Retired Janitors of Idaho

It was written by Tony Roche and Susan Soon He Stanton and directed by Kevin Bray, and originally aired on HBO on November 14, 2021.

The episode focuses on the Roys scrambling to broker a deal with Stewy and Sandi during the Waystar RoyCo annual shareholder meeting.

At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, guest stars James Cromwell, Hope Davis and Arian Moayed all received nominations for their performances in the episode.

Logan, struggling to speak and repeatedly needing to urinate, does not answer conclusively, and expresses displeasure at having to navigate around Sandy's terms on the settlement.

Sandi calls Gerri to relay an alternative request: curtailing the Roys' use of private jets, which the family similarly scoffs at.

However, Kendall, aware of the settlement but indignant at being left out of the spotlight, interrupts Karl's speech and makes an impromptu statement voicing support for the victims of the cruises scandal, frustrating the audience and confusing the rest of the company management.

[3] "Retired Janitors of Idaho" received largely positive reviews, with critics praising the episode's tension, humor, and performances (particularly that of Snook), though some felt it a retread of the series' established themes.

Scott Tobias of Vulture gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "nerve-jangling" in its depiction of the Roys jockeying for control of the company.

Tobias praised the "wonderful" subplot involving Greg, and noted how the episode highlighted the Roy siblings' incompetence compared to that of Waystar's senior management.

Travers highlighted the decision to confine all the characters to a single space, praising both the writers for the episode's humor and director Kevin Bray for capturing "an incredible array of outstanding reactions" from the ensemble.

However, Kornhaber praised how the episode depicted the "gravitational heft that America gives particular men, and the chaos that ensues when mortality wobbles them," noting how the outcome of the shareholder meeting was ultimately determined by the "machinations of powerful guys whose ruthlessness seems inversely proportional to their health.