That night, Shiv arrives at Argestes, and Tom confides in her his fear of becoming the public scapegoat for the cruises scandal, given that he was placed in charge of the documents and ordered the evidence destroyed.
In the middle of the meeting, however, New York Magazine publishes their exposé of the scandal, and Logan and Kendall excuse themselves to assess the situation alongside Shiv, Roman, Gerri and Hugo.
During the panel discussion, the siblings offer conflicting responses to most of the interview questions, and the family becomes indignant when Shiv makes a comment referring to Logan as a "dinosaur" and seemingly suggests that it is time for him to step down from the company.
The conference ends with a roast event hosted by stand-up comedian Zell Simmons, who makes a number of cutting jokes at the Roys regarding the cruises scandal.
However, Cherry Jones, who portrays character Nan Pierce, had a scheduling issue that forced the show to change the filming date for Davis's scenes, allowing him to appear in the episode.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has a rating of 100%, and 9.12/10 score, based on 16 reviews, with the critics' consensus stating, "Everything Logan Roy worked for goes up in smoke when a damaging story about his company breaks in the immensely absorbing, decidedly shocking 'Argestes.
"[11] Noel Murray of The New York Times praised both the lunchtime meeting and the panel discussion scenes as "intense" and called the climax "remarkable" for its multilayered nature.
Collins singled out the "shocking" scene where Logan hits Roman, characterizing it as a "ghostly lapse of control... made worse because it’s a parent abusing a child and no one there will ever call it what it is.