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Successions season-two finaledid not disappoint.
In an episode chock-full of memorable moments, theres one detail that piqued my interest.
As readers, were often drawn to books that can explain or guide our own experiences.
Its both critically and publicly acclaimed, so why would Shiv feel otherwise?
First, theres the money factor.
Frances self-identifies as a Marxist, having little desire for money beyond the basic necessities.
Shes morbidly fascinated by the lives of her new wealthy cohort, but openly judges their bourgeois lifestyle.
Perhaps more important than Francess feelings on money is that she lacks ambition.
Shed have no patience for a young woman lacking the drive to stake out her place in the world.
Then theres the marriage itself.
Frances and Nicks affair is shrouded in secrecy, a far cry from the open arrangement Shiv craves.
Conversations With Friendscertainly makes sense for the moment, but Shiv would have quit 50 pages in.
Just a few suggestions once she puts downConversations With Friends.
