Ethan and Talia discuss episode 3 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Connor’s Wedding. The vicarious shock of seeing Logan’s death in real time; mourning the loss of Brian Cox the actor in this series as well as his character; and the brilliance of a show that manages to make this kind of tonal change mid-season.
Ethan and Talia discuss episode 2 of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: Rehearsal. Is Logan really showing a caring side towards his children, or still manipulating them, or actually both at the same time? Is Connor’s upcoming wedding the saddest in the history of television? Does this episode contain more one-liners than any other? And another theory on how the series might conclude.
Ethan and Talia discuss the first episode of the fourth and final season of HBOs series Succession: The Munsters. Including thoughts on the weirdness of the three Roy siblings now getting along with each other after so much fighting in previous seasons, how Tom thought his marriage might survive siding with Logan against Shiv, and the delicious prospect of a later episode featuring Connor and Willa’s wedding underneath the Statue of Liberty.
Ethan and Talia discuss the reasons for the unfortunate cancellation of Part 3 of The OA, along with some fan theories about what storyline the season might have followed. Plus news of Ethan and Talia’s new film podcast, In Bed With the Films We Love, on twelve of their favourite films and why it is some films remain lifelong favourites.
Ethan and Talia discuss Noah Baumbach’s 2012 film Frances Ha. A series about our favourite films and why we love them: how this film affected us on first and repeated viewings, the scenes and moments that stay with us, and whether the film can be used as a girlfriend/boyfriend test i.e. if a potential partner doesn’t like it, is the relationship doomed?