One Episode Stand

This week, Jobina and Luther dive into The Four Seasons on Netflix — and it's giving sketch comedy meets marriage therapy.

The show is categorized as a dramedy, and underneath the attempted laughs are some real questions about love, long-term relationships, and whether couples can actually grow old together.

Naturally, Jobina and Luther take on the big stuff — and a few deliciously unnecessary tangents. An Alan Alda cameo sends them down a retro rabbit hole, where they learn the series is a remake of a 1981 film starring Alda and Carol Burnett.

The show features an all-star cast including Tina Fey (Liz Lemon), Colman Domingo, and Michael Scott, I mean Steve Carell.

This week, Luther and Jobina take on Season 3, Episode 1 of Love on the Spectrum.

Jobina's a longtime fan. Luther's a first-timer. And both are rooting hard for the cast to find real, meaningful love — even if it's just as elusive for them as it is for the rest of us.

Of course, it wouldn't be One Episode Stand without detours. This episode veers into speed dating flashbacks, parenting philosophies, unapologetic honesty, long-distance love, deal breakers, secondhand awkwardness, and if "making out" is getting to second base or third base.

Also, Luther might be lowkey disappointed by the show's lack of drama - it's reality TV, after all.

We usually start with Season 1, Episode 1 (S1E1), but this time we're jumping into the deep end.

In this episode of One Episode Stand, Luther and Jobina dive into Season 2, Episode 1 (S2E1) of Severance on Apple TV — and yes, it's just as weird, brilliant, and unsettling as you'd expect.

They unpack the show's big questions: What happens when your work self and your home self don't know each other? Is this the future of tech… or a warning? And what does it even mean to "exist"?

As always, there are tangents, laughs, and a few existential spirals along the way.

Luther and Jobina break the rules for this one. Instead of sticking to just the first episode, they watched the entire Hulu series Dying for Sex — and it was a ride. This episode goes deeper, as they reflect on what the series meant to them personally and what it's really trying to say about intimacy, mortality, friendship, and sex.

Also, a heartfelt shoutout to Paula Pell, who delivers one of the greatest scenes either of them has ever seen on screen — TV or film.

This limited series is tense enough to cut with a knife, but Jobina and Luther still manage to crack a few smiles while breaking it down. From awkward teen years to real-life drama, this one hits close to home. First lesson? Be very careful who you ask how they're doing. Second? Maybe stop with the no-knock warrants. Third? Yeah… adolescence was a rollercoaster for both of your cohosts.

Along the way, they veer into conversations about the surveillance state, how (and if) you talk to your parents about your teen years, and whether British accents or a uniform can still get it in 2025.

It's deep, it's messy, and it's fun — just like being a teenager.

Uzo Aduba leads a strong cast in this Shonda Rhimes (no relation to Busta) vehicle. Luther insists Susan Kelechi Watson does all the heavy lifting (pun fully intended), while Jobina finds herself swooning over Giancarlo Esposito. Randall Park, Isiah Whitlock Jr. from "Cocaine Bear" fame, Allie from "Kate and Allie," and non-victim Al Franken are other fan favorites who show up. There's some good and bad happening in this show, and Jobina and Luther take every opportunity to discuss the relevant tangents, including mansplaining and shelaboration. Put on your slips and enjoy the episode!

We're back! Thanks for hanging in there with us. This week we get into Paradise on Hulu, starring the always smooth Sterling K. Brown — but let's be honest, the real story is about a sleep-deprived DEI hire just trying to be a decent single dad. Jobina admits she's basically been running on fumes for the past decade, and Luther, well, just can't relate. Along the way, we wander into the lore of single fathers in Disney movies, why soap operas might secretly be the blueprint, and of course, the undeniable fact that women love tall men. It's classic us — some wild detours, more than a few laughs, and occasionally something interesting is said.

We're back! Enjoy!

More episodes to come soon...

Arnold (Netflix) is a docu-series about the body builder, polician and movie star, and one of the things we learn is that he has no time for emotions. Somehow, we also learn that Jobina and her sister were big fans of LL Cool J. We also take tangents to talk about body issues, winning the lottery, and Biggie's "Mo Money, Mo Problems." Because there were no prominent women in the documentary, Luther is given the choice to Marry, Kill, or One Night Stand Mr. Schwarzenegger. And Jobina gives an unexpected moral of the episode that all men should take heed.

Man listen.... Anybody walking around calling themselves "Jim Bob" is suspicious. AND his wife had 19 kids! The cops should have stormed that house like they did the Branch Davidians!

Our episode might not be suitable for kids because we briefly discuss sexual abuse, but we don't get graphic and we move on pretty quickly. There are plenty other things to discuss with this hilariously sad show, "Shiny Happy People" on Amazon Prime.