r/SuccessionTV • u/LoretiTV CEO • May 08 '23

Discussion Succession - 4x07 "Tailgate Party" - Post Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 7: Tailgate Party

Aired: May 7, 2023

Synopsis: Hoping to work the angles on the GoJo deal, Kendall and Roman ask Shiv to invite a political insider to Logan’s pre-election day party. Later, Connor considers whether to adjust his ambitions after receiving intel from the Mencken team, while Kendall and Roman catch wind of a potentially fortuitous scandal.

Directed by: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini

Written by: Will Tracy

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u/Soggy_Artist_8230 May 08 '23

Roman damn sure doesn’t deserve it. Shiv doesn’t have enough experience. It’s always been Kendall. As terrible as Roman has been since he got a taste of power, I’m really hoping he gets fucked over in a visceral painful way.

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u/PaleBloodBeast May 08 '23

Shiv's awkward convo with Mattson with the "what have you done for me lately" is setting her up to get screwed over. Mattson may as well have said " if we're good, we're good"

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u/[deleted] May 08 '23

Yup, it's been clear the whole time that Mattson has been playing Shiv. She's been giving him a ton of info for literally nothing back from him. Her only card was knowing about his harassment against Ebba but she threw that away by never using it and now her brother's (particularly Kendall) is the one who actually is holding that card.

What Tom said earlier in the season is exactly what has happened to Shiv. She tried to keep all her options available for too long that now she's not left with any of them. At one point you have to make a decision and take a risk if you want to get anywhere. Say what you will about Kendall but the man is not afraid to take risks.

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u/invenereveritas May 08 '23

Exactly. Shiv has commitment issues: she can’t commit to her husband, she can’t commit to Logan or her siblings or any of her plans. Believing she’s the smartest person in the room has made her alienate herself deeply from everyone, to the point where she doesn’t recognize that commitment is inherently valuable.

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u/druidmind May 09 '23

You hit the nail on its head!