Succession Obsession

Sorry to say that this is not to tell you about a new episode of Succession… but to say that we have just released the first episode of a new podcast called Reinfected, on the fabulous HBO show The Last of Us. An episode-by-episode rewatch of season 1, in preparation for week-by-week episodes when season… Read More »New podcast: Reinfected, on HBO’s The Last of Us The post New podcast: Reinfected, on HBO’s The Last of Us appeared first on Ethan Crane.

With the finale now consigned to history, Ethan and Talia look back and think about the series as a whole, including: emails from podcast listeners (including a previously overlooked finale plot point), what themes the show has been trying to put across; what have each of the characters brought to the story; and Ethan's argument that this is the greatest show of all time – what exactly makes a great show? The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession series wrap-up appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 10, the finale of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: With Open Eyes. Including: was this as satisfying an ending as we had been hoping for?; the keen eye of the writers in pulling together and amping up all the themes that made Succession so great; did any of the characters really win the succession race; and such is our reluctance to let this show finish, our decision to make an extra podcast to discuss the themes and impact of the series as a whole. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E10: With Open Eyes appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 9 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Church and State. Including: is there such a thing as a Roy sibling winning the funeral? is the siblings' mother Caroline not only the worst mother but the worst human being in a show of amoral human beings? and how does all the shenanigans here alter our view of what will happen in the final episode? The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E9: Church and State appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 8 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: America Decides. Including: how the writers have used the comedy of the series to make the anguish of this episode all the more distressing; our blindness to Roman's true fascist nature; and Ethan doubles-down on Talia's theory on the implications of the series' title, and its meaning of (non-)succession for US democracy. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E8: America Decides appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 7 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Tailgate Party. Including: an Emmy to the costume designer for Mattsen's gold jacket; how Roman might enact a Festen-like ending to the series; and more wondering about how the final three episodes will manage to get all these characters together for the last few times. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E7: Tailgate Party appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 6 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Living+. Including: the full spectrum evidence of Kendall and Roman's inadequacy of filling Logan's shoes; our trepidation at the prospect of yet another eye-melting Kendall presentation; and Talia's presidential theory of the succession promise of the series' title. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E6: Living+ appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 5 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Kill List. Including: how the super-rich have no appreciation of world-class eco-lodges; Shiv's previously underused ability to fake drink- and drug-taking whilst pregnant; and Lucas Matsonn's over-literal understanding of what is meant by a summit meeting. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E5: Kill List appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 4 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Honeymoon States. The many questions over Shiv's pregnancy, and why this was no surprise to Talia; the magisterial viciousness of Marcia; and whether Tom's willingness to serve everybody around him is a devious power play or just sad and lonely. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E4: Honeymoon States appeared first on Ethan Crane.

Ethan and Talia discuss episode 3 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Connor's Wedding. The vicarious shock of seeing Logan's death in real time; mourning the loss of Brian Cox the actor in this series as well as his character; and the brilliance of a show that manages to make this kind of tonal change mid-season. The post Succession Obsession: HBO’s Succession S4E3: Connor’s Wedding appeared first on Ethan Crane.