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Too Much Birthday. " Too Much Birthday " is the seventh episode of the third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 27th episode overall. It was written by Georgia Pritchett and Tony Roche and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and originally aired on HBO on November 28, 2021.
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"Too Much Birthday" is the seventh episode of the third season of Succession and twenty-seventh of the series overall. It premiered on November 28, 2021 on HBO and HBO Max. It was written by Georgia Pritchett and Tony Roche, and directed by Lorene Scafaria.
At Kendall's lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan.
Waystar's senior management receives good news that the DOJ's investigation will likely end soon. Tom is incredibly relieved to hear that he no longer faces the threat of going to prison, even flipping Greg's desk and sitting on top of filing cabinets. Logan discreetly tells him that he will remember Tom's dedication to him during that time. Lukas Matsson, the CEO of GoJo, declines to meet with Logan personally in regards to an acquisition. Shiv and Roman offer to meet with him later that night at Kendall's 40th birthday party. Logan sends Roman off with a "gift" for Kendall.
Roman, Shiv, and Connor arrive at the party, greeted by an "immersive theater" exhibit of Kendall's mother's birth canal, one of many exhibits. Many high-profile guests are also in attendance. Roman hands Kendall his gift from Logan, which is simply a note that reads "CASH OUT AND F**K OFF." Shiv is upset to learn that Roman is a beneficiary in the buyout agreement but she isn't. Kendall then learns that Roman and Shiv only came to meet with Matsson and, upset, bans them from the VIP area (a giant replica of his childhood treehouse) where Matsson is currently hanging out.
Kendall runs into his ex-wife Rava at the party and she informs him that Waystar has been sending men to harass her and their children, as encouraged by Roman. Rava tells Kendall that the kids handmade him a gift and he frantically searches for it in a huge pile of others. He then becomes embarrassed of the grandiose party and backs out of giving a speech.
Roman, meanwhile, forces himself into the treehouse anyway and speaks with Matsson. Roman suggests that Matsson would never have to have any personal dealings with Logan, who Matsson avidly hates, and also offers to discontinue Waystar's streaming service, which is outdated anyway. Matsson enjoys Roman's offers and says they will revisit the discussion later in the week. Roman, feeling successful, mocks Shiv for being sidelined from the negotiations. Connor is repeatedly asked during the party to take his coat off but refuses, likely solely to be disobedient.
Starring
•Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy (credit only) •Brian Cox as Logan Roy •Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch •Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy •Dagmara Domińczyk as Karolina Novotney •Peter Friedman as Frank Vernon •Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans •Alan Ruck as Connor Roy •J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman •Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy •Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy
Recurring
•Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson •Natalie Gold as Rava Roy •Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Naomi Pierce •Scott Nicholson as Colin •Zoë Winters as Kerry •Jihae as Berry Schneider •Dasha Nekrasova as Comfry
•Greg Hirsch: Well, how'd- how'd you get Shiv? She's out of your league.
Tom Wambsgans: Oh! Testy, Greg!
Greg: Well?
Tom: Well, Greg, I'll tell you. I got a dick the size of a red sequoia and I fuck like a bullet train. Okay? Satisfied?
Greg: Prove it.
Tom: What?
•The title was derived from the Berenstain Bears book "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday", which follows Sister Bear as she becomes overwhelmed and upset at her birthday party.
•Jeremy Strong revealed that he genuinely could not find the box he was searching for when filming the scene in which Kendall searches for the gift from his children.
•The episode was nominated at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for its production design and sound mixing, as well as at the Primetime Emmy Awards for its direction.
•Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin both submitted the episode to support their nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Nov 28, 2021 · Too Much Birthday: Directed by Lorene Scafaria. With Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Dominczyk. At Kendall's lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Lorene Scafaria
- 2021-11-28
Nov 28, 2021 · Too Much Birthday. It’s a relief that Kendall’s 40th-birthday party doesn’t go off as planned because no one could have survived this episode of Succession. No duck-and-cover drill could ...
Nov 29, 2021 · 'Succession' recap: Season 3, Episode 7, 'Too Much Birthday' Roman pushes himself closer to the center of his father's circle, and Kendall's birthday party brings to a head the ugliness that's ...
Nov 29, 2021 · Published Nov. 28, 2021, 9:59 p.m. ET. We’ve suffered weeks of build-up to Kendall’s 40th birthday party, and now that it’s finally here, we can understand what a wild understatement the ...
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