The Prestige TV Podcast

Jo and Rob burn down the haystack to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 5. (0:00) Intro (2:49) Mailbag check-in (8:21) Instant reactions (16:17) Our favorite romantic declarations (24:06) Diana Taverner’s competency (28:23) Damien Cantor and Peter Judd (35:05) Frank Harkness (40:02) Why we love Catherine Standish (41:55) Best spycraft Email us! arsetimethepope@gmail.com or prestigetvpod@spotify...

Jo and Rob crank up the bisexual lighting as they dive into ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 4. (0:00) Intro (5:46) Mailbag check-in (16:11) Putting the plot together (23:57) River and Sid (25:19) Best spycraft (26:39) Worst spycraft (31:49) Jim and Jane (34:38) Coe’s fate (46:17) Showdown at the Shake Shack (1:00:19) Lamb shank of the week (1:07:04) The Ann memorial fray bentos taste test Email us...

Jo and Rob meet at Blake’s grave to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 3. (0:00) Intro (5:57) Revisiting our top-10 lists (13:03) Instant reactions (21:15) Sid’s return (26:41) Louisa’s back! (29:13) What happened to Moira (34:59) Lamb shank of the week (42:29) Best spycraft (44:00) Worst spycraft (45:59) Jim and Jane Email us! arsetimethepope@gmail.com or prestigetvpod@spotify.com Follow us on...

Jo and Rob go dark to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 2. Later, they share their personal top 10 shows of the 21st century, inspired by The New York Times' "100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century" list. (0:00) Intro(3:41) Instant reactions(6:20) Mailbag check-in(25:38) Roddy Ho’s greatest hits (this episode)(28:16) Judd vs. Diana(42:07) Moira’s fate(47:51) The plot so far(56:00) Our favorite...

Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney head back to Slough House to recap the ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 premiere. (0:00) Intro(4:13) Anglophile corner(6:23) James Bond casting news(13:04) Instant reactions(20:38) The best assassin duos(23:20) Best (and worst?) spycraft of the week(24:44) River and his grandfather(28:04) Oliver Nash’s role(31:22) Damien Cantor’s role(43:28) Is Lamb looking out for River?(54:...

In our first (!) Showrunner Special episode, Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin are joined by ‘Chad Powers’ cocreator Michael Waldron to talk about why he’s so interested in centering flawed characters, how writing Season 2 was different from the first, the NIL era of college football, advice for first-time TV writers, and more! (0:00) Intro (3:13) How ‘Chad Powers’ was inspired by ‘Heat’ (5:56) Wh...

Jo and Rob go to the beach to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Furious.’ (0:00) Intro(0:26) Instant reactions(1:08) Mailbag check-in(15:54) Alice confronts Jay Easton(21:02) Emma Easton(26:48) Catherine and Alice(33:50) Catherine’s trauma(44:16) Greek mythology corner(53:29) Will there be a Season 2? Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube chann...

Jo and Rob sound off on karaoke, last meals, and finale fears as they recap the penultimate episode of ‘Furious.’ (00:00) Intro(2:30) Finale fears(5:01) Mailbag check-in(18:59) Nora and Alice(24:58) Marshall’s mom(29:54) Frank Choi vs. Ed vs. the NYPD(33:30) Danny and Alice’s moment(43:18) Nora and Frank(45:07) Alice and Amy(46:20) Karaoke night(48:56) The motel takedown(50:19) Alice and Catherine...

Live from Televerse, Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney look back at the year in TV (so far) by drafting their favorite dramas, comedies, scene stealers, and more. (0:00) Intro (1:00) The rules (3:16) Has this been a good year for TV? (4:50) The draft Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podc...

Jo and Rob break a pen in half to recap the sixth episode of ‘Furious.’ (0:00) Intro (1:04) Instant reactions (9:19) Catherine and Alice meet (16:02) The big reveal (23:25) Systems at play (36:11) Nora and Ed’s confrontation (38:49) “Waiting for Godot” (47:00) The shower showdown Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full e...

Jo and Rob run a targeted search to recap the fifth episode of ‘Furious.’ ⁠Click here to get tickets for our live show at Televerse!⁠ (0:00) Intro (2:10) Instant reactions (11:00) Mailbag check-in (23:19) Character parallels (32:28) Alice and Marshall (38:21) Campbell Scott! Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episod...

Joanna Robinson is joined by Yasi Salek to recap the first four episodes of ‘Furious,’ a Hulu crime thriller starring Emmy Rossum. Click here to get tickets for our live show at Televerse! (0:00) Intro (3:23) The score and needle drops (11:28) How the characters are portrayed (14:55) The story so far (17:49) Lola Petticrew’s performance (23:58) Casting the men (38:52) The complicated nature of the...

Jo and Rob break free to recap the finale of ‘Cape Fear.’ Intro (0:00)Instant reactions (3:27)The Cady family cookout (7:04)The Bowdens (24:51)Max’s mock trial (30:04)The ending (37:14)The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard! (43:17) Email us! thinkofababycarrot@gmail.com or prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV P...

Jo and Rob get down in the swamp for the penultimate episode of ‘Cape Fear.’ Intro (0:00)Mailbag check-in (2:08)What is going on with Anna? (5:47)Tom’s burner phone (9:17)Timeline (11:07)Cady family showdown (12:29)Max’s hospital stay (14:42)The biscuit incident (17:31)Crystal and Anna (23:31)Max’s play on Tom (32:00)Max and Noa (34:07)The boat (35:48)What’s left for Zack? (39:19)Finale hopes (40:...

Jo and Rob dive into the deep end as they break down Episode 8 of 'Cape Fear.' Intro (0:00)Anna’s free? (2:12)Mailbag check-in (4:08)Therapy hour with Zack (12:37)Natalie and the pool (15:30)The shooting (19:15)Natalie and Nevaeh (21:03)Noa and Anna (23:05)Detective Grayson (23:48)Anna’s shitty dad (26:56)Anna and Max’s kiss (29:40)Tom and Anna’s prison scene (32:44)What is this show about? (35:33...

Jo and Rob unlock the safe to recap the seventh episode of ‘Cape Fear.’ Intro (0:00) "Mongrel" (1:52)RIP Ray (3:31)Scopolamine Watch (6:03)Zack’s Possession (9:15)Color Call Out (12:40)Max Cady Never Misses (13:57)Unhinged Line Reads (15:40)Paul (17:05)The Car Ride (20:30)Max Cady Goes Home (27:00)Creepy Luke (30:05)The Boat (32:01)Natalie’s Baptism (39:06)Planting the Drugs (41:41)Episode MVP (46...

Jo and Rob take a trip to recap the sixth episode of ‘Cape Fear.’ (0:00) Intro (2:56) Mailbag check-in (7:54) The black-and-white flashback (14:14) What’s happening with Zack? (17:30) New characters (21:43) Max Cady (34:20) Macrodosin’ (52:30) There’s something in the walls (58:25) The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard! Email us! thinkofababycarrot@gmail.com or prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTo...

Van and Charles keep the volume down to recap the final four episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 5. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Instant reactions (7:25) Carmy’s ending (9:40) Marcus and Syd (16:15) Did the series run for one season too long? (22:29) The lasting legacy of ‘The Bear’ (26:45) The Claire of it all (30:41) Did the show get it right in the series finale? Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on...

Jo and Rob recap Episode 5 of 'Cape Fear,' where "weirder than last week" seems to be the guiding principle. Intro (0:00)Mailbag check-in (1:42)‘Faith’ (9:37)Anna and Naveah (15:03)Color coding (20:31)Juliette Lewis (22:12)Paul Schneider (26:37)Lexi and Tom (30:34) Natalie’s drinking problem (33:38)The Zack of it all (36:50)Ollie (48:17)Too dumb to live (49:53)The footage (52:22)Ray and Anna (56:1...

Van Lathan and Charles Holmes plug the drain to recap the first four episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 5. (0:00) Intro (1:03) Previously on … (7:57) Instant reactions (15:33) Is Carmy better off without The Bear? (20:54) Syd as a leader (22:14) Why Richie is such a fascinating character this season (24:31) Has ‘The Bear’ become more prickly? (31:57) The restaurant’s existential crisis (35:29) The lack...

Jo and Rob stop by the pop-up to recap the fourth episode of ‘Cape Fear.’ (0:00) Intro (3:49) Mailbag check-in (16:26) Santería Watch (23:31) Max and Tom (27:21) Anna and the mystery woman (35:58) The Bowden kids (48:55) Our Natalie theory (54:49) Awards (01:01:34) The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard! Email us! thinkofababycarrot@gmail.com or prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to t...

Jo and Rob accept their fate to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Widow’s Bay.’ (0:00) Intro (3:49) How the message got lost (6:40) The rules (11:26) The trolley problem: Ruth and Tom (24:10) Bechir’s role (26:19) ‘Lost’ references (28:47) The teens (31:39) What’s next? Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘Th...

Jo and Rob wait out the storm to recap the third episode of ‘Cape Fear.’ (0:00) Intro (3:35) The big reveal (14:14) Witch stuff (18:44) What is the show trying to say? (21:54) Max and Anna’s connection (29:06) Lexi and Tom (38:02) (Bad) Parent Corner (40:09) Cape Fear River (44:12) AngelX (01:02:24) Our very own conspiracy board! Email us! thinkofababycarrot@gmail.com or prestigetv@spotify.com Fol...

Jo and Rob shelter in place to recap the ninth episode of ‘Widow’s Bay.’ (0:00) Intro (4:15) Mailbag check-in (26:20) Let Rosemary cook (32:25) Parallels to Stephen King’s ‘Storm of the Century’ (44:46) Finale predictions Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Follow us on IG and TikTok! Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast’ and so much more! Host...

Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney use a complex string of emoji to recap the two-episode premiere of 'Cape Fear,' an Apple TV crime thriller starring Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. (0:00) Intro (4:24) Source Material (11:40) Should This Be a TV Show? (25:44) Max Cady (29:26) Anna Bowden (33:56) Tom Bowden (36:18) Zack Bowden (43:14) Natalie Bowden (47:50) Loose Ends Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Fo...