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‘Succession’: 13 WTF quotes that will haunt my nightmares from episode 8
Another week, another Succession episode packed full of WTF moments.
Episode 8 of the final season revolves around the U.S. presidential election and the battle between Democrat leader Daniel Jiménez (Elliot Villar) and Republican leader (and Trump-esque populist) Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk). On election night, it all plays out on the chaotic floor of the ATN newsroom.
As ATN’s chairman of global broadcast news, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) needs good numbers, Roman (Kieran Culkin) wants his buddy Mencken to win so he can block the GoJo deal, Shiv (Sarah Snook) wants Jiménez to win so that he won’t block the GoJo deal, and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) is torn between wanting the deal to go away and not wanting a man like Mencken in charge.
In other words, the stage is set for things to get messy, and messy is exactly what it gets. From Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) describing a horrible night out with GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) to Roman casually putting his own needs above those of the country, here are some of the most WTF lines of dialogue.
1. “I danced with an old man. He didn’t want to dance, but they made us dance. He was so confused. I drank things that aren’t normally drinks.” — Greg
Based on his description of his night out with Matsson, poor old Greg appears to be moving from one toxic workplace relationship to another. Having bonded with the CEO at Shiv and Tom’s party, Greg later describes Matsson as having treated him “abominably”, but the unpleasant details are left to our imagination.
2. “Information, Greg. It’s like a bottle of fine wine. You store it, you horde it, you save it for a special occasion — and then you smash someone’s fucking face in with it.” — Tom
If you were in any doubt as to the state of Tom and Shiv’s relationship after the horrendous argument they had in episode 7, then Tom’s attitude in episode 8 makes it pretty clear. This line comes after Greg tells him about Shiv and Matsson’s secret alliance, and Tom’s reaction proves he has no problem using the information against his wife.
3. “My team’s playing your team. It’s only spicy because if my team wins, they’re gonna shoot your team.” — Roman
Roman spends the entirety of episode 8 being massively flippant about the election, and the possible consequences of a far-right populist and white supremacist like Mencken winning the presidency. This is just the first of many jokes Roman makes that are far too close to the bone.
4. “If I lose I want it correctly characterised as a huge victory.” — Mencken
Speaking of close to the bone, Mencken’s comment about how he wants a potential election loss “characterised” is horribly reminiscent of Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud after he lost in 2020.
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5. “Greg, I have to be clear! I have to! If I get drowsy and I miscall Colorado, instability, right? The U.S. loses credibility, China spots an opportunity and invades Taiwan, tactical nukes, fucking shit goes kablooey and we’re back to amoeba. It’s a long way back from pond life because you failed to get me a double shot.” — Tom
This one had to be included purely for the sheer levels of drama after Greg refuses to fetch Tom a coffee.
6. “Greg, it’s medically good for your brain! It is! What are you saying, all Aztec’s are stupid? Don’t be a racist little bitch about it.” — Tom
Tom bullying a reluctant Greg into snorting cocaine with him pretty much sums up their relationship in a single scene.
7. “You hated him, Siobhan[…] Well it was complicated but sometimes you certainly hated him. And you also sort of killed him.” — Tom
If you thought Tom and Shiv had used up all their ammunition on each other in episode 7, you were wrong. After Shiv pulls Tom aside to try and apologise for their argument only to be met with silence, she tells her husband to cut her some slack because her dad just died. So, Tom responds by telling his wife she was partly to blame for her Logan’s death. Ouch.
8. “Like, is that even true? Or is that like, a new position or a tactic? Or what?” — Tom
This is Tom’s response moments after Shiv tells him she’s pregnant with his child. The two of them are so used to playing mind games, and living in a world where everyone constantly has an angle, that Tom can’t even believe his own wife when she tells him she’s pregnant.
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9. “Can we get fucking real? Jiménez won’t block the GoJo deal. So, fuck the guy, right?” — Roman
The longer the episode goes on, the more and more blunt Roman becomes. Here, he’s basically laying his cards on the table, making it clear he wants to stop Jiménez from becoming president because of how it’ll affect the GoJo deal.
10: “Greg, do not put anymore more lemon water or wasabi in his eyes, OK?” — Tom
This had to be included purely for how wonderfully ridiculous this whole scene is. Never sit next to Greg when he’s eating sushi.
11. “Nothing matters, Ken. Nothing fucking matters. Dad’s dead and the country’s just a big pussy waiting to get fucked.” — Roman
Roman’s bluntness is painful by this point. The only thing he cares about is the GoJo deal, and it’s hard to pick which part of this exchange is more disturbing: his comment about America or his repeated statement that “nothing matters”.
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12. “Maybe we should get, like, a history guy, you know like a real brainiac, to say why this sort of thing has happened in the past, and that it’ll all be fine.” — Tom
Tom makes an attempt to brush over the consequences of ATN crowning Mencken the next president at the end of the episode, but it’s half-hearted at best.
13. “Don’t we long sometimes for something clean? Once, in this polluted land? That’s what I hope to bring.” — Mencken
Minutes after he’s been named president by ATN, Mencken is already on TV making a speech filled with racist overtones. Ken’s shellshocked expression as he watches what he’s done says it all.
Succession is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes airing at 9 p.m. ET Sundays on HBO and HBO Max.
‘Succession’ Season 4, episode 8: The show’s election explained
Season 4 of Succession has long been building towards the upcoming presidential election, and at last, it’s finally here.
In “America Decides,” the eighth episode of Succession‘s final (and arguably most dramatic) season, the Roys are camping out at ATN’s headquarters while watching the country’s votes pile in. The frontrunners are Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk), the Republican candidate, and Daniel Jiménez (Elliot Villar), the Democratic candidate, with the siblings split between who to support.
While episode 8 is filled with the usual family drama and some hilarious moments — shoutout to cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) for that incredible wasabi scene — there’s a lot of pressure on the Roys throughout because they’ve got a big decision to make: which candidate they’re going to publicly vouch for on ATN. American politics sit at the epicenter of this episode, but if you’re a Roy, presidential elections are also grounds for your own personal moves. The siblings aren’t only deciding who they want as the next president, they’re betting on who’s going to help see their own self-interests through.
But who are Mencken and Jiménez? And why are the Roy kids divided between them? Let’s dive into Succession‘s election, its candidates, and why the Roys are all vouching for different outcomes.
Who are Mencken and Jiménez?
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Mencken and Jiménez are both running for president, but their political parties aren’t the only thing that set them apart. We first met Mencken all the way back in Season 3, episode 6, “What It Takes.” Here, we learned that Succession‘s former president of the United States, unnamed but good friends with Logan (Brian Cox), wasn’t running for reelection. So Logan and the kids travel to Virginia for a secret conference with big Republican players to decide on a nominee. Roman (Kieran Culkin), and eventually Logan, take a liking to Mencken and decide to back him.
Mencken is an incredibly worrisome pick however because he’s a far-right conservative with his beliefs basically bordering on fascism. But despite Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) objections, Logan and Roman both believe they needed someone extreme to get voter attention, and they’re unfortunately right. In a short couple of months, Mencken manages to become the Republican nominee with a lot of support. Mencken’s also managed the added bonus of paying for ads to run on ATN and a “direct line” to editorial meetings, meaning Roman and Mencken basically have a “you scratch my back, I scratch yours” agreement going on — much to Shiv’s horror when she finds out later in Season 4, episode 5.
On the other hand, Jiménez is a completely new character. We don’t really know much about him besides the fact that he’s the Democratic candidate, which is something we only learned earlier in Season 4. We also know that Nate (Ashley Zukerman), Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) ex-fling, is working on Jiménez’s team, not to mention Shiv is siding with Jiménez. Besides that, another important crumb of information to remember is that Mencken and Jiménez’s election predictions are pretty close. In episode 7, “Tailgate Party,” we learned that Jiménez is ahead of Mencken by only four points — and where this small gap eventually gets closed is something the Roys have a strong playing card in.
Who do the Roys support and why?
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Which candidate does Roman support?
Roman is a big fan of Mencken. Apart from the fact that Romulus regularly does questionable things over the four seasons, he has an actual agreement with Mencken to tank the GoJo deal. We know Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman have been eyeing to derail Waystar Royco’s acquisition since episode 5, making them both co-CEOs until further notice and seeing their own aspirations through. In episode 8, Roman mentions that Mencken can pull some strings, like discrepancies in foreign policy, to render the GoJo deal a no-go. Mencken is someone that Roman can do great business with, and vice versa, which explains why he was going as hard as he was this episode to support him.
Which candidate does Shiv support?
Shiv is pro-Jiménez. In part because she’s terrified of what Mencken would do as president, which goes against her own political ideologies and morals. In another, perhaps, larger part, it’s because she’s pro-GoJo. Jiménez would back the GoJo deal and let it go through. Shiv’s also pulling all the strings to get Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) and Jiménez on buddy terms, essentially passing on the Waystar torch to them both while maintaining a high-powered position for herself. In Shiv’s plan, Roman and Kendall would be bumped out of their CEO positions, but she’d still be a key player as agreed with Matsson. Jiménez being elected, would help her get there.
Which candidate does Kendall support?
Kendall was swaying between both candidates throughout the episode, eventually arriving at pro-Mencken like Roman. On the one hand, like Shiv, Kendall was equally apprehensive about what Mencken would do as president and thought Jiménez would be better for the country. There’s also the fact that one of Mencken’s supporters harassed his daughter on the street, so it’s pretty bad emboldening the guy who’s the reason that happened. On the other hand, Kendall wants to be CEO and Mencken’s the president that’ll help see that through.
Throughout the episode, Kendall’s caught between wanting the best for his family, wanting the best for America, but perhaps more importantly, wanting the best situation for his own self-interests. When he finally realizes that Shiv’s been lying to him and conspiring with Matsson, Kendall drops all his moral quandaries and decides to back Mencken with Roman — solidifying his role as CEO and stabbing Shiv right back after that painful betrayal.
So what’s going to happen next?
A lot more backstabbing I’m afraid.
The presidential election was yet another playing field for the Roys to explore their own ulterior motives, and it’s not over. By the end of episode 8, ATN’s publicly vouched for Mencken and predicted that he’d be winning the presidential election, despite 100,000 votes being “lost” in Milwaukee, a fact Roman chooses to ignore. Roman’s called the election in favor of Mencken, Kendall is no longer disagreeing with him, and they’ve both found out that Shiv was conspiring against them. The presidential verdict still hasn’t been decided, and by the looks of Shiv’s explosive phone call with Matsson at the episode’s end, more ferocious games are to be played.
Season 4 of Succession is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes airing weekly on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
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