Decoding TV

Updated: 27 May 2025 • 282 episodes
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David Chen and Patrick Klepek discuss everything going on in the world of TV, with recaps and reviews of the most interesting shows on the air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick are joined by Christian Spicer to dive into the latest episodes of The Last of Us and The Rehearsal. Why was The Last of Us season finale such a disappointment? What were some of the most memorable moments? What two narrative crimes did the episode commit? A

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In this bonus episode, David and Patrick discuss some follow-ups to their podcast series about Andor season 2. Why did Tony Gilroy feel the need to delineate the true nature of Kleya and Luthen’s relationship? What about Mon Mothma’s relationship with her husband and daughter? And what do we think of the possibility of

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In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick dive into the latest episodes of The Last of Us and The Rehearsal. Is Max’s rebrand back to HBO Max one of the worst instances of corporate brand destruction ever? Are we excited about the new Alien: Earth series launching this summer? And why does David hat

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In this bonus episode of Decoding TV, David and Patrick Willems discuss the final three episodes of Andor Season 2:Ep 10 - Make It StopEp 11 - Who Else Knows?Ep 12 - Jedha, Kyber, Erso What did we think of how this show connected to the events of Rogue One? Were we happy with how the show wrapped up the stories of char

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In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick dive into the latest episodes of The Last of Us and The Rehearsal. It feels like there’s not gonna be enough time to tell a complete story in this season of The Last of Us. Where does episode 5 leave our characters? Is there any possibility the Harry Potter 

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In this bonus episode of Decoding TV, David and Patrick Willems discuss the next three episodes of Andor Season 2:Ep 7 - MessengerEp 8 - Who Are You?Ep 9 - Welcome to the Rebellion? This batch probably has some of the most intense action in Star Wars ever put to film. We also got some actual Star Wars references to thi

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