Succession Season 1 — 3.5/5
It's this unusual mishmash of tones — obviously comedic slamming against definitely-not-comedic. It at times seems like it's aiming for that Armando Iannucci style of serious actors behaving very unseriously, but the weight of the actors stands too tall above the comedy. Sometimes. And then at other times, not. It's weird. But it works! It's a family that only knows how to show love by strategically hurting each other. It's lost jobs and deaths and a downwardly spiraling economy as the weapons and wasteful by-product of the petty problems of the rich and powerful. Kendall flip flops between good and bad, never knowing how to find the middle. Roman uses the exact same dialogue as his father, only without the power to make it meaningful. Shiv wants the power but doesn't have the balls to reach for it in case she fails. And Tom (who is great) is just her cuckold, too afraid of losing power to state his desires out loud. And Greg's just kind of a funny character skating on a proximity to power, a tool waiting to be used. At least so far. And despite them all being variations of giant shits, I am unfortunately invested in who comes out on top.
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