Honeymoon States

It was written by series creator Jesse Armstrong and Lucy Prebble and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and originally aired on HBO on April 16, 2023.

While the siblings reunite, Tom meets with Frank, Karl, and Gerri to discuss who to name interim CEO to the board later that day.

Hugo later pulls Kendall aside and confides that his daughter Juliet sold her Waystar shares prior to news of Logan's death going public.

Frank, Karl and Gerri wish to dismiss the document as illegitimate, noting that Logan's choosing of a successor has no legal force, but decide to tell the siblings.

The family receives word that Jeryd Mencken wants to attend the wake, and conservative donor Ron Petkus[b] makes a toast in Logan's honor; Stewy, Sandi, and her father arrive as well.

Scafaria cited the work of Ingmar Bergman and Eugene O'Neill as inspirations for her approach to the episode, which she likened to an "ensemble play" due to it taking place entirely in a single location.

Hughes called Sarah Snook the episode's "dramatic MVP" and further praised the supporting performances of Hiam Abbass, David Rasche, Peter Friedman and Fisher Stevens.

[8] Scott Tobias of Vulture gave the episode 5 out of 5 stars, calling it "absolutely delicious" and praising Armstrong and Prebble's script for "turn[ing] to simple, elegant devices to serve as a fulcrum for the drama."

Tobias also praised the episode's comedic tone, and singled out Matthew Macfadyen for portraying Tom "reverting back to the humility of courtship rather than the familiarity of a broken marriage" during his talk with Shiv.

Noel Murray of The New York Times called the episode "one of the funniest of the series, filled with quotable lines and sick burns", and praised the ways in which it drew parallels between Kendall and Logan.

[11] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone praised the episode for "trend[ing] back toward black comedy, a mode in which this series operates spectacularly well."