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338 - Ep. 106 - 'Bait' Is a Funny, Fascinating Exploration of Representation (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E13 Sets Up an Explosive Finale)

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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338 - Ep. 106 - 'Bait' Is a Funny, Fascinating Exploration of Representation (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E13 Sets Up an Explosive Finale)

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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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodios

Ep. 106 - 'Bait' Is a Funny, Fascinating Exploration of Representation (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E13 Sets Up an Explosive Finale)

Ep. 105 - 'Invincible' S4 Gets Off to a Great Start (Plus: Things in 'The Pitt' S2E12 Boil Over)

Ep. 104 - What 'The Pitt' S2E11 Has To Say About ICE

Ep. 103 - ‘The Pitt’ S2E10 Is One of Its Gnarliest Episodes Yet (Plus: Linda Cardellini Is Irresistible in 'DTF St. Louis' Ep. 2)

Ep. 102 - Are we DTF with 'DTF St. Louis?' (Plus: ‘The Pitt’ S2E09 and the Importance of Empathy)

Ep. 101 - ‘The Pitt’ S2E08 Asks if You’d Take a 20% Chance of Getting Better for a 1% Chance of Disaster

Ep. 100 - 'The Pitt' S2E07 Shows When Compassion Is Needed The Most

Ep. 99 - 'The Pitt' S2E06 Shows What Happens When Doctors Rely on AI

Ep. 98 - Did 'Fallout' Season 2 Stick the Landing? (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E05 Asks If You Need a Death Doula)

Ep. 97 - Why 'Wonder Man' Might be Marvel's Best TV Show Ever (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E04 Humbles Its Most Arrogant Character)

Ep. 96 - In 'The Pitt' S2E03, Things Are Not As They Seem (Plus: Initial Thoughts on 'Wonder Man')

Ep. 95 - 'The Pitt' S2E02 Tests How Okay You Are With Needles

Bonus Ep: Why 'Heated Rivalry' Is Such a Big Deal (feat. Valentina Vee)

Ep. 94 - 'The Pitt' Season 2 Has So Much Confidence (feat. Sarah Marrs)

Ep. 93 - Unpacking Your Theories and Reactions to Pluribus Season 1 (Plus: 'Fallout' Feels Like It's Spinning Its Wheels So Far)

Bonus Ep: Did the 'Pluribus' Season Finale Stick the Landing?

Ep. 92 - It's Fun to Be Back in the World of 'Fallout' (S2 Premiere) Again. PLUS: Pluribus S1E08 Puts Characters on a Collision Course

Ep. 91 - 'Pluribus' S1E07 Might Be Its Most Effective Episode Yet

Ep. 90 - What 'Pluribus' S1E06 Has In Common with 'Notting Hill'

Bonus Ep: 'Pluribus' S1E05 Makes Us Wonder Where This Show Is Going

Ep. 89 - 'Pluribus' S1E04 Tests the Limits of What's Possible in This World

Ep. 88 - 'Pluribus' S1E03 Opens Up Some Dangerous Possibilities

Ep. 87 - The 'Pluribus' Season Premiere Will Go Down in History

Bonus Ep: 'Slow Horses' Season 5 Was a Blast

Bonus Ep: 'It: Welcome to Derry' Takes Some Big Swings. Is It Enough?

Bonus Ep: 'Gen V' Season 2 Was a Mixed Bag. Can This Show Thrive in a Post-'The Boys' Future?

Bonus Ep: 'Task' Season 1 Delivered the Goods (with Kit Lazer)

Ep. 86 - 'The Chair Company' Reveals The Play-Acting We All Do (Plus: A 'Peacemaker' S2 Post-Mortem)

Ep. 85 - Did 'Peacemaker' Season 2 Stick the Landing?

Ep. 84 - 'The Lowdown' Is a Fun Neo-Noir That Goes Down Easy (Plus: What 'Peacemaker' Has to Say about Nature vs. Nurture)

Bonus Ep: Is 'aka Charlie Sheen' a Good Documentary or Just Image Rehab? (with Christie Bosch)

Ep. 83 - The 'Alien: Earth' Season Finale Was a Disaster (Plus: Peacemaker S2E06 Finally Picks Up the Pace)

Ep. 82 - The Test of a Free Society (Plus: Entering the Endgame of 'Alien: Earth' and 'Peacemaker')

Bonus Ep: Reacting to the 2025 Emmy Awards

Ep. 81 - The Future Where Movies Are Just Disneys (Plus: Breaking Down The Latest 'Alien: Earth' and 'Peacemaker')

Bonus Ep: Unpacking the Shocking Revelations of 'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish' (feat. Christie Bosch)

Ep. 80 - 'Alien: Earth' Ep 5 Is Wildly Entertaining (Plus: What's going On in Peacemaker's Alternate Dimension?)

Ep. 79 - How 'Alien: Earth' Ep 4 Takes Aim at Tech Billionaires (Plus: 'Peacemaker' S2E02 and the Scourge of Bird Blindness)

Bonus Ep: 'Peacemaker' Season 2 Is One of the Most Interesting TV Crossovers Ever

Ep. 78 - 'Alien: Earth' S1E03 and the Infinite Cyborg Sadness

An Interview with the Winner of 'Wings of Voice' on Nathan Fielder's 'The Rehearsal' (feat. Isabella Henao)

Ep. 77 - 'Alien: Earth' Is a Bold, Exciting Direction for the Franchise (with Matt Goldberg)

Bonus Ep: Does 'Untamed' Have Anything Going For It Beyond Its Unique Setting? (with Sarah Marrs)

Ep. 76 - 'Twisted Metal' Season 2 Is One of the Most Juvenile, Goofy Things on TV (Complimentary)

Ep. 75 - 'Smoke' Is Pulpy Fun. Is It Anything More?

Ep. 74 - 'The Bear' Season 4 Is a Return to Form

Bonus Ep: Breaking Down the 2025 Emmy Nominations (with Myles McNutt)

Ep. 73 - 'Squid Game' Season 3 Ends with a Whimper

Bonus Ep: How 'Ironheart' Brings Marvel's Phase 5 to a Close (with Dan Gvozden)

Ep. 72 - 'Ironheart' Is a Mess of Ideas That's (Probably) Not Gonna Come Together