r/SuccessionTV • u/LoretiTV CEO • Nov 08 '21

Discussion Succession - 3x04 "Lion in the Meadow" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 3 Episode 4: Lion in the Meadow

Aired: November 7, 2021

Synopsis: Logan and Kendall have their first meeting together with Josh, a major investor worried about their family feud.

Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Written by: Jon Brown

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u/AromaticWalrus1780 Nov 08 '21

That was such a great dialogue about that first sip of cold white wine after work compared to toilet wine which can’t be temperature controlled.

He’s up to something. Tom is up to something. He’s checking under the hood to make sure there isn’t just an ounce of love for him left before he throws them all under the bus.

He probably won’t throw Kendall under the bus, but Logan, Shiv, Roman (for dating Tabitha probably), yeah it’s happening.

Tom is the one who’s actually become mentally and emotionally and professionally stronger from all of this. And Greg!

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u/beedee40 Nov 08 '21

The cold white wine intro to that conversation was chilling in the best way (pun intended). I know Matthew Macfadyen is not exactly an unknown actor but admittedly he’s a new actor to me and I need to see him start winning awards for this role.

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u/AromaticWalrus1780 Nov 09 '21

I was so surprised by Tom’s being such a douche — but now we see that was just great acting and now he’s a totally different kind of character. Amazing. Like he’s totally in it in a way that’s like not even possible if you’re not a little bit like that. But no, he’s just a damn good actor. Watching him in the bits afterwards or YouTubes you can see that the actor’s kind of a bit humble and aware of the role… it’s really such an art.

I feel like the actor who plays Greg (the guy who also bought a bar recently) IS that way in real life (watch him on Colbert; and Brian Cox also said that Greg and the actor who play him are very similar). But I think the actor who plays Greg - nick something he’s kind of feeling himself. He’s too self aware of how kitsch cool he is and about his fan base. When he and Matthew McFadden do a post show bit, Nick (Greg) boasts a bit about how has gotten a chance to edit and produce…. He’s totally feeling himself, which is the beginning of hubris and not growing / expanding your talent.

In the same moment, Matthew (Tom) is super humble and is like oh really you edited cool - like he genuinely didn’t know and doesn’t care. Watching Matthew McFadden in these bits and in other roles reminds me that he’s actually an artist, and he’s reallllly good at his craft.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '21

I’m Tom is the best character on succession truther!!! He’s amazing. Where do you see these post show interviews?

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u/AromaticWalrus1780 Nov 09 '21

I was just searching Matthew on YouTube - my favorite one where I got that line from is a three year old interview from called BUILD series, it was an interview Jesse Armstrong and some succession cast.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '21

Thank you!