Special Episode 20: Succession

In the first of Fansplaining’s three-part “Emmys 2020” series, Flourish and Elizabeth dig into the miserable glory that is HBO’s Succession: the characters, the writing, and reading the show within the broader cultural landscape. How should we interpret the end of season two? Why is Flourish able to handle this cringe comedy but not other shows? And, most importantly, who is going to win the kiss from daddeeeeeeeee?

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Show Notes

[00:00:00] As always, our intro music is “Awel” by stefsax, used under a CC BY 3.0 license. This time, it’s the outro music, too.

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[00:15:02] It doesn’t actually look like “No Real Person Involved” is a phrase outside Succession, which is kind of great, because it sure sounds like it would be…!

[00:27:42] Terry Gross’s Fresh Air interview with Cherry Jones. With a full transcript, too!

[00:30:02] The original Twitter thread is here, but you can just watch the video:

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[00:43:31] Yes, the “L to the OG” lyrics are on Genius, in case you really wanted to annotate them.

[00:46:11] The article is “‘Billions,’ ‘Succession,’ and the Making of Wealth Porn” by Alexis Soloski. 

[00:56:08] Apparently Nicholas Braun, who plays Greg, is actually 6’7”, which is in fact extremely tall.