Succession - Greg blackmails Tom (s02e04)

[@gijoey5912]

These two are comic gold, together.

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@headmeat1995]

@@gabrielrivas377 both very and very not random, simultaneously.

[@mhm6]

@@gabrielrivas377 you know the rich people show on this show actually take advantage of people who believe in all that crap for financial gain?

[@ares12351]

@@gabrielrivas377 he isn’t real tho

[@chscelebrity8325]

@@DontTakeThisSeriously616 well said

[@mattp.4329]

I love how weirdly proud Tom is

[@squid3575]

Definitely proud, "Your a fucking slimeball...atta boy!"

[@blushingfrieza]

Same way that Logan is proud of Tom in that one scene and proud of Ken in that last scene of S2. You gotta be a killer.

[@yonirais4699]

Greg proving hes got some Roy in him after all

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@gersonoliveira2885]

@@gabrielrivas377 fuck jesus

[@theflanman1986]

“So you know when you had me destroy those documents at cruises?” Tom : “No”

[@definitelynosebreather]

lmao this was low key one of the funniest moments of this scene

[@edwardbaker3897]

Tom's clearly not dumb enough to admit to criminal wrongdoing when asked a leading question like that.

[@mrkeogh]

In fairness to Tom, for all he knew, Greg was being a MEGA piece of shit and wearing a wire 😄

[@TheBiakko]

“I have some leverage, but I am reluctant to use it.” Worst negotiator ever.

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@WarisMalik-lo3gj]

@@gabrielrivas377 lol okay

[@feral107]

@@alainportant6412 Just report him for spam

[@alainportant6412]

@@feral107 Nah, his intentions were good, there isn't any link or promotional shit. But I fucking hate off-topic answers on good comments.

[@feral107]

@@alainportant6412 he posts the same shit on almost every comment on this video. I think that's spam

[@tonebanderas]

i like how Tom, as a representative of the corporate executive, just takes something like blackmail as completely ordinary

[@Sam19509]

The moment Greg became Gregory lol

[@AA-ji2my]

Sam195 amen

[@Sam19509]

@@AA-ji2my Even Senator w.e his name called Greg - Gregory Hirsch at the Crusie scandal hearing which was like the first time I heard someone call his name since he requested the name change infront of Logan.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

He became Gregory in Season 1 “You little Machiavellian fuck. I see you, Greg. I like it." - Kendall Roy

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@alainportant6412]

This is the moment Kaylee Ehrmantraut became Tuco Salamanca.

[@blasztr330]

"you're a fucking slimeball" Love this scene. Easily the happiest Tom has been in the entire series so far. He's genuinely proud of Greg. Gold.

[@kena.8003]

It's like he didn't know that Greg had it in him and now he realizes that Greg may actually become successful in business (and life) after all lol. Thus, the pride.

[@castronator-mu3ye]

@@kena.8003 Logan was the same when he realized Tom kinda psycho with Greg lol

[@MrFish626]

the delivery of that line always cracks me up lol

[@ogmadigital677]

He's surprised and pleased for Greg, and at the same time the sheer *intensity* of the reaction, the veins standing out on Macfadyen's temples, the bulging eyes - they speak to a snarling outrage and panic that exists right beside the pride. Braun's reading of 'I'll never tell!' is at once coquettish and complete deer-in-headlights horrified terror. It's pretty good. These guys were something to savour.

[@ceebo625]

I love how instead of being mad, Tom is actually proud of Greg for blackmailing him.

[@bizambo100]

Greg is like a 5 year old trying to attack a grown-up with a cardboard sword. It's like awww.... how cute!

[@Ravage017]

@@bizambo100 i mean.. in this case it's a pretty real sword.

[@youknownothingofmeormywork6001]

Funny thing is Kendall also had the same reaction.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, when Greg sided with Kendall after Kendall threw Logan under the bus by keeping some documents and also when he's snitching about Mattson to the siblings, Tom is proud of him because he knows Greg has his own way

[@maximussaktish]

Greg feels like a character on the office that somehow ended up in this show

[@jordypox]

Jajajaja yes!

[@miurtouissi1093]

This show feels like the office

[@raymondsims7042]

@@miurtouissi1093 does it really? I’ve never watched the office but it’s like succession I have to give a chance. How similar are they?

[@HenriquE054ca]

​@@raymondsims7042 Funny as fuck, perfect characters developments and script. Also, a lot of drama between all the characters. Gotta love it.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@HenriquE054ca NICE!! I’ve got to check it out

[@fantastic.5357]

"You fucking slime-ball!" "Noo..." I love how Greg reacts like Tom just called him some cute pet name jsnjsnkjsn

[@kena.8003]

Most passive aggressive blackmail in history lol

[@yorkielover2676]

Lmao. And successful!

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Most polite passive aggressive blackmail. Greg knows how to massage Tom's ego

[@eva2004]

Greg : *Sending the black mail request* Tom : *Accepting the blackmail request* Gotta love them.

[@chiraggshah5326]

Tom what an actor, in that few seconds he showed that he was proud of his prodigy, he was afraid, was trying laugh the tension off, and yet thinking on his feet to not let greg get away from him. Top notch stuff from director writer actors

[@jean-pierresteenberg]

Bravo, Vince. Truly one of the blackmails of all time. No need to go full english teacher its just a show

[@juliansapper1844]

what an odd response @@jean-pierresteenberg

[@Rayman5456]

Legit exactly what I thought too! You can just tell on his face and he takes us on an emotional train ride!

[@gregh5061]

​@@jean-pierresteenberglook at you, with the analytical skills of a goldfish !

[@archiveeverything3000]

Never seen anybody getting so excited by being blackmailed :) :)

[@michaelweiselberg1895]

Tom's laugh after "I'll never tell" gets me every time.

[@Hashpotato]

'Can't make some tomlets without breakin a few greggs!'

[@NuclearGalaxy]

Makes me wanna suck their dick up boy!

[@user-cq1hz7pi2d]

I cant believe this is the same person who played Mr. Darcy in pride and prejudice... What a talent!!!!

[@juliacamposfrasao1048]

ikr!!! in the first season i was so mad at him for doing this it kinda ruined darcy for me for awhile but then in s2 i kinda like tom now

[@yorkielover2676]

Ahahha, he is honestly an amazing actor. Though Tom scares me sometimes 🤣 it just shows how much of a phenomenal actor he is

[@zurzakne-etra7069]

I will never watch pride and prejudice the same way again

[@ecard98]

@@juliacamposfrasao1048 If anything, Sarah Snook (the actor who played Shiv in the series) said that she doesn't know if she has ever met someone who is so different from their character as Matthew is to Tom. She said that Matthew was able to create a very calloused character, which makes him a great actor since, in real life, he's a big softie. Matthew also said that playing his character in Succession is both challenging and cringy. That makes me think he's closer to Darcy than he is to Tom.

[@martinlutherkingjr.2993]

@@juliacamposfrasao1048 Why would that ruin Darcy lol

[@S.E.01]

"Where are they those papers" "I'll never tell" Both laugh diabolically

[@haseebarshad9519]

The delivery kills me every time :'D

[@KarenLeos91]

My favorite line omg I couldn’t stop laughing 😭

[@Philmoscowitz]

The way Greg says it, too, with such confidence and deviousness.

[@keithpatrick156]

Then he does tell...."But look - the actual envelope says 'RECEIPTS'!" LOL

[@olorin1710]

​@@keithpatrick156haha. Also said something like top secret 😅

[@christophermendez4044]

I accept your blackmail.

[@MichaelRhodesno1]

something Dwight Shrute would say 🤣😂😂

[@MrEddie]

No, Im not blackmailing you-

[@astrodad656]

"Where are they, those papers?" "I'll never tell." lmfao

[@TheDRMISTERY]

And yet he did. :)

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@James-fw5ew]

@@gabrielrivas377 it doesn't seem random, it seems you've spammed this on most comments.

[@JJRichardson_]

😂😂😂😂

[@juliacamposfrasao1048]

tom is so in love and proud of his baby

[@BatmanHQYT]

Tom's laugh is infectiously funny.

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

The writers do a good job of crafting an innocent greenhorn who we as audience fear for, but then slowly watch him evolve into a a cunning debutant who still emotes a goofy innocence but now carries some degree of mischief and criminal enterprise in his back pocket.

[@FretBuzzLIF]

Straight to my top 10 english texts.

[@MasterOwl01]

i like your funny words a magic man

[@JoeyBurbach]

this is a great sentence

[@threenumbnuts]

tbf Greg knew the score from day 1, that's why he made copies of all the documents in like... episode 3 or 4? Dude was never innocent.

[@blucolife]

I never believed that Greg was innocent. He was green and inexperienced, it was his mother that was guiding him to the dark side. Logan told him to take care of Kendall, not to buy cocaine for him in the park. Still, he went from living in an $80 a night hostel to living rent-free in one of Kendall's cribs.

[@hfwwf]

Tom's laugh after Greg says 'well I'll never tell' is the most memorable moment of this show for me, hilarious

[@hanarply]

2:20 that small smile, it’s like his dad rewarded him for behaving well in public

[@tinoquagliata2553]

I love how and Tom and Kendall are proud of Greg when he admits to them that he kept papers

[@Z3kyTw0]

The laugh and facial expression he gives when Greg says He will never tell where the papers are is just brilliant brilliant acting.

[@elliinspace]

Tom and Greg are the actual stars of the show

[@lifotheparty6195]

Never forget that Tom’s first instinct on this whole thing was to have a press conference and get ahead of the issue (which was promptly struck down by Gerrie and the rest of the Roys). Tom is trying so hard to play ball the way the rest play but you can see how much it hurts him every time he tries.

[@JJRichardson_]

"So you know when you had me destroy those documents at cruises" "No" and "Did you now" LOL HAHAHA XD

[@AA-ji2my]

JLifeAdvice yes Greg stepped up

[@Mopark25]

Tom's "Did you now?" is my favorite line of the entire show

[@mmalytics6066]

“I have leverage but i’m hesitant to use it...”

[@r.w.7768]

”Very well. I accept your blackmail.” And that laughter. 🤣 absolutely fantastic actor. Hope to see Matthew in more things to come.

[@ncjxbshj]

I love the admiration and pride in Tom's eyes lol

[@vladimirhorowitz]

"Did you now??" lol McFadyen's probably the best actor on this show.

[@flala2261]

*_”I’ll never tell”_* 😂

[@duuuuude1526]

one of the best relationships in television history

[@domais68]

This scene is pure gold!

[@K1RTB]

Asking someone if you can blackmail them is such a power move and it deserves it's own name. I call it "Getting greged".

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

The word already exists: "GREGarious"

[@Bethune_Groundstaff]

America Decides” episode 😂

[@jkta97]

Spinoff idea: Greg and Tom raise Shiv's baby together.

[@thesprawl2361]

Greg is basically the writers' avatar in this show. He's the character who behaves like they would if they were suddenly thrust into a world like this.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@jess64792 No, I'm thinking of the writers.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@jess64792 🙄 No. What I'm describing is not an audience surrogate, what I'm describing is specifically the writers' analogue. What _you_ are describing is an audience surrogate. If you want to argue that Greg is the latter to the exclusion of the former you're welcome to do so, but you'd have to explain why he can't be seen as both. And so far you've just asserted it. You also seem extremely impressed with your own knowledge of the concept of an audience surrogate, which is an idea I'm pretty sure I learned about as soon as I started reading.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@jess64792 I'm sorry if you found my tone aggressive, it wasn't intended in such a way. But you're just stating your opinion again and there's not much I can do with that but shrug. The idea that Greg is a stand in for the audience isn't a fact. It's not something where one person can be wrong and another right. We're talking about parsing a work of art here, not measuring the distance from the moon to earth. You really need to understand that not everyone thinks in such a programmatic way as yourself.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@jess64792 This is becoming extremely tedious. You don't seem to understand the basic principle that a character in a work of fiction can be more than one thing. Sure, he's an audience stand-in. So what? My point was that he's a stand-in for the writers, and how they would behave if these polite English scriptwriters were thrust into the world of high finance. How is that 'wrong'? How can a subjective interpretation of a work of fiction even _be_ wrong? And it doesn't seem to have occurred to you that the reason I didn't mention the fact that he can also be seen as a surrogate for the audience is because it's trivially obvious and not particularly interesting to me. I try not to post stuff that's self-evident. Finally, no, I don't think I was aggressive. I think I was irritated, but mainly because you blundered into the discussion in a patronising way and immediately got on my fucking nerves. So don't gaslight me. I get the feeling you piss a lot of people off.

[@cherny9756]

@@thesprawl2361 No you are very passive aggressive. The way you type is condescending. If you are not smart enough to realize that then all i see you as is a iamverysmart redditor.

[@BeeHash]

The back and forth between these two actors is the best thing on television.

[@same.7939]

I think this was the scene that made Tom my favorite character. That, and when he admits to Shiv that he's not a hippie and isn't into the open marriage lifestyle. I thought that was so genuine and relatable.

[@KB1.1]

‘You’re a fucking slimeball’ says the proud mentor. ‘No’ says the student bashfully

[@Zoragedon]

Greg’s little smile when he says “I’ll never tell” 😂

[@michaelochido3244]

greg the egg is much smarter than the Roys think...!no wonder he was dancing when taking copies of the cruise line scandal documents in SN1

[@astrohaute]

real “baby’s first blackmail” energy from this

[@steven7846]

That scene is hilarious! The duo Tom/Greg is incredible! they both are so funny together

[@lukeswan7776]

Tom and Greg's weird screwed up relationship has to be one of my favourite things in a TV show ever

[@Sharpe1502]

Pride and Prejudice, Death at a Funeral, Ripper Street, Anna Karenina, and now Succession. Matthew Macfadyen’s range is under appreciated.

[@jamesmiller7694]

"Where are they, those papers?" Insane smile

[@dani-xc4hi]

I think we need to praise Nicholas acting here, he manages so well the wolf in a sheep’s clothing. The way he says “I don’t want this to sound horrible” and the face he has, he still tries to seem friendly and approachable while blackmailing his friend

[@fernangomez6387]

Most wholesome scene in the show and it's a blackmail talk

[@Mr_Saxon]

God, I LOVE these two

[@akerno]

Tom is such a great character .. the delivery of “slimeball” is such a great moment , amazing actor

[@STANDRDUSER]

I just watched Deadpool & Wolverine and came back to watch this.

[@seancourtney5548]

this is the moment greg becomes heisenberg

[@pelestsetung]

This is literally one of my favorite scenes in this show. What a f*CKIN clever comical relief.

[@arealbigboss]

makes me wonder what kind of a passive aggressive savage Tom was in his younger days

[@theeternalnow6506]

They have such great chemistry. Tom is actually proud of him lol.

[@cramias1]

Tom's absolute delight in this scene never gets old

[@hanarply]

it’s crazy how smart greg is at times, he’ll be running the whole show at some point (hopefully)

[@caraj5054]

fr like everyone undermines him but he pulls tricks out of his sleeves i love himmm

[@Ereh729]

Well

[@milliespence8677]

Tom being proud of his *boyfriend* Greg

[@TheBiakko]

Greg is definitely becoming CEO of Waystar-Royco before the end of the show. Like if you agree.

[@PetterNe]

That’s been my guess from the start.

[@gabrielrivas377]

This might seem random but Jesus loves you and times aren’t good and we need to rely on Jesus to guide us because we see corruption everywhere and so much sin and corruption everywhere. Relationship over religion. Jesus is a prayer away and just because you haven’t had an experience with Him doesn’t mean He’s not real :) .

[@juules215]

Thats definitely not happening at all

[@SuperAzeone]

No.. he ain’t a killer

[@raimundoj888]

@@gabrielrivas377 stop with the jesus shit

[@alexeikuznetsov1450]

this combined with the Vaulter scenes in S2E2 made me fall in love with the show. so dark and so fucking funny

[@wojciechgrodnicki6302]

You can't make an omelet without breaking a few Greggs.

[@icespicefan4771]

I bet the writers were like "how do we make blackmailing sound as nice as possible?"

[@emilyjfreer2895]

ok but tom was like definitely checking him out like come on

[@cat3584]

What?

[@AnimeSlaps]

"You're a fucking slime ball" "☺️ No.. ☺️"

[@CGamez-re3hu]

I love this duo

[@xyPERSON]

Greg has got to be the nicest blackmailer in history!

[@TheWildmanden]

Seriously, Toms smile is just so god damn infectious

[@romilrh]

This episode was peak Tom and Greg

[@kena.8003]

These two had me crying this was so funny 😂😂

[@feliciaromero1646]

Smile on his face . . . “I’ll never tell”. I love it. Tom can be such a douce! I predict great things for Greg 😏

[@marshwalker8322]

Greg feels like an Office Character who ended up on the wrong set.

[@lastool]

This is my favorite duo since Walt & Jessie

[@822003]

And who said Greg was stupid?! 🤔🤣🤣😂😂

[@yamaniyoussef]

he is the smartest of them all he will rise to the ceo u will see

[@pppinto97]

@@yamaniyoussef Hell lot of people are rooting for him

[@LAMEHERC1]

its not always depicted in popular culture, but often times, those who rise to high positions in a company are well liked, honest and fair. greg is a nice kid. being likable can go a very long way.

[@gorash100]

one of the funniest and best scenes I have ever witnessed.

[@LakshBanthia1203]

The puppyface at 2:20 that Greg makes when he successfully blackmails tom.

[@ciel6466]

and how the voice of Tom sounds when he says "You like that?" 😭🩷

[@Notmaria96]

Tom was absolutely delighted when Greg blackmailed him haha

[@TheNeighborhoodBlockParty]

Best scene in the whole season IMO lmaooo "Where are they, those papers?!" *insane laugh*

[@BatmanHQYT]

This is still the most fucking hilarious scene of the show for me. I always laugh till my stomach hurts.

[@alyssaking3663]

2:00 "I like you," Greg is officially in the game

[@alnabrhm]

From a druggie to a high-level exec. Look at Greg man so inspirational

[@SmokeDog1871]

And all the high level execs are druggies too lol

[@jimmymurphy898]

This show is fucking incredible. I rewatch this scene all of the time. The writing is excellent.

[@marshmelows]

Greg used his Gregerage on Tom

[@jm1657]

“You can throw away the training bra” - 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@jennifer5512]

Matthew MacFayden has such range as an actor. I suggest watching him in Quiz if you haven’t already.

[@quietastronaut]

"Are you asking if you can blackmail me?" and "Very well, I accept your blackmail" something about the way he says it just sends me 🤣🤣

[@louvegas1048]

"I'm not blackmailing you" "But you are you piece of shit"

[@aeasee1057]

This must be the reason why Tom still kept greg at the end of the show

[@ayeg4727]

"i'll never tell" makes me laugh every fucking time 😂😂😂

[@srcole.1]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how wonderful the musical score for this show is? Nicholas Britell for the win

[@hockeyguy9974]

When Greg nods his head like a 4-year old who just got told he can go to Grandma’s tomorrow if he promises to stop crying

[@domais68]

These two are comedy gold together. "I accept your blackmail." "You're a fucking slime ball!"

[@lonewolfnh89]

This scene is hilarious. Their chemistry is amazing.

[@ChadzyC]

The way Tom says “leverage” 😂

[@kena.8003]

His British accent comes out a little

[@jackashmore]

When I first saw this scene I though Tom was about to murder this young man but he was actually proud of him

[@makingitup5746]

i want somebody to react to me like greg reacts to “you fuckin slimeball.” all flustered and flattered and shit lol.

[@kodiakdunsworth]

Greatest scene of this whole show so far