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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This episode felt like a return to the show before Logan died. Mixed feelings about that -- the business stuff feels kind of boring to me, though I also felt this episode was funnier than recent ones.

It feels like Shiv is in a power position suddenly, and especially if the deal goes through.

I still am really unclear of what is going on with Kendall and Roman. Are they still trying to tank this deal? Or are they won over by the 192b offer? Or are they just glad Madsen decided to up the deal rather than go to the board with Roman trying to pull out of the deal (which I do think would violate some fiduciary duties to the shareholders but I'm not totally clear on the legalities of the whole thing).

[b]And anyway, I don't understand what is motivating Kendall at all. I guess he wants to run Waystar maybe? [/b]Doesn't know what else he'd do with himself? As he said, the are already rich, so getting more rich from the Gojo deal is only useful if there is something specific they want to do with the money (like buy Pierce), but I don't really get the sense he wants to do that.

[b]Kendall and Roman don't really seem to want to run anything, not really. They just like being in charge [/b](and yet at the same time seem deeply uncomfortable wielding power and hide behind like 40 layers of ironic distance to avoid looking like they care about anything or don't know anything -- just incredibly weak sauce). Shiv comes off as genuinely interested in business, at least in this episode, but she was a mess the last time she had any power.

I'd like to say it's unrealistic that people this useless might run things as important as media empires, but.... it's probably not. Even Madsen is a messed up weirdo and I think that's probably true in real life. I mean, look at Bezos or Musk -- those guys are messed up weirdos too.

Anyway. Some post show musings.[/quote]

You hit the nail on the head. The truest thing said in this episode was Matson telling Kendall and Roman, "Your father was a prick, but at least he knew what the ____ he wanted."

The only thing motivating Kendall is to outdo his father, even in death. But I don't think Kendall believes he can do that without still being attached to Waystar.

Roman most certainly did not pre-grieve and let it all out on the mountain.

This was an episode rich with quips that we will be referencing for ages to come. So good.[/quote]

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