All the Bells Say

"All the Bells Say" is the ninth and final episode of the third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 29th episode overall. It was written by series creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod, and originally aired on HBO on December 12, 2021.

Succession centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch Logan (Brian Cox). The episode is set in Tuscany during the wedding of Caroline Collingwood (Harriet Walter), Roy's ex-wife and the mother of his three youngest children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin), and follows the latter three grappling with their futures amidst Logan's negotiations with GoJo, which stand to determine the fate of Waystar.

"All the Bells Say" received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its writing, performances, and dramatic tension. In particular, Kendall’s confession to Shiv and Roman regarding his part in a young man's death,^[a] and the episode's climax in which the three come together to face their father, were singled out as two of the best scenes in the entire series. Out of the twenty-five Primetime Emmy Award nominations received by Succession for its third season, six specifically went to the episode, more than for any other, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and three acting nominations; it won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Armstrong and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Matthew Macfadyen's performance as Tom Wambsgans.
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