Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits. We share our thoughts on the season as a whole, then turn things over to our fabulous Zoom listener Marcus, who helps us process the season, reminds us about our new fav the cat deer, and anticipates what’s to come in season three. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we dive in with Book Three: Change.
Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes 13 and 14, “Darkness Falls” and “Light in the Dark.” Kaiju Korra, Tinkerbell Jinora, and Bolin’s declaration. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we look back on the season as a whole.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Sorry about the Bumi confusion! We hope you’ll join us tomorrow.
It’s another week of premieres and even a finale here at the podcast, giving us plenty to discuss. First Noel and Kate look at the premiere of Larry Wilmore’s new series on Peacock, Wilmore, plus the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, some further thoughts on The Great Pottery Throw Down, and the premiere of The Great British Baking Show. Then Noel talks Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season one and we round out the week in TV with the surprise return of DuckTales. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section to dive in with Netflix’s new Sherlock Holmes spinoff, Enola Holmes, discussing the film and Netflix’s new trend of potential franchise building via movies that feel much more like pilots and TV movies than standalone features. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own takes on Enola Holmes and the week’s TV.
Spotlight: Enola Holmes (1:00:46)
Our Week in TV
Wilmore premiere (16:06)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue finale (24:44)
The Great Pottery Throw Down (32:14)
The Great British Baking Show premiere (39:13)
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 1 (44:31)
DuckTales (52:04)
Music Featured: “Training Montage” from DuckTales
Noel, Allison, and Kate finish up week 27 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes 11 and 12, “Night of a Thousand Stars” and “Harmonic Convergence.” Bolin finds his inner Nuktuk, Asami gets her Phryne on, and Bumi saves the day. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for our take on the finale, episodes 13 and 14, “Darkness Falls” and “Light in the Dark.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus for joining us all week and sharing his thoughts. We look forward to hearing your take on the season next week!
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes nine and 10, “The Guide” and “A New Spiritual Age.” Jinora’s new friends, Tenzin’s shameful secret, and most importantly, Iroh! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our take on episodes 11 and 12, “Night of a Thousand Stars” and “Harmonic Convergence.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! Thanks for joining us again today and sharing your thoughts.
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes seven and eight, “Beginnings.” Oh thank those dear sweet baby sky bison, the show is back. The glorious return of Studio Mir, Steven Yeun as AvatarAladdin, and Korra’s new deadline. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our take on episodes nine and 10, “The Guide” and “A New Spiritual Age.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! We made it to the oasis, hopefully the rest of the season stays on track.
Allison, Noel, and Kate begin week 27 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes five and six, “Peacekeepers” and “The Sting.” Korra and Mako end our misery, Varrick’s heel turn, and Bolin: Movers star! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our take on episodes seven and eight, “Beginnings.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for helping us wade through this disappointing start to the week. Fingers crossed things pick up soon.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, it’s somehow premiere week here at the podcast. There’s plenty of TV to discuss, but only one show both Noel and Kate have watched, our season spotlight, Julie and the Phantoms season one. But before we dive in with this bright, cheerful Netflix offering, we have a full week in TV to discuss. First up is the return of Archer, then the soft reboot of Dancing with the Stars, a check-in with RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, some thoughts on The Great Pottery Throw Down, the premiere of The Third Day, the Peacock debut of Departure, and another troubling Lovecraft Country. Tune in for our thoughts on these and more, then reach out with your takes on the week’s TV, and Netflix’s new entry into spooky High School Musical territory.
Season Spotlight: Julie and the Phantoms Season 1 (1:26:23)
Our Week in TV
Archer premiere (25:10)
Dancing with the Stars premiere (29:43)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue (36:02)
The Great Pottery Throw Down (47:07)
The Third Day premiere (56:31)
Departure premiere (1:05:02)
Lovecraft Country (1:11:51)
Music Featured: “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 26 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes three and four, “Civil Wars.” Korra sees the light, PlatypusBear!, and poor, poor Pabu. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for our take on episodes five and six, “Peacekeepers” and “The Sting.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! Thanks for joining us again today.
Allison, Noel, and Kate start a truncated week 26 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, diving in with Book Two: Spirits. We share our thoughts on episodes one and two, “Rebel Spirit” and “The Southern Lights.” Korra’s family angst, Unalaq’s less-than-subtle religious extremism, and Aubrey Plaza! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our take on episodes three and four, “Civil Wars.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Diego and Marcus. Thanks for joining us and sharing your thoughts on the premiere.
It’s another challenging week, so we’re going full ridiculous, escapist fare this episode. Noel and Kate kick things off with some TV news, then move to a truncated week in TV. Noel catches us up with We Bare Bears: The Movie, then Kate checks in with The Great Canadian Baking Show, we both talk Blown Away season one, and Kate teases the Holey Moley II: The Sequel finale. We round out the week with some thoughts on a disappointing Lovecraft Country, and then head to the spotlight section. This episode, we welcome friend of the show Keenan Caldwell to help us discuss season one of Netflix’s Alta Mar, or High Seas. Melodramatic murder mystery mayhem on a transatlantic voyage! Fabulous ensembles and cabins and tropes for days. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV and the escapist programming you’ve been turning to.
Season Spotlight: High Seas Season 1 (59:10)
Our Week in TV
We Bare Bears: The Movie (22:47)
The Great Canadian Baking Show (29:08)
Blown Away S1 (33:30)
Holey Moley II: The Sequel finale (41:33)
Lovecraft Country (42:54)
Music Featured: “Cops and Robbers” by Bo Diddley
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, looking back at Book One: Air as a whole. We pick our favorites: Team Pabu or Team Naga? Lin or Tenzin? Mako or Bolin? (It’s obviously Bolin, come on guys.) Tune in for our thoughts and those of our fabulous Zoom listeners, Marcus and Keenan, and come back next week Thursday as we dive in with Book Two: Spirits.
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book One: Air, episodes 11 and 12, “Skeletons in the Closet” and “Endgame.” Amon’s identity, Korra’s breakthrough, and resolution? Sorta? Tune in for our thoughts on the finale and come back tomorrow as we look back on season one as a whole.
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for helping us puzzle through the decision making and pacing choices of the finale.
Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book One: Air, episodes nine and 10, “Out of the Past” and “Turning the Tides.” Answers about Tarrlok, Korra’s meditative breakthrough, Rohan’s less-than-ideal timing, and Lin! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our thoughts on the two-part season finale, “Skeletons in the Closet” and “Endgame.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! Thanks for joining in again and sharing your thoughts.
Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book One: Air, episodes seven and eight, “The Aftermath” and “When Extremes Meet.” The Bendmobile, Tarrlok goes full Palpatine, anti-escapism, and Vince totally called it. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our thoughts on episodes nine and 10, “Out of the Past” and “Turning the Tides.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and helping us with the Wheel of Time touchpoints.
Happy Labor Day, everyone! Noel, Allison, and Kate start week 25 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book One: Air, episodes five and six, “The Spirit of Competition” and “And the Winner is...” Love quadrangle shenanigans, Amon’s big play, and Lin freaking Beifong. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our thoughts on episodes seven and eight, “The Aftermath” and “When Extremes Meet.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Keenan! Thanks for joining us despite the holiday, and for sharing your thoughts on these episodes.
We’re heading into what would usually be fall premiere season, but with most shows remaining on hiatus, it’s streamers and back catalogs to the TV rescue. After talking a little news, Noel and Kate head to Our Week in TV. First Kate has some spoiler-free thoughts on Canada’s Drag Race and catches up with Skin Wars and Skin Wars: Fresh Paint, then Noel checks in with Aggretsuko season three, we both talk Danbury and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Vow, Kate is mixed on Doom Patrol and shares a few thoughts on Wynonna Earp’s midseason finale, and Lovecraft Country spins a disturbing ghost story. Then we move to the spotlight section to enjoy some con and heist energy with the first part of Netflix’s Great Pretender. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV.
Errata: When discussing Doom Patrol, Kate refers to Diane Guerrero as Danielle Guerrero. The Televerse regrets the error!
Season Spotlight: Great Pretender Season 1 (1:00:42)
Our Week in TV
Canada’s Drag Race (14:54)
Skin Wars and Skin Wars: Fresh Paint (20:40)
Aggretsuko S3 (25:46)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (30:00)
The Vow (32:35)
Doom Patrol (39:34)
Wynonna Earp midseason finale (47:31)
Lovecraft Country (50:04)
Music Featured: “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby” performed by the Lovecraft Country cast
Article Referenced: Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts’ wedding photo, at Out.com
Allison, Noel, and Kate finish out week 24 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book One: Air, episodes three and four, “The Revelation” and “The Voice in the Night.” Trauma, politics, and the city being powered by working class laborers. Plus fortunately, the introductions of Asami and Pabu to help lighten things up. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for our thoughts on episodes five and six, “The Spirit of Competition” and “And the Winner is...”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus! Thanks for joining us this week.
Noel, Allison, and Kate begin their journey Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, the sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender. First up is Book One: Air, episodes one and two, “Welcome to Republic City” and “A Leaf in the Wind.” Meeting Korra, catching up with our Avatar favs, and ooh that Nickelodeon money. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our thoughts on episodes three and four, “The Revelation” and “The Voice in the Night.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus. Thanks for sharing your takes and helping us ring in the beginning of our Korra viewing.
LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate finish, for now, their journey Streaming In Place with Lucifer. We look back on season five, part one, reflecting on the half-season as a whole. Then we turn things over to our fabulous Zoom listeners, Keenan, Marcus, and Vince, to share their thoughts and their predictions and hopes for the next half-season, whenever we get it. Bring on the karaoke jams! Tune in our takes and we hope you’ll join us tomorrow as we embark on our next Streaming In Place journey, The Legend of Korra!
It’s been a real treat having LaToya Ferguson join us for Lucifer season five. Please follow LaToya on Twitter, check out her Lucifer reviews at The A.V. Club, her The Vampire Diaries podcast The AMPire Diaries and her upcoming role as the new host of the Angel rewatch podcast Angel on Top. And of course, her book, An Encyclopedia of Women’s Wrestling: 100 Profiles of the Strongest in the Sport is available at bookstores near you.
Also available at bookstores near you, Allison’s book, How TV Can Make You Smarter.
Thanks for coming along with us for the ride with Lucifer, and we hope to see you back for The Legend of Korra.
LaToya, Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer’s season five midseason finale, “Spoiler Alert.” Detective Luci, hello President Palmer, and of course, <expletive deleted> Pete! There’s a lot to break down in the midseason finale—that fight scene, Alejandro’s direction, Amenadiel’s most successful Tries To Human yet—so we ran long once again. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we reflect back on the first half of the season as a whole.
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan, Marcus, and Scottie. Thanks for following us through Lucifer season five. We hope you’ll join us for our season wrap-up tomorrow!
Note: Allison’s book is out! How TV Can Make You Smarter is available at bookstores everywhere and carries the Televerse and Streaming In Place seal of approval. Order yours today!
LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 24 Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode seven, “Our Mojo.” Lucifer loses his mojo, Maze tries to recapture the past, poor Dan is having a day (Michael is such a dick), and we. hate. Pete. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow to hear our takes on the season five mid-season finale, “Spoiler Alert.”
Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus, Scottie, and Vince. Thank you for slaying the comments today and joining us in our utter dragging of Pete.