Spring is here, bringing another wave of premieres and finales. Noel and Kate kick off their Week in TV with the comedies, including the premieres of Jane the Virgin, What We Do in the Shadows, and Abby’s, the finale of Miracle Workers, as well as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Then it’s Supergirl, The Good Fight, and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Afterward, they head to the season spotlight section for a look at the final season of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s Catastrophe. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on the week’s TV, the Catastrophe finale, and more.
Season Spotlight: Catastrophe Season 4 (1:19:21)
Our Week in TV
Jane the Virgin premiere (9:30)
What We Do in the Shadows premiere (24:58)
Abby’s premiere (29:30)
Miracle Workers finale (35:54)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (41:00)
Supergirl (48:19)
The Good Fight (54:26)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (1:02:21)
Music Featured: “The Math of Love Quadrangles” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
It’s the (beginning of the) end of a TV era: Supernatural announced it will be ending after next year’s season 15! Noel and Kate react to this unexpected news and more, before diving in with another entertaining set of episodes. We kick off Our Week in TV with genre, including the finale of Black Lightning and the debut of Lex Luthor on Supergirl. Then we move over to comedy, including the return of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, an emotional Schitt’s Creek, and Last Week Tonight’s look at public shaming, and we round out the week with genre, both Queer Eye season three and the latest episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and discuss at the first season of Lindy West’s new Hulu comedy, Shrill. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on the week’s TV and more!
Season Spotlight: Shrill Season 1 (1:29:38)
Our Week in TV
Black Lightning finale (15:38)
Supergirl (27:23)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (36:56)
Schitt’s Creek (42:09)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (46:41)
Queer Eye Season 3 (50:41)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (1:05:20)
Music Featured: “What’ll It Be? (Reprise)” from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
It’s been a challenging week, but thankfully, TV gave us plenty to distract, inspire, and entertain. Noel and Kate kick things off with their week in TV, starting with the comedies, including DuckTales, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, the finale of I’m Sorry, and catchups with Broad City and Better Things. Then we discuss the week’s reality, genre, and drama offerings, including the finale of Top Chef: Kentucky, Queer Eye season three, the premiere of Project Runway, a catchup with Star Trek: Discovery and brief look at Charmed, and the premiere of The Good Fight. Finally, we round out the podcast by diving in with Amazon Prime’s underwhelming Kate Beckinsale vehicle, The Widow.
Spotlight: The Widow (1:27:51)
Our Week in Comedy
DuckTales (9:56)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (23:58)
I’m Sorry finale (34:07)
Broad City (38:08)
Better Things (43:46)
Our Week in Reality, Genre, and Drama
Top Chef: Kentucky finale (53:23)
Queer Eye Season 3 (1:01:44)
Project Runway premiere (1:03:33)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (1:05:55)
Star Trek: Discovery (1:07:53)
Charmed (1:11:10)
The Good Fight premiere (1:13:20)
Music Featured: “Della’s Moon Lullaby” from DuckTales; “N.D.A.” from The Good Fight, by Jonathan Coulton
HBO’s new documentary Leaving Neverland dominated pop culture conversation this week, bringing overdue attention and support to Wade Robson and James Safechuck. Both men allege that Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children and have come forward to share their stories. It’s an intense documentary, but one well worth discussing, so Noel and Kate dive in for this episode’s spotlight, along with Oprah’s hour-long after-show/special, After Neverland. Before that, though, we had a full week in TV. First we look at the comedies, including Fresh Off the Boat, SNL, Bob’s Burgers, grown-ish, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Then we talk reality, genre, and drama, including RuPaul’s Drag Race, Black Lightning, The Flash, and the finale of I Am the Night. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on Neverland, I Am the Night, and more.
Spotlight: Leaving Neverland and After Neverland (1:09:53)
Our Week in Comedy
Fresh Off the Boat (13:17)
SNL (19:19)
Bob’s Burgers (21:58)
grown-ish (25:21)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (32:40)
Our Week in Reality, Genre, and Drama
RuPaul’s Drag Race (40:45)
Black Lightning (52:00)
The Flash (56:57)
I Am the Night finale (1:01:50)
Music Featured: “Pesto in my Pants” from Bob’s Burgers; Excerpts from the Bodega Bathroom sketch from John Mulaney’s second time hosting SNL
This week, it’s Noel who’s on location, so we again keep the podcast to a more manageable length. We kick things off with Our Week in TV, looking at the antepenultimate episode of Top Chef, the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11, Umbrella Academy, black-ish, the much-anticipated “Co-Op”/Company episode of Documentary Now! and another entertaining Drunk History. Then we move over to the spotlight section and dive in with Amazon Prime’s four-part documentary series Lorena, which examines the Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt trials and reflects on gender roles and domestic violence, and how far we have—and have not—come since the ‘90s.
Spotlight: Lorena (51:03)
Our Week in TV
Top Chef (6:13)
RuPaul’s Drag Race premiere (13:56)
Umbrella Academy Season 1 (18:59)
black-ish (26:22)
Documentary Now! (31:57)
Drunk History (38:38)
Music Featured: “I Gotta Go” from Documentary Now!