Hello, and welcome to Still Watching, a weekly television podcast from Vanity Fair.

I'm Joy Press, and I'm Chris Murphy.

We're here to discuss the ninth episode of the HBO series Succession, Church and State.

Like a funeral truce?

Yeah, like today is just about today.

And later on, Alan Ruck, who plays Conner Roy, will be stopping by to talk about Logan's

funeral and what it's like to be the eldest brother in the Roy clan.

But first, a quick recap.

The election results have caused unrest in America, but the Roy children have other concerns.

Today is Logan's funeral.

Here I am, talking loudly about my father.

Don't I perhaps remind you of him, just a little?

Logan's brother makes an unexpected eulogy, and despite pre-greeving Roman jokes.

Kendall steps in and tries to fill the power vacuum left behind.

That magnificent, awful force of him, but my god, I hope it's in me.

Meanwhile, Shiv and Matt's in try to win over Mankin and save the Gojo deal.

Spitballing hair, maybe, an American CEO, will that help make things feel a bit more culturally aligned?

Kendall begins to worry he backed the wrong horse and could lose the company.

We don't want to say bye-bye to a waystar.

We have to get fucking real and fight Shiv at the board.

Oh, and finally, everyone finds out that Shiv's pregnant.

Congratulations.

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