Halloween may be over, but we extend the spooky season a little longer to talk Stranger Things season two this week on the podcast. What were the tricks and treats of the new season? Are we #TeamJonathan or #TeamSteve? Which kids got a raw deal this time around, and who got long-overdue development? And does anyone care about the adults?
Before we dive back into the Upside Down, however, we have a full week of TV to discuss. First up are the comedy and reality episodes, including the premiere of Mom, a personal Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, strong installments of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and black-ish, and the midseason finale of The Good Place. Then we follow that up with the drama and genre entries, including another powerful Queen Sugar, potent (and perhaps problematic) developments from Supergirl, The Flash, and Arrow, and Star Trek: Discovery’s big time loop episode.
Where’s the line between writers trusting their casts and actors saving underwritten dialogue? Does it really matter, if the scenes still play? Is comedy required and inherent to time loop episodes? And when don’t you need a pantsuit? All of this and more as Noel and Kate break down the latest in TV.
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Spotlight: Stranger Things Season 2 (1:42:52)
Our Week in Comedy and Reality
Mom premiere (18:47)
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (23:57)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (29:32)
black-ish (44:00)
The Good Place (49:58)
Our Week in Reality, Drama, and Genre
Queen Sugar (59:52)
Supergirl (1:13:51)
The Flash (1:22:53)
Arrow (1:26:53)
Star Trek: Discovery (1:30:11)
Music Featured: “I Go to the Zoo” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; “The Little Horses (Lullaby)” by Aaron Copland (arranged from an American folk song likely of African American origin), as performed by Bruce Hubbard and Saint Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Video Discussed: “Let’s Have Intercourse,” performed live by Scott Michael Foster at a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend For Your Consideration event
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There was another person making an accusation against Spacey who was 14 at the time their relationship began, and that account was particularly disturbing even before Spacey entered the pictured.
I think the fact that Singer already had allegations against him is part of the reason it’s less likely to happen now, because those aren’t “news”.
Billy not having the ideal body in the 80s? Are you kidding me. Who was the biggest Wrestling Star in the 80s? And don’t say Ric Flair. Who were the two biggest (literally and figuratively) action movie stars in the 80s. Heck one of them makes an appearance this season. Which is clearly what they were paying homage too with Billy in the season finale.
80s the decade of steroids.