Succession season 3 finale reactions: Has Tom Wambsgans been playing 3-D chess this entire time?
Succession went out, as it always does, with a bang this season. Kendall (Jeremy Strong) made a stunning confession to Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin). Logan (Brian Cox) revealed himself to be even more cruel and manipulative than we thought, which is saying a lot. And Tom (Matthew MacFayden) may have finally proved himself to be good, or bad, enough for Shiv. (Read our recap here.)
Fuck off and godbless. #successionhbo pic.twitter.com/2sUzzvGI2y
— HBO Max (@hbomax) December 13, 2021
"It is an astonishing ending," Brian Cox told ET. "And it shows where the power lies in the family—and it's not necessarily where you think it lies either. So, that's the great thing about the ending."
Jeremy Strong, praising the vision of show creator Jesse Armstrong, agreed, saying it was an "incredibly profound way to end this season."
Twitter weighed in on the explosive ending. Some worried aloud for Tom's safety because...well, it's Shiv:
sarah snook's acting in this moment. the look says so much and not a single word is needed. oh boy, shiv is going to murder tom #succession pic.twitter.com/mvMtWabM6H
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) December 13, 2021
While some pointed out that Tom warned y'all:
three episodes ago pic.twitter.com/Jjcq0xz1Gq
— Frazier Tharpe II (@The_SummerMan) December 13, 2021
A couple of times:
incredible https://t.co/0G1wQw7gof
— ilana kaplan (@lanikaps) December 13, 2021
But wasn't Shiv kind of to blame for this betrayal in the first place?
And THAT’S why you’re even a tiny bit nice to your husband when he’s worried about prison #succession
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) December 13, 2021
And wasn't Wambsgans just finally standing up for himself?
Not gonna lie, I'm proud of Tom. #Succession
— McKenzie Jean-Philippe (@McKenzie_JP) December 13, 2021
Meanwhile, the most loving and stable relationship of this season became very apparent to everyone:
Are we acknowledging the capital L Love Tom has for Greg?? #Succession
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) December 13, 2021
To sum things up:
#Succession S3 episode 9 in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/TDMTGt4u0q
— Carli "Not Actual Gameplay" Velocci (@velocciraptor) December 13, 2021
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