard] Colin (Scott Nicholson) raced over,. I didn’t know I was gonna do that, and he didn’t know, but he raced over and stopped me. I don’t know whether in that moment I felt that Kendall just wanted to die — I think he did — or if he wanted to be saved by essentially a proxy of his father. To me, what happens at the board vote is an extinction level event for this character. There’s no coming back from that.”
I'M THE ELDEST BOY!
Jeremy Strong did drink the meal fit for a king and then vomited. He did several takes and then washed himself off in the ocean.
50:15 real shit
team ken forever
I just love the clip of the dinner with Logan. You can really see a side of him that was never seen when he was around the kids. And I think it was a very painful realisation for them now after he's gone. At least Connor got to experience it. Although he wasn't taken serious by anyone most of the time he was actually the only one of the kids that Logan actually viewed as such.
Thank you for this journey man. Never comment on YouTube videos (hence my GOVERNMENT NAME ON FULL DISPLAY), but this show is one of my all time favorites and it’s been a privilege to rewatch it along with you. Keep up the work.
I love the detail of Roman asking if its legit, followed by Kens reponse.
"Greg. 100%"
They are so annoyed by their cousin but during the entire show, all his intel has been spot on to the point that Kendall and Roman consider him the most trustworthy source imaginable in the series finale.
It was a great ride you are probably my favorite succession reactor