TV Round-Up 2025: The Year That Television Lost the Plot — with Paul Critoph

🎙️Episode Overview

He’s back — and the annual TV autopsy has never been messier. Friend of the podcast Paul Critoph returns for his third end-of-year TV debrief, and within seconds we spiral from shower-screen disasters to xenomorph rage, religious reality-TV meltdowns, terrible teen dramas, plus the slow cinematic chopping of vegetables.

Listen as we discuss:

• Alien Earth: Why are the xenomorphs suddenly bulletproof?
• Squid Game 2 & 3: Terrible foreign actors (again), and that infuriating ending.
• Bad Teen TV: The Summer I Turned Pretty — why every character is a vacuum of charisma.
• Smoke: Steve’s sleeper hit of the year — Taron Egerton as a fire investigator in a show that looked glossy but turned out to be gripping.
• One Star TV Hell: The uncanny poshness of AI, American remakes nobody asked for, and All’s Fair — Kim Kardashian as a lawyer (no thank you).
• Star Wars Corner: Paul’s case for Andor as the best Star Wars thing since Empire — fascism, prison planets, and zero space wizards.
• Physical Asia: Paul's fascination with Asian competitive telly continues, and this year, there are additional Australians!
• Bonus: Plus Steve and Paul’s yearly battle to find even one show they both actually watched.

This episode is for anyone who loves television, hates television, or can’t stop watching it even when it’s objectively terrible.

🖋️ About Paul Critoph

Paul Critoph is a seasoned actor and cultural commentator known for his insightful analyses and engaging discussions on TV and film. With a keen eye for emerging trends and a deep understanding of the industry, Paul offers a unique perspective on the ever-changing landscape of television.

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This podcast is now called All My Clothes Need Burning. We’ve leaned into the chaos.

Host: Steve Otis Gunn

Guest: Paul Critoph – Actor & Cultural Commentator

Duration: 58 minutes

Release Date: January 1, 2026

Season: 4, Episode 32

All music written and performed in this podcast by Steve Otis Gunn.

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