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Reynolds Woodcock

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  1. Macfayden obviously doesn’t understand Succession - Chopper
  2. Tom is a stand in for the middle class striver’s role in the pitfalls of capitalist excess. Willing to sell a piece of his soul to gain the ever-illusive leap in wealth and class rank, and willing to sell an even bigger piece (or in this case all) of his soul to ensure he never falls back down from whence he came. Sure, it’s exaggerated, but he is the most relatable character to the masses (myself included). But in the end, Tom gained nothing of permanence, other than a guaranteed miserable job with no security, trapped in a loveless marriage to a spouse who will never view him as her equal, and on the precipice of raising a child who is no doubt completely fucked.
  3. Agree with all of this except for the bolded. Tom has nothing but a higher salary, easily expendable at any moment. He is a “pain sponge” for a guy who told him he wants to fuck his wife, and you know the Roy prenup is air tight. Tom keeps his watches and suits for the time being, but in no way is he a “winner”.
  4. Lol, what a terrible reading of the meaning of that scene.
  5. Did you watch the episode? Kendall tells Roman it’s Greg on screen almost immediately. It’s not exactly a huge leap to assume that information was given to Shiv off screen, who relays it to Tom on screen. I can understand why you didn’t enjoy the show if you miss subtle or not so subtle bits of information.
  6. Threw mine on a nato while hiking this weekend
  7. Jesus that is a depressing memory. Not much has changed in terms of getting pitchforked if you don’t fawn over our commitments. You would think after the last 13 years that the recruiting board as a whole would learn to be a little skeptical.
  8. It’s also not near as watched as Yellowstone, or Walking Dead back in it’s day, or NCIS, or any other number of brain dead shows, which is what GOT turned into after they ran out of source material. America by and large is full of knuckle dragging troglodytes
  9. You can’t end your series as poorly as Game of Thrones ended and still be considered among the greats. Absolute garbage. If we’re limiting to hbo, my personal top tier would be the wire, sopranos, leftovers, and succession, followed by deadwood. Not my cup of tea necessarily, but I think sex and the city at least deserves to be mentioned in terms of iconic, influential shows.
  10. I think the season ends with Prez elect siding with the Swede, the Swede brushing off Shiv, and the Board telling the kids to fuck off, implying: (1) Ken ends with a completely broken family and unable to grasp his birthright just when he finally realized how to be a reasonable cosplay of his father; (2) Shiv ends with no business propositions and a marriage destined to fail (though probably off screen in the future), doomed to repeat the maternal failings of her own mother; and (3) Roman ends as a broken shell of a little man. In other words, obscenely wealthy but fundamentally broken people, the perfect metaphor for a late-stage capitalist society that Jesse Armstrong wants to drive home to the viewership.
  11. This series seriously fucks
  12. Woah, had no idea Johnny Sack was the son of Schembechler.
  13. It seems to be totally fucking random. I applied like 7 months ago and it just said pending with no other details. Then my wife applied and got approved immediately. Then my application got approved within a week. We’ve traveled to the exact same places. Fortunately they seem to give everyone a free pass while they deal with the backlog (which is further proof that this is all just a scam to extract money from us to skip the line).
  14. I think Tatum is going through his LeBron 2009-2011 playoff years. Obviously not as great of a player as LeBron, but similar in that some of the deference and attitude in the playoffs doesn't align to the talent. Still, if you set the over/under on .5 championships over the next 10 years with Tatum as the best player, I’m taking the over without thinking twice. Which is why I would love for him to leave Boston some day.
  15. Absolutely horrendous foul call there.
  16. Great source material. Great director. Great actors. Great budget. Let’s fucking go Marty
  17. Nobody tanks like the Spurs. Incredible.
  18. AMC+ is one of the best subscription services out there. In addition to ad free AMC content, you get Shudder, Sundance and IFC content. I probably use it more than any other service.
  19. Didn’t score a single point in the 4th quarters of Games 5-7. “Not uniquely bad in the playoffs” - WuLaw
  20. I’ve long thought we were headed towards Kendall Roy King of Ashes, but wondering if instead they have Roman force Ken out with the murder card. Nobody really wins is the only sure bet at this point.
  21. This GS team (outside Curry) has been looking to fold, and I think tonight might be it. Whether it was the punch or just guys getting older in general, this team ain’t it. I don’t think Curry can go God-mode in 3 straight games.
  22. Yeah I think I come out here after watching the replay several times. Ishbia seemed like he caught the ball and was immediately looking at the suns player on the ground when Jokic lumbered over. Obviously he flopped and seems like a douche in general, but I put more blame on Jokic for the incident. But glad there was no suspension
  23. Really happy I forgot to hit “submit reply” on my “PHX and Philly are toast” post from earlier today.
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