The Best Succession, Season 3, Episode 4 Quotes

- Yeah, hey, so look,
- I think it's pretty obvious what we need to say, so I'm headed straight to Josh's compound.
- Tell Dad, "Meep-Meep!"
- It's from Road Runner.
- ♪ [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

- then everyone starts to carve me out.
- There's a line.
- And--
- Nothing is a line.
- Everything everywhere is always moving forever.
- Get used to it.
- Okay.

Tom: I'll castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat.

Gerri: Roman, could you please put your footwear on?

- Um, okay, we're actually being asked to hold for just one second.
- Okay.
- ♪ [MUSIC SOFTENS]

- They'll send some carts for us.
- Uh...
- You good? You wanna wait here or we can walk up to the...
- You wanna--
- You wanna rest up, old geezer?
- I'm good.
Josh: Good, let's do it.

- Okay?
- You know, I'm all right.
- Take it easy, right here.
- Take it easy. Sit down.
[WINCES] Oh, fuck!
Josh: Okay?
- Yeah.
- Sit down. Sit down.

- I would like you to handle Ravenhead, yeah?
- Sure, I'll talk to him.
- And can you thumb-screw Greg?
- We need him under the Joint Defense.
- Sure.
- I'll check in later, yeah?

Tom: Greg, what do you know about, um, Nero and Sporus?
Greg: Nero and...?
Tom: Sporus, Greg, yeah. Sporus was a young slave boy, he was Nero's favorite. And, uh, do you know what Nero did to him?
Greg: N-Nero and Sporus, I don't -- this is not IP I'm familiar with...
Tom: Well, Nero pushed his wife down the stairs. And, uh, then he had Sporus castrated and he married him instead. And he gave him a ring and he made him dress up like his dead wife.
Greg: Wow, plot twist -- didn't see that coming!
Tom: Yeah, I bought a book on the Romans to read in prison, it's a big book.
Greg: It's a good book?
Tom: It's a decent book, yeah. I'd castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat.

- Well, you're a bit far from your nearest coffee and bagel.
- Yeah.
- Hello? Yes.
- Uh, yes.
- Uh-huh.
Josh: Sure, sure, yes.

- with your father for ten minutes on the tarmac at the other end.
- Just to, you know, agree on approach, flush out any awkwardness.
- I'll let you know.
- Thank you.
- ♪ [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

- Hey, thanks for, uh, coming all this way.
- Oh, not at all.
- I know what it's like.
Josh: Yeah, thanks.
- So...
- Hmm?
- Hello, son.
- Hey, Dad.

- Whoa, hey.
- Easy. Easy, friend.
- All right.
- Let's go.
- You okay, son?
- Some of those drugs you do can make you paranoid.
- Is that right?

- I'll take this one.
- ♪ [MUSIC FADES]
- Um, okay, you're-We're good.
Kendall: Just make sure the rabbit has water.
Jess: Yeah.
- ♪ [TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

- Wow!
- Plot twist!
- Didn't see that coming.
- Yeah, I bought a book on the Romans to read in prison.
- It's a big book.
- Well, is it a good book?
Tom: It's a decent book, yeah.
- I'd castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat.

- Scheduled for five minutes.
- Sc-What is?
- What the fuck?
[SCOFFS] You think they're--
- They think they can fire me?
- No.
- Yeah, okay. All right.
- Hey, guys! I'm gonna need the command pod.
- Can you clear the room?
Greg: Yeah.

- You lost.
- You guys good to keep going?
- 'Cause, uh, I have visitors coming and, um...
- You sure you're okay?
- 'Cause I'm gonna run ahead.
- You go! You go! I'm great.
- I could send a cart.
- Okay.

- See, it's clearly three digits.
Hugo: Hmm.
Roman Roy: I can make out the "R" here.
- But I don't really see--
- Like, does that look like a "K" to you?
Hugo: No, no. We should-No.
- Okay, um...

- Shall I send the cart for you, or shall we walk?
- Sure! Let's walk.
- Good, good. Nice! Love it!
- Fucking King Kong come out to dance with me.
- I'm honored.
- Uh, I'll be right back.

- And you used to stamp all the mail that came into the house?
- Yeah.
- This is a little bit like that.
- Isn't it, Shiv?
- Let's stay civil, Connor.
- I just don't think
- I wanna deal with you, Shiv.
- ♪ [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]