MW03 said:

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They still have to buy Pierce, right?

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Vibe? It seemed very clear to me.

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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For some reason I get the feeling that Mattson gets wind of the sibs wanting Pierce, buys them to spite the Roys, kills the deal, and Waystar stock tanks, leaving all siblings on their ass in the final episode.

I know they're all ****ty human beings, but I kinda want to see at least one of them "win". And right now it feels like a slow moving car crash where everything falls apart for them.

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2. Shiv actually draws a line with ATN and Mencken.
In somewhat unsurprising but highly problematic news, far-right, white supremacist, populist Congressman Jeryd Mencken (you know, the one who bonded with Roman over...gulag jokes) is found to have a "direct line" to ATN. As Shiv tells Kendall and Roman, "They're dialed in on editorial morning conference," which would completely blow ATN's credibility, as sensationalist and problematic as it already is. "Even Dad had a line," Shiv says incredulously when Roman refers to this set-up as a "mutual back scratch."

Shiv has opposed the Roys' backing of presidential hopeful Mencken since Season 3, warning Logan, "Mencken is an integralist, nativist ****head. He's toxic. He's 'Medicare for all, abortions for none.'" Later in the episode, it seems Shiv wants to exercise control at ATN after the huge offer from Matsson to acquire it with Waystar Royco. Talking to Tom in the private jet, Shiv seems to suggest ATN's senior news division head Cyd Peach (Jeannie Berlin) will be soon without a job, and Mencken without a direct line.

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Teddy Perkins said:

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Matsson clearly outplayed the Royboys. He snuffed out their attempt to tank the deal, went around them, and is going to get the whole enchilada. After Matsson's convo with Shiv, he learned a bump on his offer would get it done. Shiv scored points during the convo and will be kept on after the acquisition and the Royboys are going to be left floundering - rich, but without a company a steer. I don't see how the deal could fall apart at this point unless that issue Shiv flagged about Mencken having a direct line to ATN comes into play, but even then that doesn't seem to be big enough to kill the deal.

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jackie childs said:

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Teddy Perkins said:

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Matsson clearly outplayed the Royboys. He snuffed out their attempt to tank the deal, went around them, and is going to get the whole enchilada. After Matsson's convo with Shiv, he learned a bump on his offer would get it done. Shiv scored points during the convo and will be kept on after the acquisition and the Royboys are going to be left floundering - rich, but without a company a steer. I don't see how the deal could fall apart at this point unless that issue Shiv flagged about Mencken having a direct line to ATN comes into play, but even then that doesn't seem to be big enough to kill the deal.

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you don't think sharing details about the frozen blood bricks could cause the deal to fall apart? especially a deal that's 50/50 cash/stock?

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Teddy Perkins said:

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jackie childs said:

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you don't think sharing details about the frozen blood bricks could cause the deal to fall apart? especially a deal that's 50/50 cash/stock?

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Not a deal this big. No one would bat at an eye at an eccentric weirdo tech CEO, blood bricks or not, at the price he is paying. If the money is good, that's all that matters.

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Jim01 said:

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Madsen is maybe my favorite character. The beginning of the episode all I could think was "didn't they just show how the stock tanked after Logan's death? How are they going to ask for more money?" and Madsen didn't waste a beat for calling them out. Everything he said to them the entire episode was DEAD on. It was the perfect example of Logan's boys not being "serious people" and Madsen absolutely being serious. Weird, but serious.

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PatAg said:

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Jim01 said:

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Madsen is maybe my favorite character. The beginning of the episode all I could think was "didn't they just show how the stock tanked after Logan's death? How are they going to ask for more money?" and Madsen didn't waste a beat for calling them out. Everything he said to them the entire episode was DEAD on. It was the perfect example of Logan's boys not being "serious people" and Madsen absolutely being serious. Weird, but serious.

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They did have prepared answers for it, though

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