"Thanks Logan... Thank you for the chicken"

Wow what a finale, perfectly lived up to my expectations. Sadly I predicted the twist at the end so it wasn't as shocking for me, but still an insane moment, so tense and I love it. 

Anyone who says the last scene carries is delusional, the entire episode was incredible, filled with a range of emotions, tense dialogue, comedic moments and some of the best exploration of dynamics within an episode. 

I'll start off with Shiv/Tom, where there highest point was the talk on the beach, Tom feels completely wronged in his relationship with Shiv, and rightfully so. She constantly mistreats him and is even willing to throw him under the bus. It made me feel really emotional, as Tom realises he's unhappy. "I wonder if the sad I'd be without you would be less sad I get than being with you". Even my heart broke for Shiv as that is hard to hear from your partner. Will they pull through this? 

Next is Roman/Kendall, and the more I see of this dynamic the more I love Roman since he's bounces off so well with him. You can tell that when everyone is told that Kendall would be the one taking the fall, Roman doesn't want that. Although still being a nonchalant asshole most of the time, you can see some great development from Roman. The expressions they pulled when looking at each other was amazing acting. 

The main dynamic and the best one ofc is Kendall/Logan and there is SO much to dissect in this episode involving them. From the dialogue they exchanged in the gym room and then the final one as Kendall is told to take the fall. Even the involvement of beautiful religious symbolism which was a reoccurrence throughout the episode. The Last supper and the sacrificial lamb where one has to take the fall, but best of all the "Judas Kiss". This along with Logan saying "you have to be a killer", solidified my prediction that Kendall would turn on Logan. Perfect. I even think Logan knew, as he talked about himself taking the fall earlier in the episode. Not only that but the ending shot of Logan smirking, realising that Kendall "has it". Game recognises game. 

The show definitely lives up to its title of a drama, through these extremely tense moments when stakes are at there highest. That ending sequence is nothing short of perfection, which expertly concludes the end of the season, leaving it completely ambiguous for what's going to happen, but leaving us dying for more. 

Some other things I'd like to discuss is things like the score and camera work which are both quintessential examples of their respective goals and objectives to provide heightened levels of intensity or to superlatively capture facial expressions of the cast, which provide me the viewer with much higher levels of enjoyability since its that much more realistic. Realism is an important aspect of TV for me if thats within a character or in a story. Succession has both and it excels in both too. In this episode it was some of the best in TV.

The setting was something I loved too, with really great shots, and overall provided serenity in scenes with great dialogue where I could easily just focus on the characters. Overall it was just a really enjoyable experience watching these characters in this new environment, feeling relaxed, polar opposite to their usual intensity, but again the show brings in so much tension, after you let your guard down. 

All of the cast deserve recognition with their masterful performances, but of course Logan and Kendall were the standouts again like at the end of s1. 

I'll end it on a lovely little detail I noticed of the Roy's Yacht passing the 2 fisherman, that I felt had 2 meanings. One being how the Roy's view themselves and that they're better than an average man, or that even with all that money they're bond as a family won't be as strong. 

Overall I adore this episode, and I can't wait to start s3 tomorrow

10/10

 