This Is Not for Tears

"**This Is Not for Tears**"
"This Is Not for Tears"
Succession episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 10
Directed by	Mark Mylod
Written by	Jesse Armstrong
Original air date	October 13, 2019
Running time	74 minutes
Guest appearances
	Danny Huston as Jamie Laird; Eric Bogosian as Senator Gil Eavis; Justine Lupe as Willa; Fisher Stevens as Hugo Baker; Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Naomi Pierce; David Rasche as Karl; Angus Wright as Philippe Layton; Ashley Zukerman as Nate Sofrelli; Victor Slezak as Senator Roberts; Juliana Canfield as Jess Jordan;
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"This Is Not for Tears" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 20th episode overall. It was written by series creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod, and originally aired on HBO on October 13, 2019.

In the episode, the Roys attempt to decide who to sacrifice as a public scapegoat in the fallout of a sexual misconduct scandal that has put the future of the company in jeopardy.

"This Is Not For Tears" received universal critical acclaim, with many critics and fans regarding it as the show's best episode and the episode that made Succession a cultural phenomenon. Out of the eighteen Primetime Emmy Award nominations received by the show for its second season, eight were specifically for the episode, which won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Armstrong and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Jeremy Strong's performance as Kendall Roy.