Four Layered Takes

In today's show, we review episode 3 of "House of the Dragon" Our takes... This baby wins award for most hated toddler; “Gangrene King” is drinking his feelings; why do the early Lannisters look like the smell; maybe 3 inches is more than enough; Daemon moves in silence in the entire episode; and never trust a Targaryen. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

We back and we quittin' jobs!! :P In today's show, we review episodes 1 & 2 of "House of the Dragon" Our takes... We need the Merrick Garland affidavit for the convicted townspeople; MiMi refuses to choose a favorite character; unfortunately, Gov. Abbott has entered the labor room (yikes); Otto is the Great Value Little Finger; don’t smash your homies’ parents; plus Mel believes Daemon gotta be a Scorpio. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 8 of "Euphoria", season 2. Our takes... this is not how drug deals work; the editors are probably mad af; nobody asked for this damn song; Sam Levinson is talented but we don’t know in what yet; Facebook is only for birthdays and funeral announcements; this school can't have fish-sticks money after this play's budget; season was full of "bridges to nowhere"; and this was "Stand By Me" if it was on Ayahuasca. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episodes 6 & 7 of "Euphoria", season 2. Our takes... this is not how we like to see ice cream be eaten; Cassie/Carrie about to burn down this whole "prom"; this budget-breaking High School musical will dethrone "Hamilton"; Zendaya adding snot bubbles to her resume of award-winning performances; Kat shows us all how to "successfully" break up with someone; I didn’t sign up for this show to see a "mature" Maddy; we’re all over Nate & Cassie; Ethan getting his Eddie Murphy on w/ this play; Ashtray is “City of God”, “Black Airforce 1's” energy; director Lexi is a boss. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we do a quick take of episode 5 of "Euphoria", season 2. Our takes... where are the child locks; Zendaya needs all the awards — Emmy, Oscar, Nobel Peace, Grammy etc.; Storm Reid is doing topnotch crying; Rue is in the "Ozark" of the Sunken Place; Lexi’s play is about the lit; don’t go to Mel’s grandma house; watching this episode made MiMi feel dirty; some of us share our personal experiences with drug addicts in our lives. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episodes 3 & 4 of "Euphoria", season 2. (Episode split at 58:00 minute mark) Our takes... nobody closes windows on this show; we hate all the parents; gold-diggers got the right idea (Janet Jackson documentary); Euphoria is “running a Boston” with penis shots; Kim has update on why Kat’s story is stagnant; Ashtray beat Cal right out the closet; we’re so over Rue; Cassie giving Jessica Spano “I’m so excited!” vibes; under-boob is a trend old heads couldn’t do — these are for storage; Maddy the only good person left; Lexi giving Penelope-Bridgerton vibes; and what's up with the crazy theory about Ashtray. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episodes 1 & 2 of "Euphoria", season 2. Our takes... Sam Levinson needs therapy; everyone needs a grandma as gangsta as Fezco’s; Mel suspiciously knows a hell of a lot about how drug deals should go down; Rue is not built for that "pimp" life; everybody on the show needs a bath; we’re all just waiting for Maddy to kill Cassie; you know you have a drug problem when Rue is telling you to put that narcotic down; and Zendaya always got the hoes. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 10 and series finale of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... the busted pipe storyline was wasted if we get no wet, shirtless Kofi; day 3 of a twist-out is always undefeated; Mimi conflates character Molly with actual Nigerians; Marcus wants the Lawrence/BMF spinoff; the episode ended with Issa and Molly in Mel’s mind (bump that Lawrence stuff); the hair on Insecure was always on point, unlike some other "bad wig" Black shows; plus the “Omarion” variant “Touches” one of our takes crew. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 9 of "Insecure" (the messiest of them all), season 5. Our takes... Chad always sneak-dissin’; Lawrence aka “The Hatin’ Otis Redding”; we approve of this Molly and Taurean sitch; Kim w/ some messy ex, tales; Nathan has Chopped & Screwed dialect; the “Proxy BBQ Wars” begin; THC stands for “Truth Honesty and Communication”; Lawrence gives Dwayne Wayne energy; we have a MAJOR debate about what is or isn’t an F’boy; Mel has a solution for Issa’s love triangle; finally, Ahmal is the winner of this episode. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 8 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... Who knew Nancy Reagan was the original "Superhead"; you know you've found ‘the one’ when you aren’t ready to immediately kick them out; LA rent has been making 'love' connections for decades; change is a hard part of life; Marcus once again disappoints by admitting to never seeing another Black 90's movie classic; some of these choices are pretty easy, Issa; MiMi mashes up Maya Angelou, George W. Bush and an IG meme into a life lesson. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 7 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... Condola's inadequate amount of braids in her top bun infuriates MiMi; Mel hosts what she calls “Bourbon Tasting” events but she's the only taster (insert thinking emoji); “Love Jones” is one of those "foundational Black movies"; Lawrence washing dishes is several podcasters' love language; also Kim commits the "cardinal sin" of disrespecting Cool Ranch Doritos. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 6 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... Issa got Step Curry infant shooting form; we recount awkward things said and heard during sex; Black hair stylists be holding customers hostage; Kofi is super petty and super wrong, but also fine so he gets three more chances; no matter where you go, there you are; Molly is no Maxine Shaw Attorney at Law; and Kim knows no music after the No Limit Soldier era. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 5 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... First, RIP Young Dolph; Summer Walker is a paradox; gotta allow men to be chivalrous; Black mamas be invasive; if a man tells you he loves you first, he may be trying to keep you; Kaiser Permanente facilities need more floors. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 4 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... Black folks are Spades' racists; this is not how sunscreen works; Kofi Siriboe is too fine so of course his characters are problematic; we reminisce on when we were spontaneous youths and Atlanta never closed (club Kaya and 112); Issa should’ve “8 Mile’d” Crenshawn; and we believe Issa is gonna ruin poor, fragile Nathan. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 3 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes (and we preference this with Mel had been drinking-drinking this episode)... Mel was so stressed out and had questions for the married couples of the ’cast; Mel explains “fluid-bonded”; we feel Lawrence is a f’boy masquerading as a “nice guy”; lack of communication and no plan is a set up for failure; Lawrence with the weird romantic “Omega Psi Phi” nursery set up; and Peppa and Pepper Pig have messed up a generation of kids. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 2 of "Insecure", season 5. Our takes... We love Molly’s new 'do; we had ideas about how Molly/Issa's reconciliation and COVID could've been cover; we want Quoia to have her own show; Mel thinks Kofi is “Baby you ain’t gotta work no more” FINE; also you can’t be so specific on your dating profile; and Issa should’ve called Crenshawn instead of Nathan.   Also, last but certainly not least, #RIP to the special Jovita Moore. You will be missed.   Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 1, "Insecure" season 5. Our takes... This “AKA on Amanda” violence is tew much; have more in your obituary than “had a good Stanky Leg”; Kim hates Molly; Mel says the universe doesn’t want Issa and Lawrence together; and Mimi jokingly suggests that one should have babies when they’re either really young or damn near too old — no in-between. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 6, the finale of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" on Disney+. Our takes... sort of an anti-climatic ending with a typical Disney ending; Karli makes bad decisions as a villain; MiMi & Mel absolutely HATE Falcon/Cap's new "Gordon Gartrelle" knockoff super hero suit. We also show our love for the hip-hop greats we lost recently. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.

In today's show, we review episode 5 of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" on Disney+ before tomorrow's finale. We also give our thoughts after the episode on the Derek Chauvin verdict which came in two hours before our recording. Our takes... good episode but not the emotional “Hold The Door” toll we thought was coming; Karli is mad because she didn’t finish her twist out; Zemo is a good villain; what does "country" mean to Black American DOS; Bucky to Falcon’s sister “Hi my name is Bucky and I’m a Cancer”; John Walker desperately makes paper machete shield in his craft class; Mel stalks Ikea workers. Please visit us at @4layeredtakes and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, Google Play and now Spotify.