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Succession REACTION 2x3 "Hunting" MARRIED COUPLE REACTION | Breakdown + Review

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alaskan mitch

such an awesome episode! Season 2 just straight bangers. Yeah, Shiv is absolutely insane

NF

I definitely think the shows creators have an ideological lens through which they examine the ultra wealthy elites influence on politics and media but I don’t want to name it. I’d rather watch you two react your way through it without patron comments in mind. But on the topic of a libertarian view, I think Connor announcing himself as a Koch-ish libertarian presidential candidate in this episode offers the opportunity to see the show examine that via him as an avatar for it. Will be fun to see what you make of it.

ATG

I work in journalism (actually sports journalism, which in itself also can have spin, to be honest) — what you're referring to is editorializing within news stories. The problem is, you can present facts, but everyone has his or her own inherent bias and how you choose to present those facts in itself can reveal those. Nothing is perfectly down the middle, but I think trying to get somewhere close is the goal, depending on where you work. News organizations are owned by people or companies that have their own agendas and want to have influence. The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos... but how does that impact their coverage of Amazon? (Rhetorical ha). Even ESPN, although though they cover sports, is partly owned by the NFL as well as Disney. Are they more inclined to present an NFL game on the homepage? If Trump is at a game, how they show his reception or don't could come down to ownership's politics and if they want to be at odds or in favor with the current president. Succession does a good job at showing Logan's reach and how his views impact management's decisions at his own company, as well as his own influence within the country. A guy who can pick up the phone and call the president has a lot of power. In the end, Succession helps tell the story of how a very small group of powerful people often shape the lens through which the world can be viewed.