![]() All Shiv and Greg accomplish is giving Ewan his opening line: "What sort of people would stop a brother from speaking for the sake of a share price?" Oops. ![]() Greg and Shiv try to dissuade him, but if you've seen James Cromwell in this role, you know they are hopelessly outmatched. So of course, as soon as the whole thing gets underway, Ewan rises to speak. It is Roman's intent to be the star eulogist at this event, and he tells a late-arriving Greg to control Uncle Ewan and make sure he doesn't get up and give any fiery progressive speeches. Marcia (Hiam Abbass) makes a kind of peace with several other women who shared space with Logan. Marcia even goes so far as to put her hand on Kerry's. And the next shot, where you can literally watch the amused reactions to this joke travel down the row, one-two-three, before Kerry starts to cry? Impeccable. "At least he won't grind his teeth tonight," Marcia says. Caroline spots Kerry in the pews and brings her to sit with the rest of them, explaining that Sally Ann was to her as Kerry is to Marcia. Just about everybody is at Logan's funeral, including four of the women in Logan's life: Marcia, Caroline, Kerry and Sally Ann - whose past dalliance with Logan has been darkly alluded to occasionally. Oh, and just for a moment, they cross paths with the angry people in the streets, who bang on their car.Īs for Tom, he spends the first part of the day stuck at ATN, trying to get people to give him credit for the election call. Shiv, who looks miserable, tells her brothers she's pregnant, and Roman can only make gross jokes. The three sibs' car ride to the funeral is a nice bookend with last season's finale in Italy. Jeremy Strong is so good in these moments where Kendall sincerely believes he's a victim, even when he's being straight-up abusive. While demanding that Jess get him a family lawyer, Kendall drags it out of her that in fact, she's quitting, and when he's dragged it out of her, he blames her for springing it on him. Remember: Logan also wanted full control of his kids after his divorce even though he was a terrible parent, so if you intend to be Logan, this is something you would do. A bit later, after his threats have failed (he would never get his coat dirty by lying on the street), Kendall tells a visibly uncomfortable Jess that he wants to get a lawyer and go after custody. Kendall freaks out and goes full scary-ex on Rava and the kids, threatening to lie down in front of her car so she can't leave. Jess (Juliana Canfield) has spent the last two seasons in particular making Kendall's (Jeremy Strong) life possible. I love the writing and performing of this sequence (once again: Natalie Gold!), since Rava obviously doesn't want her kids around the Roys for a whole host of reasons, and 90 percent of what you know about her in this moment is all the things she's not saying. Kendall is on his way to the church when Rava calls to tell him that the unrest in the city over the election has her nervous, and she's taking the kids out of town. Shiv is strategizing with Matsson while Roman paces and practices his eulogy, telling the mirror that he's the man. The opening of this episode closely mirrors the opening of the one with Logan's wake, with both Shiv and Roman surrounded by enormous windows looking down on the city. And while the Roys maneuver in private, protests in the streets erupt over the contested election. Shiv hasn't given up on getting the GoJo deal through, and she thinks she can make Mencken's possible victory work for her. Kendall steps into the breach, and for the second time this season, he puts on a good show. He was wrong.Īt Logan's funeral, Roman's plans for greatness go awry after Uncle Ewan unloads some heavy truths. Roman (Kieran Culkin) thought he was ready to take over after his triumph on election night.
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