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Everyone Can Tell if You're a Serious Person

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There’s a scene in Succession that I love. Okay, maybe that doesn’t narrow it down enough because almost every scene in that show is a work of art - but there’s one in particular I find myself thinking about a lot. In a private room of a karaoke bar that probably sells drinks that would bankrupt me, Logan Roy faces yet another insurrection from his children. Ostensibly, they’re threatening a deal because they think it’s not good enough, but the real motivator is the sense they’re being screwed out of their birth right, and their resentment towards their dad. Logan tries to meets them halfway and gives some lame apology, but can see before long that they’ve dug their heels in. They won’t be swayed. They’ve let their emotions cloud their business sense (if there was any to begin with), and he won’t be getting their votes. Now he’s given up hope of winning them over, he speaks freely. “Jesus… you’re such fucking dopes. You are not serious figures. I love you, but you are not serious peopl

There’s a scene in Succession that I love. Okay, maybe that doesn’t narrow it down enough because almost every scene in that show is a work of art - but there’s one in particular I find myself thinking about a lot. In a private room of a karaoke bar that probably sells drinks that would bankrupt me, Logan Roy faces yet another insurrection from his children. Ostensibly, they’re threatening a deal because they think it’s not good enough, but the real motivator is the sense they’re being screwed out of their birth right, and their resentment towards their dad. Logan tries to meets them…

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