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Decoding TV

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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  1. Ep. 134 - Was ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Worth the Journey? (Plus: ‘VisionQuest’ Might Be One of our Favorite MCU TV Shows) 1:30:46
  2. Ep. 133 - Are We Ready To Get Down with ‘The Lowdown’ Again? (Plus: Reviews of ‘VisionQuest’ Eps 3-4 and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E08) 1:34:01
  3. Bonus Ep: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Brings Chaos and Death 43:00
  4. Ep. 132 - Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ Is a Good Show. But Should It Be Called ‘Carrie’? (Plus: Reviews of the ‘VisionQuest’ Premiere and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E08) 1:33:10
  5. Bonus Ep: ‘Dark Matter’ S2E07 Is About How AI Will Destroy Us All 29:46
  6. Ep. 131 - Did ‘Lanterns’ Stick The Landing? Or Was It a Disaster? (Plus: ‘Dark Matter’ S2E06 Asks How You’d Approach Your Loved Ones) 1:28:10
  7. Ep. 130 - What Does ‘Youth’ Have To Say About Life In Your 50s? (Plus: Reviews of ‘Lanterns’ Ep 7 and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E05) 1:34:15
  8. Ep. 129 - Is The World Ready for a Netflix That’s Just Mid? (Plus: Reviews of ‘Lanterns’ Ep 6 and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E04) 1:36:40
  9. Ep. 128 - Breaking Down the 2026 Emmy Awards with Myles McNutt (Plus: Reviews of ‘Lanterns’ Ep 5 and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E03) 1:42:19
  10. Ep. 127 - Is ‘Lanterns’ S1E04 Its Best Ep Yet? Or Just Extremely Anticlimactic? (Plus: ‘Dark Matter’ S2E02 Feels Like It’s Trying to Do Too Much) 1:30:49
  11. Ep. 126 - ‘Lanterns’ S1E03 Takes a Big Swing. Does It Connect? (Plus: ‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Feels Like a Different Show) 1:28:41
  12. Ep. 125 - ‘Lanterns’ S1E02 Asks a Lot of Its Viewers (Plus: Will the Paramount-Warner Merger Be Good for Movie Theaters?) 1:16:15
  13. Bonus Ep: What Was ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 About, Anyway? 57:05
  14. Ep. 124 - ‘Lanterns’ Is Awesome (Plus: ‘Dark Matter’ S1E09 Opens Up Interesting Possibilities for Season 2) 1:32:41
  15. Ep. 123 - What Makes 'Furious' a Compelling Cat-and-Mouse Show? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E08 Is Audacious and Shocking) 1:10:23
  16. Ep. 122 - Can 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 Capture the Magic of Seasons 1-3? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E07 Is When The Show Gets Real Good) 1:38:25
  17. Ep. 121 - Is Will Ferrell Still a Relevant Comedic Force in 'The Hawk'? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E06 Is About How Power Corrupts) 1:33:28
  18. Bonus Ep: 'Dark Matter' S1E05 And Which Alternate Realities We'd Choose to Visit 43:08
  19. Ep. 120 - Is It Worth Debriefing with 'The Agency' Season 2? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E04 Shows Why It's Hard To Live Someone Else's Life) 1:20:49
  20. Bonus Ep: Breaking Down the 2026 Emmy Nominations (feat. Myles McNutt from Episodic Medium) 1:06:47
  21. Ep. 119 - Are the Secrets of 'Silo' Season 3 Still Worth Exploring? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E03 Is High-Quality Sci-fi Gobbledygook) 1:19:56
  22. Ep. 118 - Is 'The Bear' Season 5 Worth One Final Visit? (Plus: 'Dark Matter' S1E02 Is When The Show Locks In) 1:34:48
  23. Ep. 117 - 'HOTD' Season 3 Still Brings the Spectacle (Plus: We Kick Off Our 'Dark Matter' Season 1 Rewatch!) 1:27:09
  24. Bonus Ep: What Made 'Spider-Noir' Work 24:39
  25. Bonus Ep: Did 'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Stick The Landing? 26:59
  26. Ep. 116 - Does Apple TV's 'Cape Fear' Have Anything New To Say? 1:24:05
  27. Bonus Ep: Netflix's 'Michael Jackson: The Verdict' Was Sorely Needed (feat. Christie Boschman and Alex Biron) 43:15
  28. Bonus Ep: Breaking Down the Ending of 'Half Man' (feat. BJ Colangelo) 48:37
  29. Ep. 115 - Can Nicolas Cage Play a Convincing Spider-Man in 'Spider-Noir'? (Plus: The 'Euphoria' Series Finale Was a Disaster) 1:40:19
  30. Bonus Ep: 'Widow's Bay' Eps. 6-7 Make for a Great Diptych 35:27
  31. Ep. 114 - Why 'The Buroughs' Feels Magical (Plus: The Stupid Decisions of 'Euphoria' S3E07) 1:35:43
  32. Bonus Ep: Did 'The Boys' Series Finale Make Up For Its Lackluster Final Season? 45:59
  33. Ep. 113 - Is Netflix's 'Lord of the Flies' a Worthy Adaptation? (Plus: 'Euphoria' S3E06 Brings the Focus Back to Rue) 1:23:34
  34. Ep. 112 - Why Did 'The Bear' Surprise Drop "Gary"? (Plus: 'Euphoria' S3E05 Is a Sydney Sweeney Showcase) 1:23:49
  35. Ep. 111 - Is 'Widow's Bay' Worth a Visit? (Also: 'Euphoria' S3E04 Was Rough) 1:24:11
  36. Bonus Ep: 'The Boys' S5E05 Has One Excellent Subplot (And Another That Should've Been a Webisode) 23:35
  37. Bonus Ep: Is 'Beef' Season 2 Worth a Second Helping? 49:13
  38. Ep. 110 - 'Half Man' Is Excruciating to Watch. Is It Good? (Plus: 'Euphoria' S3E03 and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Wedding) 1:17:06
  39. Bonus Ep: 'The Boys' S5E04 Was Pure Filler. Is That Bad? 26:57
  40. Ep. 109 - 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Is a Delightful Family Dramedy (Plus: 'Euphoria' S3E02 Brings a Long Awaited Reunion) 1:30:58
  41. Ep. 108 - 'The Pitt' Season 2 Ends with Fireworks (Plus: 'The Boys' Season 5 Predicts Reality Again) 1:52:01
  42. Bonus Ep: 'DTF St. Louis' Was Worth the Journey 33:11
  43. Bonus Ep: 'Euphoria' Season 3 Is Gonna Be Messy 44:02
  44. Ep. 107 - 'The Boys' Season 5 Is Finally Playing for Keeps (PLUS: In 'The Pitt' S2E14, The Past Catches Up) 1:26:31
  45. Ep. 106 - 'Bait' Is a Funny, Fascinating Exploration of Representation (Plus: 'The Pitt' S2E13 Sets Up an Explosive Finale) 1:24:49
  46. Ep. 105 - 'Invincible' S4 Gets Off to a Great Start (Plus: Things in 'The Pitt' S2E12 Boil Over) 1:29:18
  47. Ep. 104 - What 'The Pitt' S2E11 Has To Say About ICE 1:33:57
  48. Ep. 103 - ‘The Pitt’ S2E10 Is One of Its Gnarliest Episodes Yet (Plus: Linda Cardellini Is Irresistible in 'DTF St. Louis' Ep. 2) 1:42:09
  49. Ep. 102 - Are we DTF with 'DTF St. Louis?' (Plus: ‘The Pitt’ S2E09 and the Importance of Empathy) 1:41:30
  50. Ep. 101 - ‘The Pitt’ S2E08 Asks if You’d Take a 20% Chance of Getting Better for a 1% Chance of Disaster 1:28:47