The late, great Valerie Harper shows up as Mamma Mancini! Thomas Calabro directs this episode, which also includes an ever-dumber Kyle, trouble in paradise for Billy and Sam, and a tone-deaf reaction to Craig’s death.
We touch on “The White Lotus,” “Hacks” and “Nobody” again, and discuss the latest “Jeopardy” scandal. Fasten your seatbelts – it’s a bumpy podcast.
Amanda’s got legs…and she knows how to use them! Taylor prods Nick for dirt on Christine, Kyle sleeps in every possible bed he can, Sam has quite an arm on her, Mr. Sterling does not like Peter, Michael has a handful with Amber, and sayonara, Craig.
We review “The Suicide Squad” and “Yellowstone.” We like one and not the other – which do you think is which?
Melrose heads to Desert Storm, plus Michael makes moves and we’re subjected to a silly bait-and-switch.
Karen talks about her time in L.A., plus we discuss “Behind the Attraction” on Disney+, “Shiva Baby,” and “Woodstock 99.”
We find out the fate of Amanda, in case you were worried. And while all of these plotlines need CPR, in more important news, Karen actually traveled to the block!
We talk about Elisabeth Shue’s neat little Emmys hat trick with “The Boys” and “Cobra Kai.” And are they kidding with “A Glitch in the Matrix?”
Taylor and Kyle head to Vegas, Lexi takes in a new houseguest, Billy has a birthday with invisible friends, Charlie comes to visit Connie, Michael finally gets what’s coming to him, and Amanda better watch her back.
Doug ventured out and saw his first show in sixteen months! Hear what he thinks about “Fruma Sarah (Waiting in the Wings).” Plus, we discuss “The Nevers” and “Black Widow,” and what lies ahead for both movie theater and live theatre attendance.
It’s Christmas in July here on the block as Thomas Calabro directs a holiday-themed episode. It’s a mixed bag of heavy-handed scenes and some cute moments that allow the characters to breathe. Plus, a special appearance by Jon Secada (remember him?).
Karen and Doug revisit “Mare of Easttown” and discuss “No Sudden Move.
There’s a whole lot of Lexi going on in this episode. And we say more Coop and less Craig and Connie.
And that’s just in the titles we’re talking about! These include “Kevin Can F**k Himself,” a rare “Ragnarok”/”Loki” pairing, and the women’s soccer doc “LFG.” Happy Fourth of July!
Kyle is utterly vile, and it is character assassination. Will Michael ever learn Megan’s favorite song? Meanwhile, Connie’s MO seems to change horses mid-stream. (“Wag the Dog” throwback included in this podcast!)
We talk about “Thunder Force,” “Luca,” the latest season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and (what else) industry double standards!
Does this episode have the worst wedding ever? Could be. Also, a lot of empowered Kyle stalking off goes an even longer way.
We talk about the movie adaptation of "In the Heights" and the true-crime podcast "To Live and Die in L.A." (Spoiler alert: not everyone lives.)
Eric continues to dangle his indecent proposal in front of Amanda as Kyle's world collapses, Billy has a bachelor party, and someone get Mrs. Shaw away from Wilshire Memorial, STAT!
We touch down on “Cruella,” “Mare of Easttown,” “The Sister,” “Sons of Sam,” classics old (“My Man Godfrey”) and new (“Julie and Julia”) with a soupcon of chat about Meryl Streep.
Is Kimberly Shaw possibly back from the dead…again? This episode gives us some Dynasty-level shenanigans, tan hands, and minions. We also start off with some real-world thoughts. In short: people be crazy.
Spoiler alerts galore here as we re-visit “Hannibal” and discuss “Halston,” “The Woman in the Window,” and “Hacks” – plus Doug calls back to a hidden gem. Good luck finding it!
It took some explaining, but Karen really helps Doug come around (a leeeeeeetle bit) on this episode. But this episode does have Amanda ask Billy (!) for relationship advice and features a Mentos commercial-style ending.
We pay tribute to the 8-year run of “Mom” and discuss the woes of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The Billy-Sam storyline is not what you think – it’s worse! Meanwhile, Taylor takes the fall but gets the upper hand. And speaking of hands, Michael embarks on a new endeavor.
Karen takes a liking to "Hannibal," and Doug reviews "Things Heard & Seen" and "The Mitchells vs. the Machines." Plus: when will you feel comfortable going back to the theater, and what will you see?
Craig gets a surprise visitor, Michael can't shake Taylor, Megan becomes a great sleuth, and Billy goes crabbing.
Actually, there were some good winners at the Oscars! We focus a bit on the blowback and then review the film “Nobody” and the TV shows “Earth to Ned” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
We get dueling monologues with this lazy episode. We also get some consolidated storylines, a black eye for Andrew Shue, some rape-y vibes for Taylor, and an introduction to Lexi Sterling. Plus, postmortem glossies for Kimberly!
We liked everything this week! We re-visit “Nomadland,” talk about the criminally overlooked “Over the Moon,” and discuss “Ted Lasso” and "Frank of Ireland.”
