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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really wonder about the state of some people’s marriages if they are optimistic about the shiv/Tom relationship.  It’s as broken and dysfunctional as her relationship with her biological family.[/quote]

The last shot of Shiv and Tom indicate that they are at least going to try and give it a go, which is why people are speculating about how their marriage could functionally work under these circumstances. No one is looking at the marriage aspirationally. But plenty of people have marriages of conveniences or where it seems like it shouldn't work but where the interests of both parties align in a way to make it make sense. I think of the Clintons' marriage as an obvious example. Would I want it? Nope. But I actually think they do love each other and that they have made a weird arrangement that makes the marriage a good deal for both of them even though it would be unacceptable for most normal people. [/quote]

I saw it differently, after the sibling relationship blow up, Shiv had no where to go for emotional support than a man that hates her but is willing to use her for her family name/position. The look on both their faces said it all, not the least bit of happiness on her face  as the car pulled away.[/quote]
I was going to say that Shiv had no good options, but she easily could have slid into the barstool next to Roman and enjoyed her life of being free from the firm. She's always had a decent relationship with both Roman and Connor, so it's not like her fallout with Kendall would make her a family pariah. In fact, Connor will be grateful, because he gets to cash out on his shares, instead of letting Kendall bleed his stock value. She chose to be miserable to continue to play the game. [/quote]

Cry me a river for Shiv. She was already rich and with the Gojo deal she remains on the board AND gets much richer. She is and will continue to be fine. If she doesn't want to stay married to Tom, she can easily get a divorce (remember they have a prenup that was discussed before they got married). She cal also afford a ton of help to raise the baby. She can do whatever she wants. She has agency here. I think the best decision was to vote for the sale because now she's got even more money and more independence.

I think Tom is also done emotionally with Shiv and something in his feelings died the moment she told him she wanted an open marriage on their wedding night. She flaunted it in his face, even up to the election eve party by having Nate there, was willing to have him go to jail for her father, didn't seem to care that he wasn't going to prison after all, she was just emotionally empty with him. Tom seems to have a sense of duty to their marriage and it probably is now because she's pregnant so he's willing to stay married for the baby. That's the UMC midwestern upbringing in him. Shiv can just bounce whenever. [/quote]

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