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In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the fifth episode of The Curse on Paramount+/Showtime, “It’s a Good Day.” In this episode, Whitney continues charging headfirst into her misguided plans to help the community. But how do we think it’s all going to go wrong this time around? Is 80 degrees really too hot for the inside of a house? Is Asher just a powder keg waitin...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the fourth episode of The Curse on Paramount+/Showtime, “Under the Big Tree.” This episode is a clear middle chapter, developing some characters and letting a few plotlines simmer before presumably bigger events explode sometime in the future. How well is the Dougie storyline working for us and where do we think it’s heading? Li...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen is joined by writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber Jessie Earl to discuss the first four episodes of  Invincible  season 2, which are streaming right now on Amazon Prime Video: Episode 1 - A Lesson For Your Next Life Episode 2 - I...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the third episode of The Curse on Paramount+/Showtime. This episode ventures out of the land of cringe and into the scary land of sadcringe , requiring several multi-layered performances. How well did we think our main actors pulled off these moments? What do we think this show is trying to say about the impact of well-meaning,...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen is joined by his wife (AKA @joyonapping) to discuss the first four episodes of  The Crown  season 6: Episode 1 - Persona Non Grata Episode 2 - Two Photographs Episode 3 - Dis-Moi Oui Episode 4 - The Aftermath This season fol...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the second episode of  The Curse  on Paramount+/Showtime. This episode maintains the agonizing cringe and awkwardness of the first episode as Asher and Whitney get involved with a local art show. But in what ways is Whitney blundering through this situation that make it so painful? What do we make of Dougie’s backstory...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen is joined by writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber Jessie Earl to discuss the first two episodes of  A Murder at the End of the World , streaming on Hulu: Episode 1 - Homme Fatale Episode 2 - The Silver Doe Brit Marling and Zal Batmang...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the first episode of  The Curse  on Paramount+/Showtime. We’ll be covering this show weekly through January 2024 and we hope you’ll have a chance to join us for it! This show features a core trio of incredible talent (Benny Safdie, Nathan Fielder, and Emma Stone). How did we feel their skills were applied in this episo...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Patrick Klepek and David Chen dive into Loki season 2 episode 6, “Glorious Purpose.” Loki’s finale is not only one of the best episodes of the season but possibly one of the best episodes of the show altogether. How did we feel about the way the show used its time travel mechanics? Where does this season leave all of our beloved characters? What did we think of the...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen is joined by writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber Jessie Earl to discuss the first season of Gen V , streaming on Prime Video. This was a really strong season of television! But how seamless (or not) were the tie-ins to The Boys ? Was Mari...

In this episode of Decoding TV, Dan Gvozden from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast and David Chen dive into Loki season 2 episode 5, “Science/Fiction.” This episode finds Loki dealing with the fallout from the events of last episode and maybe also learning some valuable lessons too. What did we think about how this episode paid off long running threads? What is this show trying to say about the art...

In this bonus episode, Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie currently streaming on Peacock. What is the appeal of this videogame property? Is it possible to take any of these characters seriously? How did the videogame’s lore interact with the story they were trying to tell? And why is this movie so good for society even if we ultimately don’t like it very much?...

In this episode, Patrick Klepek and David Chen dive into Loki season 2 episode 4, “Heart of the TVA.” This episode delivers on the best of what this show has to offer. But is that enough? What are the moments that shocked Patrick and David? How close did that scene come to being rated R? Do we think that the backstories of Renslayer, General Dox, and Victor Timely got quite enough time in the oven...

In this episode, Patrick Klepek and David Chen dive into  Loki  season 2 episode 3, “1893.” This episode sees the return of Ravonna Renslayer and Miss Minutes. But, like, what is Miss Minutes’ deal exactly? Does she have physical properties? Do we care about her quest for a human body? What did we think of Jonathan Major’s performance as Victor Timely? How delightful is it to see Mobius...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen and Sarah Marrs discuss all eight episodes of Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher : Episode 1 - A Midnight Dreary Episode 2 - The Masque of the Red Death Episode 3 - Murder in the Rue Morgue Episode 4 - The Black Cat Episod...

In this episode, Patrick Klepek and David Chen dive into  Loki  season 2 episode 2, “Breaking Brad.” But first: a conversation about  how Marvel has been handling TV , and how that might change moving forward. This episode sees Loki finally reuniting with Sylvie after some adventures apart. But why does it feel like this show is actually two separate shows fighting against each othe...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the entire first season of The Continental: From The World of John Wick , including: Episode 2 - Loyalty to the Master Episode 3 - Theatre of Pain As predicted, the season (series?) finale had action scene a...

In this episode, Patrick Klepek and David Chen dive into Loki ’s season 2 premiere, “Ouroboros” We start by talking about our thoughts about what Loki season 1 did well and where we felt it could’ve improved. Then, it’s time for a full-blown review and recap of the first episode of season 2. We’ve missed the world of the Time Variance Authority! Is there any MCU show that has ever looked better th...

Patrick and David are experimenting with shorter episodes for shows that we still want to check in with but aren’t doing full blown recaps for. In this podcast episode, David and Patrick discuss the final two episodes of  Ahsoka : Episode 7 - Dreams and Madness Episode 8 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Warlord Well, that finale certainly subverted our expectations…but not in a good way necessa...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen is joined by writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber Jessie Earl to discuss the first three episodes of Gen V , a new spin-off series set in the universe of The Boys : Episode 1 - God U. Episode 2 - First Day Episode 3 - #ThinkBrink Gen V is...

This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the first episode of The Continental: From The World of John Wick , “Brothers In Arms.” How well did this show use the universe of the John Wick movies? Was it a good decision to center the entire show aroun...

Enjoying the podcast? Please consider supporting us by becoming a paid member at Decodingtv.com . Patrick and David are experimenting with shorter episodes for shows that we still want to check in with but aren’t doing full blown recaps for. In this podcast episode, David and Patrick discuss the latest two episodes of Ahsoka : Episode 5 - Shadow Warrior Episode 6 - Far, Far Away Our protagonists h...

Support this podcast by becoming a paid member at DecodingTV.com. This Week In Streaming is a show on the Decoding TV podcast feed that covers the most interesting shows available on streaming each week. On this episode, David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss the first three episodes of  One Piece  streaming right now on Netflix: Episode 1 - Romance Dawn Episode 2 - The Man in the Straw H...

Here at Decoding TV, we’re planning to do a series of bonus episodes where Patrick Klepek and David Chen discuss a topic that’s in the news or just something that’s caught our attention recently. The first few of these will be free but eventually they will be exclusive to paid Decoding TV subscribers. (Check out our first episode about MovieTok and film criticism. ) Today we discuss this Vulture p...

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a paid member at decodingtv.com . We’re trying something new this week! Patrick and David are experimenting with a shorter episode format for a show that we still want to check in with but maybe don’t want to do full blown recaps for. In this podcast episode, David and Patrick discuss the latest two episodes of Ahsoka : Episode 3 - Time To Fly Ep...