The Roy family and their Waystar Royco media conglomerate is starting to crumble in the third episode of Succession Season 3.
The family is still reeling from Kendall Roy’s (Jeremy Strong) revealing that his father Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was complicit in the scandal involving the company’s cruise division, with Kendall spending the bulk of Season 3 setting up a new company where he can take down his father for good.
Sunday night’s new episode, The Disruption, reveals the U.S. Department of Justice is coming after the company, while Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen).
Reeling: The family is still reeling from Kendall Roy’s (Jeremy Strong) revealing that his father Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was complicit in the scandal involving the company’s cruise division, with Kendall spending the bulk of Season 3 setting up a new company where he can take down his father for good
Crumble: The Roy family and their Waystar Royco media conglomerate is starting to crumble in the third episode of Succession Season 3
New episode: Sunday night’s new episode, The Disruption, reveals the U.S. Department of Justice is coming after the company, while Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen)
The episode begins with a lunch scene where Kendall is meeting with a woman, telling her how screwed up his family is.
He also reveals he’s been in touch with the Department of Justice (DOJ) about his immunity deal, as it’s revealed he’s meeting with a reporter.
He tells her he comes from a ‘world of image,’ as she ponders how he is so concerned about how he comes off.
Family: The episode begins with a lunch scene where Kendall is meeting with a woman, telling her how screwed up his family is
Reporter: He also reveals he’s been in touch with the Department of Justice (DOJ) about his immunity deal, as it’s revealed he’s meeting with a reporter
Concerned: He tells her he comes from a ‘world of image,’ as she ponders how he is so concerned about how he comes off
The reporter asks where his siblings are in this, and if he’s managed to stay close with them.
He says there are ‘issues’ with his siblings, saying he’s happy in his headspace and he hopes they’re happy in theirs.
Logan says he wonders if their acting CEO is too acting, as the family keeps talking about Kendall’s interview.
Siblings: The reporter asks where his siblings are in this, and if he’s managed to stay close with them
Headspace: He says there are ‘issues’ with his siblings, saying he’s happy in his headspace and he hopes they’re happy in theirs
Logan: Logan says he wonders if their acting CEO is too acting, as the family keeps talking about Kendall’s interview
They add there is talk that Kendall is planning on coming to the building, but Logan says if he shows up in the building he’ll, ‘punch him in the nose.’
Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) wonders if they should start playing ball but Logan isn’t having it.
Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) shows Greg (Nicholas Braun) to his new office, as Greg wonders if this is a demotion.
Punch: They add there is talk that Kendall is planning on coming to the building, but Logan says if he shows up in the building he’ll, ‘punch him in the nose’
Play ball: Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) wonders if they should start playing ball but Logan isn’t having it
Office: Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) shows Greg (Nicholas Braun) to his new office, as Greg wonders if this is a demotion
Tom says he has gone with Waystar, which he thinks is the smartest take, but he’s also meeting with someone impartial to discuss the situation.
Greg says he’s meeting with Kendall to get a watch from him, but Tom wants him to meet with his guy.
Shiv tells Logan’s team that she thinks she’s more valuable neutralizing Kendall as Roman agrees to give an interview saying good stuff about Logan.
Discuss: Tom says he has gone with Waystar, which he thinks is the smartest take, but he’s also meeting with someone impartial to discuss the situation
Watch: Greg says he’s meeting with Kendall to get a watch from him, but Tom wants him to meet with his guy
Shiv: Shiv tells Logan’s team that she thinks she’s more valuable neutralizing Kendall as Roman agrees to give an interview saying good stuff about Logan
Kendall is in a limo with his team, girlfriend Naomi Pierce (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) and Greg when they play ‘Good Tweet/Bad Tweet’ where they all read off good and bad tweets about him.
They arrive at the journalism gala as Kendall decides to yell out, ‘F**k the patriarchy,’ while they go inside and runs into Shiv.
Kendall interrupts Shiv with her former fling Nate (Ashley Zukerman) when they hurl some jabs at each other when he leaves and they start real talk.
Girlfriend: Kendall is in a limo with his team, girlfriend Naomi Pierce (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) and Greg when they play ‘Good Tweet/Bad Tweet’ where they all read off good and bad tweets about him
Shiv: They arrive at the journalism gala as Kendall decides to yell out, ‘F**k the patriarchy,’ while they go inside and runs into Shiv
Shiv and Nate: Kendall interrupts Shiv with her former fling Nate (Ashley Zukerman) when they hurl some jabs at each other when he leaves and they start real talk
She says he’s worried he’s gonna go after him, but Kendall says he should be worried, but she wants him to wait after the shareholder meeting.
She tells him to ‘cool it’ on the interviews and she thinks they have the ‘same aim’ and she is ‘pushing for change.’
She wants to acknowledge and rebuild and fix things from the inside, because that’s only place things change.
Worried: She says he’s worried he’s gonna go after him, but Kendall says he should be worried, but she wants him to wait after the shareholder meeting
Change: She tells him to ‘cool it’ on the interviews and she thinks they have the ‘same aim’ and she is ‘pushing for change’
Inside: She wants to acknowledge and rebuild and fix things from the inside, because that’s only place things change
‘Or do you just not give a f**k and it’s all just ego?’ Shiv asks, as Kendall takes the stage.
Roman is meeting with a producer at ATN as they break down the kinds of questions he’d be asked, but Roman doesn’t like any of them.
Roman says he has a memory about fly fishing in Montana, and he’ll pass that along.
Roman: Roman is meeting with a guy at ATN as they break down the kinds of questions he’d be asked, but Roman doesn’t like any of them
Ego: ‘Or do you just not give a f**k and it’s all just ego?’ Shiv asks, as Kendall takes the stage
Shiv goes back to meet with Logan, asking if she saw him, but she doesn’t think he’s coming in, adding he ‘gets it.’
Logan wants Shiv to talk about him instead of Roman, and Logan asks if he trusts her, and she says she does.
She asks how bad it is, and he says there is a ‘few bad apples’ but she knows that isn’t true.
Shiv and Logan: Shiv goes back to meet with Logan, asking if she saw him, but she doesn’t think he’s coming in, adding he ‘gets it’
Trust: Logan wants Shiv to talk about him instead of Roman, and Logan asks if he trusts her, and she says she does
Bad apples: She asks how bad it is, and he says there is a ‘few bad apples’ but she knows that isn’t true
He says he didn’t know about ‘any of this s**t,’ and even though he’s on the emails, he gets so many emails she only reads the ‘action points.’
He says she will not find a piece of paper that will make her ashamed of him, but she says the government has a lot of leverage.
Greg is told that the watch is $40K but he thought Kendall was buying it for him, but he said he wasn’t, he was just hooking him up.
Didn’t know: He says he didn’t know about ‘any of this s**t,’ and even though he’s on the emails, he gets so many emails she only reads the ‘action points’
Ashamed: He says she will not find a piece of paper that will make her ashamed of him, but she says the government has a lot of leverage
Watch: Greg is told that the watch is $40K but he thought Kendall was buying it for him, but he said he wasn’t, he was just hooking him up
Kendall turns on a program called The Disruption where a Black woman named Sophie (Ziwe) is just tearing him apart, but he thinks it’s great because he’s ‘in the conversation.’
Shiv gets home and Tom is a little tipsy, asking if Kendall is coming into Waystar, but she doesn’t think so.
Tom reveals what happened at his meeting, and his guy said that he thinks he’ll probably go to jail.
Sophie: Kendall turns on a program called The Disruption where a Black woman named Sophie (Ziwe) is just tearing him apart, but he thinks it’s great because he’s ‘in the conversation’
Shiv and Tom: Shiv gets home and Tom is a little tipsy, asking if Kendall is coming into Waystar, but she doesn’t think so
Jail: Tom reveals what happened at his meeting, and his guy said that he thinks he’ll probably go to jail
Tom is clearly distraught but he says he has one ‘dumb idea’ and thinks he might want to ‘get out in front of it,’ not with DOJ but to his dad, offering himself up.
Shiv says he can’t, and he’s drunk, but she adds it ‘is smart,’ and kind of a ‘win from a no win.’
She adds that it’s very likely no one goes to jail and he gets in dad’s good graces with the offer itself.
Distraught: Tom is clearly distraught but he says he has one ‘dumb idea’ and thinks he might want to ‘get out in front of it,’ not with DOJ but to his dad, offering himself up
Drunk: Shiv says he can’t, and he’s drunk, but she adds it ‘is smart,’ and kind of a ‘win from a no win’
Kendall calls Jess and tells him he’s going in, and he says to keep it on the down low.
Tom goes up to Logan at the ATN studio, saying he’s been thinking about what he might really need and how he can help.
‘If things go how they could go, maybe there are no repurcussions,’ adding there may need to be a face or two behind bars.
Going in: Kendall calls Jess and tells him he’s going in, and he says to keep it on the down low
Help: Tom goes up to Logan at the ATN studio, saying he’s been thinking about what he might really need and how he can help
Behind bars: ‘If things go how they could go, maybe there are no repurcussions,’ adding there may need to be a face or two behind bars.
Logan asks what his angle is, and he says he has none, but he says he can ‘be that guy’ and he will ‘step up and go down.’
Logan asks if he wants anything, and Tom says he doesn’t.
Logan says he doesn’t think it will come to that, but he genuinely thanks him for the offer.
Angle: Logan asks what his angle is, and he says he has none, but he says he can ‘be that guy’ and he will ‘step up and go down’
Thanks: Logan says he doesn’t think it will come to that, but he genuinely thanks him for the offer
He leaves the studio and calls a law firm, but he gets a call from Greg.
Logan tells a woman connected to the White House that this whole thing is a ‘witch hunt,’ and tells her that they have the President’s back.
The woman says the President doesn’t think their coverage has been helpful lately, telling him to lower the temperature and they come to an agreement.
Leaves: He leaves the studio and calls a law firm, but he gets a call from Greg
White House: Logan tells a woman connected to the White House that this whole thing is a ‘witch hunt,’ and tells her that they have the President’s back
Agreement: The woman says the President doesn’t think their coverage has been helpful lately, telling him to lower the temperature and they come to an agreement
Shiv goes through a number of the shareholder questions and they only found a few they could use, but the team put together better questions.
Kendall says his sister is ‘making moves’ and he can’t just watch it happen, as Kendall asks for a ‘raid’ of Waystar.
Logan finds out that Kendall is coming in and says he’ll jam a Mont Blanc down his throat.
Questions: Shiv goes through a number of the shareholder questions and they only found a few they could use, but the team put together better questions
Kendall is coming: Logan finds out that Kendall is coming in and says he’ll jam a Mont Blanc down his throat
Logan says he wants to fire him but they think he would hand DOJ even more ammo.
Kendall comes in the back way after he’s denied through the front as they all prepare for his arrival.
Kendall runs into Tom, saying it’s pretty weird, asking Tom if he has any back channel White House contacts and Tom asks if he has an immunity deal yet.
Denied: Kendall comes in the back way after he’s denied through the front as they all prepare for his arrival
Kendall says he likes him and he’s never had any beef with him, whispering that a ‘better life is possible.’
He gets to his old office and he’s locked out of the computer system, when he realizes it’s colder in there, as they try to determine the temperature.
They get ready for the shareholder’s meeting, as Shiv is introduced as the new domestic president.
Temp: He gets to his old office and he’s locked out of the computer system, when he realizes it’s colder in there, as they try to determine the temperature
New boss: They get ready for the shareholder’s meeting, as Shiv is introduced as the new domestic president
She says that her brother made some very serious allegations, adding there is a lot that they can’t talk about legally.
She says she’s paying particular attention to corporate responsibility, but as she continues her speech, Nirvana’s Rape Me comes on through the speakers.
The team is scrambling as a number of huge speakers are discovered in the room as Shiv storms off.
Allegations: She says that her brother made some very serious allegations, adding there is a lot that they can’t talk about legally
Speakers: She says she’s paying particular attention to corporate responsibility, but as she continues her speech, Nirvana’s Rape Me comes on through the speakers
Shiv goes to Logan, who says, ‘Sorry, Pinky. Not easy, huh.’
Kendall is getting ready for an appearance on the talk show that blasted him the other day, The Disruption.
Meanwhile, Shiv drafts a formal response for everyone saying they are not on board with Kendall… but Roman isn’t sure, saying it’s ‘pretty horrible’ in what it says about Kendall.
Ready: Kendall is getting ready for an appearance on the talk show that blasted him the other day, The Disruption
Horrible: Meanwhile, Shiv drafts a formal response for everyone saying they are not on board with Kendall… but Roman isn’t sure, saying it’s ‘pretty horrible’ in what it says about Kendall
She says Kendall is on a mission and it’s up to them to stop him, but Roman doesn’t want to sign it, saying it’s not in his best interests.
Connor says his signature is valuable real estate and he doesn’t want it for free, saying he wants some ‘sucky-suck,’ as Shiv facetiously thanks them for their help.
Kendall goes down to meet the writers, saying they do awesome work, but he’s interrupted by one of his team members when the letter is released.
Not signing: She says Kendall is on a mission and it’s up to them to stop him, but Roman doesn’t want to sign it, saying it’s not in his best interests
Valuable: Connor says his signature is valuable real estate and he doesn’t want it for free, saying he wants some ‘sucky-suck,’ as Shiv facetiously thanks them for their help
Interrupt: Kendall goes down to meet the writers, saying they do awesome work, but he’s interrupted by one of his team members when the letter is released
She thinks the team will use the statement that Shiv released, but they think it would be weird if they don’t mention it.
One of The Disruption producers says it was ‘big’ of him to come there, thinking he is ‘overthinking’ this, saying it’s a comedy show and Sophie is ‘tough but fair.’
Kendall is clearly torn by the statement his siblings put out and he goes into a server room and just sits down, clearly distraught.
Weird: She thinks the team will use the statement that Shiv released, but they think it would be weird if they don’t mention it
Big: One of The Disruption producers says it was ‘big’ of him to come there, thinking he is ‘overthinking’ this, saying it’s a comedy show and Sophie is ‘tough but fair’
Roman goes to meet with Logan, apologizing about the letter, as Logan says he saw the interview and he ‘never thought of him as a f***ot.
He watches the show from inside the server room, as Sophie goes off on Kendall for ‘ghosting’ him.
Gerri tells Logan that the FBI is downstairs, with Logan telling them to ‘f**k off’ but they aren’t the ones that f**k off.
Goes off: He watches the show from inside the server room, as Sophie goes off on Kendall for ‘ghosting’ him
Server: Kendall sits in a server room after ghosting Sophie
Gerri: Gerri tells Logan that the FBI is downstairs, with Logan telling them to ‘f**k off’ but they aren’t the ones that f**k off
Gerri says there are cameras outside and they don’t need to show them giving the FBI resistance… and after thinking about it, Logan agrees to cooperate.
Tom is giving a speech to his team, when he’s told about the FBI raid.
A slew of FBI agents flood into the building, as Kendall watches from the server room with a smile, as the episode comes to an end.
Cooperate: Gerri says there are cameras outside and they don’t need to show them giving the FBI resistance… and after thinking about it, Logan agrees to cooperate
FBI: A slew of FBI agents flood into the building, as Kendall watches from the server room with a smile, as the episode comes to an end
The preview for next week’s episode reveals Kendall meeting with Logan for the first time since this fiasco went down.
He also meets with a new character Josh Aaronson (Adrien Brody), described as, ‘a billionaire activist investor who becomes pivotal in the battle for the ownership of Waystar.’
Succession continues with the fourth episode in the nine-episode season, Lion in the Meadow, on Sunday, November 7 at 9 PM ET on HBO.
Greg: Tom is also seen talking privately with Logan, telling him there may be ‘a face or two that may need to be behind bars,’ as the shot cuts to Greg (Nicholas Braun), perhaps teasing that he may go to jail as the ‘fall guy’ for this whole fiasco
Allies: This new season will find Logan trying to secure familial and political allies in the aftermath of Kendall’s bombshell announcement