Decoding TV

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David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss everything going on in the world of TV, with recaps and reviews of the most interesting shows on the air.

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Bonus Ep: Ranking Every Episode of 'Black Mirror' Season 7 (with Jessie Earl)
Apr 18, 2025 – 1:09:16
Bonus Ep: Comparing 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Premiere With The Videogame
Apr 17, 2025 – 36:49
Ep. 63 - 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Premiere Presents Intriguing Storytelling Possibilities
Apr 15, 2025 – 1:11:04
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E08 - "Amor Fati"
Apr 7, 2025 – 1:06:02
Bonus Ep: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' Is a Blast (Plus: A Look Back at Robert Altman's 'The Player')
Apr 4, 2025 – 54:27
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E07 - "Killer Instincts"
Mar 31, 2025 – 53:38
Ep. 62 - Why 'Adolescence' Is Essential Viewing (Plus: Your 'Severance' Theories and Reactions)
Mar 28, 2025 – 1:46:54
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E06 - "Denials"
Mar 24, 2025 – 51:55
Ep. 61 - Was The 'Severance' Season 2 Finale a Masterpiece?
Mar 21, 2025 – 1:52:11
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E05 - "Full-Moon Party"
Mar 17, 2025 – 48:41
Ep. 60 - How 'Severance' S2E09 Sets Up The Finale
Mar 14, 2025 – 1:25:28
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E03-E04 - "The Meaning of Dreams" and "Hide or Seek"
Mar 11, 2025 – 51:18
Ep. 59 - 'Daredevil: Born Again' Gets Off to a Rough Start
Mar 7, 2025 – 1:33:43
Ep. 58 - 'Severance' S2E07 Was Mind-Blowing
Feb 28, 2025 – 1:36:45
Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E01-E02 - "Same Spirits, New Forms" and "Special Treatments"
Feb 26, 2025 – 46:26
Ep. 57 - In 'Severance' S2E06, Work Is About Suppressing Your True Self
Feb 21, 2025 – 1:29:05
Ep. 56 - What 'Severance' S2E05 Has To Say About Corporate Culture
Feb 14, 2025 – 1:30:00
Ep. 55 - 'Severance' S2E04: Panic! at the ORTBO
Feb 7, 2025 – 1:23:48
Ep. 54 - 'Severance' S2E03 Goes There
Jan 31, 2025 – 1:41:50
Ep. 53 - 'Severance' S2E02 Takes Us Back to the End of Season 1
Jan 24, 2025 – 1:22:43
Ep. 52 - 'Severance' Season 2 Is Still One of the Best Shows on TV
Jan 17, 2025 – 54:56
Bonus Ep: Did The 'Skeleton Crew' Finale Land The Ship? (Plus: Revisiting the 'Severance' Season 1 Finale)
Jan 16, 2025 – 1:12:29
Ep. 51 - Is It Worth Descending Into 'The Pitt'?
Jan 10, 2025 – 1:40:39
Ep. 50 - 'Squid Game' Season 2 Is a Worthy Follow-Up, But Where's Season 3?
Jan 3, 2025 – 1:49:48
Ep. 49 - 'Squid Game' (Season 2) Returns with a Bang
Dec 26, 2024 – 1:13:55
Bonus Ep: Dune: Prophecy Season 1
Dec 24, 2024 – 53:53
Bonus Ep: Squid Game Season 1 - The First 6 Episodes
Dec 21, 2024 – 33:42
Ep. 48 - What Happens When The Daniels Direct a Star Wars Episode?
Dec 20, 2024 – 58:19
Ep. 47 - 'The Agency' Shows The Human Cost of American Espionage
Dec 13, 2024 – 1:12:50
Bonus Ep: Interior Chinatown Eps 1-3
Dec 9, 2024 – 52:39
Ep. 46 - Is This 'Skeleton Crew' Enough to Make 'Star Wars' Fly Again?
Dec 5, 2024 – 1:31:33
Ep. 45 - Silo Season 2 Can Still Bring the Heat (Tape)
Nov 26, 2024 – 1:02:19
Ep. 44 - The Real Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight Was The Friends We Made Along The Way
Nov 21, 2024 – 1:39:26
Ep. 43 - 'Arcane' Season 2 Is Spectacular (So Far)
Nov 14, 2024 – 1:37:42
Bonus Ep: 'The Penguin' Ep 7 Made Us Contemplate Child Sociopathy
Nov 5, 2024 – 36:52
Ep. 42 - Marvel TV Reaches New Heights With ‘Agatha All Along’s’ Finale
Oct 31, 2024 – 1:36:19
Bonus Ep: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2
Oct 30, 2024 – 1:25:26
Ep. 41 - Patti LuPone Was Remarkable in This Week’s ‘Agatha All Along’
Oct 24, 2024 – 1:26:45
Ep. 40 - 'The Penguin' Just Aired One of the Best TV Episodes of the Year
Oct 17, 2024 – 1:33:55
Bonus Ep: 'Slow Horses' Season 4 Sticks the Landing
Oct 14, 2024 – 1:01:09
Ep. 39 - ‘The Franchise’ Is About The Impossibility of Making Good Art
Oct 10, 2024 – 1:26:28
Ep. 38 - How ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Might Deviate From the Game
Oct 3, 2024 – 1:18:20
Ep. 37 - Did ‘The Penguin’ Waddle Into Our Hearts?
Sep 26, 2024 – 1:23:43
Ep. 36 - Does 'Agatha All Along' Bring Us All Along? (Plus: Emmys Discussion)
Sep 20, 2024 – 1:20:54
Bonus Ep: What 'Chimp Crazy' Can Teach You About Being a Parent
Sep 17, 2024 – 33:05
Ep. 35 - 'Slow Horses' Can Still Deliver The Goods
Sep 12, 2024 – 1:20:15
Ep. 34 - Is Middle-earth Worth Revisiting in 'The Rings of Power' Season 2?
Sep 5, 2024 – 1:28:18
Ep. 33 - 'The Gentlemen' Is 'Entourage' For British Gangsters
Aug 29, 2024 – 1:21:39
Ep. 32 - 'The Acolyte' Cancellation Leaves Star Wars in a Dire Place
Aug 22, 2024 – 1:20:12
Ep. 31 - The Ted Lasso Liminal Space
Aug 15, 2024 – 1:18:25