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

Squid Game Season 3 Hits a Dead End for Its Characters (Spoiler Review)

Squid Game Season 3 Review: Netflix Makes the Same Mistake as the Doomed Players

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

Ironheart S1E01-03 Review | "Take Me Home," "Will the Real Natalie Please Stand Up?" "We in Danger, Girl"

Behind the Spectacular Fight Scenes of 'Predator: Killer of Killers' with Director Dan Trachtenberg

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)

Bonus Ep: The Legacy of 'The Last of Us' Season 2

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

'The Last of Us' S2E07 Review | "Convergence"

Bonus Ep: Andor Season 2 Post-Mortem (with Patrick Willems)

Bonus Ep: In the Game, You're There to Luxuriate

Ep. 68 - 'The Last of Us' S2E06 Might Be Its Best Episode Ever

'The Last of Us' S2E06 Review | "The Price"

Bonus Ep: The Cruelty of Ellie

'Murderbot' Season 1 Review: Paul and Chris Weitz's Tepid Dark Comedy Is Too Mechanical

Bonus Ep: Andor Season 2 Eps 10-12 (with Patrick Willems)

Andor S2E10-12 Review | "Make It Stop," "Who Else Knows?" "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"

Ep. 67 - In 'The Last of Us' S2E05, Fear Leads to Anger and Anger Leads to Hate

The Last of Us S2E05 Review | "Feel Her Love"

Bonus Ep: Comparing Ellie's Reveal to Dina in 'The Last of Us'

Bonus Ep: Andor Season 2 Eps 7-9 (with Patrick Willems)

Andor S2E07-09 Review | "Messenger," "Who Are You?" "Welcome to the Rebellion"

Ep. 66 - Why 'The Rehearsal' Had Us Screaming At Our TV (Plus: 'The Last of Us' Hits Seattle)

The Last of Us S2E04 Review | "Day One"

Bonus Ep: Why ‘The Last of Us’ TV Show May End Up Being Better than the Game

Bonus Ep: Andor Season 2 Eps 4-6 (with Patrick Willems)

Andor S2E04-06 Review | "Ever Been to Ghorman?" "I Have Friends Everywhere," "What a Festive Evening"

Ep. 65 - 'The Last of Us' S2E03 Is the Calm Before the Storm

The Last of Us S2E03 Review | “The Path”

Bonus Ep: Why We Aren't Big Fans of 'The Last of Us Part II' Videogame and Comparing Abby's Big Scene

Bonus Ep: Our Favorite Characters and Subplots in 'The Pitt' Season 1

Bonus Ep: Andor Season 2 Eps 1-3 (with Patrick Willems)

Andor S2E01-03 Review | "One Year Later," "Sagrona Teema," "Harvest"

Ep. 64 - Is 'The Rehearsal' Season 2 Another Masterpiece? (Also: Reacting to This Week's 'The Last of Us' Ep)

'Andor' Season 2 Is One of the Most Ambitious Works of Sci-Fi Storytelling Ever (David's Quick Take)

The Last of Us S2E02 Review | “Through the Valley”

Bonus Ep: Ranking Every Episode of 'Black Mirror' Season 7 (with Jessie Earl)

Bonus Ep: Comparing 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Premiere With The Videogame

Ep. 63 - 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Premiere Presents Intriguing Storytelling Possibilities

The Last of Us S2E01 Review | “Future Days”

Written Recaps/Reviews Are Coming to Decoding TV, Starting with 'The Last of Us' Season 2

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E08 - "Amor Fati"

Bonus Ep: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' Is a Blast (Plus: A Look Back at Robert Altman's 'The Player')

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E07 - "Killer Instincts"

Ep. 62 - Why 'Adolescence' Is Essential Viewing (Plus: Your 'Severance' Theories and Reactions)

Bonus Ep: 'Invincible' Season 3 Delivers More of What Makes The Show Great

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E06 - "Denials"

Ep. 61 - Was The 'Severance' Season 2 Finale a Masterpiece?

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E05 - "Full-Moon Party"

Ep. 60 - How 'Severance' S2E09 Sets Up The Finale

Love Is Blind S8 Finale & Reunion - The Limits of Midwestern Nice

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E03-E04 - "The Meaning of Dreams" and "Hide or Seek"

Ep. 59 - 'Daredevil: Born Again' Gets Off to a Rough Start

Love Is Blind S8 Eps 10-12 - Minneapolis Should Ask for a Refund

Ep. 58 - 'Severance' S2E07 Was Mind-Blowing

Bonus Ep: The White Lotus S3E01-E02 - "Same Spirits, New Forms" and "Special Treatments"

Love Is Blind S8 Eps 7-9 - Fam Jam

Ep. 57 - In 'Severance' S2E06, Work Is About Suppressing Your True Self

Love Is Blind S8 Eps 1-6 - The Monkey's Paw Season

Ep. 56 - What 'Severance' S2E05 Has To Say About Corporate Culture

Ep. 55 - 'Severance' S2E04: Panic! at the ORTBO

Bonus Ep: 'The Agency' Season 1 Was Great, Then It Wasn't Great, Then It Was Great Again

Ep. 54 - 'Severance' S2E03 Goes There

Ep. 53 - 'Severance' S2E02 Takes Us Back to the End of Season 1

Ep. 52 - 'Severance' Season 2 Is Still One of the Best Shows on TV

Bonus Ep: Did The 'Skeleton Crew' Finale Land The Ship? (Plus: Revisiting the 'Severance' Season 1 Finale)

Ep. 51 - Is It Worth Descending Into 'The Pitt'?

Ep. 50 - 'Squid Game' Season 2 Is a Worthy Follow-Up, But Where's Season 3?