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"Living+" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 35th episode overall. It was written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and originally aired on HBO on April 30, 2023.
Succession centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch Logan (Brian Cox), who has passed away by this point of the series. The episode sees the Roys preparing the launch of "Living+", Logan's unrealized initiative on Waystar's Investor Day, as the ambition of Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and the unresolved grief of Roman (Kieran Culkin) threaten to destabilize the company. The episode notably features Cox's first appearance since Logan's death three episodes prior in "Connor's Wedding", as Logan appears via videos he had recorded for the launch.
“Living+" received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances (especially from Strong, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen), direction, and satirical elements. The episode earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Scafaria (losing to "Connor's Wedding"), and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for J. Smith-Cameron's performance as Gerri Kellman; it also won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama.
The Roys prepare for Waystar's Investor Day event in Los Angeles, where Kendall and Roman plan to launch "Living+", a luxury assisted living community Logan had proposed as a business venture prior to his death. Matsson dislikes the idea and, meeting Shiv en route to the event, tells her to convince her brothers to call it off. Shiv refuses; Matsson reveals that his negotiation with Kendall and Roman in Norway turned hostile.
In Los Angeles, Kendall and Roman falsely tell Waystar's senior executives that it is in fact Matsson who is apprehensive about the GoJo deal and behaved erratically; Gerri still promises that the deal is viable. After the others leave, Shiv confronts her brothers, who admit they dislike the deal and apologize for not telling her. Shiv later has an emotional moment to herself in an unused meeting room; Tom enters unexpectedly but comforts her, and the two share a kiss.
Roman visits Waystar Studios to meet with its division head, Joy Palmer, after the disastrous production of their latest big-budget film. Roman promises Joy the company's full financial support to accelerate the production of profitable content, but she expresses concerns about ATN's favorable coverage of Jeryd Mencken's campaign, which has subjected the studio to increased scrutiny. Roman accuses Joy of not taking him seriously as the company leader and impulsively fires her.
That night, Shiv and Tom begin to reconnect romantically; Tom admits he betrayed Shiv to preserve his career prospects and status, confiding that he felt his loyalties caught between Shiv and her father. Gerri, meanwhile, takes Roman aside to chastise him for firing Joy without going through proper HR and legal channels, accusing him of being unfit to run the company. Roman angrily fires Gerri as well for disrespecting him; he immediately regrets his decision and seeks advice from Kendall, who is surprised but approves, newly energized over the product launch.
Kendall prepares an outlandish pitch for Living+ that includes wildly optimistic earnings projections, hoping to draw enough investment interest at the event to drive up Waystar's stock price and render the GoJo acquisition untenable. Shiv, concerned that Kendall is entering another manic spiral and facing increasing pressure from Matsson, asks Roman to talk Kendall out of making his speech. Roman, however, can only bring himself to back out of his own role in the presentation, leaving Kendall to deliver it himself. Before Kendall takes the stage, Karl warns him that he will go public with his objections if Kendall makes earnings promises that the company can't deliver.
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"Living+" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 35th episode overall. It was written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and originally aired on HBO on April 30, 2023.
Succession centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch Logan (Brian Cox), who has passed away by this point of the series. The episode sees the Roys preparing the launch of "Living+", Logan's unrealized initiative on Waystar's Investor Day, as the ambition of Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and the unresolved grief of Roman (Kieran Culkin) threaten to destabilize the company. The episode notably features Cox's first appearance since Logan's death three episodes prior in "Connor's Wedding", as Logan appears via videos he had recorded for the launch.
“Living+" received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances (especially from Strong, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen), direction, and satirical elements. The episode earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Scafaria (losing to "Connor's Wedding"), and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for J. Smith-Cameron's performance as Gerri Kellman; it also won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama.
The Roys prepare for Waystar's Investor Day event in Los Angeles, where Kendall and Roman plan to launch "Living+", a luxury assisted living community Logan had proposed as a business venture prior to his death. Matsson dislikes the idea and, meeting Shiv en route to the event, tells her to convince her brothers to call it off. Shiv refuses; Matsson reveals that his negotiation with Kendall and Roman in Norway turned hostile.
In Los Angeles, Kendall and Roman falsely tell Waystar's senior executives that it is in fact Matsson who is apprehensive about the GoJo deal and behaved erratically; Gerri still promises that the deal is viable. After the others leave, Shiv confronts her brothers, who admit they dislike the deal and apologize for not telling her. Shiv later has an emotional moment to herself in an unused meeting room; Tom enters unexpectedly but comforts her, and the two share a kiss.
Roman visits Waystar Studios to meet with its division head, Joy Palmer, after the disastrous production of their latest big-budget film. Roman promises Joy the company's full financial support to accelerate the production of profitable content, but she expresses concerns about ATN's favorable coverage of Jeryd Mencken's campaign, which has subjected the studio to increased scrutiny. Roman accuses Joy of not taking him seriously as the company leader and impulsively fires her.
That night, Shiv and Tom begin to reconnect romantically; Tom admits he betrayed Shiv to preserve his career prospects and status, confiding that he felt his loyalties caught between Shiv and her father. Gerri, meanwhile, takes Roman aside to chastise him for firing Joy without going through proper HR and legal channels, accusing him of being unfit to run the company. Roman angrily fires Gerri as well for disrespecting him; he immediately regrets his decision and seeks advice from Kendall, who is surprised but approves, newly energized over the product launch.
Kendall prepares an outlandish pitch for Living+ that includes wildly optimistic earnings projections, hoping to draw enough investment interest at the event to drive up Waystar's stock price and render the GoJo acquisition untenable. Shiv, concerned that Kendall is entering another manic spiral and facing increasing pressure from Matsson, asks Roman to talk Kendall out of making his speech. Roman, however, can only bring himself to back out of his own role in the presentation, leaving Kendall to deliver it himself. Before Kendall takes the stage, Karl warns him that he will go public with his objections if Kendall makes earnings promises that the company can't deliver.