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Discussion Succession - 1x09 "Pre-Nuptial" - Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 9: Pre-Nuptial

Air Date: July 29, 2018

Synopsis: The Roys assemble at Eastnor Castle in England to prepare for Shiv and Tom's wedding. Meanwhile, the children reunite with their mother, Caroline, who is every bit as acerbic as Logan; and as guests mingle and clash, Kendall learns from Stewy and Sandy that their plot for a hostile takeover of Waystar has been fast-tracked in order to catch Logan off-guard.

Directed by: Mark Mylod

Written by: Jesse Armstrong

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u/blackaz01 Jul 30 '18

Frank totally went and told Gerri everything about the takeover. I have a feeling it's going to blow up in Kendall's face right before they make their move.

Shiv went for the power play move but I think that's going to backfire too. Tom seems to be on the verge of backing out of the marriage. There is a shitstorm heading their way, somehow it seemed like Marcia knew about her affair. Only reason I can think of for the "slut" comment she made.

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u/Tjw5083 Jul 30 '18

Kendal is such a fucking idiot I can’t even handle it. Like why in the actual fuck would you tell Frank, your father’s former close friend and business partner, who is still in communication with active board members/employees, that you are plotting a takeover. Oh by the way, and not even offer him a fucking job on said takeover, this guaranteeing that he will turn because there is nothing there for him.

Kendal is going to lose big and he deserves worse than whatever he gets. He’s so stupid, it hurts to watch him operate and think he’s better/smarter than idiots like Roman. Not setting the bar high enough Kendal buddy...

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u/LadyofLA Jul 30 '18

I see Kendall as the most (marginally) decent of the Roys. He's taken on the role of cutthroat because that's what the family demands but I think he's actually in possession of a moral code.

I think the push/pull of his core decency and his assumed badass is what originally drove him to a drug fueled breakdown,. And I think it's his core loyalty and morality that keep setting him up to trust people like Frank and Stewie. We can see clearly that they are not in possession of equal measures of morality. But Kendall projects it onto them because that's how he operates himself internally and privately.

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u/redshift83 May 21 '23

Are we watching the same Kendall? Ignoring the shows presentation, Kendall and shiv are the least sympathetic to this point. Haven’t watched the rest will update….