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Gretchen and Sean reunite to discuss Pope Pius XIII's address to the College of Cardinals in Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope, with lengthy digressions about The Sopranos, Roman Catholicism, "Sexy and I Know It," and our own miserable religious upbringings along the way.

(from The Young Pope Episode 5, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino)

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Gretchen and Sean return to discuss the mysteries of faith explored in the climactic Little House on the Prairie episode "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)." Yes, you read that right.

(from Little House on the Prairie Season 8, Episode 22: "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)," written and directed by Michael Landon)

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In this episode, Gretchen and Sean discuss John C. Reilly's remarkable performance as the titular manchild in Tim & Eric's Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule.

(from Check It Out! 1x05: "Fear," w: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and John C. Reilly, d: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and Jonathan Krisel)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss the monsters of Channel Zero, Nick Antosca's near-peerless horror anthology series.

(from Channel Zero: Candle Cove, d. Craig William Macneill; Channel Zero: No-End House, d. Steven Piet; Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, d. Arkasha Stevenson; Channel Zero: The Dream Door, d. E.L. Katz)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss “University,” *the* pivotal episode of The Sopranos and a landmark in the development of television drama.

(from The Sopranos 3x06, “University,” w: Terence Winter and Salvatore J. Stabile, story: David Chase & Terence Winter & Todd A. Kessler and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess, d: Allen Coulter; music: “Living on a Thin Line” by The Kinks)

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Gretchen and Sean remember the life and career of Michael K. Williams, star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire.

(excerpt from Boardwalk Empire 1x04, "Anastasia," w. Lawrence Konner & Margaret Nagle, d. Jeremy Podeswa)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss the "Coffin Flop" sketch from Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, an entry point into the "vast wasteland" of commercial TV.

(from I Think You Should Leave 2x01, "They said that to me at a dinner.", w: Tim Robinson, d: Jeffrey Max and Zachary Johnson)

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Anne Victoria Clark's feature on the making of "Coffin Flop"

Spinning out of the moment when his nervous troops overhear Robb Stark being declared the King in the North, Gretchen and Sean discuss the role of peasants, soldiers, slaves, and the underclasses generally in Game of Thrones.

(from Game of Thrones 1x10, "Fire and Blood," w: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, d: Alan Taylor)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss the bombastically surreal "International Assassin" episode from The Leftovers, with digressions on critical groupthink and the need to accept the mystery.

(from The Leftovers 2x08, "International Assassin," w: Damon Lindelof & Nick Cuse, d: Craig Zobel)

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Gretchen and Sean discuss Mad Men's infamous lawnmower incident and the show's judicious use of horror, both real and imaginary.

(from Mad Men 3x06, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency," w: Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner, d: Lesli Linka Glatter)

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