I love how in every instance throughout the show whenever Greg is Blackmailing another family member they are never upset - rather slightly happy and impressed that their minion is learning!
the ironic thing of course is that greg is so much better at manipulating people than all of the other family members. For sheer guile, he's up there with Martha!
Seriously his lines are so perfect, and Braun plays him perfectly. The actors are allowed to improv quite a bit, so "attack child" might have been his idea. One of my favorite Greg moments is when he was being questioned by Congress. "If it is to be said, then so it be- so it is."
I remember watching this the first time and when Greg said "it's like a business open relationship . . . " I was like "oooooooohhhh, noooooooo, that's the worst analogy to use at Tom right now!"
I loved this scene so much. Poor Greg just happened to walk right into Tom's marriage angst. That moment when you realize Tom is actually yelling at Shiv, not Greg. Chef kiss. Amazing scene.
Kind of surprised that Nicolas didn't bring up the real reason Tom is hurt. That's literally the entire point of the scene. Does Nicolas himself not know what the scene is actually about?
@@alexk3352 i think this is a good interpretation, but i don't think it was necessarily an outright deflection. It could've just been a parallel situation but with different power dynamics allowing Tom to vent his frustration.
It took me a second watch of Succession to really see how this scene mirrors Tom's loss of control in his relationship with Shiv, and that his whole relationship with Greg provides him a sense of control that he's lacking in all other social aspects of his life. The wedding episode was one of the best (so far) because we saw a small part of Tom's world (his parents). To see the contrast between them and the Roy parents was astounding. Even in the wedding toast, comparing Shiv's to Tom's, it's unbelievable how cynical, cruel, and domineering the Roys really are.
@@lola_daytona You could see his parents when the bus arrived. He greeted his parents and his mom asked for a glass of water. Tom was then very upset because he had to carry his moms luggage, because the bus couldn't get close enough to the venue. I think that's also the scene where his parents mentioned that they paid for the wine, not sure though.
I’m on my second watch and there are a lot of things I’m noticing that I didn’t notice the first time. I loved it so much that I started watching it again it immediately after watching the last episode. Was blown away.
i dont think i will never not see a succession video that doesn't have a "can't make a tomlette without breaking some greggs" thats just how the world works now
I think "If it is to be said... so it is" should be the new "Connor Roy was interested in politics from a very young age". Though I still love seeing the Connor one pop up in random places.
it's so funny because as nicholas is watching the scene, you can kind of see him feel the scene again, and act it out a bit. it's subtle but it's there with the expressions he makes
I love how the only few moments in the entire show where Cousin Greg is actually praised by a Roy is when he blackmails them (Kendall also praises him back in season 1).
@@JSON_bourne doesnt feel like that would be a great fit. He would need too much screen time and just prolly wouldnt do as good a job as feeling like a nobody as Greg does. Nicholas Braun was amazing casting.
Greg is all of us as we watch this show. He entered the show and the family at the same time we did (started watching) and has been hanging out, observing and participating in his own way for the entire series.
I remember watching Nicholas on a few Disney Channel movies as a young kid. I’m so glad he’s getting the success that he’s getting because I always thought he was hilarious. He just has a natural charisma.
A business “open relationship” ties in the emotions Tom has felt towards shiv, because that’s exactly what she wanted on their wedding night. A lot of toms anger directed at Greg is really him projecting about his wife
this is exactly what i thought. it opened a wound for Tom that hadnt even really begun to heal yet and he couldnt process the fact another person he trusts (in his own way) would come to this same conclusion about their relationship with him (even if its just business).
The bottles were all aimed at the floor, so he's really only getting some rebound. Otherwise he'd be properly injured from repeated hits with 250g projectiles.
Funny how when Tom finally says to Shiv that he doesn't want an open-relstionship Shiv also says: "It was just an idea" like Greg says here when he sees Tom getting angry 😄
7:30 hearing him talk about how Greg is slowly becoming more influenced to "the darkness" just by being in proximity to the Roys is also shown by his hair. He started off with a mop and now in season 4 he's got the same expensive haircut everyone at ATN has.
From the moment Greg's mom called him and told him to go work for Logan I knew his arc would be that he'd climb to the top, probably by the end of the last season. I guarantee this is the arc and it should be great.
this was such a great scene but particularly because of how tom treats his relationship with greg in conjunction with his relationship with shiv- he projects onto this dynamic a lot and acts with greg how he feels with shiv, it's so fascinating to see
i really enjoyed listening to him talk about zola. he clearly has so much respect for the work and everyone he worked with. of course he does wish succession but he clearly finds derek much more sad and helpless than greg, who is smarter than he appears at first glance
For me, really, the main reason Tom gets so mad is because the situation mirrors his relationship with Shiv exactly. With Shiv he probably feels like he loves her too much or is too afraid of losing her to get mad at her even though he doesn't like the situation. But when it happens with Greg too it builds upon that and now he's losing both relationships and he takes the combined anger out on Greg because he has more power in the relationship and can do that.
Such surreal moments in this show, it’s wonderfully written, brilliantly acted almost every scene is a master class. Honestly I can’t praise them enough it’s amazing drama, with so many subtle nods to power, society a constant critique of everything’s that’s wrong in our society but delivered with humour via characters like Greg, Roman and Tom. I’m currently patiently waiting so that I can binge series 3 at Xmas!
From the moment Greg egg appeared it has been my hope that Greg was REALLY working for his grandfather to take over and undo the evil that is Waystar Royco.
I did this to my dad....with McDonald's french fries. He picked me up from the hospital after I was sexually assaulted and took me to get some "food". When he asked me what I was wearing the night before I chucked the entire container of french fries at him and the drive-thru lady got smacked with one, poor thing.
Hearing that Matthew bullies Nicholas in real life is so funny to me. Like they are literally the same as their characters and have the same dynamic in real life lol
This video is brilliant. Tom and Greg’s relationship is my favourite part of the show. Does anywhere know where Nicholas got that sweater? (Edit: it’s a Greg Lauren striped denim trim jacket)
Check out our full July cover interview with Nicholas Braun here: bit.ly/NicholasBraunGQ
I love how in every instance throughout the show whenever Greg is Blackmailing another family member they are never upset - rather slightly happy and impressed that their minion is learning!
Exactly!
They're all psychopaths that's why
the ironic thing of course is that greg is so much better at manipulating people than all of the other family members. For sheer guile, he's up there with Martha!
@@hiadrianbankhead how????
Marcia
"Open relationship" is Tom's trigger word
Didn’t realize that!!! Off course Tom got more irrational
@@pioroa irrational to dislike “open relations”? Or irrational to vigorously acting on his beliefs in a cooperate settiing
that's what i love most about the scene, you can see that it's basically the moment when he finally loses it
@@merr5593 assaulting people with water bottles is clearly irrational
@@phosphenevision Yeah I see what you are saying now
the tom/greg dynamic is one of the best parts of the show, so brilliant
Agreed
Is it???
you can cut the sexual tension between them with a knife
the only thing good ... the rest is bs.
Work spouses!
'Very well, I accept your blackmail' is one of the greatest lines ever written.
hahahha.. that's what makes this show so epic
Second only to “you can’t make a tomlette without breaking some greggs”
🤣🤣🤣
It was the happiest Tom has ever been when Gregg played that card.
I just observe. I'm a UN White Helmet, OK guys.
"A small person can fit through there...an attack child!" Greg is the best character on the show.
Seriously his lines are so perfect, and Braun plays him perfectly. The actors are allowed to improv quite a bit, so "attack child" might have been his idea.
One of my favorite Greg moments is when he was being questioned by Congress. "If it is to be said, then so it be- so it is."
that was sooooo funny 😭
You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking some Gregs.
No.
No, you can't.
Very wise.
Haha this comment is on every video with him hahahahah
You can't make a Tomelette without breaking some Greggs
I remember watching this the first time and when Greg said "it's like a business open relationship . . . " I was like "oooooooohhhh, noooooooo, that's the worst analogy to use at Tom right now!"
It wasn't until you just mentioned this , I get it. I forgot about he and his wife.
Yesss..omg
Yes! Caught it on the rewatch
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂 yessss.
"THIS IS EXECUTIVE LEVEL BUSINESS!!" *proceeds to physically assault Greg*
You can't make a Tomelette without breaking some Greggs
haha good ol' tom and his shenanigans
That part got me😂
Well that's perfectly in line with Roy family executive practice
The chemistry between Tom and Greg is just unmatched
The “I’ll never tell” makes me laugh every time.
Love characters that are more clever than they appear
tom really thought he could trick him there
@@combat_chameleonhe tells him later in the episode
I loved this scene so much. Poor Greg just happened to walk right into Tom's marriage angst. That moment when you realize Tom is actually yelling at Shiv, not Greg. Chef kiss. Amazing scene.
Kind of surprised that Nicolas didn't bring up the real reason Tom is hurt. That's literally the entire point of the scene. Does Nicolas himself not know what the scene is actually about?
@@alexk3352 i think this is a good interpretation, but i don't think it was necessarily an outright deflection. It could've just been a parallel situation but with different power dynamics allowing Tom to vent his frustration.
@@alexk3352nick wasn’t acting when he was playing Greg, in fact greg may be smarter than Braun
Greg's "Ill never tell" was so well delivered. Hilarious.
When he says “how is this safe, it’s just a room” is the best acting moment in the show
I know it’s winning awards, but Succession is still criminally underrated
Deserves the same hype that Game of Thrones got.
@@definitelynottommywiseau3037 it’s way better
It's more underwatched or whatever word
@@sssdctn4009 Or less overwatched
@@Borganov20 true. Never understood the hype about GoT. Nakedness and blood. Wow so original
It took me a second watch of Succession to really see how this scene mirrors Tom's loss of control in his relationship with Shiv, and that his whole relationship with Greg provides him a sense of control that he's lacking in all other social aspects of his life. The wedding episode was one of the best (so far) because we saw a small part of Tom's world (his parents). To see the contrast between them and the Roy parents was astounding. Even in the wedding toast, comparing Shiv's to Tom's, it's unbelievable how cynical, cruel, and domineering the Roys really are.
Wait I don't remember seeing his parents
oh for sure. you can see when greg said it'd be like a business open relationship, that's when it went sour for tom. wrong way to phrase it lol.
@@lola_daytona You could see his parents when the bus arrived. He greeted his parents and his mom asked for a glass of water. Tom was then very upset because he had to carry his moms luggage, because the bus couldn't get close enough to the venue. I think that's also the scene where his parents mentioned that they paid for the wine, not sure though.
@@jonas_security_kolinski yea and then it’s a bit of a gag with shivs mom that they’re telling everyone at the wedding that they paid for the wine
I’m on my second watch and there are a lot of things I’m noticing that I didn’t notice the first time. I loved it so much that I started watching it again it immediately after watching the last episode. Was blown away.
i dont think i will never not see a succession video that doesn't have a "can't make a tomlette without breaking some greggs" thats just how the world works now
I think "If it is to be said... so it is" should be the new "Connor Roy was interested in politics from a very young age". Though I still love seeing the Connor one pop up in random places.
God bless the intern who suggested Nick analyze this scene
Maybe it’s the director or it’s a collective decision of a team , it’s not like only the intern actually watched the show
I've watched this scene a million times, and yet that random "STOP. CRUNCHING" lines from Tom never failed to cracks me up 🤣
As someone with misophonia, I so badly want to record that moment so I can play it back to the people who set my teeth on edge when they eat near me
it's so funny because as nicholas is watching the scene, you can kind of see him feel the scene again, and act it out a bit. it's subtle but it's there with the expressions he makes
like around 1:21
I thought the same thing every time he was watching himself
thank you british gq for providing us with the content we want & deserve
You are so welcome
That's what they're known for.
lets fu
I love that Greg chose THAT MOMENT to try and breakup. The most stressful situation ever. HAHAHAHA
I love how the words "Open relationship" rip open another wound in Tom, which leads him to lash out. Brilliant writing.
Matthew McFadyen is just a 100% superb actor.
@@tobiasnilsson7493he’s actually the one actor in this show that is nothing like his character
Oh I Mean't Greg haha
"This is not...a good...feeling, that you're making me have"
*Basically Tom in a nutshell*
I think Tom and Greg are the best part of Succession, I CANNOT get enough of them
Love the way Tom says WHAT leverage Greg .? 😂😂
The Disgusting Brothers
and that should say a lot about how average this show actually is.
the breakup analogy is extremely apt considering how obsessed Tom is with Greg. It's a total crush.
I love how the only few moments in the entire show where Cousin Greg is actually praised by a Roy is when he blackmails them (Kendall also praises him back in season 1).
I can't imagine anyone else playing this character. 'Greg acting awkwardly' compilations are my favourite. The funniest egg
michael cera?
@@JSON_bourne doesnt feel like that would be a great fit. He would need too much screen time and just prolly wouldnt do as good a job as feeling like a nobody as Greg does. Nicholas Braun was amazing casting.
They essentially found a real life greg
I binged this over the last week and finished yesterday. This is the best show ever.
It’s a masterpiece
Same. That last scene of the final episode of the most recent season. I am shook!!
I just discovered this show and am currently bingeing as I type.
Same.. I did it in less than a week. I think I'm going to just rewatch it because I have 7 weeks or so tell season 3 finishes up
Greg is all of us as we watch this show. He entered the show and the family at the same time we did (started watching) and has been hanging out, observing and participating in his own way for the entire series.
I love how happy Tom looks when he is getting blackmailed
it’s one of the funniest scene’s of the whole series
Hes impressed with Greg but i think its also cus he gets to "keep" him
I remember watching Nicholas on a few Disney Channel movies as a young kid. I’m so glad he’s getting the success that he’s getting because I always thought he was hilarious. He just has a natural charisma.
Nicholas Braun is so unbelievably funny (and handsome) I'm obsessed. Full blown obsessed.
He’s not handsome but he’s tall 🤤
A business “open relationship” ties in the emotions Tom has felt towards shiv, because that’s exactly what she wanted on their wedding night. A lot of toms anger directed at Greg is really him projecting about his wife
Well, you made me like this scene even more, thanks!
Yesss I was thinking exactly this watching this scene and hearing Greg say ‘open relationship’. I was like oh no
this is exactly what i thought. it opened a wound for Tom that hadnt even really begun to heal yet and he couldnt process the fact another person he trusts (in his own way) would come to this same conclusion about their relationship with him (even if its just business).
Greg's "I'll never tell" is the funniest part to me haha
Greg has NO IDEA how deeply he cut Tom by using the analogy of an open relationship
"he just can't keep his hands off me in general........it's fun"
“the bottles were fine, I could have taken a lot of bottles”
That line is as Gregg as it gets…
Looking for this😂
The bottles were all aimed at the floor, so he's really only getting some rebound. Otherwise he'd be properly injured from repeated hits with 250g projectiles.
Matthew MacFayden is honestly a treasure and whoever casted him deserves a raise!
Funny how when Tom finally says to Shiv that he doesn't want an open-relstionship Shiv also says: "It was just an idea" like Greg says here when he sees Tom getting angry 😄
I don't know why, but watching him laugh at his own performance is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
He is the best succession character hands down! Every scene he is in is perfect!
i refuse to believe the part at 5:54 is Nicholas Braun talking. he slipped into character and Greg took over his body for a full minute there
He said in real life mathew is rude to him, but was that sarcasm or that is how Nicholas feels
@@TheHarshil I’m confused too, I really need to solve this doubt.
I was wondering that too. I was like, did he just say his co-star bullied him openly? Like it was not a big deal.
It was obviously perfectly executed sarcasm
I disagree, the Greg character IS the actors personality
I think this is a good moment to remind people that, Conner Roy was interested in politics from a very young age
he was my fav in Sky High, too. he played the glowstick kid
He's played a teenager for forever 😂
OH MY GAWD. THAT'S where I know his face from!! He really does play this type perfectly lol
4:23 love watching him chuckle because you know he's remembering a funny, crazy day.
"Are you _asking_ if you can blackmail me?" was seriously one of the best things I've ever seen
That scene is literally a piece of art from beginning to end. As is most of the scenes on Succession.
Tom completely unable to express how he feels when Shiv suggests an open relationship, then unleashing it all on Greg instead. Classic.
The water bottle scene is like a hilariously pathetic version of the bowling scene in There Will Be Blood
Yes mate well recommended
LOL exactly. He even kinda looks like Paul Dano.
The Paul Dano to Nicholas Braun pipeline is very real
@@404errorusernotfound very real indeed
What I came here to say. Excellent!
I love how this show portrays this billionaire family, how everyone is basically living a mutual but separate nightmare
Hope Greg takes over with his awkward mannerisms. Can't wait
I hope he keeps em lol
7:30 hearing him talk about how Greg is slowly becoming more influenced to "the darkness" just by being in proximity to the Roys is also shown by his hair. He started off with a mop and now in season 4 he's got the same expensive haircut everyone at ATN has.
Great to see Matthew macfadyen getting some success over in the states. He really is one of our finest actors
nicholas braun.... ur EVERYTHING TO ME
“Do I wanna maybe catch some sunlight if I’m gonna grow” always cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
From the moment Greg's mom called him and told him to go work for Logan I knew his arc would be that he'd climb to the top, probably by the end of the last season. I guarantee this is the arc and it should be great.
He’s so tall I love him
this was such a great scene but particularly because of how tom treats his relationship with greg in conjunction with his relationship with shiv- he projects onto this dynamic a lot and acts with greg how he feels with shiv, it's so fascinating to see
Tom has such Michael Scott vibes ngl
I don't why but Greg reminds me of Gabe so much
@@tvojeprezuvky omg, yes. Both are physically similar, have soft demeanor and are seen in somebody's shadow.
Its sorta like a ryan and michael relationship if we’re taking aspects from the office
This show is the one of the best shows ever made..
And these two guys are one of the best parts of the show.
"It's such a stressful scene... but it's so funny" pretty much sums up the entire show.
Love that this scene had so much to do with Tom’s relationship with Siobhan 😭
May every actor find a role like Greg which requires that they not act, and just be their true selves
Wow this Gregory guy is good at playing Nicholas Braun.
"Business open relationship" is definitely the ignitor. It reminds Tom of his inferiority in the relationship with shiv.
i really enjoyed listening to him talk about zola. he clearly has so much respect for the work and everyone he worked with. of course he does wish succession but he clearly finds derek much more sad and helpless than greg, who is smarter than he appears at first glance
This one of the best scenes in the show!! Amazing acting!
For me, really, the main reason Tom gets so mad is because the situation mirrors his relationship with Shiv exactly. With Shiv he probably feels like he loves her too much or is too afraid of losing her to get mad at her even though he doesn't like the situation. But when it happens with Greg too it builds upon that and now he's losing both relationships and he takes the combined anger out on Greg because he has more power in the relationship and can do that.
"I will not let go of what is mine!" ... he owns Greg
I haven’t seen this guy in anything else except “The Watch” and he plays such a different character it’s crazy. He plays Greg so well!
Such surreal moments in this show, it’s wonderfully written, brilliantly acted almost every scene is a master class. Honestly I can’t praise them enough it’s amazing drama, with so many subtle nods to power, society a constant critique of everything’s that’s wrong in our society but delivered with humour via characters like Greg, Roman and Tom.
I’m currently patiently waiting so that I can binge series 3 at Xmas!
From the moment Greg egg appeared it has been my hope that Greg was REALLY working for his grandfather to take over and undo the evil that is Waystar Royco.
I love him!! he is so funny. Cousin Greg has got to be one of my favorite characters of all time
Omg GQ this is the most excited I’ve been on TH-cam in a while! Love this content
I did this to my dad....with McDonald's french fries. He picked me up from the hospital after I was sexually assaulted and took me to get some "food". When he asked me what I was wearing the night before I chucked the entire container of french fries at him and the drive-thru lady got smacked with one, poor thing.
That is not a comparison?
This show is genuinely one of the funniest shows on television, like, the Tom and Greg dynamic? Iconic. They are the moment.
Is that a bathrobe that Nicholas has on ? 😂
Hearing that Matthew bullies Nicholas in real life is so funny to me. Like they are literally the same as their characters and have the same dynamic in real life lol
I think he was joking, Matt seems like the exact opposite of Tom in every way!
Um yeah, it’s clearly a joke…
Love his analysis, bringing out more than I'd realized about the characters
9:49 when Greg says "I'll never tell", and with that intonation, please please tell me he's channelling fellow NYC icon, Gossip Girl!!
Greatest show ever! And the dynamic between these 2 have a big part in that.
I can't figure out if Nicholas is a brilliant actor or just playing himself. I suppose that's brilliance so let's go with that.
This scene was so funny! One of my favourites. Love the bromance between Tom and Greg.
I love when the Roy family praises Greg for his exploits. When Ken called Greg a “Machiavellian f***” on S01 EP10 it was so funny 😂
Greg and Tom are my fave characters in Succession
Tom is so excited when Greg’s Royness shines through hahaha
the tomgreg dynamic is a national treasure
Don’t we all need a movie with Nicholas Braun and Michael Cera ?
YES OMFG I NEED THIS SO BAD
Tom and Greg is the true love story in Succession…they are so dynamic together
Matthew Macfadyen is everything:)
Mr. Darcy gone crazy 😆
His character and Roman are my fav for different reasons.
I love, love, love that cardigan/denim look, until I saw the price! But then I read about all the wonderful quilters .. and now I love it even more! 🥰
I feel like you could make it pretty easy.
I cackled at the screen shot of Tom throwing a water bottle at Cousin Greg. Never not funny but as a freeze frame it is 🤣🤣🤣
legend. can’t wait to see him in more stuff!
This video is brilliant. Tom and Greg’s relationship is my favourite part of the show. Does anywhere know where Nicholas got that sweater? (Edit: it’s a Greg Lauren striped denim trim jacket)
😬
truly one of the best tv scenes of all time
Seeing press makes me excited. S3 coming!
So focused on Tom's slow boil you forget that there are others in the room, same as epic fight between Logan and the kids in Season 3 ep 9.
thank you for the nicholas content gq
The writing is fn masterful but the delivery of their lines just takes everything to the next level