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Critic Reviews
Oct 14, 2021
Season 3 Review:
This season stalls in the same storylines that the series began with, relying on a top-tier cast—from Matthew Macfadyen as Shiv’s husband to Strong as Logan Roy’s bitch—to make it work. ... Season three doesn’t feel safe as much as it feels conservative—a bit fearful, lacking guts.
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Jun 4, 2018
Jun 1, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The balance shifts away from satire and toward drama as the season progresses. ... It’s an uneasy combination, and while the two sides of the show’s split personality are executed well--the creator is Jesse Armstrong, who worked on the great British comedy “The Thick of It”--they don’t amplify or enrich each other in the way that was presumably intended. You can sense both sides being reined in, especially the satire, which can’t go for broke in this context.
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TV Guide MagazineMay 24, 2018
Season 1 Review:
A slick but often hollow vehicle. [28 May - 10 Jun 2018, p.17]
Oct 15, 2021
Season 3 Review:
The performances are what make “Succession” sing, and also what distract you from its shortcomings. ... Ultimately, “Succession’s” buffet of uniquely crafted artisanal profanities have the ring of desperate-to-impress schoolyard taunts. A little goes a long way and the show’s preoccupation with this kind of shock comedy has diminishing returns.
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Jun 1, 2018
Season 1 Review:
Underwhelming in both execution and intent. ... Its occasional attempts at wryness result in a choking dryness, with the only levity coming from the arrival of a green and gullible cousin, Greg (Nicholas Braun), who attempts to ingratiate his way into this inner circle of snakes. The overall tone of cruelty is difficult to overcome.
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