I’ll tell you what, that crack is really moreish.

This is a good read for fans of the the show. I don’t think the central premise of redefined evil holds up, but it’s a fun read and the analysis of their characters is spot on.

I place it in the category of “cringe humor,” and by that standard it’s more cringey than Seinfeld and curb - especially because of the first person shots. It is a great show! Well worth a watch.

The article refers to the banality of evil in realation to Eichmann. There's actually been quite a bit of historical push back on this assertion, which in some ways has been used to rehabilitate Eichmann's image as a bureaucrat. Eichmann while not the chief architect, was definitely partly responsible for the Holocaust's "success" and actively climbed the nazi hierarchy by finding a niche to fill - exterminating jewish people.

· Lies to a woman about accidentally killing her dog to try to sleep with her (also tries to burn the dog corpse and dispose of it)

If you haven't heard of Peep Show but you enjoyed Succession you should know that Jessie Armstrong, the creator and showrunner of Succession, was previously one half of the Jessie Armstrong and Sam Bain pair responsible for Peep Show.

I find the similarities between the two shows fascinating: in particular the way they both revel in how flawed their central characters are.

> Lies to a woman about stalking her so he can continue running into her in different locations

We've all done that.

So they were the baddies?

On the topic of evil, this sketch from Mitchell and Webb stayed with me for years.

Are we the baddies?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKcmnrE5oY

Every villain is the hero in their own story, after all.