Succession (2018–…): Season 4, Episode 6 - Living+ - full transcript

Take one. Mark.

Let us know
when you're ready.

What this new product
offers is community.

Safe, secure community,
enriched with

the integrated interactions
with the cherished family

of Waystar's movie
and TV characters.

I'm convinced that
the Living Plus

real estate brand

can bring the cruise ship
experience to dry land

and provide a significant
boost to the earnings

of our parks division.



I couldn't be more excited.

- And I...
- Can I stop you there?

Sorry, the... The
thought is, uh...

Can we maybe do
just... just one more.

Um, the thought was just
maybe, um, a touch more upbeat?

Oh, that was the
thought, was it?

Just be good to, uh,

get it as good as it can be.

Oh. You
think we should get it

"as good as it can be"?

Could...
Could you maybe sound

more excited when you
say the word "excited"?

Um, okay. So...
He's a little shiny.

Can we... Can we get...
Angela, are you nearby?



Just a little shine. Thank you.

Oh, can you please
stop buzzing around me?

God, you're fucking
useless, the lot of you.

You're as bad my
fucking idiot kids.

That's...
That's bullshit.

Sorry... sorry, Ken.

Oh, that... that's fine.
That's a Valentine's card.

Um, could we watch
it again, actually?

Absolutely.

Good to see you, Dad.

I'm convinced that
the Living Plus

real estate brand...

- Hey.
- Hey.

- So?
- So, what?

What, you
came 3000 kilometers

and you can't come
another 20 meters?

Oh, yeah,

see, I'm just stopping at a
convenient location to refuel

and there is no reason for me
to get off the plane. So...

Bye.

- Hey.
- Yoo-hoo.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Tired interior.

Ow. Don't criticize my
jet interior. It hurts.

- So?
- Nothing. Nothing. Um...

Just thought I'd
check in, you know.

With the whole, uh, the whole
product launch, investor thing?

- Living Plus.
- Yeah.

Why... why are you
doing this bullshit?

Well, it's on the calendar.

And if we decided to
cancel the product launch,

it would look like we
were just minding the shop

- until you came in.
- Well, you are, right?

Mm-hmm.

I don't...
I don't need it.

It's fucking Land Cruises.

Living Plus.

- Li... "Living Plus."
- Yeah.

No, it's... it's Land Cruises.

"Hey. You know how
shitty and heartbreaking it is

being locked up on a cruise?

How about that, but
you also get to stay

in the same fucking
place the whole time?"

I'm not gonna pursue, so
why would you announce?

- Well, that's presumptuous.
- Okay.

So, here's my situation. Um...

The deal is going
through, with velocity,

and lots of it... Lots of
you I... I really like.

Mm-hmm.

But lots of it
I also really hate.

Lots of rooms I never
want to go into, okay?

So there's, um... There's a...

If there's someone on the inside
who... who understands all that

but also gets me...

- Uh-huh.
- That could be, uh...

could be of, uh, value.

Uh-huh?

- Uh-huh.
- "Uh-huh. Mm-hmm."

- Oh, God.
- Come on. We're buddies.

- Can we just talk, like...
- No, maybe I hate you.

No, you can't hate me, you
don't know me well enough.

Maybe I love my
brothers very much.

Oh, by the way, did they mention

that they went totally
fucking mental on me

up above Åndalsnes?

Totally unprofessional,
totally dumb.

Look. You spoke, I listened,
but I... I gotta go now.

I think my... Oh, yeah, I
can... My flight's leaving.

- Ah!
- Yeah. Start the engines!

- Okay. Well, you keep me looped.
- Mm-hmm.

- My girl on the inside.
- Oh, fuck you,

my boy on the outside.

You know, I'm gonna tell my
brothers everything you said.

Cool. Do that.

Nothing to hide, nothing I
wouldn't tell them myself.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

- Enjoy L.A.
- Bye.

- Hey. Welcome.
- Hey, hey. Morning.

- Morning.
- Welcome.

Thanks. Thanks for,
everybody, for finding time.

Our CEOs wanted to
give us a sensitive...

Yeah.

Uh, in-person update
on negotiations, correct?

Correct. Yeah. Uh, thanks.
Thanks for being here, guys.

I know everybody's swamped
with, uh, Investor Day

and we've... We've got
the product launch,

so... so... so, uh, I'll
make this brief, but, um...

Oh, did I... I'm sorry, Shiv.

Look, uh... Overall,
very excited.

- Mm-hmm.
- Super excited.

Just, um, questions about, uh,
Matsson's full understanding

of the whole business.

We're... we're pleased with
the offer we extracted.

It's... The price is great.

I mean, you knocked it
out of the park, guys.

- I mean, really.
- Thanks!

Hear, hear. Hear, hear.
Uh, but it's just, uh,

as... as we're preparing
our board recommendation,

we wanted to share some
confidential context

with this senior group
and seek your advice.

Yeah. I mean, long story
short, Matsson exhibited some

what you'd call erratic
behavior that made us concerned.

Ah. What... Well,
what exactly happened?

- Well... Yeah.
- Well, we were pushing him, gently,

on what we wanted, how
much, and then he fuckin'...

- How would you describe it like?
- I would describe it

- as a meltdown, human Chernobyl.
- Yeah. Right.

But, like, specifically...

Specifically, he was,
like, shouting about how,

you know, we didn't know
what a good deal was,

and how he didn't even
especially want the deal.

He
didn't want the deal?

Yeah, like, his senior
leadership team, uh, liked it

but, you know, we better
take what was on the table.

But that... That smells like
a negotiating tactic to me,

- 'cause he made the offer.
- I mean, maybe.

It wasn't really coherent.
He was sort of, like,

saying that he was
stringing us along

and that he could, you
know, pull the deal and...

So, what are
you suggesting?

Can we recommend a deal with
a person of this character?

Given everything else and
so on? Tweets, drug rumors.

You know, 50 percent in stock,
that means we are exposed.

Um. Shall I go? Uh,
okay, it's a worry.

It's, uh, a concern and I think
we should monitor it closely.

Uh-huh.

Uh, I
don't think it hurts.

I mean, he's, uh, a genius.

Nobody minds a
genius acting weird.

Honestly, it probably kind
of adds to the mystique.

And we
know that his bank

and legal team are, right now,

progressing in a very
professional manner.

I just... What... what's...
What's to worry? It's...

- His reputation is priced in.
- Absolutely.

- Good.
- Yeah, okay, we feel covered.

- Sure. Yeah.
- Right? Just... Just, uh,

letting you guys know
and, uh, we should...

we should move ahead
with what we know.

Thank you for
keeping us informed.

Thanks, guys.

Thanks, Frank.

Big day tomorrow.
Big product launch.

Hi.

We, uh... Sorry,
we didn't mention.

We... We were just... We're
hoping to keep things dry.

Oh! Yeah. Yeah?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I think vanity
stopped us, maybe.

We were proud of the deal,
from raising it earlier. So...

Oh, yeah. Sure.

- What?
- I know you.

- What?
- I fucking know you.

- What?
- "What"?

- Yeah, what?
- "What?"

- What?
- Oh, fucking hell.

Boys, you're not good at this.

"Hey, Dad? Shiv
spilled chocolate milk

in the Range Rover."

Yeah?

- You're trying to fuck the deal.
- No, we're not.

- No? Yeah?
- No, we're not trying to fuck the deal.

But you failed to
mention this very

fucking interesting incident,
even as a bit of gossip?

Shiv...

- Yeah?
- No.

No? I'm wrong?

Go on, lie to me.
Lie to my face.

We're not sure about the deal.

- Uh-huh.
- Oh thanks, fuckface. Excellent.

- Just, what am I...
- Yeah. I mean, no, great.

Throw me under the
fuckin'... Great. Nice.

Shiv, I mean, the plan
was to tell you. We were...

Honestly, we were
protecting you.

Oh, thanks so much.

Yeah, don't get mud on
my confirmation dress.

Thanks so fucking much.

Well, it did go nuts
on the mountain, Shiv.

- He was talking shit about Dad.
- The plan was always

- we were getting out clean...
- Yeah.

Doing Pierce, buying
Pierce together.

What the fuck happened?

Shiv, maybe we can keep
it, and Pierce, all of us.

Oh, man, you are
fucking cocksuckers.

Shiv, we're... I'm...

Sor... I mean,
we're sorry. We are.

Mm-hmm.

We wouldn't have
dicked you over.

Yeah.

We wanted
to keep you clean.

Should we like...

Can we do the huggy thing?

- Sure.
- Yeah?

- Yeah.
- All right. I am sorry.

Sorry.

- Cool?
- Mm-hmm.

Sorry.

- Oh. Hello.
- Uh, I have a...

- What?
- appointment that I can't reschedule.

So... Okay. Sure.

- You're in here.
- Mm-hmm. We all set?

Think so. Investor
relations in 20?

Yeah. Thanks.

- What do you wanna give me?
- I wanna give you...

- Douche. What?
- a little preview of tonight's selection.

- Hey. Hey.
- Hey. Uh...

- Go on.
- Sorry.

All right. You okay?

Uh, I'm fine.

We had... We had
this room booked.

Okay. Right. No,
I'll leave you to it.

I thought the room
was... empty for, uh...

- You really okay?
- Yeah, fine.

You sure?

Yes. I'm just very busy.

And...

I have found I am too
busy, what with my dad.

And so, uh, Sarah has
sometimes found me somewhere

so that I can...
have a moment to cry.

- Yeah.
- You're scheduling your grief?

Just... just fuck off. Yeah?

Hey. Come on. Shiv.

Come on.

Come on. It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

"Sadly, my sons,
Kendall and Roman Roy,

are too tied up with
important company business

to join us at this
year's Investment Day."

We're not
gonna keep that in?

Let's keep that in.

Does it feel cheesy to alternate

or... or should we do
block one, block two?

No, it's fine. It's
whatever. It's... Uh, yeah.

What do you think
on, uh... Thank you.

Um, what do you
think on Matsson?

If, you know, Operation
Fruit Loop doesn't fly.

Muster a share bloc?

Uh, board, convince
he's a value destroyer?

Regulatory shit? Hope
the price runs away?

I don't know. Something.

Mm. Tellis says he doesn't
have juice past 192.

Well, something about
this all does depress me.

Oh, yeah? And, uh, do
you think it's the speech

written specifically
for our late father,

or the fact we're planning
to warehouse the elderly

and keep them drunk on content
while we suck 'em dollar dry?

I think it's the '90s pitch.

"Personalized
longevity programs."

- I see them.
- What is that?

Is that something?

- Can we see drafts, J?
- Yeah.

Give me the
double click on longevity

so I can see everything.
Infinite brainbox.

Yeah.

I can, uh, ask Joy
Palmer if the fucking

Kalispitron director
can come onboard

and make everything
more confusing and loud.

- Is that... is that now? Joy?
- Yeah. That's now.

All right,
sprinkle some sugar.

- Yeah. Will do.
- Full confidence. Yeah?

Gotta up our velocity, man.

Yeah. I mean, even she should be
able to come up with a mega-hit

from a couple
extra content bill.

Just break the log jam, get
the franchise pump pumping.

- Yeah? Pump it up.
- Pump it. Yeah. Fuck yeah.

I'm gonna love-bomb
that stuck-up bitch.

All right. Shoot it
to the moon, Rome.

- Will do.
- New space cowboys in town.

Yeah. Who wants to
fuck? I'm ready to fuck.

Who ready for Fuckywood?

- Hello.
- Roman Roy.

- 'Tis I.
- Hey.

How are you?
Good to see you.

We'd all like to offer
our sincere condolences.

Oh, thank you. That's...
That's very nice.

- Yes.
- Uh, refused.

I have all the
condolences I need.

Tummy full. Mm. Shall we?

Well, it just
hasn't hit you yet.

- Oh, no. It's...
- You know, I'm sure it will.

But you'll be okay.
It takes time.

Okay. Well, many, many thanks.
Many, many, many, many, many.

- You'll be fine.
- Okay.

And it's very exciting
about the deal.

- Mm-hmm.
- What's he like?

Lukas? Great. Uh, flaky. Really
druggy, odd, not focused.

But, um, yeah. You know.
Honestly, few issues.

I'm sure I can fix it, but um...

So, I can't stand still.
I... I have thoughts.

Well, of course.
Everybody does.

- What was that?
- A little Groucho Marx for ya.

Oh, right.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Inside cinema.
- Yeah, um, so I just sorta

wanted to maybe just get it
out of the way. Kalispitron?

I just wanna know who's getting
fired for that shitshow.

I mean, I can certainly loop
you in, but it's complicated.

- Okay.
- Uh...

Shall we just sidebar
that? You know, that...

particular situation has
lots of big personalities.

Oh! Big personalities.

Yeah, I can't see
that happening again.

No, I've been
taking it very seriously.

Good. Okay. Well...
Look, I... I... I'm...

I'm gonna turn on the
money hose for you. Okay?

We wanna back you.
We just wanna hear

that you're confident that we
can the hit machine pumpin'.

Well, absolutely. Yeah.

I mean, there is one thing that
we have been concerned about.

- Okay. Hit me. I'm ready.
- Uh...

Let's do it.

The rightward
lean from ATN...

Lots of people are concerned
about democratic institutions.

Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, hmm. Got it.

Oh, you want me to
say more things.

We're getting a lot of questions
about ATN's favorable coverage

- on Mencken.
- Mm-hmm.

I mean, isn't there
something you can do

- to signal a distance?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah. Look.

Mencken's IP, just
like anything. Yeah?

I don't like him, you don't
like him. What are we gonna do?

But it's all in terms
of talent. You know?

- Mm-hmm.
- Uh, the company...

We have values here in
this creative community.

And I know, I get it. And
I... And I love the values.

I mean, it's, uh, an
incredibly evolved,

ruthlessly segregated city

you built on this
geological fault here.

- Let's get real.
- Look, we're trying.

I just... I sort of feel
like... Yeah, I feel like...

you're not really
listening to me?

I'm saying I'm gonna just
dump a ton of money on you,

and all we want is to
get the hit pump pumpin'.

You understand, right?

Balance between
streaming and theatrical.

Franchise creation.
International marketing. Yeah?

Yeah, you can trust me.
I got it. Very exciting.

Mm-hmm.

All right.

You know...

Joy, I, um, I get it.
I... You're thinking,

"The fuck does this guy
know about anything?

He's not his dad.
He can't do it.

Roman's track
record is bullshit."

No, I'm sure you
are where you are

for very good reason.

I could just fire you. So...

That's a
funny joke? I could.

- Look, I... I think...
- I'm not saying I am.

I'm just saying I could.

- Although maybe I should.
- Oh, no.

Oh, no, I said it. Now I
feel like I gotta commit.

Our tentpole is bullshit
and out of control,

and you're not gonna fix
it, so I'm calling it.

- I'm sorry. We're done.
- Are...

- Yeah, we're... we're...
- Are you...

This is... Yeah, I am. What
I mean to say is the, uh,

the... the company wishes to
terminate your employment.

HR will be in touch to start
the termination process.

We wish you the best of luck
on all your future endeavors.

This is a mistake.

Okay.

- Uh, hey, uh, Jade, um...
- Yes?

Can... can we get...

Let's get Lana and Hugo on analyst
double check, who's confirmed.

And let's get Raj primed to
throw some softballs. Okay?

- Uh-huh.
- And I think Shiv can just say,

you know, this and this,
and... and maybe... maybe this.

Give that to Roman.
Just let 'em know. Okay?

Uh-huh. Yeah. I
can let them know.

And in terms of lighting cues,
just so we can brief Kush

and the AV team. What
are you thinking...

Ken...

Could we build me a
Living Plus house?

Uh-huh. As in...

Small, plywood, basic
brickwork, nothing crazy.

I could walk through it.

ATN on here. Face
aging on the wall here.

Maybe clouds appear above
the house. What do you think?

We can definitely check
with the team. Denny?

It... it's certainly an
exciting vision, but...

Don't say no, Denny.

Don't say no.

This is for tomorrow?

Hollywood though. Right?

We need a house,
practical build.

Here's the rule. Okay?
No one can say no.

"Yes, Kendall.
Thank you, Kendall,

for the cool new rule."

- Thank you, Kendall.
- Thank you, Kendall.

- Thank you, Kendall.
- For the cool new rule.

Hey!

Good pep talk?

Uh, yeah, good,
good, full of joy.

It kind of turned into a...

- Whatever, I'll catch you up in a bit.
- Okay, look.

I've been looking
through the launch deck.

- Mm-hmm.
- I have a big...

I have a... I have
a big thought.

It's looking great. Without an
investor relation to withhold...

Uh, would you excuse me
for a moment? Thank you.

Hey.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Enjoying the investor reception?

Sorry, I don't wanna
cramp your style.

No, no, no.

I'm sure you're keen
to get amongst it.

"It"?

Yeah, the... the vaginas
of the cheerful women

who aren't tall
enough to be models.

Nah, I'm good. I'm good.

Uh-huh. Okay.

So...
Who do you like?

Yeah? Can I guess?

Could do.

Is that what you've been doing,
going around and just, like,

saying things to people?
The leggy blondes?

- The tan models.
- You know...

Like, leaning in, saying,
"Hi. Hey, I'm Tom."

I think, I guess,
if I was gonna say something

from the heart, I
would say I'm sorry.

- You're sorry?
- Yeah, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for fucking you up.

Oh, you should be so lucky.

You hardly scratched
the surface.

I was fucked up long
before I met you.

What, with TK?

Yeah. Yeah, with TK. The
Washington situation.

You were the one after the one.

- Hmm.
- The actual one, and that's always...

You know, that's hard.

I think I got my
chisel in on you.

Mm, hardly a scratch.

But you, I mean, I'm
the whole story for you.

I just twisted your
heart right up.

Yeah, I guess.

Mary? Tom, please. I
did a number on you.

Mary? You didn't have...
You didn't have a taste

of the dark meat
before you met me.

Oh, I'd had my times.

Uh-huh.

You want to play bitey?

- Bitey?
- We never played bitey?

No.

Oh. Okay, well, you bite me,

I bite you, see who can take it.

- Okay, sure.
- Give me your arm.

So, first one to stop, loses.

Bitey.

- Mm-hmm. Bitey. Ready?
- Yeah, I guess.

- Mm.
- Oh.

- Mm.
- Is that all you got?

Motherfucker.

- Oh!
- Bitey!

- Wow!
- You okay?

Yeah. Tom Wambsgans finally
made me feel something.

Nice.

So, I've been through the
material and I have a pitch.

Okay.

Unbelievable growth.

- Price rocket.
- Okay.

Drive the price, we make
the deal impossible.

Oh, so all you need is
unbelievable growth?

Okay, all right, Dr. Sarcasmo.
Did we ask you to squeak?

- Stand easy there, pitch wall.
- If we can drive above 192,

no one thinks Matsson
has the juice.

- Okay, so...
- He has to walk.

Chase him out on price?

I think we can get
a tech valuation

for a real estate
proposition on this.

Living Plus?

Well...
Can I just say,

I... I think it's hard to
make houses seem like tech

'cause we've had
houses for a while now.

Just, we need to make analysts
look at the company differently.

I'm telling you, this
is the killer app.

Maximize your
physical potential,

live... well, not...
Not forever...

- Why not forever?
- Well, sure. If not forever,

live more forever.

Pitch bot, is it dope?

It's kinda dope. Like a
robot, please, pitch bot.

It's kind of dope.

Oh, my God, you're fired.

We can push this to the moon.

But we don't
have the numbers, right?

- These are not... These are the old numbers.
- We'll have the numbers.

- We'll have the numbers?
- Yeah.

So then, what... where...
where's our go-to?

Uh, I guess the
sweet spot would be

right after they get
fucking delicious

and just before they
get fucking stupid.

- Right. Mm-hmm.
- Right?

Greg, uh, go find Jess,
and what we talked about,

- getting the edit.
- Robot out.

Beat it, scrub.

Um, you
know, I like it.

I mean, I'm not crazy
myself about dying. So...

I know, right? It's bullshit.

It was kind of
not... It was very...

I just, you know...

It wasn't... I just didn't
see it coming with Dad.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- It's very un-Dad.
- Very un-Dad.

So I think people
would be very intrigued

if there was another way
through the whole situation.

- You mean life?
- Life.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- Death, yeah.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, you know,
get loaded onto a chip and...

fired up someone's ass,

float around as a gas,
live in a tortoise,

I don't know. There's
got to be ways through.

Death just feels very
"one size fits all."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Roman.
- Yeah.

- I want to talk to you.
- Gerri. I want to... Okay.

The fuck is that?

I'm on a schedule.
So, what is this?

What happened?

- With what?
- With Joy?

- Oh.
- She's not picking up.

- She's got outside counsel?
- Yeah.

- What the fuck happened?
- Look, I fired her. So?

Roman, you absolutely cannot
fire a studio executive

without speaking to Legal and HR...

and... and, uh, having
someone else present,

- in case...
- Right, right, except I can because I did.

What precisely did you say?

- Because now we are open to litigation...
- Who cares?

- And ridicule...
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

And now, we have to think
of how to frame an apology

- or row back...
- Jesus fucking Christ, I didn't fire her. Okay?

I said that she was
fired to her, that's all.

The fuck does that mean?

It means she's not going to be
on the fucking street. Okay?

We'll kick her up
to International,

or she walks and takes a fat fucking producer deal.

You can work on the sweep
up, okay? Chop-chop.

Joy has a lot of relationships.
She has a lot of friends.

- So do I.
- And you are weak monarch

- in a dangerous interregnum.
- No, no.

And I think you
need to reconsider.

This is something that
Dad would have done,

- and you know it.
- Oh, well, maybe. But you're not your dad.

Okay. Okay.

- I mean, you're in a more complicated position, okay?
- No, I'm what's left.

Gerri, here's the fucking thing.

- What?
- You hauling me out of things,

telling me to
reconsider good calls,

and using the F-word freely,

it... it feels... it
feels disrespectful.

- Uh-huh.
- I need you...

to believe that I am
as good as my dad.

Can you do that?

Can you do that?

Say it or believe it?

You don't treat me with
sufficient respect,

- and that's a problem.
- Uh-huh.

Well, maybe I'll fire you, too.

- Sure, I'm not on the kill list.
- So?

- So, Matsson will be very angry.
- Fuck Matsson, I don't care.

Be serious,
you're minding shop.

Roman. Oh, no,
no, no, no. Roman?

- Yeah.
- You cannot win against the money.

The money is gonna wash
you away. Your dad knew.

- Mm-hmm.
- Tech is coming. We are over.

- Make your accommodation.
- Okay. This is a simple business decision.

You are not good at your
job. Maybe Dad did know.

Maybe I'm firing you
for a list of failures

I choose not to
outline right now,

but including a failure to
close off our liabilities

vis-à-vis claims
against Waystar Cruises

in a timely manner.

That'll play nicely.
Let's do that.

- I am good at my job.
- Shall we get started

on the paperwork? You
wanna do it yourself,

or do you want me to get
somebody a bit sharper?

Bye!

You fucking asshole!

Yeah. I think we can
push. Push it, push it.

- Hey. This is juicy as fuck, Rome.
- Yeah?

We're gonna
work through the night.

- Cool.
- Yeah.

Hey, and, uh, you okay to
show face at the reception?

- The party? Uh, sure.
- After the thing?

- Okay.
- Because I got the big eye on.

- The ball is looking fat, bro.
- Good.

- I can see everything.
- Good, good, good.

So, um, it's just, uh...
I think you should know.

Um, I think we
should let Joy go.

- Okay. Yeah?
- Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, right now, it's kind of
all about the move, so that's...

Yeah, that's... that's...
Dude, that's baller for me.

- Yeah? Great.
- Yeah. yeah. Let's put an end to Joy.

- Great.
- Death to Joy.

Gerri told me that
that was a bad move

and I should sorta
roll that back,

so I, uh, I fired Gerri.

Fuck off. You fired Gerri?
Shiv's godmother, Gerri?

Yeah. Yeah, but we may
need to roll back on that.

I don't know, you may need
to smooth over, whatever.

Fuck it, bro. Why not?
Drop her in the end zone.

I mean, look at you.

Who... Who are
you gonna fire next?

I mean, fire Frank,

fire Karl, fucking eat
Greg, and fire me, man.

- Yeah, I don't know, it's big.
- You're on fire.

- It feels big. It feels maybe it's a bit big.
- No, it's not big. It's not big.

- It's not too big? Yeah?
- Put on the Dad goggles. Right? It's nothing.

- Yeah?
- Nothing. "Dynamic Waystar duo

shake up their senior
leadership team.

Grumble quote,
grumble quote, caveat.

"Some are saying
these two young turks

might just have what it
takes to turn things around."

Nice?

Nice.

Very nice.

Hey, what do you think
about the election party?

Your dad's party? You
think maybe I should host?

Uh...

Ooh, who's that?
Striking Viking?

Yeah.

Let me ask you one thing.

You're all in on Matsson, huh?

Yeah. I guess.

I mean, your brothers
hate me, and you hate me,

and you'll fire me. So, yeah.

I don't entirely...

entirely know what to do.

Regarding Matsson?

Yeah. Well, you know, we
have a connection. So...

You have a connection?

Yeah. What?

What? It's just not, like...

Oh, because you want
to suck him off,

you think that... That
I must want to fuck him?

Think we're all gonna live together
in a big old Matsson house,

you know, fucking each other
and singing Matsson songs?

Still keeping all your
options open, honey?

Yeah? You should be
careful with that.

Wow! Truth bombs from...
from the phony man.

I think... I think I want you.
I think I would like this back.

Well then, you shouldn't
have betrayed me.

Phony.

If I try to say it. If I
try to say the truth...

It's that when I met
you, all my life...

I've been thinking a
little bit about money...

and how to get money,
and how to keep money.

And you didn't ask me in.

Shiv, you kept me out.

And I always agreed to
all the compartments,

but it seemed to me that
I was gonna be caught

between you and your dad.

And I really, really,
really love my career

and my money.

And, you know, the suits,
and my watches, and...

Yeah. Sure, I know.

I like nice things, I do.

And if you think that's shallow,

why don't you throw out
all your stuff for love.

Throw out your necklaces
and your jewels

for a date at a
three-star Italian.

Yeah? Come and live with
me in a trailer park.

Yeah? Are you coming?

Well, I'd follow you anywhere
for love, Tom Wambsgans.

I'm convinced

that the Living Plus
real estate brand

can bring the cruise ship
experience to dry land

and provide a significant
boost to the earnings

- of our parks division.
- Okay, you can... You can stop it. So, that's...

So, what we want him to
say... We want him to say

"double the earnings" instead
of "a significant boost."

Mm-hmm. Well, I,
uh, um, I'm not sure

that I can do that. Um.

But I bet you can.

Oh, yeah. I can talk to
the sound editor but,

you know, without those
words, without him saying...

No, yeah. You... you... you
can build it from other bits.

- Well.
- In... in the...

Yeah, I don't know if I can.

Well, yeah, you can.
I need you to.

Well, I mean it's just
that, technically,

I don't think that
I can do that.

No, no. Look, look, look.
That... That... that's enough.

That's enough.
Okay? That just...

Just fuckin' make it happen.

- Make it happen. Okay?
- Okay.

Or I get in trouble. And I
don't wanna get in trouble.

I wanna get in the good books.

So, you help me get
in the good books.

Understand, Mr. Snippy-snip?

What if
we doubled that?

Eh...

"Eh?" What is that?

- Well, I think you know the specific...
- Can we double it?

You know the specific
business better than me,

but on units, if
we go optimistic...

Go explosive, Pete.

I guess, the first
wave being Florida,

- Colorado, Arizona, 500.
- Could that be 1,000?

- I suppose. Yeah.
- And then the, uh,

five and ten-year projections?

I mean, it needs to
be super credible.

Pete, it's gotta be credible.

New products and services,

uh, machine learning
on the marketing,

plus repackaging health
data to third parties.

Easily, easily grow that...

- Um, I...
- Two, three percent per month.

What... what does that...
what does that do to CAGR?

Uh...

Does it
make it bigger, Pete?

- It makes it a lot bigger.
- What? Fifty percent? Per year?

- Five years, we 10x revenue? Yeah?
- Can I talk to Karl?

What is the biggest headline
number that's credible?

The thing is, numbers
aren't just numbers.

- They're numbers.
- That's you... you're talking gibberish, Pete.

I'm just kidding. I'm kidding.
I'm fucking with you. Pete.

If it feels scary,

it's because the
potential is scary, Pete.

Sure. No, good.

Hey, I need you
to be comfortable

because the analysts, they're
gonna get into us on this.

Are you confident? Are
you confident, Pete?

- I think we can make the argument.
- Huh? Dukes up?

- We can make the argument. Yeah.
- Yeah. Yeah?

Great! Fuck yeah.

Can you get the door?

Hey, Lukas. Hey, Sweedey.

Hey!

Uh, so... Look, I figured
that I should mention

we are gonna be
pushing Living Plus.

I don't want...
I don't like real estate.

It's not scalable,

and I don't want the
hassle of unwinding.

Is... is there any
way you can stop it?

Uh, no. No, I can't.

I mean, and like how?

Oh, I don't... I don't know.
You can turn off the lights,

or, uh, bomb threat.

Look, I am being very
generous telling you stuff,

because I feel like
it's appropriate

given where we're at,

but I'm not about to start
dropping stage weights

on people's heads.

Look,
let me have a think about it.

- Okay?
- Okay. Bye.

Okay. Okay. Morning.

Great. And then the
light that comes through...

- How we doing?
- Good. The house.

In the end, the guys
couldn't achieve everything.

This won't be just
this, will it?

Well, no. We're... we're
throwing something over it.

We can do it with light.

You did the clouds?

- Yeah.
- Can I see 'em?

Yeah. Yeah. John. Hit
it. Hit on the clouds.

Okay. Hold the work.

Guys, this... That's...
That's not the clouds.

It's not the clouds
at all. Uh...

I told you, I saw it
in Berlin. It... the...

We... we were in touch
with them, but...

Just, uh...

let me think.

What do you think, man? It's...

It still fits? The words?

The words? The words. Yes. Um...

Where did those fun
little numbers...

Where did that come from?

- From up here, Rome.
- From... From up there?

- Hey. Projections, right?
- Sure.

I'm kidding. No, we have
it. We have it. Pete has it.

- Yeah?
- It's all good.

Yeah. Hockey stick, we're
pushing to the moon.

Right, Rome?

- Yeah.
- To the moon.

- Hey.
- Oh, hello.

What do you think
about the words?

Uh, yeah, words are
good. Words are okay.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

And what about the numbers?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I get the idea, but...

um, you know, those
are big numbers.

I'm worried, Rome. He's...
He's got that gleam in his eye.

- It'll be okay.
- Jesus Christ, Rome.

- What?
- This is not good.

It's gonna be very
fucking messy.

- You're out of control, he's out of control.
- It's fine.

And this is going down. I
think, should we just...

Should we pull
the plug on today?

It's fine, it's fine. It's
a decent play, I think.

- Mm-hmm. Yeah. Sure.
- Yeah.

Made-up numbers and... and,
uh, shooting to the moon,

- and imaginary clouds.
- Yeah.

- Dude, come on.
- No, I know. I just...

I think it's...
Yeah, it's high risk,

but I think, you know,
we have to back it.

You know he could do anything
up there. And then...

- Mm-hmm.
- You're a part of it.

Like, he has...
harebrained schemes.

I love him, but he
cracks under pressure,

and I think we
should protect him.

We should stop this.

No, it's okay. Roman's here.

- Hey, man. Come on in. Hey!
- Beautiful service.

- Hey, hey.
- Hi. How are you?

- Yeah, good. Good, good, good, good, good. Uh...
- Nice. Ah, cool digs.

Flight jacket.

- For the launch.
- Oh, for the launch.

Uh, you wanna
run it, should we run it?

Uh, uh, I'm not
doing the clouds.

- I decided.
- Well, yeah. Because they weren't clouds.

Don't need
'em. Don't need 'em.

We're just gonna do an acoustic
set. Ken and Rome unplugged.

Uh, heads up, I've gone
even bigger in Colorado.

- Oh, yeah?
- The numbers get crazy good.

- Yeah. Okay.
- Like, dude.

It's enough to make you lose
your faith in capitalism.

- Like you could say anything.
- Right. I'll bet.

Uh, uh, I got... I made you one.

- But you should try it on.
- A jacket?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
That's for you.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

- Uh... Yeah, okay.
- Co-pilots. That's the idea. Flight jacket, co-pilots.

I got you. Uh...

- You got the pages?
- Well, in that case,

I should talk a little
bit. I just, um...

What?

- What?
- I think that I...

I don't know. Maybe...

Maybe, like...

we shouldn't do it?

Or like... maybe postpone?

Oh, don't. Um...

Hey, man, it's fucking...
It's okay. It's not...

Shit. Uh, you know, let's...

Maybe we just... dump
it on fucking Ray.

I mean, look, it's his
division, and... you know...

but maybe not do the whole...

This... This is the...

This is the... the
idea, though...

- I know.
- This is the...

Maybe I'm just worried that
I can sell it. I don't know.

- So, do we pull it?
- Uh-huh. You think it's nuts?

- No! No. I mean...
- No?

You know, I mean, pitching
fuckin' playhouses

and living forever,
and then doubling up

- the fuckin' numbers.
- It's time. It's time.

- It's big-swing time.
- I get it.

- We have to.
- I know. I know. I know.

I just, maybe... Maybe I
just worry that it's...

Or that, you know,
they're your words.

You got the words. You
got the fucking skills,

and I just might, you know...

It's your vision,
this whole thing,

and I've sort of been in...
You know, I might fuck it.

Oh, man.

I mean, we could also,
like, raincheck this,

do this some other time, and
see if something else comes up.

Hi.

- Yeah.
- Uh, okay. It's about time.

- It's time? Great.
- Yep.

Uh, it's gonna be great. It
is, you're gonna kill it.

I read the thing,
and I know you,

and this is gonna
be, you know...

Good luck. Break...
break that leg.

Karl wants two.

- Hey, Karl.
- Yeah. Hi. Just...

- Just to say good luck, huh?
- Thanks, man.

And, uh, just to get some
visibility, if that's okay.

I... 'Cause I just heard
that, uh, more tweaks

have been made in my arena.

- It's cool. It is cool.
- Okay, well,

if I could just take
a quick, quick peek.

Karl, man, it's not a good time.

Oh, then if you could
just talk me through it.

Just... No, just
so I'm comfortable

in my own mind that
I got your back.

- It is all good, Karl. Okay? It's all good.
- What we... we really need...

- Now is not a good time.
- Just a sec. Hang on, just...

- It's not a good time, Karl.
- Oh, really? Well, listen to me.

I took a lot of
shit from your dad

because we've been
through the mill.

But I've been the CFO of
major public companies

for over two decades,

and I know a thing or
two about a thing or two.

And if you fuck up his deal,

or you try to stand up numbers
that I am not comfortable with,

- I swear to God...
- Hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Easy. Easy. CEO. CFO.

What? You gonna fire your chief
financial officer a week in?

Your dad just gone?

You'd be fucking toast.

You have my dick
in your hand, Ken.

But I've got yours in
mine. So let's get real.

If you say anything that
I don't like up there

or make me look foolish,

I'll fucking squeal.

Good luck. Good
luck to you, buddy.

To the debates,

through election night
to Inauguration Day,

we'll be there every
step of the way.

Giving you all the
breaking stories,

all the inside scoops, and
all the expert analysis

America has come to depend on.

Four years ago,
election night coverage

drew 71.4 million viewers
across a dozen networks...

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And fully half
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And
this year, we intend to do even better

with a stronger lineup
and a clearer vision...

- How's he doing?
- Uh, uh-huh. Good. Good, good.

So this election
promises to be a very good year

for America, for democracy,

and for ATN ad revenue, and
for you, our shareholders.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome
co-CEO Kendall Roy.

♪ That ain't got
nothing To do with rap ♪

♪ Check the facts
Expose those cats... ♪

♪ Your government's
gangster So cut the crap ♪

♪ A war going on So
where y'all at? ♪

Okay.

Thank you. Thank
you. Hey, uh... yeah.

Big shoes.

Big, big shoes.

Big, big
shoes. Big, big shoes.

Big shoes. Big hat.
Big nervous breakdown.

Uh, okay.

It says here on my words that,
uh, "I'm glad to be here."

And, uh, you know,
I... I... I kinda am,

so, uh, thanks,
prompter. Thanks.

Don't talk to the
teleprompter, amateur.

- Why is that bad?
- You don't do that.

Last time I was up at
something like this,

I was disrupting
our annual meeting.

And, uh, now I'm
CEO. Co-CEO. Huh?

And, uh, you know, I... I
just want to say thank you.

I want to thank the
whole Waystar family,

who have offered us so
much love and support

over these last few tough days.

So, yeah, we're so
grateful. Thank you.

It means a lot. It means a
lot. Isn't that right, Dad?

Oh, my God.
My fucking God.

- No way.
- I mean, this is new, this is all new.

We, uh, we had our
differences, yeah.

But it is good to see you.

Let's, uh, get on
with it, shall we?

Yeah, for sure, for sure.
Sure thing. Sure. Sure.

Strangest double act ever.

- I'll say.
- He never changes.

Fucking amateur hour.
Wake me up when it's over.

I don't know if I
can... I can watch this.

She said while watching
the fuck out of it

and getting turned on. I can
hear how wet you are. It's gross.

I mean, Jesus, Ken,
keep it fucking light.

Hey, you don't even have
to worry about your speech.

You just go on and
mop up all the blood.

Okay, so listen.

Today, I wanna share with
you an extraordinary product

that my father was working
on to the very end.

It's an exciting new
vision we call Living Plus.

Yeah. Yeah. Living Plus!

Look, the world's tough.

It's tough. It's
getting tougher.

What our incredible new
product offers is a sanctuary.

It's a place where
it doesn't feel

you or your mom or dad
are surviving life.

It's somewhere
you're really living.

Living Plus.

Now, rebranded
"Kendall Goes Woo-Woo."

If I cringe any harder,
I might become a fossil.

Our brand-turboed Living
Plus real estate communities

are going to guarantee
three absolute essentials.

One, total peace of mind.

Discreet community protection
and enhanced home monitoring.

You'll have your keys but,
uh, yeah, you won't need 'em.

Crime-free, hassle-free,
and respectful.

Two, fun.

This is good. Th... Is that you?

Is that yours? Very good.

Fun is what we're
all about at Waystar.

You know, by a lot of metrics,
the leading entertainment brand

in the world. So...

hyperlocal news,
movie-themed events,

advance screenings, ATN
debate and discussions,

multimedia events from cooking
to premium access sports.

We're talking
integrated, everyday

character IP life enhancement.

Maybe a director will
swing by with a rough cut.

Stars certainly will.

Movies, shows, rides,
experiences to enjoy at home

or with the family, who will
not want to stop visiting.

We can even tell them you're
out if you need a break.

Um.

We think... We
think that security

plus entertainment is a pretty
unbeatable offer. Right?

Well, one more thing.

How about I told you it was
all going to last forever?

Okay. Now we're
leaving planet Earth.

Glad you're not strapped in?

Well, I can't, I
can't. Not quite yet.

We're not there yet.

But our central
extraordinary offer

is health and happiness.

Because here's what makes
this amazing new product

almost irresistible.

Our incredible links with tech
and pharmaceutical companies,

which mean privileged
access to life enhancement

and extension therapies
that, right now,

are the preserve of
tech billionaires.

But we're gonna deliver
them at home, at scale,

targeted and supported.

- Hi.
- I don't like it.

- Yeah.
- Can you stop it?

Oh, what? You don't wanna
make prison camps for grannies?

Uh... So, what's the game?

Yeah, I mean, he's riding
the bullshit unicycle,

but maybe someone could
put a stick in the spokes?

Do we have anything behind me?

- When I go on?
- I think nothing behind you.

The screen will just be black.

But that's good 'cause
then it's all about you.

Yeah.

We can get a light on you.

Well, I would assume... I
would hope I'm being spot lit.

You know, my dad, he'd
been around a little bit,

would you say?

Uh, he... he... he was
conservative on these matters.

And in terms of earnings
growth, he has this to say...

I'm convinced that
the Living Plus

real estate brand

can bring the cruise ship
experience to dry land

and double the earnings
of our parks division.

I couldn't be more excited.

Wow.
Double the earnings.

Okay. That's not fucking cool.

- Um, well...
- That's really well edited.

Can we really do it?

You know, are
people who subscribe

to Living Plus support

really gonna live ten,
20, 30, 40, 50 years more?

Is it worth it?

Living Plus is going to
be a premium product.

Is it worth it?

Well, if you asked me,
would I take an extra year,

right now, with my
dad? Say the unsaid?

That would be priceless.

Uh, yeah.

I miss you, Dad.
I love you, Dad.

- General buzz is...
- What? How is it?

- Really good.
- Yeah?

- People are liking it.
- Yeah.

Wow. They're likin' it.

- Oh, fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
- What?

"Doderick macht frei."

- That's a very nasty joke, right?
- Oh, shit.

Yeah. That's, what, a...
It's a Holocaust joke.

- Look who it's from.
- From our acquirer, so we might need to strategize.

Pull the Q and A.
Can we let him know?

- Can we let Kendall know?
- Fuck.

- We should try.
- Because he's about to base jump into a buzzsaw.

Right, right. Are...
are you backstage?

This is kinda good for you,
'cause your presentation,

not great, and so now
no one will be watching.

Detailed financials I
will leave to Karl Muller,

our legendary CFO, there
he is. Round of applause.

Hi. Thank you.

Uh, but... but, uh, any questions
with a broader overview?

Uh. Okay, yeah, Raj.

Good to see you guys.

Hi. Uh, congratulations
on a great presentation.

I just wanna know how you feel
about Lukas Matsson's response?

His tweet right now?

Uh... Uh, sorry. I'm...
I'm... I'm catching up.

Uh...

Well, he's, uh,
tweeted the words,

uh, "Doderick macht frei."

- Which is from the Naz...
- Yeah. I know what it's from.

Uh, give me a sec.

- Wow, okay.
- What's your response?

Well, uh, I'm not gonna fave it.

Uh, everybody knows
here, you guys all know

we're looking at
a deal with Lukas.

And, you know, I have
so much time and respect

for what he's built.

Now, personally, I
wouldn't have said that.

And, uh, apologies,
sincere apologies

for any offense caused.

Uh, you know, he's, uh...

He's very European. Um...

And... and... and... if and...

If and when we complete the deal

and he gets into the
incredible opportunity

this product presents,

I think he'll be tweeting
something different.

Maybe you're giving this too
much attention than it deserves?

- I know what I'm doing.
- Just... back off. Yeah?

What he's gonna
do next, Matsson?

Well, that's
why... Matsson? No.

Tweet. Tweeting.

He is. Right. No, no, he's
handling himself very well.

Yeah.

He's smart, but we don't
always come across as we intend

on social media.

And one of the things about
Living Plus, actually,

is, uh, that we see
it going beyond.

You know, it's kind
of like social media,

but it's better. You
know, it's... it's...

It's physical social
media in the real world.

I... I think people are
hungry for that connection.

I know I am.

Um... Any... any more
questions, any more? No?

They're... They're
telling me that's my time.

Listen, it's been so fun
sharing this with you.

It's been so fun.

How am I supposed
to follow this?

He's just promised
them eternal life.

Thank you, guys.

And, uh, thank you, Dad.

- I think it's time. Is it time?
- Now, please welcome...

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay.

ATN Chair, Tom Wambsgans.

I'm here cheering you on.

- Thanks, buddy.
- Go, go, go.

- Warmed 'em up for you.
- Thanks, Ken.

Go, Tom! Yes!

- Incredible. Launched it.
- Launched it! You launched that shit, bro.

You are an ATN Citizen.
And you are an ATN Citizen.

And you are an ATN Citizen!
And I'm an ATN Citizen.

- Oh, yeah!
- Yay!

Kenny!

Knew you could do it.

You crushed
it! You crushed it!

Great work, man. You did
a thing. Proud of ya.

Yes!

Thanks, guys. Thanks.
Thanks for being here.

How we doing?

- Meme stock frothing.
- Yada-yada, on the reals, on the reals.

Good with buy side.
Good vibes with sell.

- Okay. Zoom, zoom, zoom.
- Bloomberg has positive snaps coming.

Seeing some movement.

The king is dead.

Long live the king...

Kings, and queen.

Long live the kings and queen.

- Hey. Come on, everybody.
- Heil Kendall!

Okay, the motherfucker
deleted it.

He deleted the tweet.

- Oh, yeah? Show me, show me.
- Really? let me see.

Oh, yeah. Sure.
Here you go, man.

Here. See anything?

No. Nothing to see, dipshit.

- He deleted it. Moron.
- That's fuckin' right. Now we're talking.

Climbdown. Price rocket.

Houston, we have
fuckin' lift off.

Great work, boss man!

- Hey...
- I was here cheering you on.

- Yes!
- He's special.

I know special,
and he is special.

He's special!

Houston, we have
special. We have special.

You crushed it.
You crushed the launch.

Fuck out of my way, please.
All right, you goddamn doofus.

Great job.

I don't even remember it, you
know. It's kind of a blur.

- It's like that.
- 'Cause you were really in it.

- It's just like...
- Pitch bot!

Walking on the moon,
you know? Walking on the moon.

Worked out. Yeah,
walking on the moon.

I wanna make

what I think is a fairly
historic announcement.

I'm convinced
that Roman Roy has a micro dick

and always gets it wrong.

I wanna make what I think is a
fairly historic announcement.

I'm convinced that Roman Roy

has a micro dick and
always gets it wrong.

I wanna make what I think is a
fairly historic announcement.

I'm convinced that Roman Roy

has a micro dick and
always gets it wrong.

I wanna make what I think is a
fairly historic announcement.

I think, uh, if we're
thinking of hosting,

I can't... I can't get into
it. Any of our shit, yeah?

Mm-hmm.

I think it has to be, if
this is okay with you,

strictly party and strategy.

Strictly. Entirely. Uh-huh.

I can't help it if I find
strategy sexy, though.

I do. I really do.