Succession fans bowled over by ‘harrowing’ Tom and Shiv showdown: ‘I may never recover’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Succession fans have said they “may never recover” from the latest episode’s dramatic showdown between Shiv and Tom. Warning: this article contains spoilers During the fight, Tom tells Shiv she has a “f***ing thin” sense of self and wouldn’t be a good mother – not knowing she is in fact pregnant. Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen get ready for those Emmys cause they better be yours!” Another tweeted: “The most sickening thing about the Tom/Shiv fight is how Shiv only called him out for being a social climber but in retaliation he hit her where it hurts the most by calling her broken, incapable of love and too damaged to have children with.” A sixth wrote: “No Tom don’t say that about Shiv! NO TOM NOOO.” A seventh posted: “Every Tom and Shiv scene is more strange and intense than the last and yet I’m always watching with such delight.” Read our full recap of episode seven here.