Nothing ‘predicted everything with’subrogation‘. In the weeks before its summer 2018 release, this satirical drama about the fake Murdochs had aroused only moderate expectations. The maximum claim was his presence as a director and producer, not a cast without a creator or a clear star in front of him, as might have been normal in an HBO production in the past. man mckayThe one who recently won an Oscar for his screenplay ‘The Big Short’ and less fortunate has yet to release ‘The Vice of Power’. There was curiosity but no general enthusiasm.
Reviews were in a variety of colors, and while the positive ones won, the idea of ​​consensus as it is now seemed utopia. Even those of us who have the most admiration for screenwriter Jesse Armstrong (for series like “Peep show” or “Fresh meat”) have admitted to ourselves, in particular, that the first episodes are not a cooking point. But it is commonplace in comedies, and ‘Succession’ is one of them as well as a tragedy: It always takes a trial period to find the best friction, smooth out the chaos, master the rhythms.
“The tone is very specific and evolves as the series progresses”, acknowledged holly hunteraka Rhea Jarrell, Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) former rival when we interviewed her about joining the cast.
For this to end, it was necessary to gather all the characters in one place and unleash their reins to be cleared. This is what they did in ‘Austerlitz’, the unforgettable seventh chapter that is not an adaptation of the author’s melancholic book. W.G. Sebald but deep down, it’s a funny history of family therapy that’s a gimmick to raise the stakes. In the great ‘final’, ‘Nunca falta nadie’, there was also significant human chaos; ted kennedy 1969 in Chappaquiddick.
But mostly the second and, above all, the third seasons, both awarded Emmys for best drama seriesWhen “Succession” was part of the pantheon of television’s last golden age, along with “The Sopranos”, “The Wire” or “Breaking Bad”.
reasons to love him
There is not a single hidden ingredient that has made ‘Vaset’ a global obsession. The series is greater than the sum of many successful pieces. But schadenfreude certainly had a lot of influence on this, the enjoyment we get from the misfortunes of others, especially people who have a lot more money than we do. The super-rich in the “Succession” sometimes not only don’t get what they want, they get it and still be unhappy. This put a few of us at ease and amused. Here, too, there is no rich pornography like ‘Gossip Girl’ or ‘Emily in Paris’: these people move in a cold world, in constant transition into a soulless, spiritual void.
Yet, suddenly, we can be attacked by our emotions. Roy’s may be vile, but they’re not the only ones. Nobody is one thing. We wouldn’t want to spend more than one episode with them if they were just vile. Siblings drama is universal: they are eternal children who want to be accepted by a father of limited capacity, even if he has love, and this is “his weakness” as Brian Cox explains. When we participated in filming the second series in Scotland, Jeremy Strong (Kendall Roy) described the plight of these children: “They were raised in the best economic conditions, with all the adornments of power. They were instilled in class, personal security. Still today, whenever they try to defend themselves, their fathers undermines them.”
And how. Experienced alongside satirist Armando Iannucci (“The Thick of it,” “Veep”), Armstrong knows how to put the most ingenious nastiness into the mouths of his characters, especially Logan. An example: “Tell him I’ll bread his bloody bones.” Or one in a million: “Karl, if your hands are clean, it’s because they also did manicures at the brothel.”
A haunting theme song
On the other hand, it would be irresponsible to talk about the magnetism of Succession. his music. We’re not talking about Kendall’s embarrassing rap or Roman’s impromptu song, even a little bit of breaking the worst news to her sister. First of all, we talked about the grand main theme composed by Nicholas Britell, half eighteenth century music, half full fledged hip hop (rapper) Pusha T. came to release a remix), all addiction. Stop hearing it every Monday, without half measure it will be a tragedy.
Source: Informacion
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