Back on the Block

Doug discusses “Shirley” and the pleasures of not finishing things, Karen shares major news, plus a tribute to Ian Holm.

By the time you finish this episode, two characters will be dead. Plus, some other stuff happens.

We talk about the drama within and around Kate Elizabeth Russell’s “My Dark Vanessa” and give our takes on “Dead to Me,” “Good Girls,” “Run,” “The Great,” and “The Wrong Missy.”

It’s Amanda’s birthday, but she’s also got a surprise of her own in store for Billy! Plus, Loni Anderson and Denise Richards guest star, Sydney gets Bobby drunk, Alison lands a new job, Jo makes a new friend, and everyone has more screen time than Matt.

We welcome special guest star Alyssa Maher to share her expertise as we do the deepest of dives on the “Real Housewives” franchise.

Special guest star Alyssa Maher joins us to talk about an especially odd, #metoo-predicting episode.

We run through “Run,” “Killing Eve,” “Belgravia,” “Nothing to See Here” and Madonna’s “Bedtime Stories” hitting number one 25 years after its release. Plus, Karen finally realizes what forgotten film she’s been trying to think of for months now!

We traipse through a series of storyline lows, from Kimberly’s abuse of furniture to Jake’s uber-drunk tryst to the aftermath of Alan’s wedding. It has to get better than this.