PATHOLOGIC 2 — [ 4 / ∞ ]

"I think [Shiv's] painfully lonely. I think she can feel herself being left out by her brothers; I mean, that's what happens when you have three of anything. Something's bound to be left out. And how much of it is Tom wanting her back for real, or wanting the alliance? How much does she care if it's that or the other? I think that's the beauty of the show and the writing, and nothing I would ever want to claim to know the exact intention of. But she actually started it in that room with that kiss, in that room where she's crying. Such creature comfort she's looking for - sex often does swirl around death, like in wartime. But Tom; the beauty of 4.03 with Tom - he was the voice on that phone, and there's something steady about him. And yet this scene, that creature comfort, I really wanted to make that scene feel really sexy and then carry that feeling through into the investor party with 'bitey', which was so electrifying to watch. We talked about them as, like, teenagers at a party; your body's moving in different ways, and then suddenly they're biting each other's arms and so close to each other. That was very spicy for the two of them, actually! And a little - of course it's sadistic, much like their romance can be, but in a way it's the most innocent version. It's like children playing a game rather than some of the more sadistic pillow talk they've had before." - Lorene Scafaria, director of "Living+", on HBO's Succession Podcast