Summary: Kendall is doing a new business venture and meets with girls and gets a deal. Stewy convinces Roman to move Tom's bachelor party to a nightclub so he can meet with Sandy Furness. Roman agrees and takes all the guys there. Greg meets with Logan who asks him to make sure Kendall doesn't overdose. Tom tries to get the stones to have sex but keeps anxiously calling Shiv, who is working with Gil. The suicide of Gil's wife is exploited by Logan on TV. Shiv later meets with Logan who tries to buy her off. Shiv refuses and Logan threatens her and later pulls out of attending her wedding. At the nightclub, Tom eventually gets with a girl and Greg ends up doing drugs to stop Kendall from doing them. Kendall meets Stewy and meets with Sandy who is looking to buy his share. Kendall refuses but ultimately decides to partner with Sandy to take down his father. His personal business venture fails and Kendall tells Frank to tear down the girls by spreading rumours.
The Good: This is possibly the funniest episode yet, thanks mostly to Tom and Greg as usual. The nightclub setting is a fun location for engaging dealings to occur, but it's Greg and Tom on their own adventures who delight the most. Greg is hyper-focused on his one job to protect Kendall, and it's really fun to watch his snort coke and regret everything while trying to accomplish his mission. Meanwhile Tom's overthinking is consistently hilarious, and he steals the show with some fantastic scenes where he described finally getting sexually active only to reveal he swallowed his own load, and another great moment as he celebrates the sight of Greg doing cocaine. These two characters are always amusing to watch, and they allow me to still engage with the show in spite of how fundamentally unlikeable the characters are. Connor is closely behind them in terms of comedy, and he has some great moments in this episode, particularly his 9/11 questions and the fact that he seems to tell every girl he sees "I love you". I imagine there's probably some trauma hidden behind this, but for now it's amusing to watch. On the plot side of things, there are interesting dealings happening here as Kendall meets with Stewy and Sandy to form an uneasy alliance. I feel for Roman in all of this because he thinks he's the top dog here, when really he is being used by Stewy to get to Kendall. It's sad to see Roman sabotage Tom's bachelor party only to get absolutely nothing out of it since Kendall was Sandy's goal, never Roman. Back to Kendall, he had a solid story setting up his decision to ally with Sandy. We see Kendall trying a separate business venture, and he's surprisingly good at this stuff. He was dire while working at Waystar Royco, but he seems to be enjoying himself more in this new role. Unfortunately for him, the Roy name haunts him and is preventing him from ever truly succeeding with this new job. So Kendall embraces the Roy within him by annihilating the girls he was just working with using tactics eerily similar to Logan, and he decides to screw over his family and find another way to inherit the company. This story was told solidly, and watching some backroom business deals get made is always intriguing to watch. Shiv is growing on me, especially with how she has the courage to act out against her father, something her brothers entirely lack. Shiv impressively sees through Logan's flattery and is able to get to the heart of their meeting. Logan is perturbed by Gil Eavis and is actively trying to shut him down, and that means he has to deal with Shiv as well. But Shiv calls him out, and it looks like Logan has gone with a more sinister plan B to take her down by potentially revealing her affair, which doesn't bode well (see: The Unknown). Shiv can feel the pressure too, as she goes from happily having sex with Nate to having a quiet night with him, clearly unnerved by what has happened. It can be easy to feel bad for Shiv considering her situation and the strength she shows, but it's important to remember that she is cheating on Tom and doesn't feel bad about it, and she's no better than the rest of her scum family. Perhaps it's a weakness of this show that its characters are difficult to root for, but at the very least they are all proving to be complicated in their own ways. Lastly, I'll praise the use of setting in this show. Every episode in this first season has had a different central location, and this allows every episode to feel fresh, unique, and visually cinematic. There are some lovely shots here and the night club setting is used effectively. Add on the uniqueness of Austerlitz in the previous episode, and I've been very impressed by the visual style in this show. The Bad: This episode is funny and has good plot progression, but it doesn't do enough to prevent it from feeling like a transitional episode setting up Kendall's next moves against his father. There are plenty of things to enjoy here, but it never feels like we're watching particularly meaningful television. The Unknown: How will Kendall's alliance with Sandy go? Will they be able to bring down Logan together? Will Kendall be able to commit? Will Sandy stick to the alliance or betray Kendall? Why did Logan tell Greg to take care of Kendall? What was the motivation behind that? Why Greg? Why is Logan looking out for Kendall now? Why is Greg looking for a lateral shift? Is he really so perturbed by Tom, or is there more to this? What does Logan know about Shiv? Does he know about her affair? Is he planning on revealing her affair at her wedding? Why isn't he going to the wedding now? What's his plan? Will Roman realize that Sandy is not actually interested in their dealings? Or is he not going to pick up on it? Best Moment: Tom telling the story about how he swallowed his own load really made me laugh. This was the most hilariously fitting way that Tom's misadventures could have ended. What a goofball. Character of the Episode: Tom. Conclusion: This was a unique and funny episode. While there isn't much outright special about it, I had fun watching this. Score: 64
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