“I would just ask that you take care of me,” is one of the saddest lines in TV. He’s so broken that he can’t even ask his sister to help him through an emotional crisis without it sounding like a contract negotiation.
Honestly my favorite moments in the whole show are when the siblings show genuine love for each other. Like this and the season 3 finale are such powerful moments.
I think this scene hits so hard and is punctuated by the fact that the first moment at the end of this season when Shiv should have protected him she didn't. The one thing he begged her to do at such a vulnerable moment 😔
One of the most beautiful scenes in the whole series. Kendall has to keep this “tough guy masculine” persona at all times to please his dad. This was his one vulnerable moment where he just wants to open and be vulnerable. Beautifully done.
Anyone else catch the importance of the end of the scene? Earlier in the episode when Logan was in the panic room, he was worried about Kendall more than his other children when he heard there was an incident and someone killed themselves. During this time, Kendall was on the balcony climbing up to the railing and peaking over the edge. At the end of the episode there is a 10' high glass barrier installed at the same railing. Clearly Logan found out where Kendall was, likely saw video surveillance footage form the balcony, and installed the barriers shortly after. Kendall leans against the glass at the end of the scene defeated and trapped, like someone had found out and ruined his escape plan.
Yeah, brilliant breakdown. I'd just like to add that the barriers were more likely installed since ATN employees had started shooting themselves due to the work culture.
@@cultofgaurav While it’s reasonable to assume the glasses went up after the guy shooting himself but I believe there is a reason there is a CCTV camera shot of Kendall going to the roof right at the beginning of the episode, it shows he’s being watched (by Logan likely) and like Krisitan said above notice how concerned Logan was about where Kendall was in the panic room? He definitely thought that could have been Kendall involved in the incident. Just goes to show Logan never has his eye off him.
Fucking amazing observation. Already one of my favourite episodes and that detail makes it even better. The CCTV camera shot at the start has more significance now aswell.
Although I definitely think practically this same thing, after a rewatch I wondered if Ken really wanted to kill himself because the glass barrier isn't that tall as to not be able to climb it up
That sudden shift of emotions on Shiv's face is incredible. This scene was an acting masterclass. Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook (along with just about everyone on this show) are too good for words!
I think the saddest part is Kendall wants to tell Shiv, but he knows that he can’t trust her with information that could be used to blackmail him in the future.
That's the saddest aspect of the Roy family. The only people in the world who understand them are each other - but they have been destined to go down a path of always playing a conniving game of power, thus relegating them to never trust each other
I always thought it was him being worried that Shiv would call Logan out about using that against Kendall, which would make Logan pissed at Kendall and kick him to the curb
2:55 when she puts her hand on his shoulder like a co-worker, and he takes it and puts it on his heart…… I died. Shit got real and he literally thanked her from the bottom of his heart and she felt it, and it was 100% foreign. Her reaction to that was candid, and she had ZERO idea what to do there.
Because it wasn't a transactional admittance. It was just him needing someone to open up to if only for a minute, no second meaning, no ulterior motive. That genuine moment of vulnerability is what fucked her up.
Logan did a number on all of his kids. Instead of thinking that her father has something on Kendall, Shiv thinks Kendall has something on Logan. Logan manipulated his kids into not trusting each other so that he could always have the upper hand.
I actually think its a little more than that...Mixed with why Logan got all the kids in the divorce..Their whole lives have been just a testing field battleground...All of them being groomed in a dog eat dog way to see whos worthy in Logans eyes of being his successor...He raises them to always be in backstab mode...always be fake and deceptive...Killers...he changes his mind constantly about whos hes considering...then pulls back because one of them makes a mistake...He corrupted all of his children so the strongest one could lead the next generation..and when Ken does what he does in S2 finale...thats why u see the angry smile breakout on his face...He knows Ken is the one...but also knows that he has to put everything into destroying him now...Final test from master to would be apprentice..This is potentially the best TV series ever written..if it jeeps the moment going
" If dad didn't need me right now I wouldn't know what i would be for "- that's a new low imagine what state of mind he must be in to hv said that damn kendeall
sengie enter a name that's it when you have an abusive parent and have a childhood with no love and no one to lean on emotionally! You become like Ken. He is the perfect example of the bad side of broken but wealthy families
He straight up has nothing to live for in that moment. No identity of his own and just hanging around his father. So when he's useless to him, he wouldn't have anything to keep his mind busy. He knows he will get suicidal.
When they're hugging I love how the camera shows the way Shiv's face changes after realizing Kendall is really crying. It's such a protective Sister moment...
Contrasting this scene of Shiv asking if Kendall wants to talk some more with the one where Kendall is trying to open up with his mother and she is incapable of being there emotionally for him yet she always tries to guilt trip her kids for not caring about her when she literally hasn’t been there for them is just...
@@betaririzqikaer2451 imagine growing up with two such horrible parents. It's really no surprise that they cannot form proper relationships, and be a family. A bit like Voldermort and his inablity to love.
@@zurzakne-etra7069 I mean their mum went through some trauma as well. After the divorce all 3 of her children went to their father for his money and betrayed her and not only that they didn't even meet her regularly. So just like everyone in this family she is extremely traumatised too
@@aviralsatija6395 The way their Mum's scenes are written in my experience points to a narcissistic mother, and with their father they got a raw deal altogether. As it has been said numerous times, SUCCESSION is quite Shakespearean.
How it takes Kendall weeping on her shoulder for Shiv to stop playing the game and realise her own brother is in so much pain alone shows how much wealth and power has corrupted her
This is absolutely true but what makes it even more affecting is that the three younger siblings are possibly the only people in the world capable of eliciting that response from each other. The only reason they're "corrupted" that way to begin with is the way they were raised (and abused, mainly psychologically but in various ways by Logan), and only each other can understand the unique pain of that and what it does to a person. They live the game all the time 24/7 but only ever stop when one of them actually shows how much they're hurting or how much trouble they're in (same as Roman picking up Kendall in New Mexico).
What really burns me is when Kendall tried to ask for help from his own mother and she blew him off. He plays haunted better than anyone I've ever seen.
@@tus2521 I wonder what's his play in all of this? Seems like his presidential campaign was building up to something big but now that's scrapped... so is Willa going to get big in S03? 🤔
Currently watching this show. It's crazy that no character has acknowledged Kendall's depression so far this season. It's also crazy that that is how life is. How many of us have silently gone through hell, and the world around you just kept on going like nothing happened.
The staggering irony of this scene is that Kendall refuses to tell Shiv why he won't be the successor because he's worried she'll use it as leverage. And eventually she does, to prevent him from becoming the successor.
This scene made me cry. Even a venomous family is still family. Her embrace to make him cry. Crushing. And I think the glass was put up in response to the guy shooting him self. Probably took counter measures against more suicides.
I think the glass was a direct response to Kendall climbing up on the ledge earlier in the episode. That's also why when they heard somebody killed them self, Logan was so worried about where Kendall was. Logan has his eye on Kendall.
Kendall was probably planning on jumping and couldn't because of that glass. Logan's first reaction was to ask if Kendall was ok. Everyone knows Kendall was hanging on by a thread at that point.
The writing for Jeremy Strong's Kendall this season was in a totally different plane and Jeremy was pitch perfect in the execution from the biggest emotions down to the tiniest nuances. That Emmy was soooooo well deserved and this was one of the reasons why.
They both do. Like damn, is just such satisfying performances. This whole series is just top in performances for most of their characters, just incredible imo.
If Kendall Roy isn’t your favorite character, you aren’t watching the show right. So many damn scenes where I find myself in absolute awe. He is one of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever seen in any television show.
I have now seen all seasons all episodes twice but I cannot have enough of this scene. The 2nd time he says "yeah it ain't gonna be me" with tears and smile is the finest piece of acting I have ever seen. I cry every time. Every effing time.
I don't think so. His so called olanned only came later. See this episode for itself. See the title ('safe room'), on the rooftop scene (change in the last after the suicide.
Whilst the OP did a commendable job[ that's why so many "upvotes", I see], unfortunately I've to be "that guy" and spell it out: Alas, the respondent commenters couldn't just have impulse-control and BEHAVE...! These spoilsters: Never gonna repair themselves, are they?°
Damola Yusuf no man, i think Kendall would have taken the fall. I think Logan knew it was over, the board of directors wanted him to step down. The changing
This scene and him going up to the roof to find the plexiglass had been installed to stop a jump broke my heart. It was so hard watching him being totally broken this season. Glad he got his mojo back. I adore him. The rest are sadistic; Ken isn’t.
@@sweetcell8767 No he looks around and is clearly surprised by it. Definitely Logan. Also I don't think all of them are sadistic, Connor definitely has a heart.
You know he wants to say what he did wrong but he knows he can't tell Shiv what's up because she'll just back stab him like everyone else has on this show like Roman has countless times, his father, Gerri, Stewy etc
I dunno, I think if he had of been honest with Shiv in this moment her natural instincts as a sister would've been to protect her brother. To keep his secret for the time being, but, ultimately help him some way. Maybe. I only say that because of the look of genuine concern in her face when he started to cry
@@El-jefe-darkness In response to your additional, non-solicited response: By “last episode”, you meant the latest episode i.e. exactly the one this clip is extracted from? 🤔
In the end, Shiv never did end up taking care of Ken. She chose Tom instead. It’s also what cost her a chance at the top job, in Logan’s mind. Despite their differences, Logan and Ewan are immensely loyal to each other. Ken, Shiv, and Rom are not.
Actually, Shiv doesn't care about anybody. She was nearly first one who support that Tom should be victim. Also, the only reason she asked Logan not to choose Tom was because he felt bad that Tom was right in what he said about their marriage. but again she didn't think about who was going to be victim after Tom. And i think she wasn't upset for Kendall. Poor Ken..
She didn't choose Tom, she for the first time realized how much of a shitty person she was towards him and was so guilt ridden which made her help Tom. Even then she made that choice after being convinced she would be on Logan's good side.
@@alsage9992 you’re being waaay too kind on her. The only reason she protected Tom, is because she didn’t want to face a world where even Tom would leave her, and wash his hands with her. She chose him precisely because she could have him eat out of the palm of her hand at any moment. For this reason, she chose to be with an opportunistic, unprincipled, cowardly, babbling-baboon semblance of a man. And to have this insult to manhood and masculinity reject her, would be too much for her to face. So to avoid dealing with her own demons, she’s okay to sacrifice someone else, anyone else. She is only motivated by herself here. She, to me, is the most despicable character out of the 3 siblings. The most selfish, and definitely “feminism gone rogue” because of what must have been a shitty childhood.
you can pinpoint the exact moment shiv turns off battle mode when she realizes kendall is crying. beautiful performances from both actors. (and I have such a crush on kendall/jeremy. god.)
I keep coming back to this scene so many months later and it’s because it’s soo soo raw, emotional, real, vivid, hurtful, crazy - I don’t have the words to describe the intensity of emotions and the lack of them in this scene. It’s everything and nothing - I love it so damn much.
Agreed - so many outstanding moments but their acting here is achingly real and vulnerable. Master class in how you have us feel the intimacy of these siblings.
Unbelievably well-done moment. Shiv is panicking for a lot of this episode, viewing Ken as this threat to her newfound position as Logan's successor. Ken exposing just how broken he is for one of their most genuine, sincerely vulnerable moments in the entire series, simultaneously completely disarming Shiv and getting her to view him as her brother instead of her competitor... it's brilliant.
I think Kendall formed a strong shell of himself to get over his addiction originally and used work and business to build himself up, then when the takeovers failed and he lost, he realized none of it actually matters and how empty he is inside. Ex wife doesn’t care about him, family struggles to sympathize with him because of the strong shell he put up his whole life. He’s the most intricate character in the show imo
It is a statement of talent to make such an impact on the scene that Sarah did with that look when she hugs Jeremy all while he's crushing it with crying and raw emotions. Geniuses in their own rights.
OMG, some of the best acting I've seen! This was my favoite scene of the season. Along with the final scene of the season finale. Jeremy Strong is AMAZING! They all are!
supposedly Logan had someone tailing Kendall and monitoring him for a while, including following him up to the roof the first time-presumably they assumed he was thinking about jumping off
It was put there for safety reasons because that person committed suicide during the episode.I do not think it was put in place for Kendal specifically
This very well might be my favorite moment of the entire series, looking back now. It was such a raw and genuine moment between these two that we basically never get again. Just a glimpse of the facades falling down while they get to be two siblings for a brief second....
Sarah Snook is amazing in this scene. The change of expression on her face when she realises somethings wrong with Kendall broke me the first time I watched it.
This is probably my favorite scene in the show. Prior to this moment we were only guessing the extent of Kendall's internal struggle after the accident/cover up and in a single instance we're able to see how broken he is and how badly he needs support.
He asked her to take care of him and she literally threw him to the wolves instead of her husband who was actually guilty of the coverup. She lost all points with me for that one. Kendall is hardly a nice guy, but he's the only sibling that shows humanity and vulnerability and he literally asked for her help and she went there and betrayed him.
@@smarkslowplay3512 That's what I mean. She just said she didn't want to choose but all she said was that she didn't want it to be her husband. I don't think she picked Kendall.
Watching this with where things are going in season 3 is just so fucking sad. Without their father’s influence, they could be good siblings to each other. We get a glimpse of the care and understanding the siblings have for each other behind it all here, but it can never be reality in any consistent way. Logan will always tear them apart, and they’ll let it happen willingly because it’s the only thing that makes them happy
Who's here after Shiv shivved Kendall in the eye after releasing that press release about his addiction in S03E03? This show captures sibling rivalries amazingly
I know I'm probably boar on the floor for this, but until I rewatched this scene, I didn't understand why Ken was so devastated by Shiv's letter in s3e3 until I rewatched this. The siblings are all so nasty to each other it didn't register to me why that was so devastating, until I realized shiv was the one Ken asked to take care of him once his dad had no more use for him. He must have felt so alone.
And he doesn't know that she's part of the reason their father chose to sacrifice him at the end of season 2 It came down to Ken or Tom and Shiv chose the husband that she didn't even love and who actually did share some guilt over her brother. I have hated Shiv since then and have never recovered from that
The writing, the acting, the tempo... even the way they move about the space is so f***ing good!! I’m having difficulty finding the words to accurately describe just how good this is. It is so multi layered... I’m speechless.
It's so crazy coming back to certain scenes after the series finale and realizing how much is connected. Kendall was 100% right in not telling Shiv about Dodds here. And then once he did, it came back to bite him in the ass in the most tragic, consequential way.
I was always so curious to why I was so drawn to Kendall's character. And it wasn't until this scene that I understood. '... because if dad didn't need me right now, I don't exactly know what I would be for'. The ultimate prize of gaining Logan's admiration through succession to the throne became his only reason of existence. People who lose their way, wreck their relationships and motive to live start hanging on so hard to things like work. Kendall's life is tragic in the same way that people lose their sense of self
This scene makes me so sad. It gives a glimpse of what the Roy siblings could have been like had they not been so damaged by two cruel, indifferent, manipulative parents.
The last minute is another one of the MANY times I thought "okay, this show is a masterpiece", but it's the most vivid one to date. Britell's music is phenomenal.
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“I would just ask that you take care of me,” is one of the saddest lines in TV. He’s so broken that he can’t even ask his sister to help him through an emotional crisis without it sounding like a contract negotiation.
It is such a soul crushing line, and he delivers it so perfectly. It breaks my heart.
Punished Venom Kendall
Honestly my favorite moments in the whole show are when the siblings show genuine love for each other. Like this and the season 3 finale are such powerful moments.
I think this scene hits so hard and is punctuated by the fact that the first moment at the end of this season when Shiv should have protected him she didn't. The one thing he begged her to do at such a vulnerable moment 😔
One of the most beautiful scenes in the whole series. Kendall has to keep this “tough guy masculine” persona at all times to please his dad. This was his one vulnerable moment where he just wants to open and be vulnerable. Beautifully done.
Anyone else catch the importance of the end of the scene? Earlier in the episode when Logan was in the panic room, he was worried about Kendall more than his other children when he heard there was an incident and someone killed themselves. During this time, Kendall was on the balcony climbing up to the railing and peaking over the edge.
At the end of the episode there is a 10' high glass barrier installed at the same railing. Clearly Logan found out where Kendall was, likely saw video surveillance footage form the balcony, and installed the barriers shortly after. Kendall leans against the glass at the end of the scene defeated and trapped, like someone had found out and ruined his escape plan.
Excellent observation!
Yeah, brilliant breakdown. I'd just like to add that the barriers were more likely installed since ATN employees had started shooting themselves due to the work culture.
@@cultofgaurav While it’s reasonable to assume the glasses went up after the guy shooting himself but I believe there is a reason there is a CCTV camera shot of Kendall going to the roof right at the beginning of the episode, it shows he’s being watched (by Logan likely) and like Krisitan said above notice how concerned Logan was about where Kendall was in the panic room? He definitely thought that could have been Kendall involved in the incident. Just goes to show Logan never has his eye off him.
Fucking amazing observation. Already one of my favourite episodes and that detail makes it even better. The CCTV camera shot at the start has more significance now aswell.
Although I definitely think practically this same thing, after a rewatch I wondered if Ken really wanted to kill himself because the glass barrier isn't that tall as to not be able to climb it up
That sudden shift of emotions on Shiv's face is incredible. This scene was an acting masterclass. Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook (along with just about everyone on this show) are too good for words!
There are no bad actors in this show
I know it’s insane
That moment is jaw dropping
i guess I am kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?
@Archie Louis definitely, been using FlixZone for since april myself :)
I think the saddest part is Kendall wants to tell Shiv, but he knows that he can’t trust her with information that could be used to blackmail him in the future.
oh my god that is tragic
That's the saddest aspect of the Roy family. The only people in the world who understand them are each other - but they have been destined to go down a path of always playing a conniving game of power, thus relegating them to never trust each other
I always thought it was him being worried that Shiv would call Logan out about using that against Kendall, which would make Logan pissed at Kendall and kick him to the curb
I wonder if she is going to use that card after her humiliating conspiracy was exposed
Turns out
2:55 when she puts her hand on his shoulder like a co-worker, and he takes it and puts it on his heart…… I died. Shit got real and he literally thanked her from the bottom of his heart and she felt it, and it was 100% foreign. Her reaction to that was candid, and she had ZERO idea what to do there.
STOP IT 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔
Because it wasn't a transactional admittance. It was just him needing someone to open up to if only for a minute, no second meaning, no ulterior motive. That genuine moment of vulnerability is what fucked her up.
Awesome catch.
Shows their shared emotional immaturity. Logan did the same mistake Tywin did. Built a good ship at the cost of his own children's lives.
What that's not ... Acting ... That's real?? Man It was really really moving
“Fucking look at me”. The emotion and weight with which this line is delivered is so powerful.
Logan did a number on all of his kids. Instead of thinking that her father has something on Kendall, Shiv thinks Kendall has something on Logan. Logan manipulated his kids into not trusting each other so that he could always have the upper hand.
I actually think its a little more than that...Mixed with why Logan got all the kids in the divorce..Their whole lives have been just a testing field battleground...All of them being groomed in a dog eat dog way to see whos worthy in Logans eyes of being his successor...He raises them to always be in backstab mode...always be fake and deceptive...Killers...he changes his mind constantly about whos hes considering...then pulls back because one of them makes a mistake...He corrupted all of his children so the strongest one could lead the next generation..and when Ken does what he does in S2 finale...thats why u see the angry smile breakout on his face...He knows Ken is the one...but also knows that he has to put everything into destroying him now...Final test from master to would be apprentice..This is potentially the best TV series ever written..if it jeeps the moment going
2:13 That moment Siobhan realizes it's real... phenomenal acting from Sarah Snook.
" If dad didn't need me right now I wouldn't know what i would be for "- that's a new low imagine what state of mind he must be in to hv said that damn kendeall
sengie enter a name that's it when you have an abusive parent and have a childhood with no love and no one to lean on emotionally! You become like Ken. He is the perfect example of the bad side of broken but wealthy families
CPTSD and severe trauma epitomized.
This scenne, this particular scenne is why, Strong deserved the Emmys.
the actor's delivery is phenomenal. i can just imagine other actors overplaying or underselling it--his is just pitch perfect
He straight up has nothing to live for in that moment. No identity of his own and just hanging around his father. So when he's useless to him, he wouldn't have anything to keep his mind busy.
He knows he will get suicidal.
When they're hugging I love how the camera shows the way Shiv's face changes after realizing Kendall is really crying. It's such a protective Sister moment...
That single moment was the crux of this scene. It felt so real.
Contrasting this scene of Shiv asking if Kendall wants to talk some more with the one where Kendall is trying to open up with his mother and she is incapable of being there emotionally for him yet she always tries to guilt trip her kids for not caring about her when she literally hasn’t been there for them is just...
yea narcicisstic mothers are like that
@@betaririzqikaer2451 imagine growing up with two such horrible parents. It's really no surprise that they cannot form proper relationships, and be a family. A bit like Voldermort and his inablity to love.
@@zurzakne-etra7069 I mean their mum went through some trauma as well. After the divorce all 3 of her children went to their father for his money and betrayed her and not only that they didn't even meet her regularly. So just like everyone in this family she is extremely traumatised too
@@aviralsatija6395 that sounds like an excuse
@@aviralsatija6395 The way their Mum's scenes are written in my experience points to a narcissistic mother, and with their father they got a raw deal altogether. As it has been said numerous times, SUCCESSION is quite Shakespearean.
How it takes Kendall weeping on her shoulder for Shiv to stop playing the game and realise her own brother is in so much pain alone shows how much wealth and power has corrupted her
She is corrupted... But tbh anybody would be feeling insecure and frustrated in her position
This is absolutely true but what makes it even more affecting is that the three younger siblings are possibly the only people in the world capable of eliciting that response from each other. The only reason they're "corrupted" that way to begin with is the way they were raised (and abused, mainly psychologically but in various ways by Logan), and only each other can understand the unique pain of that and what it does to a person. They live the game all the time 24/7 but only ever stop when one of them actually shows how much they're hurting or how much trouble they're in (same as Roman picking up Kendall in New Mexico).
None of them ever think each other is sincere
@@torrhenstark5876 It's heartbreaking
What really burns me is when Kendall tried to ask for help from his own mother and she blew him off. He plays haunted better than anyone I've ever seen.
"you wanna talk some more?"
"I really can't"
this scene huuuuurts which is why I of course watch it several times a day
My favorite part!!!
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@callmecatalyst Well that took a turn 🤣
Hurts even more now, huh😶
We need more scenes between the siblings!!! The moments when the 3 of them interact are the best parts of the show!
Why?
Do you want to talk about stuff?
Do you want to share feelings?
We don't have feelings
John R ops, that’s right... I always forget the other one...
Lol funny to see Connor forgotten again
@@tus2521 I wonder what's his play in all of this? Seems like his presidential campaign was building up to something big but now that's scrapped... so is Willa going to get big in S03? 🤔
Any idea about the soundtrack at the end of this episode ?
Currently watching this show. It's crazy that no character has acknowledged Kendall's depression so far this season. It's also crazy that that is how life is. How many of us have silently gone through hell, and the world around you just kept on going like nothing happened.
I hope you’re doing good
@@estherleclaire2626 Thank you, I am. Happy Holidays! I hope you're doing well physically and mentally.
For me was when He an addict showed up to family therapy drunk and high... And they took that with a hugest grain of salt and did jack shit...
It be like that
The staggering irony of this scene is that Kendall refuses to tell Shiv why he won't be the successor because he's worried she'll use it as leverage. And eventually she does, to prevent him from becoming the successor.
This scene made me cry. Even a venomous family is still family. Her embrace to make him cry. Crushing. And I think the glass was put up in response to the guy shooting him self. Probably took counter measures against more suicides.
I think the glass was a direct response to Kendall climbing up on the ledge earlier in the episode. That's also why when they heard somebody killed them self, Logan was so worried about where Kendall was. Logan has his eye on Kendall.
they didnt show videos of Kendall going up just for nothing... his father realized the atmosphere and put glass there so he can't kill himself
Kendall was probably planning on jumping and couldn't because of that glass. Logan's first reaction was to ask if Kendall was ok. Everyone knows Kendall was hanging on by a thread at that point.
Rams4life94 thankyou! I missed that reference. God the life of these (fictional) billionaires bastards
Wow , how did I miss that. His head against the glass because he has no outlet or escape.
The writing for Jeremy Strong's Kendall this season was in a totally different plane and Jeremy was pitch perfect in the execution from the biggest emotions down to the tiniest nuances. That Emmy was soooooo well deserved and this was one of the reasons why.
Sarah Snook absolutely murdered this scene. Phenomenal performance.
callmecatalyst Hahaha I do
They both do. Like damn, is just such satisfying performances. This whole series is just top in performances for most of their characters, just incredible imo.
@@trollofjom watch predestination
She’s a fantastic actress. I love her
I mean, so did he
If Kendall Roy isn’t your favorite character, you aren’t watching the show right. So many damn scenes where I find myself in absolute awe. He is one of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever seen in any television show.
He looks like a puppy way too often. I don't like agitation.
sorry, I got to go with my man greg
He’s definitely my fav character with Greg a close second
@@thegruesometwosome2831 Which made the Ken-Greg alliance all the more awesome
Could not agree more, an absolutely incredible character. He is so complex and well developed and the performance Jeremy Strong gives is riveting.
That small sob while he’s hugging her just laid me in the floor. It’s all right there.
“Fucking look at me”. Shiv sounds just like her dad. Such an amazing scene
This is just even that much more tragic and painful to watch now after the series finale. Such a wonderfully written show.
It foreshadows shivs lack of love for her brother when he places her hand over his heart
@@billyobfas6962 Kendall is the only one who had a heart and a conscience
I have now seen all seasons all episodes twice but I cannot have enough of this scene. The 2nd time he says "yeah it ain't gonna be me" with tears and smile is the finest piece of acting I have ever seen. I cry every time. Every effing time.
To you, what does he mean by that line? I’ve been trying to come up with an answer, but I can’t. He’s not gonna be the one to tell?
@@graceedits3118 he's not going to be the one to take over from Logan.
She should win an Emmy for that look on her face.
Facts
True...
sarah snook is a great actress
All her micro-expressions throughout the entire series are a thing to behold.
I hate her though
This scene really hits different after watching the finale
he was pretending to be broken all through the season. DARM!!
I don't think so. His so called olanned only came later. See this episode for itself. See the title ('safe room'), on the rooftop scene (change in the last after the suicide.
Whilst the OP did a commendable job[ that's why so many "upvotes", I see], unfortunately I've to be "that guy" and spell it out:
Alas, the respondent commenters couldn't just have impulse-control and BEHAVE...!
These spoilsters: Never gonna repair themselves, are they?°
Damola Yusuf no man, i think Kendall would have taken the fall. I think Logan knew it was over, the board of directors wanted him to step down. The changing
Yes. I think Shiv knew what Kendall was planning on doing. She was able to protect Kendall and Tom in one wack.
Jeremy Strong’s performance as Kendall Roy is the most achingly vulnerable performance of all time. My favorite ever.
the acting from 2:10-2:20 is wild, so much detail going on with the facial expressions that communicates so much without saying anything
This scene and him going up to the roof to find the plexiglass had been installed to stop a jump broke my heart. It was so hard watching him being totally broken this season. Glad he got his mojo back. I adore him. The rest are sadistic; Ken isn’t.
I think its possible that it was Kendall who ordered the glass to be installed himself.
@@sweetcell8767 no he’s definitely surprised by it
@@sweetcell8767 No he looks around and is clearly surprised by it. Definitely Logan. Also I don't think all of them are sadistic, Connor definitely has a heart.
@@rayzala1393 I mean, he was okay with purchasing a human being and shacking her up in he middle of nowhere. So not too much of heart.
This moment, this music... goosebumps and tears..
In Kendall's mountain of flaws, it was his need to want to be able to trust in people is what killed him
That’s so fucked! It’s terrible that it is true
"If dad didnt need me right now ... I don't exactly know what I would be for"
shell of a man
sarah snook's performance in this scene is so powerful. so many different emotions flicker across her face during that hug. she's so underrated
I keep coming to this scene every time so I can feel sad and cry.
Chika Ojei same
same
Chika Ojei same
You know he wants to say what he did wrong but he knows he can't tell Shiv what's up because she'll just back stab him like everyone else has on this show like Roman has countless times, his father, Gerri, Stewy etc
When did roman besides the board meeting 🤔?
@@garvitgarg709 always in front of everyone. He belittles him any chance he gets
@@garvitgarg709 he attempted to lie and say kendall was the rat during the hunting trip when it was him
@@costellomhor i disagree
I dunno, I think if he had of been honest with Shiv in this moment her natural instincts as a sister would've been to protect her brother. To keep his secret for the time being, but, ultimately help him some way. Maybe. I only say that because of the look of genuine concern in her face when he started to cry
“You’re not a killer. You have to be a killer” Game Change
was that before or after this. christ, i've just watched it and it all runs together.
justgivemethetruth finale
One of the best scenes in the show so far
Your personal opinion??? 🤔
@@maazkalim yes
@@El-jefe-darkness Okeydoke. ☺️
@@maazkalim I mean I'm a fan of the Gerri Roman scene from last episode as well lol.... But this was a great emotional scene
@@El-jefe-darkness In response to your additional, non-solicited response: By “last episode”, you meant the latest episode i.e. exactly the one this clip is extracted from? 🤔
He doesn't love you, he loves the broken you
Incredible line.
😢😢
The broken* you
Exactly.
This scene is another reason why I’m so pissed Jeremy did not get a Golden Globe nomination!!
Well he won this year
He didn't win the GG, but won the Emmy. Him and Brian deserve all the awards they got.
WHAT????????? 😱
@@toladep ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
In the end, Shiv never did end up taking care of Ken. She chose Tom instead. It’s also what cost her a chance at the top job, in Logan’s mind. Despite their differences, Logan and Ewan are immensely loyal to each other. Ken, Shiv, and Rom are not.
Actually, Shiv doesn't care about anybody. She was nearly first one who support that Tom should be victim. Also, the only reason she asked Logan not to choose Tom was because he felt bad that Tom was right in what he said about their marriage. but again she didn't think about who was going to be victim after Tom. And i think she wasn't upset for Kendall. Poor Ken..
She didn't choose Tom, she for the first time realized how much of a shitty person she was towards him and was so guilt ridden which made her help Tom. Even then she made that choice after being convinced she would be on Logan's good side.
Y’all judging way to soon
i think ewan was bankrolling the cruise ship whistleblower
@@alsage9992 you’re being waaay too kind on her. The only reason she protected Tom, is because she didn’t want to face a world where even Tom would leave her, and wash his hands with her. She chose him precisely because she could have him eat out of the palm of her hand at any moment. For this reason, she chose to be with an opportunistic, unprincipled, cowardly, babbling-baboon semblance of a man. And to have this insult to manhood and masculinity reject her, would be too much for her to face. So to avoid dealing with her own demons, she’s okay to sacrifice someone else, anyone else. She is only motivated by herself here. She, to me, is the most despicable character out of the 3 siblings. The most selfish, and definitely “feminism gone rogue” because of what must have been a shitty childhood.
you can pinpoint the exact moment shiv turns off battle mode when she realizes kendall is crying. beautiful performances from both actors.
(and I have such a crush on kendall/jeremy. god.)
I keep coming back to this scene so many months later and it’s because it’s soo soo raw, emotional, real, vivid, hurtful, crazy - I don’t have the words to describe the intensity of emotions and the lack of them in this scene. It’s everything and nothing - I love it so damn much.
I love how ken asked shiv to take care of him .......and in the last episode she is the one who sacrificed him.....
Kendall is slowly becoming my favorite TV character ever
He sure is
Probably my favorite scene of the show. It tears me apart, I can't handle how good the acting is
Agreed - so many outstanding moments but their acting here is achingly real and vulnerable. Master class in how you have us feel the intimacy of these siblings.
Unbelievably well-done moment. Shiv is panicking for a lot of this episode, viewing Ken as this threat to her newfound position as Logan's successor. Ken exposing just how broken he is for one of their most genuine, sincerely vulnerable moments in the entire series, simultaneously completely disarming Shiv and getting her to view him as her brother instead of her competitor... it's brilliant.
"Fucking look at me."
Give Sarah Snook all the Emmys (as long as Rhea Seehorn also gets all the Emmys).
No matter how many times I watch this scene I tear up. Best and favorite scene in the whole show.
kasnif pierre same
Me too
Just give him the Emmy, please!!!
He just won it!
Jeremy Strong is one of the best actors working today. Change my mind.
To think he does a kinda badass broker in The Big Short and then seeing him like this. He has destroyed performances these last years.
I think Kendall formed a strong shell of himself to get over his addiction originally and used work and business to build himself up, then when the takeovers failed and he lost, he realized none of it actually matters and how empty he is inside. Ex wife doesn’t care about him, family struggles to sympathize with him because of the strong shell he put up his whole life. He’s the most intricate character in the show imo
So happy someone uploaded this, cause it made me so emotional. This show is just brilliant!
Kendall saying "yeah it's not gonna be me" simply because he showed emotion is pretty sad
It is a statement of talent to make such an impact on the scene that Sarah did with that look when she hugs Jeremy all while he's crushing it with crying and raw emotions. Geniuses in their own rights.
This scene came out of no where. It really hits you when for a moment both of them are real without any kind of gurd. It was acting masterclass.
That change of expeession when Shiv actually realises that there's something really wrong and kendall's not okay at all...kills me every single time
OMG, some of the best acting I've seen! This was my favoite scene of the season. Along with the final scene of the season finale. Jeremy Strong is AMAZING! They all are!
Safety glass wasn’t there earlier in the episode when he was on the roof during the active shooter.
"active shooter" scare* There! FTFY ☺️
supposedly Logan had someone tailing Kendall and monitoring him for a while, including following him up to the roof the first time-presumably they assumed he was thinking about jumping off
Yep. Suicide barriers were in place by episode end. In a way, it's like a prison for Kendall with this family.
You seem fun.
It was put there for safety reasons because that person committed suicide during the episode.I do not think it was put in place for Kendal specifically
I have so many feelings for Kendall. Poor boy. I want to hug him.
how did we get from this scene to episode 3x03....wow
My single favourite scene from the first two seasons. So much going on here, and the acting is just stunning from Jeremy Strong.
This very well might be my favorite moment of the entire series, looking back now. It was such a raw and genuine moment between these two that we basically never get again. Just a glimpse of the facades falling down while they get to be two siblings for a brief second....
Really felt something during this scene.
2:12 the best facial acting i have ever seen
Her face man ... The emotional shift ... She deserves Oscar for that .... How could anyone be like that ... I heard it was her genuine reaction.
…ugh. How this hurts on so many levels to watch now…
Sarah Snook is amazing in this scene. The change of expression on her face when she realises somethings wrong with Kendall broke me the first time I watched it.
In a show filled with nothing but snakes, Shiv truly was the anaconda in the room, couldn’t stand her in the last episode.
This is probably my favorite scene in the show. Prior to this moment we were only guessing the extent of Kendall's internal struggle after the accident/cover up and in a single instance we're able to see how broken he is and how badly he needs support.
Every once in a while I come to cry watching this
The scene where shiv is getting married and they meet at the boat and hug honestly touched me
He asked her to take care of him and she literally threw him to the wolves instead of her husband who was actually guilty of the coverup. She lost all points with me for that one. Kendall is hardly a nice guy, but he's the only sibling that shows humanity and vulnerability and he literally asked for her help and she went there and betrayed him.
Sarah S how did she betray him? She didn't choose Kendall to be the sacrifice. She just said not Tom.
Isn't it obvious that she wouldn't choose her husband???
I'm sure she didn't want it to be Ken either
@@smarkslowplay3512 That's what I mean. She just said she didn't want to choose but all she said was that she didn't want it to be her husband. I don't think she picked Kendall.
Wasn't Kendall involved in the cover up as well?
Legacy of abuse. Anyone who went through abuse from narcissists reading this, you are not alone.
Watching this with where things are going in season 3 is just so fucking sad. Without their father’s influence, they could be good siblings to each other. We get a glimpse of the care and understanding the siblings have for each other behind it all here, but it can never be reality in any consistent way. Logan will always tear them apart, and they’ll let it happen willingly because it’s the only thing that makes them happy
God... He was so heartbreaking in every scene in Season 2. A truly broken man. Jeremy Strong deserves all the accolades!
Who's here after Shiv shivved Kendall in the eye after releasing that press release about his addiction in S03E03? This show captures sibling rivalries amazingly
This won him the Emmy.
This scene hits SOOOO DIFFERENT after her statement on Kendall in S3
I haven't seen any other clips of this show and I'm almost convinced to watch it just because of that magnificent facial shift she did during the hug.
There’s so many moments in this show were it’s physically impossible to only watch it once.
Every big bro shed a tear watching this scene
Still in the middle of watching Succession but this is my favorite scene so far. So affecting. Can't stop thinking about it
Storylines 101, when a character says that it won't be them, there's a high likelihood that it will definitely be them.
Enter bran stark. Uggggghhhhhhh makes me sick just thinking about it
@@chevon7665 Same. I was absolutely irate and fuming!
Currently watching this masterpiece n this scene broke me. N the acting here is insane!!!
Logan constantly put this sense of competition between the siblings and put them against each other that moments like this are rare
I know I'm probably boar on the floor for this, but until I rewatched this scene, I didn't understand why Ken was so devastated by Shiv's letter in s3e3 until I rewatched this. The siblings are all so nasty to each other it didn't register to me why that was so devastating, until I realized shiv was the one Ken asked to take care of him once his dad had no more use for him. He must have felt so alone.
So true! Excellent observation; that never occurred to me.
And he doesn't know that she's part of the reason their father chose to sacrifice him at the end of season 2
It came down to Ken or Tom and Shiv chose the husband that she didn't even love and who actually did share some guilt over her brother. I have hated Shiv since then and have never recovered from that
This hurts a lot more after season 3 Ep. 3’s ending.
Why?
@@CometStar100 Shiv's betrayal
and s3 e8👀
That look on Shiv eyes at min 2:13 ... Man, that's real acting.
Anyone else think that Logan had that tall glass installed on the roof because he knows Kendall is suicidal?
Or because an employee did commit suicide violently in the building so they were implementing anti-suicide barrier glass as a general measure.
Yes..definitely 👍👍
Yes. He had been watching him.
The writing, the acting, the tempo... even the way they move about the space is so f***ing good!!
I’m having difficulty finding the words to accurately describe just how good this is.
It is so multi layered... I’m speechless.
I don't want to overreact but this is the best show of all
This scene almost broke me, the soundtrack, the acting masterpiece!!
This scene makes the ending even sadder
When he says "I would just ask that you take care of me" broke my heart 💔
It's so crazy coming back to certain scenes after the series finale and realizing how much is connected.
Kendall was 100% right in not telling Shiv about Dodds here. And then once he did, it came back to bite him in the ass in the most tragic, consequential way.
Who is Dodds
@@ericthegeneric1611 the guy that Kendall got killed
@@SaberRexZealot thank you
All the more heartbreaking when you realize who it was in the end, that caused Kendall's final downfall
I was always so curious to why I was so drawn to Kendall's character. And it wasn't until this scene that I understood. '... because if dad didn't need me right now, I don't exactly know what I would be for'. The ultimate prize of gaining Logan's admiration through succession to the throne became his only reason of existence.
People who lose their way, wreck their relationships and motive to live start hanging on so hard to things like work.
Kendall's life is tragic in the same way that people lose their sense of self
This scene makes me so sad. It gives a glimpse of what the Roy siblings could have been like had they not been so damaged by two cruel, indifferent, manipulative parents.
The last minute is another one of the MANY times I thought "okay, this show is a masterpiece", but it's the most vivid one to date. Britell's music is phenomenal.
I wish I could hug him and never let him go 😢