Succession season 4, episode 9: fans react to the penultimate week of drama
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The penultimate episode of Succession, titled Church and State, was everything we had been hoping for. Emotions were running high as Logan’s friends, foes and family gathered in an exquisite Catholic cathedral in Manhattan to say goodbye to the Waystar boss.
Roman, Kendall, Shiv and – unexpectedly – Ewan gave eulogies; Shiv finally told her family she was pregnant; and the GoJo deal was very much the undercurrent of the event with Jeryd Mencken and Lukas Matsson both in attendance. Meanwhile, the fact that they were at their father’s funeral did not stop Kendall nor Shiv from scheming.
It’s hard to believe that there’s just one episode left of Succession; so let’s really soak it all in. Here’s this week’s best fan reactions to another week of hardcore drama.
There is just one episode left of Succession, ever
— meg succession text posts (@successtextpost) May 20, 2023
It was the day of Logan’s funeral
Sick with grief. #succession pic.twitter.com/v7Y1YrZL4M
— HBO (@HBO) May 22, 2023
kendall at logan’s funeral pic.twitter.com/vRSG6g3fUn
— meg succession text posts (@successtextpost) May 19, 2023
Kendall as soon as the funeral is over and has to make spectacularly bad decisions again #succession pic.twitter.com/94oG0OcIE1
— veda ❀ (@viewyorker) May 22, 2023
Poor old Connor didn’t get to say an eulogy
connor being the only kid not to say anything. pic.twitter.com/jKn32p794I
— 🥀 succession spoilers (@TRUEN0RTHS) May 22, 2023
Then Ewan unexpectedly gave his own
ok but uncle ewan ate #succession #successionhbo #HBO pic.twitter.com/Ryg8RhC3sU
— Reality_Check (@Realitty_Check) May 22, 2023
Ewan Roy revealing Logan's villain origin story at his funeral was so kind but also so evil. One of my favorite moments of the episode #Succession
— McKenzie Jean-Philippe (@McKenzie_JP) May 22, 2023
Kendall, Roman and Shiv’s speeches didn’t half pack a punch
RIP to every other show competing at the emmys this year, truly #succession pic.twitter.com/6004Jm1Pd4
— danica (@faultsbylies) May 22, 2023
GIVE KIERAN CULKIN THE FUCKING EMMY I SWEAR #succession pic.twitter.com/62RTR4ELUP
— succession lockdown (@JOELSMILLRR) May 22, 2023
If you told me that the roy siblings were actual siblings, i’d believe you. The acting is insane #succession
— Briana Luca (@bribrilukes) May 22, 2023
All of Logan’s WAGS sat in one pew
shady spice, bangs spice, british spice, random spice pic.twitter.com/F5YKjT7sZS
— meg succession text posts (@successtextpost) May 22, 2023
SALLYANNE WAS MY KERRY BITCH CAROLINE!!!! #succession pic.twitter.com/HnSEsn6k9U
— this Barbie is on SSRIs ✨🩵 (@amdeeeeeee) May 22, 2023
all of logan's ladies unionizing and sitting front row for his funeral i'm cackling #succession pic.twitter.com/JMNe4WErtP
— bug (@inkbugfic) May 22, 2023
Logan’s old cronies were on form as usual
karl n frank from succession pic.twitter.com/oF4HM0Zf0T
— aya 🐰 columbo’s wife (allegedly) (@ayapizza) May 22, 2023
My fave line in this ep was Frank & Karl doing Shiv a comfort when she asked how “bad” Logan actually was: “He was a salty dog, but a good egg. What you saw was what you got.” As soon as she leaves, they check with each other: “Right?” “Right.” It was a necessary lie. #Succession
— Nikki Davis (@halliwax) May 22, 2023
The executive’s circle gossip scenes are my fave 😭😭😭 like Gerri, frank, Karl & Hugo r a funny group #succession
— CUNT facing the RWT (@theprincessoftx) May 22, 2023
FRANK-GERRI-KARL-KAROLINA snark parties are my favorite parties #Succession
— holly 🌙 (@hollylottie88) May 22, 2023
When Shiv says Logan "was hard on women," and the camera cuts to Gerri and Karolina, and then does a focus pull to Kendall, who, like his father, is horrible to women — that's television, baby. #Succession
— Marina Fang (@marinafang) May 22, 2023
Of course, the predictions have been piling in
my ideal succession ending:
— rocky (@WAYSTIAR) May 22, 2023
tom wamsbgans jail
greg dead
gojo buys waystar, the old guards and matsson take over together
roy siblings go to a chuck e cheese together to have the childhood they never had
charli xcx guest appearance
mencken and matsson are gonna screw over all the roy siblings #Succession
— andi 🤎 (@ehhandi) May 22, 2023
Gonna be honest I hope succession ends with Tom and Greg In charge #Succession
— Mario Montano 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@mario2montano) May 22, 2023
launching a useless prediction for succession finale, because i will be wrong probably, but hear me out: logan lived all his life believing he killed his little sister. to go full circle and pass on the trauma, kendall will destroy shiv, in a way where he will forever be broken.
— ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ | succession spoilers (@endlessmoto) May 22, 2023
A lot of people have been backing Greg
i wonder if greg being a kiss ass might ACTUALLY pay off in next week’s episode of succession
— josh | succ & barry s4 spoilers (@candidartcritic) May 22, 2023
like what if matsson decides to betray shiv by making greg the american ceo & then greg mercilessly fires tom after enduring all of the abvse he faced for the past four seasons 💀
I am so scared Matsson is going to choose Greg as the US CEO if the deal goes through 🆘 #succession
— Sam Harris (@samharrisxo) May 22, 2023
My sad sad prediction for succession is that in the Shiv vs Kendall battle Shiv will win, and last minute, Matsson will give Greg the CEO, because Shiv is pregnant and it is just business @robcesternino @roundhoward #Succession
— Humberto Urrutia (@urrutiahumberto) May 22, 2023
Shiv fans think Shiv is still on unstable ground, despite a strong week
Shiv, shiv is a trap!! It’s actually not a win girl. Matsson is playing you Shiv!! Don’t do it!! #Succession #SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/ytX6IArrW0
— MRD (@mrd_1990) May 22, 2023
shiv next week when mencken and matsson's chosen american CEO happens to be greg #Succession pic.twitter.com/MHac3c8jMK
— atif (@isthisghosting) May 22, 2023
shiv finally getting a win but at the cost of throwing out her liberal ideals and bragging about being an absentee mother while knifing her brothers in the back #succession pic.twitter.com/q4F6q9IbL3
— Cris ✨| yj & succession era (@lionesspike) May 22, 2023
Shiv drinking a full glass of champagne without breaking eye contact with Tom while she’s pregnant is such a weird power move but I feel like I respect it??? #Succession
— tomshiv endgame (@Ant_Rose_) May 22, 2023
So will Kendall take the crown?
When Kendall walked up to Colin, I was so hoping he’d ask him to come back and work for him. Kendall is so close to completing the cycle. #Succession
— Ellie Meinen (@emein5) May 22, 2023
the final shot of the show being this but instead of logan it’s kendall pic.twitter.com/n2rGhWdJhs
— mar | succession spoilers (@bettercallmarz) May 22, 2023
Jess breaking up with Kendall. Kendall slowly surrounding himself with his father's own top members (Colin, Hugo,etc etc). Yeahh he'll end up with the company at the end. But he'll be surrounded by people who don't care for him. Just like his father on that plane. #Succession
— D (@D88673933D) May 22, 2023
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