It is painful to remember. I'm not sure I ever recovered from 2016. The disillusionment, the fear, the loneliness -- the morning the results were in, I walked to my mailbox feeling like the world actually looked ever so slightly different, the light, the trees, the asphalt. I felt shaken. It's really amazing how a well-written and well-acted television drama can re-evoke some of that feeling. Kudos to all who created it. Because as Shiv says, "Things do happen." As far as characters, it is crystal clear that Shiv is the only one with real liberal leanings. Roman, who I had grown fond of, is truly a monster unleashed from his father's presence. And Kendall? Dissociated and confused. Susan Bordo recommended a podcast that I did listen to yesterday - with the writer and consultants. They'd been through real elections. Was it realistic? They were asked. "Yes." Maybe not the station head "making the call," but mostly everything else! It's painful, but important to remember. Trauma causes helplessness and numbing. The Succession episode broke through that. Briefly. That the boy/king is running again and gaining media coverage is horrifying to me. Anyway, I looked forward to this piece because as I felt when I first read "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton," I knew Susan Bordo would break it all down for me as she did then.
It is painful to remember. I'm not sure I ever recovered from 2016. The disillusionment, the fear, the loneliness -- the morning the results were in, I walked to my mailbox feeling like the world actually looked ever so slightly different, the light, the trees, the asphalt. I felt shaken. It's really amazing how a well-written and well-acted television drama can re-evoke some of that feeling. Kudos to all who created it. Because as Shiv says, "Things do happen." As far as characters, it is crystal clear that Shiv is the only one with real liberal leanings. Roman, who I had grown fond of, is truly a monster unleashed from his father's presence. And Kendall? Dissociated and confused. Susan Bordo recommended a podcast that I did listen to yesterday - with the writer and consultants. They'd been through real elections. Was it realistic? They were asked. "Yes." Maybe not the station head "making the call," but mostly everything else! It's painful, but important to remember. Trauma causes helplessness and numbing. The Succession episode broke through that. Briefly. That the boy/king is running again and gaining media coverage is horrifying to me. Anyway, I looked forward to this piece because as I felt when I first read "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton," I knew Susan Bordo would break it all down for me as she did then.
Thank you. Your description of your experience and your impressions of the show have added tremendously to the original piece!