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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems obvious that Matsson offered the $$ to f*ck with Kendall and Roman. That’s why he asked Shiv to send him the photo of them. But does that mean Shiv understands that Kendall and Roman are trying to tank the deal? I wasn’t sure what to make of her take on the situation, besides trying to maximize it for herself. [/quote]

My read on Shiv right now is that she is just looking for opportunities to stay relevant and leverage power. She feels shut out with Kendall and Roman as interim CEOs (and IS shut out, that's clear). During this episode, we saw her variously cozying up to the old folks (acting chummy with Frank when the email from Matsson came in, recommending Gerri to Matsson to help with his Ebba issues), getting closer to Matsson, and even maybe protecting/allying with Tom somewhat. We did not see her interacting with or allying with her brothers much, nor did we see her utter a single negative thing about either of them either. She's not scheming against them directly, she's shoring up her support elsewhere and looking for opportunities.

Contrast this with Kendall, who is throwing his weight around at the Waystar offices, getting very aggressive with Matsson, trying to freeze out the old guard, scheming even behind Roman's back (with Hugo, who is now on Matsson's kill list, which is relevant here), trying to torpedo this deal and using Greg and Jess as pawns to do so.

Shiv is quietly making friends, Kendall is loudly making enemies. Roman is acting emotionally, going along with Kendall's schemes, its he go-between with Connor regarding the funeral -- in a very in-between place.

If you did a power ranking of Roy siblings by week, last week it would have gone 1-Kendall, 2-Roman, 3-Shiv, 4-Connor. This week, it's 1-Kendall, 2-Shiv, 3-Roman, 4-Connor. Shiv's on the rise, Roman's on the decline, Kendall's lead is on thin ice and he might not realize how thin.[/quote]

I would already put Shiv about Kendall after her convo with Matsson, and her brothers meeting with him on the mountain top.[/quote]

And, the fact that so many women were kept around---Gerri, Carolina, Ebba--Shiv...the women are gaining ground.[/quote]

He’s admitted to sexually harassing an employee and is now insulating himself. “Gaining ground” lmao [/quote]
Incredibly stupid to admit that to an adversary. I love that Shiv is keeping that nugget to herself.[/quote]

But doesn't Shiv herself admit that that's the sort of material event that Matsson might need to report to his BOD -- and doesn't that mean that she is now obligated to report it to Royco's BOD (and she's not)?  Seems like she was notified of Matsson's misconduct but Matsson hasn't been notified of ACN's misconduct with the presidential candidate?[/quote]

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