Kendall has been acting out lately by stealing batteries and candy and vape fluid from convenience stores — his pathetic way of rebelling, of introducing some small measure of chaos to his now tightly managed life. Physical humiliation. Otherwise, they’ll never learn.“You’re a fucking slime ball,” Tom says, beaming with pride. It’s a reminder that the Roy siblings are still children — bratty and tempestuous and spoiled, yes, but also vulnerable and easily wounded — and that their father (and the company) is still putting up guardrails, as all parents do, to make sure they stay safe and understand their limits.• In an episode loaded with great looks — Tom when Greg tries to blackmail him, Shiv when she realizes Kendall is crying on her shoulder — J. Smith-Cameron’s expression when Gerri realizes Roman is getting off on her degrading insults is a lusty delight. It’s helped to hold the multiple ongoing subplots together, just like last season’s episodes around the group-therapy session at Connor’s estate, Tom’s bachelor party, and the two-parter at Shiv and Tom’s wedding.• Frank on Rhea: “She could be our Coriolanus …” Logan: “Why don’t you take your library card and fuck off.”One of the show’s running themes is how great gobs of money make personal growth nearly impossible, because there can be no consequences for your actions. There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time.Emotions run high as the Roy family hides from a suspected active shooter in the positively riveting, wickedly funny, and unfortunately relevant "Safe Room.
For Roman, being called “pathetic” and “a revolting little worm” is more authentically arousing than a strained attempt at phone sex with his girlfriend.• Connor’s appearance at Mo’s funeral is another highlight, for the “‘Mo’ Lester” revelation (“Old Mr. Fiddlesticks, Uncle Meathands. Stream Season 2 Episode 4 of Succession: 4 - Safe Room online or on your device plus recaps, previews, and other clips. (“Lester was a man. View All Photos (5) Critic Reviews for Safe Room. The last image of the episode places him on the same terrace again, this time surrounded by great glass partitions that would keep him from jumping, even if his despair summoned the nerve to do it. (“ATN. Greg has been hugely uncomfortable with his role as latte-fetcher for Tom at ATN, exacerbated this week by a human Tom employs as a footstool and a possible neo-Nazi who’s become the network’s new rising star. The Disunited States indeed.It really does feel like Twitter: The Television Show, because in the end, Succession doesn't have anything interesting to say about any of these phenomena other than "Look, these phenomena exist."This "bottle episode" framing actually proved quite useful, as it not only forced the ever-squabbling Roy siblings to confront one another over their various demons, but it also introduced viewers to Rhea Jarrell. But it wouldn't be Succession if there's not a few jabs at premium safe rooms versus grunt safe rooms, elitism worming its way into protection just like anything else.This episode takes place against the growing, militant polarisation of the US, between the shouty far-right and an the increasingly organised anti-fascist movement, and alarm at an increasingly trigger-happy culture. Season 2 Episode 4 of Succession, “Safe Room,” is streaming early this week on HBO Go and HBO Now. • Each of this season’s four episodes so far has been structured around a single conceit: the “winter palace,” Vaulter, the hunting trip, and now the active-shooter scare. That’s how they become independent, moral beings who are ready to face the world. He only cheers up when Greg blackmails him into getting what he wants, which makes Tom feel like the teacher of a prodigious young student. He can be assured that the company will “handle” this minor misbehavior, just as it handled his impromptu restaging of Chappaquiddick during Shiv’s wedding weekend. He’s going up there to be alone, to ponder what it might be like to hurl himself into oblivion, but the implication is this: He’s being watched.
Also, Lester was an employee of the Waystar company for 40 years. Verbal assaults. Dad wouldn’t let us in the pool with him”) and the heavily edited eulogy. The art of good parenting is to know when to take the guardrails away, trusting that your kids have figured out what is and isn’t acceptable, and can know intuitively where the lines are drawn. Let’s continue with the fourth episode of Season 2, “Safe Room.” Editor’s note: HBO released Succession Episode 4 on Friday (instead of its … And when a man dies, it is sad.”)“Safe Room” also affords the opportunity for premium Greg and Tom content. “Good boy.”The first image in “Safe Room” is a surveillance shot of Kendall climbing up the emergency stairwell to access an empty floor leading to a terrace at the top of the Waystar Royco building. ATTENTION: SOME OF THE QUOTES BELOW CONTAIN SPOILERS . Shooters.