Decoding TV

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

Bonus Ep: Dept. Q Season 1 (with Sarah Marrs)

Bonus Ep: How Director Dan Trachtenberg Put Together 'Predator: Killer of Killers'

Ep. 71 - 'Predator: Killer of Killers' Is a Thrilling (But Brief) Visit to the Predator Universe

Ep. 70 - 'Mountainhead' Tries to Skewer Billionaire Tech Bros. Does It Succeed? (Plus: 'Rehearsal' and 'Last of Us' Follow-Ups)

Ep. 69 - 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Finale Was a Messy Disappointment (But 'The Rehearsal' Finale Wasn't!)