#succession 4x9

[stewyhosseini-bf]

Thank you I’m terrified 👍 (x)

[queercatcave]

After roman was done getting trampled in church and state, he limped away to the nearest Waffle House, where the 20 year old employee gave him some weed and then made him go to the emergency room.

[loveakii]

STOP FUCKING LOOKING AT HIM. DON’T LOOK

[susieskinner93]

I knew Roman wouldn’t enter the tomb... he literally couldn’t go in. 

He tried everything to escape from his feelings after Logan died so he threw himself into work and scheming and making deals and he basically did everything so he wouldn’t have to think about the heavy trauma that just happened to him. He did this up to a point where I really think he convinced himself that he was fine. I think seeing the coffin made it real to him and suddenly he had nowhere to run and all the suppressed emotions came rushing through him and it was too much and he didn’t know how to handle it. 

[seawilde]

okay but the prophetic implications of roman's reaction to kendall's speech in 4.06 is killing me, KILLING ME

[jaebeomsbitch]

Roman Roy X Mitski

I’m absolutely devastated and heartbroken after Sunday’s episode. I know realistically they’ll end up separated, the Roy siblings doing their own things but all Roman ever wanted was for them to be together. He was content with starting a company from the ground up or taking on pierce as long as he did it with Kendall and Shiv. Now, he’s probably gonna lose them both.

I haven’t even begun to grieve the loss of this show. I just love Roman so much I can’t believe we’re a couple days from never getting a new Roman Roy update. I’m very sad, I hope Roman’s story ends up at least hopeful for a better life and not a spiral of misery.

[allthebestcowboyshavedaddyissues]

i loved him. i SUPPOSE.

[lobokraken]

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

I could have got you there

[tomwambsgans]

jess quitting on kendall as a direct and specifically contrasting parallel to greg trying to quit ATN under tom to show how an assistant quitting a megalomaniac should look, making it extra clear that what happened between tom and greg in safe room was emotionally charged so far beyond the normal on both sides

[twinge-of-cosmicangst]

Marianne at the funeral if Greg gleefully mentions how much Tom and Shiv’s marriage is failing, or if she sees Tom and Greg interact, or if she notices how much contempt Shiv seems to have for Greg. Or any combination of these three things.

[stewyhosseini-bf]

Oh we are so back and also it’s so over

[kendallville]

Comforting touch

Succession 2x6 / 4x9

[princeescaluswords]

THE PATH NOT TAKEN

Marcel figuring it out.

Teen Wolf has always been far more than simple horror and shirtless boys. It had things to say, but it was never going to be an 'Issues Show', as Jeff Davis once said he wanted to avoid. When it explored themes about life and growing up, it made full use of many literary techniques, especially foils. This is when a character is used to highlight the developmental arc of another character. Sometimes it was obvious, such as how Derek was Scott's foil or how Meredith was Lydia's foil, but sometimes I feel it could be subtle.

Stiles Stilinski, for example, has it rough in Season 5 on several different fronts. He is confronted with the possibility of losing relationships he cherishes: with Scott, with Malia, with his father, and with Lydia. Throughout the series one of his defining characteristics has been an intense devotion to the people he loves that often crosses the line into possessive behavior. This has caused trouble in the past, such as his desire in the early seasons to get on Lydia's "radar," to protect her and his father from the supernatural, and to protect Malia from her biological father's malign influence. I feel we are meant to have no doubt that Stiles will go to any length, even to deception, criminality, violence, and self-destruction (Motel California and Weaponized) to preserve these relationships.

I believe that the show proposes that Stiles's lack of boundaries when it comes to his loved ones is not necessarily a good thing. If taken too far, it could lead Stiles to a dark place, and he has to learn how to accept limitations on his own behavior. The writers provide a very effective foil to demonstrate this: Marcel, the Surgeon.

Let's start in the first episode of Season 5, Creatures of the Night:

Stiles: Yeah. And so I'm thinking, what if… What if Scott's my best friend now you know, but he's not my best friend for life?

Malia: Well, doesn't that just happen sometimes?

Stiles: Yeah, but only because we let it happen. You know, that's what I'm saying. How come when we graduate we're just expected to go our separate ways? If I've already found the best people in my life, why aren't I not trying to stay with them, you know?

Early on in Season 1, Stiles develops a strategy for the intrusion of the supernatural into his cherished relationships and the threat it represents. He investigates, he researches, he learns, and then he uses that information to help protect his loved ones, from figuring out who sent the fake text to Allison in Night School (1x07) to trying to track down the Darach in Season 3A. However, he's not always right and he's not always successful, which, in his estimation leads to his family and friends being harmed in Season 3B. It's not his fault, but he certainly comes to act as if he believes that it is. We can see this in Season 4, especially during Perishable (4x9):

Sheriff: I keep things from you because you don't need to know everything. Stiles: Yes, I do. I have to know everything. How the hell else am I supposed to take care of you?

We see it even more at the beginning of Season 5A, when he is 'pulling on the strings' of the Desert Wolf's story and when he spirals into violence, paranoia and self-harm when he perceives a threat (Theo) but can't discover the truth behind him. The desire to know and the willingness to break boundaries while doing so is a trait he shares with the Doctors, as Valack describes them in A Novel Approach (5x05). They found their answers at the extreme edges of science and the supernatural. Yet, it's not the only trait.

Lydia: What do they want?

Valack: Good question, Lydia. Everybody wants something, don't they?

Stiles doesn't pursue knowledge across boundaries only for his own pleasure; he primarily does it to protect his cherished relationships. While we meet The Surgeon in the first episode, we (and the characters) are led to believe they are doing terrible inhuman experimentation for the shadowy goal of creating (or recreating) the perfect killer, but it is not until the last episode, Apotheosis (5x20), where we find the true motivation for Marcel's actions.

Sebastian: Marcel… If this is what immortality looks like, I think you might have been misled.

Marcel: For you… All for you…

What do we know of Marcel? In The Maid of Gevaduan (5x18) we learn that he is Sebastian Valet's friend, so close that they went to war together. In a dangerous forest at night, Marcel's best friend got turned into something monstrous, and immediately Marcel began to do all he could to help protect Sebastian, no matter what. He had no limits, even using his own property to store The Beast's victims. He realizes that he has gone too far when he talks to Marie-Jean, asking her to shoot him and set him free. But she doesn't, and Marcel is unable to stop himself to the point where he exists for centuries through twisted para-science. When it comes to preserving this relationship, he has no boundaries. He'll do anything for his best friend, who is a paragon among his kind.

Marcel is what Stiles could have become if he had continued to do anything to protect his cherished relationships. But he doesn't. From a certain point of view, the consequences in Season 5 of his actions diminish the strength of his relationships, but they are still there. His father lives. Scott and Stiles may not be as close as they once were, but they're still friends. Malia and him may no longer be dating, but she cares about him and he cares about her. He almost loses Lydia, but he doesn't, and their relationship begins to change. Stiles and Marcel may have possessed a similar tendency to do anything for those they love, but Stiles learns in Season 5 that there are extents to which he should not go, something which Marcel never learns.

Stiles: When we started this school year, I was so stressed about everyone ending up in the same place after we graduate. But I don't think it matters. We always seem to find each other anyway.

And thus concludes the character arc in which Marcel was Stiles's foil.

Written @teenwolf-meta Meta May Monday!

[susieskinner93]

Roman Roy - 4x09

[businesskitties]

3 + 6 + 12 + 14 + 25

weeeee thank u :3c

3. fave musician i started listening to this year

HM tie between car seat headrest and cheekface !!

6. episode of tv that defined the year

ur asking me to pick one succession episode and i CAN'T but i would have to say succession 4x9 Church and State... 'is he in there? can we get him out?' ....

12. talk abt a new friend i made this year

SO MANY NEW FRIENDS IN THE PUTER !! literally so many. 2023 was my 'just dm ppl it'll be fine' era and i was RIGHT!!!all of u ppl are so so cool i love my mutuals *sniff sniff* (INCLUDING YOU , tumblr user jerome zoniq !!!)

irl im a hermit so i rlly didnt meet anyone but i made a work bestie also bc of succession we watched tom wambs fancams on the clock ❤️

14. favorite book of the year

the electric circus by timothy lipton ....... but ACTUALLY hmm stiff by mary roach it got me back into reading so yippee i love nonfiction :3c

25. did i create any characters this year, describe them

FUNNILY ENOUGH. i did not create any characters rhis year. i havent 'created' a new oc in ... a decade maybe? aaron (the boy u prolly know) was crafted in his original form in around 2012 - 2014 with the rest of my ocs. let me phone a friend actually

@mageofwolves rowan what year was aaron born from my brain. also hi.