I was simply stunned and had chills from opening to close.
It's been well close to a decade since a few shows have moved me like this one did, especially with the penultimate funeral episode.
Logan's death cut everyone in half and the true damage he has caused them all came pouring out in this hour. No more double speak and half truths, we are as raw as we can be here and everyone let's down their shield.
Chills ran up my body when his brother (Cromwell is a beast in this) reads off a brutal eulogy detailed the key moment that not only made Logan, but also began the path of destruction he led; he wanted to be the one to say it all finally when no one else dared go against him.
We follow up with Romans breakdown. Kieran has come so far, give him the Emmy!
I was shaking, it was harrowing seeing that.
I understand what's it like having a parent like that, narcissistic abuse does not spare anyone and leaves a trail of ruin to families.
Ken's speech is another testament to the powerhouse that is Jeremy Strong. He knew the words and how to balance the speech and try to give meaning to his fathers life and choices, despite what he's done to all of them. Deep down, they wanted a father, they wanted love and they didn't get it all it.
I cannot get enough of Sarah S. Her facial expressions are everything. Conveying so much conflict, pain, denial and need to grieve as everyone does in their own way.
When she asks Karl and Frank about him, it shows how disconnected they all were. She hopes that perhaps they saw something more than she did, as they were much more present with him in the workplace.
She gets the answer she already knows.
Alan R. (Connor) is the underdog as usual, but plays him so well! He is once more pushed to the side and not really welcome to participate much more than just a spectator.
His desperation to share his own thoughts is sideswiped like nothing.
Caroline returns with her icy cold heart.
We've all been on the end of a hug we didn't want to give.
Her conversation with Shiv..horrifying. It's so brief, yet cuts right into the core of who they are. She knows what she has created in each of them. I feel like she takes pleasure in this control.
The automated machine of neglect/emotional abuse continues as Caroline confirms what she already knows.
That Shiv will raise her the way she did, which was Not at all.
The Roy's will continue to be the Roy's. Why even bother trying to change or make things better?
Tom gets his little moment near the end, giving us some hope of a reconciliation. Doubtful; But it's certainly something that could be a good outcome in the finale.
Mattson and Mencken: two sides of the same coin, trying to solidify their deals and form an unholy alliance; Truly terrifying.
I find it fascinating and tragic to see how everyone in Logan's life dealt with his mistreatment. How they all want to find some way to see who he really is deep down. To find that love he could never give. Was it there? Was it ever there?
It's as if they created another side to him almost. Despite their blatant denial about it, everyone stood firm and believed deep down he was more than he was
But, I believe Ewan gave us the answer to all that...
I do not see a happy ending for anyone..
It all falls down next week, I guarantee it.
It's been well close to a decade since a few shows have moved me like this one did, especially with the penultimate funeral episode.
Logan's death cut everyone in half and the true damage he has caused them all came pouring out in this hour. No more double speak and half truths, we are as raw as we can be here and everyone let's down their shield.
Chills ran up my body when his brother (Cromwell is a beast in this) reads off a brutal eulogy detailed the key moment that not only made Logan, but also began the path of destruction he led; he wanted to be the one to say it all finally when no one else dared go against him.
We follow up with Romans breakdown. Kieran has come so far, give him the Emmy!
I was shaking, it was harrowing seeing that.
I understand what's it like having a parent like that, narcissistic abuse does not spare anyone and leaves a trail of ruin to families.
Ken's speech is another testament to the powerhouse that is Jeremy Strong. He knew the words and how to balance the speech and try to give meaning to his fathers life and choices, despite what he's done to all of them. Deep down, they wanted a father, they wanted love and they didn't get it all it.
I cannot get enough of Sarah S. Her facial expressions are everything. Conveying so much conflict, pain, denial and need to grieve as everyone does in their own way.
When she asks Karl and Frank about him, it shows how disconnected they all were. She hopes that perhaps they saw something more than she did, as they were much more present with him in the workplace.
She gets the answer she already knows.
Alan R. (Connor) is the underdog as usual, but plays him so well! He is once more pushed to the side and not really welcome to participate much more than just a spectator.
His desperation to share his own thoughts is sideswiped like nothing.
Caroline returns with her icy cold heart.
We've all been on the end of a hug we didn't want to give.
Her conversation with Shiv..horrifying. It's so brief, yet cuts right into the core of who they are. She knows what she has created in each of them. I feel like she takes pleasure in this control.
The automated machine of neglect/emotional abuse continues as Caroline confirms what she already knows.
That Shiv will raise her the way she did, which was Not at all.
The Roy's will continue to be the Roy's. Why even bother trying to change or make things better?
Tom gets his little moment near the end, giving us some hope of a reconciliation. Doubtful; But it's certainly something that could be a good outcome in the finale.
Mattson and Mencken: two sides of the same coin, trying to solidify their deals and form an unholy alliance; Truly terrifying.
I find it fascinating and tragic to see how everyone in Logan's life dealt with his mistreatment. How they all want to find some way to see who he really is deep down. To find that love he could never give. Was it there? Was it ever there?
It's as if they created another side to him almost. Despite their blatant denial about it, everyone stood firm and believed deep down he was more than he was
But, I believe Ewan gave us the answer to all that...
I do not see a happy ending for anyone..
It all falls down next week, I guarantee it.