The third season of Succession is almost upon us, and to celebrate, all the stars of the wildly popular HBO show convened at the American Museum of Natural History on Wednesday (where, as always, it was bizarre to see them getting along instead of having capitalist power struggles with one another). I had quite a few thoughts, looking at photos from the event; find all of them below.
First of all, why was I not invited? I am very famous.
This party looks nice and all, but I don’t think it rivals the time my friend Maya used her Twitter clout to get California Pizza Kitchen to cater our season-two watch party at my old apartment in Brooklyn. That, friends, was true luxury.
Sorry to sound indelicate, but...Sarah Snook, a.k.a. Shiv Roy, please drive a U-Haul over me at your earliest convenience.
Are Brian Cox and his wife wearing “F*ck Off” masks?
Yep, confirmed. They are. What better tribute to Logan Roy could there possibly be?
- I swear before the Lord, I thought Jeremy Strong was topless.
I now see that he’s just wearing a tan T-shirt under a suit jacket, but honestly, I prefer the idea that Strong was giving us full chest.
Cousin Greg, a.k.a. Nicholas Braun—a.k.a. the owner of Ray’s, a fun, if ever-so-slightly pricey bar I once went to on a meh first date—is really embracing facial hair, and I don’t know how to feel about it.
Actually, I thought about it, and I’ve decided I like it. Who am I to dictate what an up-and-coming young star can do with his chin?
I’m trying really hard to think of a way to insert a “you can’t make a Tomlette without breaking a few Greggs” reference here, but after 20 minutes of thought, I’m still at a loss. Anyway, here’s Tom, a.k.a. Matthew Macfadyen, smizing cutely:
Oh, my God, Fran Lebowitz was there? Now I’m even more furious that I didn’t get invited.
I am so in love with this candid-feeling picture of Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) cracking up mid red-carpet photo opp:
Props to Smith-Cameron on that sparkly standout of a dress!
Seriously, I would trade any possession I own to hang out with these two for 20 minutes.
I’m just now realizing that Culkin and Smith-Cameron probably don’t want any of my possessions, but hey, if you two are reading this and I can interest you in a six-year-old MacBook Pro or a rusted-out road bike, let me know.
For that matter, Sarah Snook, if you’re reading this, my DMs are open.
Is it October 17 (a.k.a. the season-three premiere date) yet?