All the Bells Say

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.

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.

During the wedding reception, Roman – noticing odd behavior from Gerri, Kerry and others amid apparent concerns over the GoJo deal – tells an angry Shiv about Matsson's proposal to buy Waystar.

Kendall, overwhelmed, breaks down in tears over his failure as both a father to his children and as a whistleblower against the company, and finally admits his involvement in the waiter's death at Shiv's wedding.

He puts Caroline on the phone, revealing the two renegotiated their divorce agreement to deprive the children of their voting power, effectively leaving them powerless to stop the sale.

"[2] Brian Lowry of CNN compared Logan's decision to sell the company to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, writing: "Although series creator Jesse Armstrong has stressed that Rupert Murdoch and his clan aren't the sole inspiration for the series, it's worth noting that Murdoch made his own stunning deal in 2019 to sell major assets to Disney, retaining control of others.

"[3] Armstrong himself cited AT&T's 2018 acquisition of HBO's parent company WarnerMedia – as well as the preceding AOL Time Warner merger of 2001 – as inspirations for the storyline, while also admitting to the Disney-Murdoch comparison.

[4] The series filmed on location in Italy from June to August 2021 for the final two episodes of the season, primarily in the Tuscan region of Val d'Orcia, as well as several surrounding comuni in the province of Siena.

For the finale, Villa Cetinale in Sovicille was used as Caroline's wedding venue, while the four Roy siblings' "intervention" discussion at the beginning of the episode was filmed at the restaurant La Terrazza del Chiostro in Pienza.

Club gave the episode an A, stating that it "feature[d] Emmy-worthy moments for Jeremy Strong, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook".

[13] Noel Murray of The New York Times felt the episode gained much of its quality from depicting the Roy siblings "in the same space, talking out their problems in person".

[14] Ben Travers of IndieWire particularly praised the episode's twist involving Tom – feeling it a satisfying culmination of his character arc throughout the season – and likened Kendall's confession scene to "watching the three parts of Succession negotiate for space".

[1] Several critics singled out Strong's performance for praise, specifically during the scene where Kendall confesses his role in the fatal car accident from the first season to his siblings.

Sophie Gilbert of The Atlantic, who had previously criticized the first seven episodes of the season for feeling "stuck" in the same character dynamics,[18] declared that the finale was "both brilliant television and a patchwork of things the show has already done".

She wrote: "The show's cyclical nature feels, at this point, like a kind of nihilist acceptance: Late capitalism will always insulate the extraordinarily privileged from real consequences, and so the best we can do is voyeuristically enjoy their misery along the way.

Sepinwall highlighted the episode's balance of comedy and drama, describing the first half as "one delightful comic vignette after another" and praising Nicholas Braun's "sparkling" line delivery, while calling attention to Culkin and Snook's performances opposite Strong during Kendall's confession scene.

[20] Travers wrote: "Therein lies the beauty of Succession Season 3: For all the complaints about it being repetitive... its emotional arcs are incredibly precise, pointed, and harrowing.