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Randall and Beth, the strong couple that called themselves R&B, look like they may need to call a time out. This episode gave us the building blocks of their relationship which brought us to where they are now: Arguing and taking cheap shots at each other.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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The little Big 3 go to their first dance and show as that while Kevin can get anything he wants with a smile, Randall has trouble prioritizing his commitments. The pattern continues into adulthood, with Kevin reconnecting with Sophie during a rough patch with Zoe and Randall pushing things too far with Beth. Meanwhile, Kate and Toby (Toby, mostly) learn how to parent their preemie.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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Lot's of people hated this episode, so Caroline asks up front, "Does real-life make for good television?" Since your intrepid podcast team lived out a scenario a lot like this one, we try our best to answer that question, and tell you how realistic it felt.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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High school graduation in the flashbacks and Kate's college graduation in the now make for another symmetrically structured episode that features both highs and low for the 2 brothers of the Big 3, while the Kate  has a legit emergency to deal with.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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Thanks to the State of the Union and other intervening life events, we had to take an episode off. Never fear though, intrepid listener! We've combined the podcasts for episodes 312 and 313 into this one mega-cast! In this one podcast, we'll finish up Nicky's story with Songbird Road, Part 2. Then we pick right up with the first-ever Beth-centric episode: Our Little Island Girl.

All should be back to normal for the rest of the season.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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Ten Episodes Isn't Enough!

The final two episodes (Mrs. Maisel 209-210) of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel feature Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) at both her greatest level of professional success... and a harsh realization about what it's going to take to go even further. A couple episodes ago, Declan Howell (Rufus Sewell) presented a grim picture of a driven artist, giving Midge a moment's pause. The finale makes things more concrete for her, as her mentor, Lenny Bruce (Luke Kirby), decries the consequences of fame and croons about how Alone he feels because of it. And then, there's Joel...

Let's not forget Abe. Can we expect to see Abe as some kind of hippie/intellectual next season? If anyone can transform the stuffy, uptight college professor into a counterculture icon, it's Tony Shalhoub.

Season 2: 1+2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-8

Season 1: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

SPOILER Warning  - Paul mentions some Mad Men plot points that take several seasons to play out. But you should have already watched Mad Men, so Paul doesn't feel bad about saying it at all.

In this one we talk about redemption, family business, fathers and sons, brothers, and everything else we could dig out of this episode.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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Atoning for Sins, Art Appreciation, and Befouled Motel Toilets!

Midge -seems- to get cozier with Benjamin, but the big guy will have to take his turn. Midge has things to do, thanks to a successful tryout for a local comedy act booker. After finally revealing her career in comedy to her family, it's time to tour! Could it have gone worse? Well, no one was killed...

Season 2: 1+2 | 3 | 4-6

Season 1: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

After last night's unconscionable behavior by the selfish and dimwitted Kate, Paul's become firmly anti-Kate. Other stuff happened too with Randall and Kevin too. The structure of the episode allowed the last seven weeks' events to unfold by just showing us the high points, all leading up to a very tense scene which both opens and closes the episode.

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Season 3

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Season 2

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We're excited to start something new for our podcasts: Entire Streaming Season Reviews! To kick things off, on the recommendation  of Pop Culture Review, we've reviewed the series everyone's been talking about this winter: You Season 1.  You began it's life as a novel and transitioned to the Lifetime network for a 10 episode run. Although the season ends with a pretty good hook leading into season 2, things weren't going to work out for the show at its original home. That's where Netflix came in! It's too soon to say when we'll say season 2, but it's safe to say Netflix won't sit on what's become a sleeper hit.

And remember: You're not supposed to like Joe!

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