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Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 31 Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance. We share our thoughts on the season and the series as a whole, looking back on our journey with Korra before turning the floor over to our Zoom listeners. Asdf, asdf, asdf. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week as we dive in with the first four episodes of the modern autumnal classic, Over the Garden Wall (available streaming on Hulu).

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes 12 and 13, “Day of the Colossus” and “The Last Stand.” Wu and the badgermoles, Hiroshi’s sacrifice, and most importantly, Korrasami!! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for our season four, and complete series, wrap-up. Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the finale!Tumblr Referenced: Bryan Konietzko’s “Korrasami is canon.”

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes 10 and 11, “Operation: Beifong” and “Kuvira’s Gambit.” The return of Toph, Zhu Li shows her true colors, and Baatar Jr., sweet summer child. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for the end of season four, episodes 12 and 13, “Day of the Colossus” and “The Last Stand.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining in on the fun again!

Allison, Noel, and Kate begin week 31 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes seven, eight, and nine, “Reunion,” “Remembrances,” and “Beyond the Wilds.” Zaheer’s role in Korra’s journey, Bolin and Varrick’s double-act, and the much-anticipated clip show. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes 10 and 11, “Operation: Beifong” and “Kuvira’s Gambit.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for helping us keep it together today.

For the first time in recent memory, Noel and Kate promise a short podcast and deliver! Life intervened this episode, forcing us to pare down our discussion and get right to the heart of our viewing. We kick things off with Our Week in TV, starting with the premieres of The Amazing Race and the newly remote Guy’s Grocery Games: Delivery. Then Noel checks in with the first season of Netflix’s The American Barbecue Showdown, we break down “Bread Week” on The Great British Bake Off, and Kate catches up with Lovecraft Country, before we round out the week with the latest delightful DuckTales. Afterward, it’s over to the spotlight section to share our thoughts on YouTube’s Cobra Kai season one, currently available on Netflix. How are Daniel-san and Johnny doing 34 years later, and do we really care? Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on Cobra Kai, the week’s TV, and more.Season Spotlight: Cobra Kai Season 1 (39:43)            Our

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 30 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes five and six, “Enemy at the Gates” and “Battle of Zaofu.” Korra battles Kuvira, Bolin wakes up, and Varrick’s face turn. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes seven, eight, and nine, “Reunion,” “Remembrances,” and “Beyond the Wilds.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for hanging with us this week and sharing your thoughts.

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance, episodes three and four, “The Coronation” and “The Calling.” Training with Toph, yoga with Korra, and afternoon tea/guard manipulation with Ikki. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes five and six, “Enemy at the Gates” and “Battle of Zaofu.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining in and sharing your take.

Noel, Allison, and Kate start Streaming In Place with the final season of The Legend of Korra, Book Four: Balance. Today, we talk episodes one and two, “After All These Years” and “Korra Alone.” Korra’s trauma, the new Earth Prince, and most importantly, Toph! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes three and four, “The Coronation” and “The Calling”. Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Congratulations on your Called Its, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on these episodes.

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change. We share our thoughts on the season as a whole, then welcome on our fabulous Zoom listener Marcus to help us process the season, Korra’s journey, and how the show’s developed. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we dive in with Book Four: Balance.

Noel, Allison, and Kate start week 30 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes 11, 12, and 13, “The Ultimatum,” “Enter the Void,” and “Venom of the Red Lotus.” Jinora’s graduation, Suyin saves the day, and those absolutely ridiculous fight scenes! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we reflect back on season three as a whole.Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for hanging in the Zoom today and sharing your thoughts. We’re looking forward to hearing your take on season three tomorrow.

It’s been another long week, but admittedly a thin one for TV viewing. We kick off the podcast with Our Week in TV, starting with Kate’s thoughts on The CW premiere of Swamp Thing. Then Noel and Kate dive in with DuckTales’ Halloween episode, Kate catches up with Archer and The Vow, and we round out the week with another deep dive into the latest The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head back to the DVD Shelf to talk Tanner ’88, a documentary following the 1988 Presidential campaign of the fictional Jack Tapper. Newly streaming on HBO Max, the series is an interesting experiment in quasi-real time political storytelling and a clear predecessor to The West Wing, and if either aspect sounds intriguing, it’s very much worth your time. Tune in for our reactions, then reach out with your take on the week’s TV, Tanner ’88, and any other recent TV finds. DVD Shelf: Tanner ‘88 (52:38)            Our Week in TV Swamp Thing premiere (17:08) DuckTales (23:

Noel is under the weather, so Allison and Kate finish out week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.” Tremors, Asami getting her Batwoman on, and Bolin’s moment. Plus of course, that scene with the Earth Queen. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes 11, 12, and 13, “The Ultimatum,” “Enter the Void,” and “Venom of the Red Lotus.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus for joining us again this week and sharing his thoughts on the episodes. We’ll see you back next week for the end of Book Three.

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.” Fun with baby air bison, our first group battle, and Noel fills us in on Nickelodeon’s interesting programming choices for Korra. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow for episodes nine and 10, “The Stakeout” and “Long Live the Queen.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 29 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.” Lin has a sister and lots of family baggage? Do tell! Plus Zaheer goes undercover and Korra tries metalbending. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back on Wednesday for episodes seven and eight, “Original Airbenders” and “The Terror Within.”Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and joining in the fun!

It’s a particularly strange 2020 day, but we’re powering through with the podcast as usual because this being 2020, who knows what’s right around the corner. We kick things off with our week in TV, starting with the premiere of The Amber Ruffin Show, a sobering Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and sporty Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Then we talk about the TV side of the first presidential debate, check in briefly with DuckTales, and round out the week with a closer look at the premiere of The Great British Bake Off. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section and dive in with the first season of Doom Patrol, now available streaming on HBO Max. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on this week’s TV, Doom Patrol, and your own Legends of Tomorrow and Doom Patrol pairings.Season Spotlight: Doom Patrol Season 1 (56:09)       Our Week in TV The Amber Ruffin Show premiere (12:22) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (17:16) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (20:53) Fir

Noel, Allison, and Kate finish week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change, episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way.” The Earth Queen, Mako and Bolin’s family, and most importantly, Happy Birthday Noel! Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week for episodes five and six, “The Metal Clan” and “Old Wounds.” Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus. Thanks for joining us this week. We hope you’ll be back for week 29!

Allison, Noel, and Kate start Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Three: Change. First up are episodes 1 and 2, “A Breath of Fresh Air” and “Rebirth.” Bumi’s a bender, Zuko has a dragon, and Tenzin’s a terrible salesman. Tune in for our thoughts on the start of the season, and come back tomorrow for episodes three and four, “The Earth Queen” and “In Harm’s Way”.Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining the fun.

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with our wrap-up of The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits. We share our thoughts on the season as a whole, then turn things over to our fabulous Zoom listener Marcus, who helps us process the season, reminds us about our new fav the cat deer, and anticipates what’s to come in season three. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we dive in with Book Three: Change.

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 28 Streaming In Place with The Legend of Korra, Book Two: Spirits, episodes 13 and 14, “Darkness Falls” and “Light in the Dark.” Kaiju Korra, Tinkerbell Jinora, and Bolin’s declaration. Tune in for our thoughts, and come back tomorrow as we look back on the season as a whole. Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus. Sorry about the Bumi confusion! We hope you’ll join us tomorrow.

It’s another week of premieres and even a finale here at the podcast, giving us plenty to discuss. First Noel and Kate look at the premiere of Larry Wilmore’s new series on Peacock, Wilmore, plus the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue, some further thoughts on The Great Pottery Throw Down, and the premiere of The Great British Baking Show. Then Noel talks Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season one and we round out the week in TV with the surprise return of DuckTales. Afterward, we head to the spotlight section to dive in with Netflix’s new Sherlock Holmes spinoff, Enola Holmes, discussing the film and Netflix’s new trend of potential franchise building via movies that feel much more like pilots and TV movies than standalone features. Tune in for our thoughts, then reach out with your own takes on Enola Holmes and the week’s TV.Spotlight: Enola Holmes (1:00:46)      Our Week in TV Wilmore premiere (16:06) RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue finale (24:44) The Great Pottery Thro