The White Lotus is back on HBO for a second season of subjecting rich jerks to various indignities (now in Italy); Joe Reid returns to discuss, among other things, which guests may deserve better than they're getting, and who that season premiere corpse might be. Around The Dial takes us through Love Is Blind, The Vow, and the series premiere of You. Sophie makes the case for our inducting The X-Files episode "Pusher" into The Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that may have you seeing double. Make yourself an Aperol spritz and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Joe Reid

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🪷 The White Lotus

Around The Dial: 🦯 Love Is Blind

Around The Dial: 🙏 The Vow

Around The Dial: 🪞 You

The Canon: 👽 The X-Files S03.E17: Pusher

Winner & Loser: 👍 Severance

Winner & Loser: 👎 Matthew Perry

Game Time: 👯 There's Something Different About You…

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 431 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Joe Reid on Twitter

👧🏻 Support The Girls on Prime Video

🔀 "Inside The White Lotus Premiere's Survivor Crossover" at Vulture

🎙 Tara's Nick Kroll interview at VanityFair.com

📺 Tara's essay on how to tell your TV show should be a movie, also at VanityFair.com

🙏 Joe's article on The Vow's Nancy Salzman and a weird cut-out in her living room, at Primetimer

🐝 This Had Oscar Buzz on Apple Podcasts

🤮 Emetophobia Warnings on Tumblr

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📷 Photo: Fabio Loving / HBO