“Honeymoon States” quotes from Succession

I would just like to say...

Yeah.

...to this senior group of very respected greybeards that all I have ever personally asked is the chance to serve. I mean, I'm sick with grief.

Gerri Kellman

Oh. You're sick with grief?

But I--

Gerri Kellman

Well, you might wanna put down that fish taco. You're getting your melancholy everywhere.

Very funny, but... were the opportunity to arise, all I would say is that if there's a ring, my hat's in, respectfully.

Well, I would just say, um, if we were to recommend you to the board...

Mm-hmm.

...the question they might ask, would-- [stammers] Can-- can-- Can I frame the question for you? But as a friend.

Sure.

Just so-- so you'd be...

Sure.

...be prepared. The negative case would go... [clicks tongue] ...you're a clumsy interloper and no one trusts you. The only guy pulling for you is dead. And now, you're just married to the ex-boss' daughter. [chuckles] And she doesn't even like you. And you are fair and squarely fucked.

[pause, Tom looks around in astonishment]

Jesus, Karl.

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Karl, hey.

Mm-hmm.

Come here a second. I wanna talk to you about something. In my role as executor, I've, uh, had passed to me a rather worrying piece of paper.

Mm.

[deeply inhales]

M'kay. And...

[scoffs, chuckles, sighs]

Who else knows?

As of now, as far as I know, just you and me.

So what are you thinking?

Well, I honestly didn't even wanna start thinking till you were here.

I mean... could it, might it, just... go away? I mean, it might get lost. I hope it doesn't. But what if... your hand goes a little wobbly and the draft takes it away and it gets flushed down a toilet by mistake. I'm kidding, of course.

No, sure, you're-- you're speculating in a comic mode.

Yeah. In a humorous vain.

Mm-hmm.

We're not gonna let that little princess screw things up. Right, Frank? If Gerri's gonna block me, I want out. I want my fucking package. I am halfway in on a Greek island...

Mm.

...with my brother-in-law.

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Hey, Ken.

[sighs]

Hey, um...

Hey, Tom.

...Ken, I just wanted to say, you know, I know there's a lot of water under the bridge, a lot of history. But as far as I am concerned, the-- the b-- big man passing cleaned the slate. So, yeah. I just-- yeah. I just wanna say that and you know, I wish, maybe, there's some things...

Kendall Roy

[sighs heavily]

I could maybe take back, some words. And I'm sorry for your loss. But I want you to know that I'm-- that I'm here to serve. Right here.

Kendall Roy

I like you, Tom. Good luck.

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Hey, everyone.

Yes. Uh. Greg.

Hey, Greg.

Hey.

Um. In case it comes out, we wanted you to be aware that you're on a piece of paper. Uh, a side letter left by Logan with... some wishes and disbursements.

Okay. Uh. Eh. Yeah. In-- in what, uh, capacity? In-- in what fashion?

You're in addendum of miscellaneous matters in pencil... with a question mark.

Nevertheless.

Kendall Roy

Dad may have said he wanted me to take over.

And so then, maybe the natural conclusion might perhaps be, I'd be his number two.

[laughs] Nice try, kid.

Roman Roy

He-- he probably wrote it down so he can remember your name.

Hmm. We had a good rapport.

Roman Roy

You had a good rapport? I feel like he already wanted to see less of you. That's probably, like, 50/50, fire Greg or kill Greg.

Mm. I think that it's not that kind of question mark. I think it's, uh, um, possibly-- It's a wonder.

Gerri Kellman

It's a doodle. We just wanted you to be aware.

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RPRon Petkus

Logan Roy was such a giant. He was a man of humility, grace, dignity.

[whispers] Who died fishing his iPhone from a clogged toilet.

RPRon Petkus

In public, he was a great communicator.

[whispers] Really?

[Tom softly nods his head]

RPRon Petkus

A powerful man.

[whispers] Oh, man.

[whispers] So they say. Karl blocked it.

[whispers] No.