'Succession' Viewers Here For Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fights

Last week’s Succession began with a Logan Roy jumpscare, and this week, the siblings began by attempting to not screw the entire media empire up. Well, except for Shiv, who was playing both sides by giving Lukas Matsson the inside scoops ahead of the takeover closure. Some damaging information about Matsson (who’s apparently not even a coder, via his head of comms) and his financials did slip out, but amid that valuable insight, everyone in this show was fighting.

Beyond Kendall’s semi-showdown with Matsson (and not everything came out there), three big arguments stood out, and viewers were both fueled and destroyed by them. First, we received a Rava sighting, and she read Kendall the riot act over what a terrible parent he is: “I was raising our daughter while you were f*cking running a racist news organization.” Rava might be the character on this show who’s most capable of speaking the truth.

kendall asking rava where SHE was as if he isn’t worlds biggest deadbeat dad, i’m gonna kick his ass so bad #Succession pic.twitter.com/irm60XfSOS

— becs (@souvenirbec) May 8, 2023

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Ummmmm Rava didn’t tell one lie lmao #Succession pic.twitter.com/LYqLNPoBNe

— patweetme (@patweet_me) May 8, 2023

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Next up? Gerri telling Roman how it’s gonna be after he attempted to pretend that he didn’t really fire her, and if he doesn’t let her control her own narrative: “I will sue and go public… with the many, many pictures of your genitalia.”

I love Roman with all my heart but I'm with Gerri on this revenge narrative. Go girl.#Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/IS9Eo5wRK6

— Karen (@BlackWidow_221B) May 8, 2023

The blackmail of THOSE pics. Gerri is a savage. #Succession #SuccessionHBO

— MT-Yes (@emptyess512) May 8, 2023

F*ck around with Gerri and find out. #SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/SUDvMGYppa

— NicoleW (@NicoleW_Star) May 8, 2023

And finally, we have the “scorpion” (Shiv) and the “snake” (Tom). The episode began with them enjoying breakfast amid their sexual reunion, but then Tom broke out the most subliminally toxic present he could manage.

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tom really gave shiv a scorpion as a present #succession pic.twitter.com/GQ7vfwXFo8

— ❤️‍🔥 (@JOELSMILLRR) May 8, 2023

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Shiv is about to give Tom a baby, and all Tom can give Shiv is a scorpion resin art that he got off Etsy. #Succession pic.twitter.com/AcrSCm2qD3

— The Temptress of Waikiki (@Ms_PaulaEssi) May 8, 2023

A scorpion Tom? Really??? Here I am thinking it’s a necklace or watch … a fcking scorpion 😖😖 Tom will take 5 steps forward and 12 steps back #SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/pnNMYPu3ba

— ♉️ cuntry superstar✨ (@RobynDMarley_) May 8, 2023

#succession The scorpion? I lost https://t.co/awvFd8ssjY

— Mike (@michaelcollado) May 8, 2023

The peace could never last. The scorpion ended up being foreshadowing for when those stingers came out in a balcony fight. Years of their pent-up anger spilled out with the betrayal and the almost-prison sentence in the mix, along with Shiv’s accusation of him “f*cking me for my DNA.” It was exhausting to witness, but break out the Emmys already.

Shiv and Tom cutting each other as deep as they can. The stuff they been holding in since the beginning of their marriage. Like damn! Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen get ready for those Emmys cause they better be yours! #Succession #SuccessionHBO https://t.co/01LFxHGK5L

— MRD (@mrd_1990) May 8, 2023

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