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.

This has been another difficult week, and much of our viewing this episode centered on similarly dark and thorny topics. We kick off the podcast with Our Week in TV, starting with the premiere of HBO’s docuseries The Vow, which centers on the dangerous cult NXIVM. Then we lighten things up with the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue and Kate’s catchup with Glow Up seasons one and two. Noel has thoughts on Dorohedoro, then we move back to darker topics with Lovecraft Country and the finale of Infinity Train Book 3. Afterward, we head to the DVD Shelf for an extended conversation about Michaela Coel’s challenging and compelling look at sexual assault, I May Destroy You. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on Coel’s latest series, as well as the other viewing you’ve been making time for.

DVD Shelf: I May Destroy You (1:16:55)

Our Week in TV
The Vow premiere (16:53)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue premiere (31:13)
Glow Up Seasons 1 and 2 (38:04)
Dorohedoro (42:51)
Lovecraft Country (51:06)
Infinity Train finale (1:02:24)

Tweet Referenced: Jasika Nicole’s thread on Fringe’s Astrid/Walter name “joke”

Music Featured:  “Whitey’s on the Moon” by Gil Scott-Heron

LaToya, Noel, Allison, and Kate wrap up week 23 Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode six, “BlueBallz.” Girls’ night, Two Angels, One Human, And A Half-Celestial Baby, and we’re very concerned about Dan. It’s a shame about that A-plot, though. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week to hear our takes on season five, episode seven, “Our Mojo.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan, Marcus, and Scottie. Thanks for joining us for another week of Lucifer discussion!

LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode five, “Detective Amenadiel.” Amenadiel’s mojo, goodbye to Lilith (maybe?), and of course, bracelet bros. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow to hear our takes on season five, episode six, “BlueBallz.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus and Scottie. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the episode!

LaToya, Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode four, “It Never Ends Well for the Chicken.” We go super long talking noir aesthetics, Lesley-Ann Brandt’s face and Lauren German’s suit (and their terrific performances), and the surprise appearance of another Scottie Caldwell. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow to hear our takes on season five, episode five, “Detective Amenadiel.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan, Marcus, Scottie, and Vince, and thanks to Keenan and Scottie for chiming in with expert analysis and delightful anecdotes.

LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode three, “¡Diablo!” Lieutenant Diablo, Michael and Lucifer’s brawl, and Dan finds some peace. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow to hear our takes on season five, episode four, “It Never Ends Well for the Chicken.”

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners Marcus and Scottie! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and predictions for the big concept episode.

LaToya, Noel, Allison, and Kate start week 23 Streaming In Place with Lucifer season five, episode two, “Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!” Undercover Chloe shuts us up, Michael is the worst, and no locked door mystery? Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow to hear our takes on season five, episode three, “¡Diablo!”.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus, Scottie, and Vince. Thanks for joining us for the latest week, and for holding back to watching only one episode a day!

It’s Make-You-Watchathon time! Noel and Kate ring out the end of the ninth year of the podcast with our annual tradition, with each host picking a show to make the other watch. This year, Kate picked season one of the 2000s Channel 4 favorite Peep Show and Noel picked last year’s The Promised Neverland. Before that, though, there’s a full week in TV to discuss. We kick things off with the dramatic conclusion of Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020, both the final event and the closing ceremonies. Then Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is back, Noel introduces the Netflix con anime Great Pretender, Kate checks in with Wynonna Earp, and Noel catches up with Infinity Train Book 3: Cult of the Conductor. We round out the week with the premiere of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, before heading over to the Make-You-Watchathon. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on the week’s TV, Peep Show and The Promised Neverland, our Lucifer season five journey over at Streaming In Place, or anything else.

Thank you to everyone who’s been along for the ride with the podcast these past nine years!

Make-You-Watchathon 9
Kate’s pick: Peep Show S1 (1:10:33)
Noel’s pick: The Promised Neverland S1 (1:30:39)

Our Week in TV
Jelle’s Marble Runs: Marble League 2020 Closing Ceremonies (20:17)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (31:48)
Great Pretender premiere (33:53)
Wynonna Earp (41:09)
Infinity Train (43:53)
Lovecraft Country premiere (50:43)

It’s Lucifer premiere day! LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate finish up week 22 Streaming In Place by kicking off our journey with Lucifer season five. Today we talk episode one, “Really Sad Devil Guy.” Lee’s big star turn, Maze destroying the piano, Chloe’s bangs, and goodness, Trixie has grown. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week to hear our takes on season five, episode two, “Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!”.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus and S.B.! Thanks for joining the chat, and good luck holding off until next week for the next episode.

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish up Streaming In Place with Lucifer season four by looking back on season four as a whole. Lucifer’s journey, the desperate need for more Trixie time, and ooh that Netflix money. Then we turn things over to our fabulous Zoom listeners, Marcus, Scottie, and Vince, who share their takes on the season. Thanks for hanging out and joining the conversation for these past couple weeks, and we hope you’ll be back tomorrow as we dive in with season five.

LaToya, Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer season four’s finale, “Who’s da New King of Hell?” That fantastic opening number, Dan beatboxing, GILF cutting loose, and so much more. Tune in for our thoughts on the episode and come back tomorrow for our season four wrap-up.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus, Scottie, and Vince! Thanks for breaking down the finale with us.

Video Referenced: Showrunner Ildy Modrovich posted this behind-the-scenes video of Lesley-Ann Brandt and Rachel Harris trying out the dance sequence choreography. Enjoy!

LaToya, Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lucifer season four, episode nine, “Save Lucifer.” Lucifer’s transformation, Dan finally reaches out, and Maze’s grand gesture. Tune in for our thoughts on the episode and come back tomorrow for our take on the season finale, “Who’s da New King of Hell?”.

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan, Marcus, and Scottie! Thanks for joining in on the fun.