Last week’s Succession began with a Logan Roy jumpscare, and this week, the siblings began by attempting to not screw the entire media empire up. Well, except for Shiv, who was playing both sides by giving Lukas Matsson the inside scoops ahead of the takeover closure. Some damaging information about Matsson (who’s apparently not even a coder, via his head of comms) and his financials did slip out, but amid that valuable insight, everyone in this show was fighting.
Beyond Kendall’s semi-showdown with Matsson (and not everything came out there), three big arguments stood out, and viewers were both fueled and destroyed by them. First, we received a Rava sighting, and she read Kendall the riot act over what a terrible parent he is: “I was raising our daughter while you were f*cking running a racist news organization.” Rava might be the character on this show who’s most capable of speaking the truth.
kendall asking rava where SHE was as if he isn’t worlds biggest deadbeat dad, i’m gonna kick his ass so bad #Succession pic.twitter.com/irm60XfSOS
— becs (@sundownbec) May 8, 2023
“I was raising our daughter while you were fucking running a racist news organization” Rava you will always be famous #Succession pic.twitter.com/upTGWP6QWQ
— Principal Ava Coleman stan (@1ux1isbon) May 8, 2023
Rava to her baby daddy #succession pic.twitter.com/M1jrUfczcz
— Shannon (@techlawbae) May 8, 2023
Kendall and rava fighting like #succession pic.twitter.com/rqgI7I0e3G
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) May 8, 2023
Ummmmm Rava didn’t tell one lie lmao #Succession pic.twitter.com/LYqLNPoBNe
— patrice. (@patweet_me) May 8, 2023
“i was raising our daughter while you were out running a racist news organization” rava telling ken about himself #succession
— Sara (@RealSavageLike_) May 8, 2023
Next up? Gerri telling Roman how it’s gonna be after he attempted to pretend that he didn’t really fire her, and if he doesn’t let her control her own narrative: “I will sue and go public… with the many, many pictures of your genitalia.”
I love Roman with all my heart but I’m with Gerri on this revenge narrative. Go girl.#Succession#SuccessionHBO pic.twitter.com/IS9Eo5wRK6
— Karen (@BlackWidow_221B) May 8, 2023
The blackmail of THOSE pics. Gerri is a savage. #Succession #SuccessionHBO
— MT-Yes (@emptyess512) May 8, 2023
F*ck around with Gerri and find out. #SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/SUDvMGYppa
— NicoleW (@NicoleW_Star) May 8, 2023
And finally, we have the “scorpion” (Shiv) and the “snake” (Tom). The episode began with them enjoying breakfast amid their sexual reunion, but then Tom broke out the most subliminally toxic present he could manage.
Shiv when she opened her present from Tom and found a scorpion #succession pic.twitter.com/oupcQ2jr2S
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) May 8, 2023
tom really gave shiv a scorpion as a present #succession pic.twitter.com/GQ7vfwXFo8
— succession lockdown (@JOELSMILLRR) May 8, 2023
Gifting someone a scorpion as a “joke” is definitely a sign of a toxic relationship. #SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/yGQUyXJRQf
— Garin Pirnia (@gpirnia) May 8, 2023
Shiv is about to give Tom a baby, and all Tom can give Shiv is a scorpion resin art that he got off Etsy. #Succession pic.twitter.com/AcrSCm2qD3
— The Temptress of Waikiki (@Ms_PaulaEssi) May 8, 2023
A scorpion Tom? Really??? Here I am thinking it’s a necklace or watch … a fcking scorpion Tom will take 5 steps forward and 12 steps back #SuccessionHBO #Succession pic.twitter.com/pnNMYPu3ba
— alien superstar (@RobynDMarley_) May 8, 2023
#succession The scorpion? I lost https://t.co/awvFd8ssjY
— Mike (@michaelcollado) May 8, 2023
The peace could never last. The scorpion ended up being foreshadowing for when those stingers came out in a balcony fight. Years of their pent-up anger spilled out with the betrayal and the almost-prison sentence in the mix, along with Shiv’s accusation of him “f*cking me for my DNA.” It was exhausting to witness, but break out the Emmys already.
This whole Tom and shiv fight got me like #succession pic.twitter.com/VaNKP1reFu
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) May 8, 2023
Shiv’s baby listening to Shiv and Tom argue#SuccessionHBO #Succession
pic.twitter.com/HO8RJmPOW2— Kenny (@kennysroys) May 8, 2023
THAT shiv tom scene was brutal #succession pic.twitter.com/OipPSD8nL1
— allie (@amaulz) May 8, 2023
This whole Tom and shiv fight got me like #succession pic.twitter.com/VaNKP1reFu
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) May 8, 2023
everyone in the party listening to that tomshiv fight #Succession pic.twitter.com/GdYkgqyCTn
— Sofía (@starkcanarie) May 8, 2023
That Tom and Shiv fight hurt me more than I was anticipating #Succession pic.twitter.com/d2IT1I4eJJ
— Lubna Sebastian (@LubnaSebastian) May 8, 2023
HBO’s Succession airs on Sundays at 9:00pm EST.