The Best Succession, Season 1, Episode 2 Quotes

- Greg, it's simple.
- This is a favor
- I'd like you to do for me, and I'd like you to be discreet.
- You stay for a while, you can't find them, you come back. Okay?
- Okay.
- Thank you.

- The papers in the envelope?
- I called you?
- Dude. Oh, my god. I'm so sorry.
- So, no, basically?
- I was thinking about your dad,
- I was up there...
- Hey, don't worry about it.
- My head was just messed up.

- Hey, hey, hey.
[Whispers] So, I got the slippers.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, I finally found them.
- Can you put them in there, please?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, I don't know if he's gonna be okay.
- It's... yeah.
- I don't know. I'm here with Jess.
- We're just trying to get there.
- What the...
- Can we just find a way around the traffic, man?
- Just figure it out. Please!

- Really?
- But shiv and Roman won't back me because of what dad said at lunch.
- Jesus.
- Yeah.
- Oh, your family is so fucked.
- I'm sorry, but... wow.

Roman Roy: Dad made me COO.
Kendall: I don't think so, dude. Dad wasn't thinking straight.
Roman Roy: I think he was.
Kendall: You? The Chief Operating Officer?
Roman Roy: Yep.
Kendall: I mean if that wasn't a sign he was loco in the coco, I don't know what it is.

- Just find the papers, and bring them back.
- Papers, and...
- They're gonna be just...
- I am so done with this conversation.
- Just handle it, okay?
- All right. Yeah.
- Doctor: Better not fuck this one up.
- I don't want Logan Roy's newspapers going through my trash cans.

- when you don't.
- Don't give me a fucking scary look.
- You hit me, I will fuck you up.
- Ah.
- Fuck.
- Yeah.
- God, you're so annoying.
- Shut up.

- There's a lot of mess to be cleaned up, Kendall, but you can do it, son.
- You can.
- And there's nothing I can say to change your mind?
- I'm sorry about your father.
- And good luck, Kenny.

- it would be nothing.
- Well, that certainly makes things simpler from our point of view.
- Do you think you can get the family behind it?
- Yes.
- And frank?
- Sure.

- 'Cause then there's gingham, there's tartan.
- It's like a crisscrossed fucking minefield.
Marianne: Oh, fuck the slippers, Greg.
- You have to strategize.
- I'm trying to strategize, mom, with you.
- But you won't strategize.

- Hey, here's an idea. Why don't you worry about the medicine, not the fucking feng shui?
- Let's let the gentleman do his job.
- Doctor: Thank you.
- Come on.
- Let's do this for dad. Come on.
- Thank you.
- Sorry.

- Just want to make sure we trust each other.
- Everything up front, okay?
- All right.
- Okay.
- Shake on it or something?
- Official?
- Okay.

- Oh, come on.
- Hey. Hey, knock it off.
- Thank you, Willa.

Dewi: And then, there's the problem with frank.
- Logan fired him and promoted Roman.
- Roman?
[Sighs] Jesus.
- Look, I'm sorry, [stutters]
- I can't get into this right now, guys.
- No, no, of course.
- You are in no fit state.

- All right?
- I'm serious. I will.
- Sure.
- Thanks, man.
- That's okay.
- All right, later.
- Take it easy, Greg.

[So ftly] Knock-knock.
- Thank you.

- You know, pretty much, he owes you your money.
- Driver: He owes me the...
- You better give me the money, dude.
- You guys need to work this out for yourselves, because basically one of you guys hasn't got $14, okay?
- Yes, ma'am. Hello, Mrs. Roy?

- As set out in that piece of paper you signed.
- You know what that piece of paper is to me?
- Nothing. Okay?
- I'd jerk off on that paper and send it to you as a greeting card.
- Simon says, "mum's the word."
- Motherfucker.

- can no longer function, and as far as they're concerned, you're just some kid with nice hair.
- You're making it quite fucking difficult to savor this moment, Gerri.
- I'm sorry about that.
- Don'tjump.

Shiv: I mean, we have options.
Kendall: Sure... You could all ask for morphine, so you can stay in your painless fucking fantasy world where the orchids dance and the company is run by a magical fucking unicorn!

- When you say the thing that's not, that's a lie.
- We'll need to make a holding statement.
- Of course, I'm open to your suggestions on how to finesse it.
- Perfect. We'll make a decision and get back to you shortly.
- Okay.

- I mean, we have options.
- Sure. You could all ask for morphine so you can stay in your painless fucking fantasy world where the orchids dance and the company is run by a magical fucking unicorn!
- Fuck your options.

- Ken, I...
- What can I say? It's... I don't know.
- Adrenaline.
- It's just my body.
- Mmm-hmm.
- Hey. I'm glad you're here.
- Yeah. I can tell.

- I would want that if this was my situation, too.
- So, um,
- I'll sniff some stuff for you...
- Just... whatever.
- And if you tell anyone about this,
- I will cut your dick off.
- And don't forget those papers
- I told you to bring.
- And, uh, thank you. Fuck off.

Kendall: But maybe you wouldn't stay his favorite if you gave away the firm.
- Look, we need a statement by 6:30.
- So you just have to think, like, bullshit aside, who do you think, really, dad would prefer?

- Okay, but, um...
- Uh... [Chuckles]
- Gerri, excuse me, but I've always thought of you, and I mean this in the best possible way, as a stone-cold killer bitch.
- Who says you don't know how to flirt?

- Really?
- Yeah. I...
- Yeah.
- It's such a shitshow.
- What is?
- My family.
- Our family.
- Our family.
- Yeah.

- We'll discuss and get back to you.
- No. No discussion.
- I am his next of kin. I am his proxy.
- I am in charge. Thank you.
- Good. Well, we'll move Logan to a suite in Greenberg.
- I'll show you the way.
- I'm sure you have some questions.
- Feel free to ask me on the way up.