Succession is about Climate Change. Kind of.

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  • @alphacat667
    @alphacat667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1165

    This show is great because the suspense and betrayals don’t come from violence or action scenes they come from simply trusting another person.

    • @kipofan7484
      @kipofan7484 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poo po

    • @kipofan7484
      @kipofan7484 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      P pp ppl

    • @toomuchinformation
      @toomuchinformation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Or NOT trusting them.

    • @himurahaibara1459
      @himurahaibara1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You said it perfectly. Also i think we as audience are kinda numb now to vioelent scene since GoT and Handmaids Tale.

    • @timotheopilus
      @timotheopilus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you like that kind of betrayal watch Survivor.

  • @alexcoyg3281
    @alexcoyg3281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    "Gender fluid illegals maybe entering the country 'twice' " and "Should we really be worried about Robots being body shamed?" by ATN news is some of the best background humor i have ever seen👏👏👏

    • @bdogthegreat1
      @bdogthegreat1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was wondering if anyone else noticed

    • @larsgumede9663
      @larsgumede9663 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @6Shooter28
      @6Shooter28 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      "I talked to her at the copy machine--now I'm being chemically castrated"

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First time I saw it needed a double take rewind and pause
      👀say whatttt

    • @LAK_770
      @LAK_770 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love the ATN ticker headline in the opening credits - "WHY ARE SO MANY OLDER CELEBRITIES DYING???" It took a few watches before it struck me how asinine that headline is lol

  • @shanekajohnson1320
    @shanekajohnson1320 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    It’s crazy how Logan never acknowledged that twice his kids saved the company when his body broke down. Kendall by bringing in Stewie and Shiv saving the bear hug settlement when Logan had UTI.

    • @mrb4761
      @mrb4761 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's not that crazy -- if you've had a narcissistic parent or narcissistic boss, you'll know that's how they roll

  • @Harkness197
    @Harkness197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1276

    You say climate change, I say: Connor Roy was interested in politics at a very young age.

    • @Ironcage25
      @Ironcage25 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It is every fuken top comment in succession video.

    • @bagathmanish8876
      @bagathmanish8876 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well, i say “Connor roy is the eldest son”.

    • @daniellopez-eq1qk
      @daniellopez-eq1qk ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bagathmanish8876 q😊😊

    • @chisomo8088
      @chisomo8088 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ironcage25 its important to remind people of this fact

    • @victorperezurbano9504
      @victorperezurbano9504 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Ironcage25 well, that's because he is the eldest son

  • @karvenboom
    @karvenboom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Yeah, my boss definitely whispered to me, while hugging: "You're my boy, you're my number 1 boy...", to convince me to work overtime

  • @aumocla
    @aumocla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    I think that it matters that Greg's ills also increase as the show goes on - by the end of season 2 he has the sand mites and a toe fungus.

    • @dirtymike3329
      @dirtymike3329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @Tadaia
      @Tadaia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Also a tummy ache from the gold flakes in the alcohol at the club. And someone texted him asking about him “burning”.
      Is this all leading to something? Lol

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Tadaia when we first met greg he was high as a kite in a mascot costume, this is who he is

  • @mariaherfst348
    @mariaherfst348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but one other element that seems to refer to how the roys are limited by their mortality and/or their body is the fact that kendall is an addict. Kendall's body is working against him because he constantly has this addiction looming over him, which prevents him from actually bettering his life and breaking the toxic cycle.

    • @clay_geo
      @clay_geo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      just as a good number of us are addicted to the unhealthy things capitalism enables us to consume at greater rates than the globally unlucky. an unrelenting torrent of media, data, dopamine hits, and fear from our little black mirrors. why do better when the world is a terrifying place, and staying inside hanging out with your friends Jim Halpert and Captain America feels safe and kinda good anyway? click away on your laptop, have some Zoom chats during the day to earn a few bucks, and spend them at night on overpriced fast-food and weed delivery so you can bliss out watching people have adventures doing stuff you'll never do in your entire life. don't even need to leave your couch; in fact, it can become very difficult to. fortunately for us, for now the world is still a beautiful place if you do.

    • @stvn1405
      @stvn1405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This is a good point. I've read comments that some suspect Kendall has bipolar (which could fit). I also think Roman has rampant unmedicated ADHD as well, which similarly works against him too

    • @yairekacosta8632
      @yairekacosta8632 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stvn1405 I think Kendall has borderline personality disorder. "Borderline Personality Disorder is characterized by a persistent pattern of emotional instability, which alters mood, self-image, and behavior.
      The person experiences strong emotions and impulsive outbursts that generate uncertainty, they may present extremist thinking and their affections are organized in this way. One day it can refer to admiring a person and later to despise them. His type of thinking is dichotomous, "Everything is bad or good."
      When experiencing turbulent sensations and having changing feelings, their relationships are often intense and chaotic.
      Other significant symptoms include: Intense fear of being abandoned, intolerance towards feelings of loneliness, frequently having feelings of emptiness or boredom, presence of inappropriate outbursts of anger, appearance of consumption behaviors, impulsive sexual relations or self-harm behaviors."

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed- Roman's body betrays him after years of abuse to himself and those who get too close (like lookin in a mirror)

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cause and effect of parenthood in terms of child development, and shiv is a sadist like her daddy @@stvn1405

  • @glowwurm9365
    @glowwurm9365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    It’s also clearly a critique on modern capitalism / politics, the role of the media, the nepotism involved in business (none of the kids are up to the task of managing a multinational, but they’re entitled so they believe they’re the only ones capable) and politics. Its also highlighting the costs of capitalism on the family, where money drives everything but it doesn’t make the children or the families happy (they’re all dysfunctional individuals and they all clamour for time with there absentee father).
    Not once do they think about the implications of their actions on society, It’s a Shakespearian tragedy of epic proportions and we’re seeing this in our society today. We all know disaster is looming, but we’re pretending we can somehow control what’s about to happen (we can’t).

    • @ItWasBetterBefore
      @ItWasBetterBefore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Succession always gives me Shakespeare vibes too. King Lear especially.

    • @lauramarshall2072
      @lauramarshall2072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watching Logan reminds me of entitled maniac trump. (With higher intelligence) and Tom seeking the limelight purely for status and is money hungry like jared....I love the natural flow of throwing cheap shots at each other

    • @glowwurm9365
      @glowwurm9365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lauramarshall2072 I would equate Logan to Murdoch TBH, which I assume the entire show has been based on. Murdochs family is dysfunctional, his kids are arseholes who have failed in the corporate world but got those opportunities precisely because of who their father was. The phone hacking scandal is similar to the cruise line debacle in the show in that they clearly new but publicly denied all knowledge and culpability for there employees actions.
      Parallels could be made for Trump (his father was actually a successful self made man, Donald certainly isn’t self made despite trying to give that impression). His kids are certainly devoid of talent and in there own rights have achieved nothing of note.

    • @johnparker1938
      @johnparker1938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This would be played out the same way in a communist country as well.... The only difference being the media would be owned by the government.

    • @DoughBoy45
      @DoughBoy45 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      2:06 Critique? I’d say parody. I’ve seen these personalities from the rich to the poor. And it’s not capitalism. It’s corruption. Because you can be a Logan Roy and be communist. Unless you consider the fact that communist leaders end up killing anyone who dares go against the established status quo.

  • @Tom_Nicholas
    @Tom_Nicholas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +850

    There’s no-one to root for but I’m still Team Gregg.

    • @davidhunt7454
      @davidhunt7454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is the way to be sure.

    • @musicman9023
      @musicman9023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Can't help but root for that beautiful Ichabod Crane!

    • @DMO-DMO-DMO
      @DMO-DMO-DMO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      He may be horrible, but Tom is definitely my favorite character. There's a lot to unpack hahaha

    • @ddrtheweedman
      @ddrtheweedman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The part of you that likes greg is the part of you that wishes to be this stupid rich even though you hate billionaires

    • @TheRikkarikna
      @TheRikkarikna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I love greg but he is also quite evil himself

  • @charlottehovey7268
    @charlottehovey7268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    the way they're constantly taking private flights everywhere gave me climate anxiety

    • @andrewstephens5885
      @andrewstephens5885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      i know they gotta have pretty looking sets but i feel like this was totally intentional

    • @yayo27
      @yayo27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      brooo me too hahahahh

  • @Max-ql2pv
    @Max-ql2pv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I'm reading Jason Hickel's book "Less is More" and he points out that the numbers on CO2 emissions (like the ones at 13:20) don't take into account that a lot of the goods produced by the global south are for the benefit of the global north. So we (in the global north) are responsible for a good portion of those emissions too. It sounds obvious once someone says it, but I honestly had never considered it before.
    I mention the book because I figured you might enjoy it, too. Also I wanted to come back now that I've seen a handful of episodes of Succession to say that Logan and capitalism are 100% abusive parents. It's really rough to watch him be such a bully and not be able to reach through the screen to punch him.

    • @CC3GROUNDZERO
      @CC3GROUNDZERO ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mom Collingwood was the far worse parent though. Her narcissism (perfectly acted by Harriet Walker btw) is so beyond that even Livia Soprano looks like Mom of the Year by comparison.

  • @rhetoric3701
    @rhetoric3701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    The show acknowledged you were correct “I guess I’m a climate denier”

    • @dragonhat22
      @dragonhat22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Scrolled down looking for this comment before I made it lol

  • @josephelijah4073
    @josephelijah4073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    The fact that you managed to unironically work in "we live in a society" makes this breakdown a 10/10 for me

  • @gahllib
    @gahllib 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    This is a really good essay. Even beyond the climate change metaphor, your technical insight on how the character dynamics work in Succession really enriched my understanding of the show. Nice work!

    • @robrick9361
      @robrick9361 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The essay sucks.
      His argument about Logan's wealth not meaning anything when he's sick is BS since he can afford the best medical care.
      Which is ironic cause fossil fuels are the reason we have so much medicine, clean water, heat, and food.
      If you turned off the power tomorrow, these climate change morons would change their tune really quickly once they see how much they took for granted.
      Just telling them that they'll only be able to charge their phone every other day would immediately end the discussion.

  • @wyattrussell7496
    @wyattrussell7496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The theme song is going to be a number 1 single once hip hop starts sampling it.

    • @airwriq
      @airwriq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For real!

  • @colinbatchelder6742
    @colinbatchelder6742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The balance of humiliation and empathy is so addicting !

  • @tim290280
    @tim290280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I'm just glad Sarah Snooke is getting some recognition and good material to work with.

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her character us a sadist's dreams come true
      Shiv got Tom strung off the Snu Snu

  • @SnoFitzroy
    @SnoFitzroy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Maybe this is hte poverty speaking, but the part that makes my head spin the most realizing how terrible these people are is "the banquet followed by throwing away the leftovers"
    That one shot you showed of what was thrown away could have been three days of food.

    • @nicholasthompson952
      @nicholasthompson952 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What makes it worse was that it wasn't leftovers - they threw the entire banquet's worth of food away because there was a bad smell in the house so Logan didn't feel like eating and was worried the smell would get into the food.

  • @CarlMarxPunk
    @CarlMarxPunk ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Roy's abrupt dead and The "Living+" thing becoming a main focus in the final season definitely brings to the forefront a lot of the talking points from this video...

  • @Chadmlad
    @Chadmlad ปีที่แล้ว +25

    How did I miss Kendall literally shitting the bed??? I DO NOT REMEMBER THIS

  • @samsepiol6151
    @samsepiol6151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I hadn't thought about the gross bodily horrors in the show before. Really interesting observations :) Gonna go read that piece you mentioned

  • @hfztt
    @hfztt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Its style is very similar to "The Thick of It". Dramatic satire. The situations are so absurd that it is obvious you should not take it serious as a real drama, but it is played straight by the actors as a drama, which just puts it such a nice dark place with its humor. I love it.

    • @ramen8098
      @ramen8098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Fun fact: One of the writers of The Thick of It, Jesse Armstrong, is actually the writer and creator of Succession.

    • @EJD339
      @EJD339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It reminded me a lot of veep.

    • @dog-ez2nu
      @dog-ez2nu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@EJD339 Guess who wrote Veep?

    • @EJD339
      @EJD339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dog-ez2nu that’s very cool. Didn’t know what. Just actually started watching the show 3 months ago.

    • @abolishpolice5232
      @abolishpolice5232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am so sorry to inform you that The Thick of It is based on real events

  • @tee_nanners
    @tee_nanners 3 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I weirdly never considered Succession a comedy. I think there's comedic moments, but at the end of the day, I think the show is strictly a dramatic satire. There's comedy sprinkled in, but at the end of the day, the feelings I have watching Succession never make me think it's funny, I always just feel a sort of dread by the end, that same dread we get when we talk about climate change.
    Weirdly, and again-- unpopular opinion-- in the same way, I don't consider Scream a horror comedy. I think there's comedic moments, "I'm gettin' woozy here!" "Everyone is a suspect!" "There are rules!" but at the end of the day, I always feel like what I watched was a pair of serial killers murdering their friends for fun, and it gives me that same dread. They are satire for the world we live in, sure, and there's definitely moments I loved and found hilarious. The water bottle fight scene in Succession is easily one of my favorites, but when I reflect on it, the show is humorous but bleak.
    Loved the video, the algorithm showed me the channel so I'm glad to be here and like/comment/subscribe/it's ya boy, etc.

    • @alphacat667
      @alphacat667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I find the darkest moments of the show to be the “comedy” as well!

    • @celia1888
      @celia1888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I mean....satire is a subgenre of comedy. The point is using humor to bring up a (usually) political/ethical point and as such is often in a fairly dramatic environment. Theatre even has a specific genre called tragicomedy that's often linked to satire.

    • @CalebRuiz
      @CalebRuiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I wasn’t aware anyone considered it a comedy. There’s definitely dark comedy in it but it’s absolutely a drama

    • @ComfortableTool86
      @ComfortableTool86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's hard not to feel dread with the constant reprisal of the somber theme all the time

    • @KevinWidesouls
      @KevinWidesouls 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s a borderline dark comedy imo. Meanwhile, a great example of a full-fledged dark comedy is Barry. I’d say Succession is more like The Sopranos in that the drama is technically in the front seat leading the show along, but the accompanying dialogue is oftentimes so witty, peculiar, poetic, ridiculous, etc that you end up laughing a lot too.

  • @emmy8526
    @emmy8526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I appreciate this as an outline of the show on behalf of people who can’t afford HBO. Honestly the only exposure I’ve had to it has been inscrutable smug references by twitterers who can. Thanks for both letting everyone else in on what goes on in Succession and why it might be worthwhile.

    • @BKSF1
      @BKSF1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      this video inspired me to go and grab my long dead plasma donation card and scam a free month off it lol. this works with visa gift cards and such too if you can find like a 5$ one you can get lots of free trials off shit. at least that's how it was 7ish years ago when I had somehow less money than I do now

    • @musley7819
      @musley7819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Dude, just pirate stuff

    • @ellac.949
      @ellac.949 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aye just pirate it

  • @Lincoln_Bio
    @Lincoln_Bio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I wasn't aware of this show, this was really interesting. It relates to a theme touched on in Squid Game that I haven't really heard anyone talk about, namely that the capitalist system doesn't produce happiness or fulfilment for ANYONE, even for its ostensible winners.

    • @derek7710
      @derek7710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You can buy the $2,500 gold leaf pizza or your favorite shops pepperoni. Ones never going to live up to its promise

    • @justatroll4282
      @justatroll4282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Oh please DO NOT compare this gem to Squid Games

    • @Lincoln_Bio
      @Lincoln_Bio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@justatroll4282 Ok

    • @bennett4789
      @bennett4789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      what do you mean you havent really heard anybody talk about it? thats literally the main theme of both shows lmfao

    • @m.cat.bones.8546
      @m.cat.bones.8546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Squid game is better ! 🐙

  • @theradiootaku2043
    @theradiootaku2043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The elevator pitch of this show that got me to watch it (and I got my dad to watch it with this pitch) is that the show centers on a family that is heavily inspired by, if not a fictional proxy for, the Murdoch family. It’s a dramatic and comedic psychological study of a fictionalized Murdoch family.

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Murdoch trump family hybrid
      Following along as their storylines mirror current events exposing the wealthy n powerful chaos agents

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “If it is to be said- so be it. So it is.” - Greg (the sturdy birdie).

  • @sriharsha9640
    @sriharsha9640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The season 4 concludes with Logan naming Vin diesel as his successor. He loves the family as much as Logan.

  • @jch2330
    @jch2330 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I lmaod with the arrested development bit. You’re 100% spot on

  • @emilyglass6625
    @emilyglass6625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This video is SO good. It made my brain do that sparkling thing when an idea somehow suddenly improbably makes ALL the sense

  • @annienoel6698
    @annienoel6698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    All of your insights about this wonderful television show are GOLD!!

  • @jadacrossing9353
    @jadacrossing9353 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Logan Roy's body is a liability" LOL

  • @miguelrosado6348
    @miguelrosado6348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's not true that the show doesn't have anyone to root for. What the show does brilliantly is that it keeps shifting the likability around. Doesn't everyone has a soft spot for Tom this season? Wasn't everyone rooting for Kendall the previous season when is beyond broken, and this season everyone sees him as an asshole completely inappropriate, cringey, and out of touch? And isn't he slowly going back to that same Kendall we were rooting for?

  • @kadyliang5646
    @kadyliang5646 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for including the clip about not making any tomlettes without breaking some greggs. Best line in the series.

  • @ismaelismael8543
    @ismaelismael8543 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What you mentioned about how money loses its value and everything is reduced to a game of power reminded me to a moment were Greg comments on how his grandfather has disinhereted him and when he mentions the sum of money he "lost" Tom and i think Roman tell him how it's not really that bad, as if he became a billionaire but with a smaller pile of money than that of his piers he would just me the "shortest giant".

  • @xp7575
    @xp7575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    1:51 on my way to Gary's house to steal everything he owns to make him happy and protect his kids 😂

  • @rewmnog
    @rewmnog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Three days ago I watched this video and it convinced me to watch I'm already completely caught up and can't wait for what's next!

  • @mlg3323
    @mlg3323 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In season 1, Connor jokes about water becoming a luxury

  • @DarkScherzo94
    @DarkScherzo94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I always saw Ewan's assessment of Logan as a parody. That self righteous aspect of "I'm against capitalism and I hate that they are ruining the environment, but I still profit from it". When Ewan says that Logan's worse than Hitler, the show doesn't mean it. I means that Ewan simply wants to feel as if he's making a grand stand against evil while simply saying forgettable words.
    Words, fucking words.

    • @StNick119
      @StNick119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I still don't know what to make of Ewan. On the one hand, I thought that maybe he should have deposed Logan, and that it was self-indulgent hypocrisy to not do that.
      On the other hand, if Ewan's goal is to see Royco damaged as much as possible, maybe allowing Kendall to take over instead from Logan wouldn't have seemed like a good idea. Maybe he thought Kendall would have been a good enough leader to keep the company afloat and that Logan would crash it or die off soon enough.
      If that's the case, it's not a particularly good assessment of the facts, given the merger that Royco is about to get.

    • @isabella7131
      @isabella7131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I somewhat agree that he's extremely self righteous but the profit he makes from it is used to donate to greenpeace , he's not just using it for homes and clothes. it's better to use the profit that way instead of not profiting at all and allowing another shareholder to get that money. therefore , it's not just words ,
      although , if he really did care he would have donated the 150mil MUCH earlier rather than just when he's reaching death, seems like he still was proud of the amount of money he could say he had by old age

    • @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult
      @AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is definitely performatic.

  • @scottdelong1
    @scottdelong1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Linking this great show to the decline of the American Empire and climate change was nothing short of brilliant. Great observations, notably how the only thing the Roys can't control is nature.

    • @Laotzu.Goldbug
      @Laotzu.Goldbug ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem with this narrative is that the American Empire is not in decline, at least in terms of power, and is certainly not going to end anytime soon. it's really just getting into its corrupt middle age.

  • @distantandvague
    @distantandvague 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It's funny cos I suggested this show to my 15 year old niece, and about 20 minutes into the pilot she turned to me and said, "so this show is basically a dramatic Arrested Development?"

  • @sankarchaya
    @sankarchaya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    glad to know i wasnt the only one who noticed such a strong Arrested Development parallel

  • @justingerald
    @justingerald 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh you clearly made this in the last few days with those clips from season 3. Great stuff.

  • @jesekreanne
    @jesekreanne ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maid is EXCELLENT. It's so many things but it's a very sharp critique of how our society treats people, especially primary caregivers, who are trying to survive. How we have built an impossible system for people to actually use public assistance programs.

  • @EJD339
    @EJD339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just love how everyone seems to be corruptable no matter how well intentioned they come into things.

  • @Humanshieldchorus00
    @Humanshieldchorus00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you want to make a Tomlellete you have to crack a couple of Greggshells.

  • @JamieSTW
    @JamieSTW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This show is second to none in my view. Excellent work with this video essay and your interpretation!

  • @dudedavid522
    @dudedavid522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh hell yeah Jackson. Keep it coming

  • @beastofballston3158
    @beastofballston3158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The existential threat (referred to as climate change) is apparent in Game of Thrones (night king), Sopranos (the FBI) (plus other A+ shows I can’t name off the top of my head). They show how those in power and power adjacent places feel 1. the biggest threat to them is losing their seat on the throne than the existential threat and 2. the hardest challenge in an interregnum is just uniting people and getting them to be facing the right way in battle.

  • @drankclaw2095
    @drankclaw2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was a phenomenal video essay. Thank you!
    When you appeared at the end I thought "Holy fuck he's gorgeous" then when you said "I usually appear in the videos" I got very happy. Good quality essays PLUS your breathtaking face? instant sub

  • @Musamecanica
    @Musamecanica ปีที่แล้ว +2

    isn't it just about the murdochs? if you watch the HBO doc, it's pretty close to the real story of that family.

    • @Void12398
      @Void12398 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the name of the HBO doc, I've seen the BBC one but not HBO's

  • @XBaxterG
    @XBaxterG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is such a great show. Are there any books dealing with the same issues mentioned in the video?

  • @peggy7744
    @peggy7744 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Connor is Gob, Roman is Buster. Everyone else is spot on

  • @jescerie7382
    @jescerie7382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm obsessed with this show and love analysis of the themes. Awesome video!

  • @HeCedTooMuch
    @HeCedTooMuch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! I now know that I don't need to watch the show. It looks great, but there's so much content out there and I have to see some of this IRL. Great video!

  • @purebm2201
    @purebm2201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm gonna make an unsolicited recommendation but you should watch Black Sails (if you didn't already). I think you'd like it.

  • @jpk10000
    @jpk10000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And last week's episode perfectly encapsulates this idea too!

  • @isbestlizard
    @isbestlizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wonder if cousin Greg was being super smart during his testimony and deliberately drawing it out and wasting seconds by feigning nervousness.

  • @zachausler-rawle3773
    @zachausler-rawle3773 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’d say it relates to “the body politic” making it even more relevant to Shakespeare - especially King Lear

  • @bw7601
    @bw7601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The best way I have to explain the show is “The Thick of It” meets King Lear meets the Murdochs.

    • @hfztt
      @hfztt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol. Just made another comment where I brought up "The Thick of It", and yeah, its the closest thing I can think of to Succession. Notice how Succession use the same camera moves as TToI to create the same vibe.

    • @shnpio
      @shnpio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hfztt succession is created by a head writer on the thick of it

  • @b1g_m00n
    @b1g_m00n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    another great show that parallells our relationship to capitalism to a parental relationship, but one in much smaller scale and thus easier to compare, is Sharp Objects

  • @joannejohnson7006
    @joannejohnson7006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great skip intro guy! Really enjoyed it

  • @ergohash2517
    @ergohash2517 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video made me watch the show and I will be forever grateful for it

  • @lunarmagpie619
    @lunarmagpie619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh man videos that cater to my specific interests….. I keep describing Succession as “if King Lear was a comedy”

    • @Sunshine-su7jj
      @Sunshine-su7jj ปีที่แล้ว

      Man do I have a video for you! “Why everyone says Succession is Shakespearean” th-cam.com/video/PhGjvlufT1Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @apathy.machine
    @apathy.machine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    great video as usual

  • @youknowwhoyouare2269
    @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

    @05:54 You're my number one guy"- Batman 89- boss grissom/joker

  • @nickbryantfyi
    @nickbryantfyi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you had me cracking up with this

  • @Questionthis1
    @Questionthis1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me before watching this video:
    “Yeah okay, no chance but let’s hear it.”
    Me after this video:
    “Succession is 100% about climate change.”

  • @nicholasthompson952
    @nicholasthompson952 ปีที่แล้ว

    The message you're trying to convey is summed up perfectly by the speech in The Green Knight about the colour green:
    LADY: But green is the color of earth, of living things, of life.
    GAWAIN: And of rot.
    LADY: Yes.
    Yes
    We deck our halls with it and dye our linens.
    But should it come creeping up the cobbles, we scrub it out, fast as we can.
    When it blooms beneath our skin, we bleed it out.
    And when we, together all, find that our reach has exceeded our grasp, we cut it down, we stamp it out, we spread ourselves atop it and smother it beneath our bellies, but it comes back.
    It does not dally, nor does it wait to plot or conspire.
    Pull it out by the roots one day and then next, there it is, creeping in around the edges.
    Whilst we’re off looking for red, in comes green.
    Red is the color of lust, but green is what lust leaves behind, in heart, in womb.
    Green is what is left when ardor fades, when passion dies, when we die, too.
    When you go, your footprints will fill with grass.
    Moss shall cover your tombstone, and as the sun rises, green shall spread over all, in all its shades and hues.
    This verdigris will overtake your swords and your coins and your battlements and, try as you might, all you hold dear will succumb to it.
    Your skin, your bones.
    Your virtue.

  • @a_legitimate_salvage
    @a_legitimate_salvage ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Turning the worst aspects of our society into entertainment is psychological poison. Even if you are watching to hate the characters, we are constantly jumping through hoops to empathize and project morality into despicable people. This unconsciously normalizes this shit. I hate The Wolf of Wall St, House of Cards, and this show for all those same reasons. It doesn't matter than you're supposed to hate these characters. Its like watching a series about a dictator committing an active genocide.

  • @zacmann4741
    @zacmann4741 ปีที่แล้ว

    17:41 strikes. Aged great so far ❤

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm rooting for Greg, the only nice one

  • @geniusface2640
    @geniusface2640 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ooh I looove this analysis, Logan Roy's boy is the earth & his wealth is the cancer is the climate change is the climate collapse is the death. *chef's kiss*

  • @capybararancher8638
    @capybararancher8638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I def agree with the premise of the video, but id add that the show's audience contributes to thematic arcs youre describing. So many people myself included watch the show like vultures waiting for the Roys to get their comeuppance so we can feast on their misery. We know that these people exist in real life, we know they are a blight to the world around them and that the world would be better off without them around in the drivers seat of capitalism. The show essentially trains you to be an accelerationist waiting for Capitalism (logan) to finally collapse and we can rejoice in the house of cards tumbling down. Its a show that implicitly promises there will be no happy endings for the characters, and so you just wait and watch for it to end.

  • @stewyhosseini
    @stewyhosseini ปีที่แล้ว

    3:11 i was waiting for this

  • @KittySnicker
    @KittySnicker ปีที่แล้ว

    “Humor me” is exactly what I said when I clicked on this video but it’s well done.

  • @stargirl8444
    @stargirl8444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video was great, your analysis was excellent. Also you should watch maid, it’s a great series

  • @VenusianLissette
    @VenusianLissette ปีที่แล้ว

    LMFAOOOOOOOO the jokes you included-took me out. excellent work.

  • @liamtahaney713
    @liamtahaney713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks really good. I will definitely watch this

  • @ianraymondgillespie
    @ianraymondgillespie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The proper showcross is "Empire meets Citizen Kane".

  • @d.sfilms7677
    @d.sfilms7677 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not a surprise, especially due to Adam McKay's involvement, who directed Don't Look Up, which has many if the themes mentioned in this video, but more obvious. It's all summed up in this line from the film:
    "For a while, we really did have everything, didn't we?"

  • @heretoschmooze348
    @heretoschmooze348 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This vid earned you a subscriber. Good shit- you know how to lay out a well paced and knowledgeable video essay

  • @coachleif
    @coachleif ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure I can trust a channel called "Skip Intro" when it comes to an unskippable intro like Succession.

  • @Void12398
    @Void12398 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Isn't it more about the power that concentrates in one media empire comparable to the murdoch's ?

  • @Marvee78
    @Marvee78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes Maid is a similar kind of criticism. It's great

  • @fanbamgreat
    @fanbamgreat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing breakdown. Liked your take on this

  • @bdogthegreat1
    @bdogthegreat1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s about how watches are bad gifts.

  • @yourfavoritebubbe7444
    @yourfavoritebubbe7444 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Succession pulled a bait and switch on me. I went from not liking any of these characters to caring deeply about what happens to almost all of them in the blink of an eye. It is a testament to the stupendous writing on the show that they can take some deeply unlikeable people and make me root for them.

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd argue its as much a reflection of what we prefer to keep hidden and how close we are along the spectrum of our favorite characters

    • @youknowwhoyouare2269
      @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watching 4 seasons of You
      Had me reflecting on life love and pursuit of happiness
      🌳🧢👀You understand me

  • @NatashaLevy
    @NatashaLevy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    holy shit I love this so much

  • @osamintv6135
    @osamintv6135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can you do a follow up on this now that the season has ended? The moment Logan said something like "Guess I'm a climate denier" I thought of this video. You were right on the money

  • @youknowwhoyouare2269
    @youknowwhoyouare2269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crude of me to say but imo Shiv= ivanka Kendall= Don jr Roman= Eric and Logan= donald rump

  • @Huntracony
    @Huntracony 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is one of those series which may be brilliant but I also have no interest in seeing. I already spend way too much of my time on real rich assholes, I don't need more of that in my life.

    • @kkpenney444
      @kkpenney444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You've made the right decision.

  • @RobertF-zj2rm
    @RobertF-zj2rm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is phenomenal

  • @nabaaeyddan7565
    @nabaaeyddan7565 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 1:07 it would be more like "I don't care for Connor".

  • @cosgraham534
    @cosgraham534 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant analysis!

  • @nandax4936
    @nandax4936 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was such an incredible analysis

  • @Theotherkoby21
    @Theotherkoby21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The latest ep Logan calls himself a climate denier. I am dead.😂

  • @nrpbrown
    @nrpbrown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This made me really want to watch Succession

  • @samburriss
    @samburriss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If it is to be said. So it be. So it is.

  • @noranoxica
    @noranoxica ปีที่แล้ว

    The irony of Succession is that it's a show produced by a public company aimed at it's direct private competitor. You can't separate the macro investment from the message.