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All I'll say is this, L to the OG, dude be the OG, AN he's playin.

A lot of great dialogue and a fun view of Dundee Scotland. But when you end up at the banquet admidst all the diabolical scheming we end up with a comical rapping by Kendall on the life of his father. Priceless!

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. People might have found the final sequence to be cringeworthy and out of character, but Kendall has been written as a character that swings between manic and depressive episodes and we didn't see him do any coke in this episode, so it may have been indicative of bipolar disorder. Or maybe he just really loves his Dad and wanted to worship him in a unique way. That's the great thing about high art, it's ambiguous.

Everyone has been stellar, of course the show stealer being Logan Roy. Brian Cox's nuanced performance all throughout this second season has been phenomenal. I especially love the scene when he arrives at his surprise party and then immediately walks out, classic. Shiv and Greg were fantastic too. I'm glad to see Marcia being given a bit more latitude in this episode, I'd love to see more of her - in season one when she stopped the Roy children from seeing Logan when he was sick, it made me think that she was up to something. More of that please. Also wondering when Logan's illness will catch up with him, he's been quite healthy throughout this season.

S2 of Succession gets better and better and this episode had everything. Deep psychology set in Kengo Kuma's Dundee Design Museum. A nautical themed architectural masterwork evoking the cruise ship scandal seemingly about to wreck Waystar. Awkwardness and intrigue in collision. Magnificent.

I'm only writing this review because I was so surprised to see people didn't like Kendall's rap song. First of all, to say it is not in character with what we know of him is incorrect. In the very first episode of Season 1, so the very first scene we have of this series which is now in it's 3rd season opens on Kendal listening to rap music while he pumps his fists into the back of the front seat of the limo as he gets himself pumped up for the meeting with Vaulter. There are 2 more scenes which I cant remember as clearly with Kendall listening to rap - one while exercising. He has been tormented in S2 but with the introduction of the actress in this episode, he seems to be back to his old self and so it did not seem out of character to me at all. And then there is the fact of the rap song itself, I couldn't believe how clever it was! OG meaning Original Gangsta - A beautiful play on words. I loved it!

Outside of the main plot, I have been bingeing this series for the little nuggets of side plots which I am dieing for more of: Greg's covert antics (who was that group of friends he has over anyway?) Marcia's long game (she has made some comments this season that need to be revisited about plans that she/Logan have made for the future and the way she inserted her son into the empire without telling Logan.. What exactly is the story about Rose the sister that died? And then the whole Gerri/Roman thing. What an inspired piece of script writing, whatever mind came up with that dynamic I am in love with your brain it is so wierd yet reads so true and it maybe that only Keiran and the actress playing Gerri are the only actors alive who could carry out that dynamic in a way that doesnt seem manufactured. Her facial expressions and the way she reacts to him are exquisite

On another note.

Episode 8: A brilliant and deep episode. It gets better and better, the quality in the production, the setting, the logistics, the acting of course and all the nuances and subtlety that make each episode unique; and this one was no exception, adding its marvelous fragrance to the already spiced-up blend of the show.

By the way, Kendall rocked with his rapping.

[Edit: on rewatch this is the most underrated episode, I don't even think it's slow anymore. Just brilliant ride from front to back] First half of the episode was nice but a little slow paced. But the second-half is just packed with a ton of things to appreciate. First off, Kendall rapping is the cringiest thing I have ever seen but in such a delightful way. Shiv's plan rolling out to take down Rhea is brilliantly written and probably my favorite part of the entire episode. And as always, the dialogue is hilarious and engaging.