How Succession Struck Gold

[@MyNameIsKayser]

It would be so easy to make this show a cynical satire with no scrupulous about it's characters. But the greed and entitlement of the Roys are just ONE of their flaws. This family drama could be applied to anyone, and that's what will make this show timeless.

[@steveskonntent]

Beautifully put.

[@joshyguuu]

My right ear really enjoyed this video

[@steveskonntent]

someday your left will (fixing this in future videos :D)

[@Abdullah-fs1kr]

I felt so lucky to wait for every episode of the last season every Sunday, it has soo much personality. Huge gem

[@steveskonntent]

It’s Wild that we viewed this real-time. So grateful for that

[@zachlee7945]

Honestly insane how they nailed it, sticking the ending on a show this wild and chaotic is hard: Lost, GoT. Succession literally paid off everything they had been setting up.

[@TheSiemek]

I love the ending but for the love of God he was the ELDEST BOY!

[@steveskonntent]

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[@nykia31]

I finished it recently, and instantly began to re-watch it again. All of the characters are train wrecks in their own way and balanced in a realistic, relatable fashion. You find yourself rooting for them, being repulsed by the them, and empathizing with each of them. Top notch acting and writing across the board from start to finish. How many times do we see shows phone in the last season or two of an otherwise strong series? Not here. Everyone brings their A game, every single episode. It's just phenomenal.

[@steveskonntent]

You hit the nail on the head. 🙌🏻

[@sirhatmaker]

I Listen to the score on the daily. Best show ever made IMO.

[@raymondsims7042]

Top ten easily for me!! Best show ever is still the wire though

[@WaterCarrier07]

The best part is that none of them are likeable. None of them are redeemable. They managed to make you begin to warm to some of them, and then ripped them back and showed how horrible they are. It’s masterful

[@cyborgcuttlefish6326]

i remember thinking “man i guess Kendall is the only moral Roy. yea he’s got his drug issues but that’s not a moral fault..” and then he got into that fucking car

[@craig8876]

No A-list actors? This show is like 20% A-list, *at least*. Brian Cox is a titan alone.

[@bales1569]

my right ear really enjoyed this

[@steveskonntent]

I’ll keep the left ear in mind for my next vids

[@julienr.6254]

Honestly for me the success of this show lies in many different parameters, but for me the key is that it may have been first imagined as a comedy. And it shows all the time through.

[@steveskonntent]

I hear that 100%. So true

[@manuottonello1822]

Search Arrested Development

[@tanco9766]

I finished watching Succession at the beggining of the summer like 7 months ago. It's truly a masterpiece, thinking about rewatching it these days.

[@steveskonntent]

Same, I haven’t really touched it since finishing the last episode right when it dropped. Might dive back in, it’s timeless

[@justnick47]

i recommend a rewatch, im on the second season again lol but that first season is a masterpiece

[@As1fAhmad]

"F**** off", "you're not, serious people" sometimes i miss these lines

[@XYZ_Vu]

Thank you for this video, I agreed with so much of what you said. For me, the show is one of my most favorite ever. How could I dislike and care about people so much at the same time? I felt for them all because of the traumas that they had had in their lives Yet I resented them because they had so much that came so easy. This is a show in Paradox shot brilliantly. Acting, writing, camera, work, music, locations, verisimilitude, all made this like watching little movies, and I will always appreciate this series

[@riccardoferrazzo8283]

I like your point about incompetence. A lot of people say this is about the stupid entitled incapable spoiled children of a billionaire. But while its true that some characters are more capable than others, from the show it's clear that everyone is petty ane greedy, fucks stuff up, makes mistakes. The only difference between winners and losers is being ruthless, not skills or intelligence.

[@sizdimitri]

I'm so happy I came across your video! Succession is also my favorite show of all time.

[@steveskonntent]

Glad you enjoyed!!

[@nookscrossing7293]

Wow. Literally just 69 subs, you make extremely good points and are generally very talented with writing the script for your videos. You deserve much more recognition and I know that you’ll only get more subscribers from here. PLEASE, keep up the great work.

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you for this comment! I plan on continuing to do it!!❤

[@nookscrossing7293]

Damn 14 hours and already up to 105 subscribers. I think YOU struck gold!

[@blackcat2628zd]

The cast is fantastic. As single persons and as an awesome unit with electrifying chemistry. I know Matthew MacFadyen from almost all his work, he is always brilliant. But Jeremy Strong was a revelation to me. Kendall Roy is one of the most difficult parts ever. Jeremy nailed every shade of Kendall. The one liners are hillarious. One of my favourite is Cunt Monte Christo:-).

[@wrestlinginfodude2644]

Yeah he gives us this generation greatest television performance of this generation and one of the greatest television performance of all time

[@nataliekiger]

My fav line: FAMILY THER-APY 👏 FAMILY THER-APY 👏 Hey hey hey😎 what up!? Sorry I’m late 😃 what are we arguing about?

[@steveskonntent]

Dude yes!! I quote this all the time when I’m up against something glass and a friend is on the other end. Kendall during that whole episode is so good. Singing the Lion King song in the car😭

[@sharon-bp9pk]

This video is so incredibly made and thoughtfully expressed 🌸 keep going!

[@CascadeCaps]

Great video(s)! Just a heads up in case you didn’t realize - the voice track in a lot of your videos is all mono (right side only). Would be nice to have it stereo :)

[@Sameer-d7w]

I’d love to see a remake of this show with the middle class. A true experiment and testament to the original series.

[@Bob-fj7lr]

i believe that we should build our entire education system around this show. no show perfectly encapsulates the state of american business and culture better over the last 25 years than this show. It should be the center of our entire education system like how the classic pieces of media in history are used today to teach students.

[@ianwelfley4898]

Brilliant analysis of a brilliant show. Remember me when you're famous, my man!

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you my guy! And you better be the one that remembers me, award winning writer & director 😉🤝

[@killstroke106]

hey just letting you know but idk why but the audio is only audible in the right mono when listening in headphones

[@steveskonntent]

I peeped that after posting, next videos it will be fixed!

[@WaterCarrier07]

Succession is the US cousin to The Thick of It, two of the best ever written

[@steveskonntent]

I’ve heard of that! Need to watch!

[@WaterCarrier07]

@@steveskonntent :) it’s on BBC iPlayer in full if you can access it

[@romantra1311]

Big shoes!

[@steveskonntent]

Big shoes.

[@wrestlinginfodude2644]

Hey man i like your video very much,but can you tell me your opinion about Kendall roy character and Jeremy strong? In my opinion Kendall roy was this generation greatest television character and performance given by Jeremy with bob odenkirk Saul,and one of the greatest television character and performance of all time

[@edsmith4821]

The tense moments with high stakes were legendary as seen thru Logans kids eyes, it was almost as if we were the fourth kid witnessing events with a hand held cam

[@steveskonntent]

YES. Love this

[@amirweaver115]

You deserve so much more views

[@thedudeabides3138]

Great essay Steve, keenly observed, and nicely edited and narrated, you can be very proud of all the work you put into this, well done and thank you. I’d like to give you a steer towards a sublimely good show you may not have heard of called Mr Inbetween (Disney +). I’ve never seen a show so well conceived, written and acted (Succession, The Wire and The Sopranos notwithstanding!). There’s only 3 seasons and each episode is less than 30 mins long, but how they managed to pack so much story into each one (without it ever seeming too much) is beyond me. It also does something very rare…it excels in the maxim of “show, don’t tell”. To make the whole thing even more remarkable, it’s written by the guy who plays the central character of Ray, and he’s never acted before but when I tell you he puts in a performance that’s as grounded as Gandolfini gave us for Tony, there’s no hyperbole. If you check out the first episode alone, it’ll take less than half an hour out of your day and it’ll give you a perfect flavour of what’s to come.

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching! I don’t think I’ve heard too much of Mr. Inbetween before, but I’m definitely going to check it out as my next show (after I finish sopranos). You seem very passionate about your recommendation which I love, any show that can get that out of someone I want to experience too. I’ll keep you updated!

[@thedudeabides3138]

@@steveskonntent you’re a gentleman, thank you! As someone who can apply the critical eye, as you did for Succession, it’s abundantly clear that you share a similar passion for great characters and terrific script…and even though I’m an internet rando, I think I got you covered in this one….it’s very special. It’s dark, poignant, gritty and clever-funny, you’re in for a treat and I’d VERY much look forward to your take on it…especially now that I’m a subscriber! A flavour of what to expect : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHaplWyDg9OAgsUsi=PyZhiOU9SqYn6fT7

[@Saigeee333]

@steveskonntent it’s on Hulu in the USA btw

[@Kolya-chu]

“Cat food Ozymandias” lives in my head rent-free. There have been funnier lines to be sure. I can’t explain it 😂.

[@joefn8]

my right ear enjoyed this video

[@watchalexander]

Great video! I can already tell this video will blow up!

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you!

[@thilosoccer]

I think this is an excellent video but I also watched it with earbuds and your voice over is panned fully to the right which is the only thing I'd change

[@ruzzelladrian907]

Tom made me buy the Burberry Title Tote. 👜

[@katgelinas27]

My Husband and I say all the time "Sorry about the butter."

[@steveskonntent]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@SparkDeDog]

Cool vid but the audio for ur narration only comes thru the right ear just so u know

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you! I wasn’t sure if that was just for me when editing. Going to fix that for my next videos

[@SparkDeDog]

@@steveskonntent Good luck with it, didnt detract from a great video!

[@malas8325]

Dude, great video but what is up with your audio???

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you man! Something was up with the mic unfortunately and I didn’t catch it until after posting. Got a video dropping soon and it’s fixed!

[@helianthe3457]

Just a nitpick: Brian Cox is very much a huge star with a big portfolio behind him. I feel like the show just makes you forget about it, that's how good the casting and acting was.

[@steveskonntent]

I hear you, Brian Cox is a massive talent, but I think very underrated before Succession, definitely not a household name

[@emperorqianlong6579]

underrated vid bro

[@steveskonntent]

thank u!!🤝🤝🤝

[@amirweaver115]

Perfect vid 🤌🤌❤️‍🔥

[@steveskonntent]

Thank you!♥️

[@JunebugPresents]

The Wire had all of this, too, but it didn't ever get its flowers.

[@steveskonntent]

🤔🤔🤔. Need to watch that

[@JunebugPresents]

@steveskonntent I first watched it when it was in production, S1 E2 after its original air date. I just happen to catch the episode halfway through. When an incident occurred involving police brutality and the neighborhood gave the police hell for it, I made sure I tuned it for the next episode on June 16, 2002. Since then, I was hooked. I started dating a woman a year later, and when we hung out on Sunday nights, she would watch The Practice, which I refused to watch. I was spoiled by HBO and stopped watching public TV shows. Afterward, I would watch The Wire Season 2, and she refused to watch, thinking it was just ghetto. She would just overhear me watching it. This went on for a few Sundays, and each Sunday, she would find herself being invested more and more from a distance. She finally joined me to watch, and then she was hooked. She soon got a Netflix subscription when they were only sending DVDs, and she binge-watched the first season on her own just to keep up. The show had this effect on people, even its biggest doubters. Funny, we were friends with a German couple, journalists, who stayed in the NYC while reporting for their German publications. They asked us for shows to watch and we recommended The Wire. A month or so later, we went to their apartment for dinner, and the wife was wearing The Wire t-shirt. Instant fans, even though they had trouble with the slang. And even though the Emmy's ignored them, they were awarded the Peabody award. It ranks No. 1 on most lists of the greatest TV show of all time. I hope you get to watch it. Btw, I loved Succession. I knew from the trailers that it is a show I have to watch, and it didn't disappoint when it originally aired on June 3rd, 2018. It was a great replacement for Game of Thrones, which was ending a year later, and Homeland, which only had one season left. Now, I'm not watching anything. I look forward to the next great series.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@steveskonntentyou absolutely need to watch the wire!!! Mate it’s the best show of all time

[@raymondsims7042]

@@JunebugPresentsyeah the wire is hands down the best show of all time

[@SlickA10Homepage]

Cause its rad asfuck bro

[@SlickA10Homepage]

😎

[@TheGoddon]

I hate it when people bitch about Jeremy Strong.

[@steveskonntent]

Forreallll

[@user-mm7jn6bh6l]

I agree on the whole. But God the 4th season I don’t know 🤷🏻‍♀️ something went wrong there

[@steveskonntent]

It was certainly new, kinda experimentative. Following a storyline over 10 days, each episode a day, a wild concept. I need to rewatch it, the show definitely took on a different tone in that last season so I hear you

[@FiremanDuval]

I thought my airpod wasn’t working

[@steveskonntent]

Nah bro that’s on me. Fixing for future vids!

[@alishhaa]

kendall roy will forever by my number 1 boy

[@Mohammed14w]

Why are u only talking to my right ear

[@steveskonntent]

your left ear isn't ready for the truth yet

[@Mohammed14w]

fix ur mic bro @@steveskonntent

[@Narrative_Ink]

I only heard your voice from my right ear and I didn't like that.

[@qinyuwen6286]

Lol same here

[@Narrative_Ink]

Not sure if it was a choice, but it made it hard to watch the video.

[@steveskonntent]

@@Narrative_Ink Uninentional, fixing it for future videos. Thanks for hanging in there and still watching!!

[@lukasmurmann625]

Why the hell is your voice audio only in the right channel? Are you just not aware of this?

[@steveskonntent]

There was an issue with the mic, been corrected for my next vid

[@sentiasatransformasi]

i like succession but bcs i’ve watched breaking bad n the office already its hard for me to rate the show highly. also i think tom wamsgans is really annoying

[@steveskonntent]

I hear you, in my opinion that’s the beauty of Matthew McFadyen’s performance as Tom, he’s so obviously an annoying, self-concerned prick but just like all of the other characters we find ways to love him. Plus he has some of the better lines and deliveries in the show

[@hrussell9677]

Actually the most quoted show in today’s culture and has become part of American English is Seinfeld. Most of the crazy dialogue in Succession cannot be repeated in polite company. Breaking Bad and The Sopranos are still the best dramas, followed by The Wire.

[@steveskonntent]

Art is objective, eh? ;)

[@davidf2244]

You need to practice reading your scripts more. Maybe a lot more. You sound tense and nervous. Like you're worried, which is the wrong emotion.

[@chuucake]

succession is such a masterpiece 🤍