What Else? The Undoing on HBO
Every so often, there isn’t enough time on the Taking It Down podcast to get to all of pop culture.Continue Reading
Category: Television
‘Ted Lasso’ is better than it has any business being
It isn’t groundbreaking, and it won’t cause a Game of Thrones level sensation. It probably won’t win any awards. But it’s maybe the most earnest show I’ve seen in quite some time, and perhaps the perfect show for the current state of the world.
The Challenge: Total Madness Awards
OK, it’s our last post about The Challenge until next season. That’s right, it’s time for the Takeys!
The Challenge, Episode 16: The Final
All hail Bananas and Jenny! We have come to the end of a strange, sometimes tame, sometimes outrageous, mostly entertainingContinue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 15: The Time Has Come
The finals have arrived on The Challenge. At the end of this week’s episode (which was excellent), T.J. toldContinue Reading
Sincerity and Sleep: Joe Pera Talks With You
Y’all, I’ve been having a very hard time getting to sleep. Sleeping has never been a problem for me before.Continue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 14: Seeing Red
We’ve arrived. No, not at the final, but at the part of the Challenge season where every single thing matters.Continue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 13: Almost There
In all honesty, this week’s episode wasn’t particularly interesting (besides, I guess, whatever is going on with Kaycee and NanyContinue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 12: Pressure Mounting
Things get back to whatever passes for normal this week on The Challenge, as we get a full episode (weContinue Reading
The Challenge, Episodes 10 and 11: Big Time Drama
I suppose we should start with Dee Nguyen. She got fired this week for saying a bunch of dumb shitContinue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 9: What are you made of?
We have reached the point in The Challenge where the competitors’ true selves are revealed, and, oh boy, did weContinue Reading
The Challenge Episode 8: Tick Tock
We have reached the meat of this season of The Challenge. T.J. Lavin has been telling the contestants they need to getContinue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 7: Dr. Noodles, or How I Learned to Stop Taking It Personally and Love Purgatory
In a bit of a curveball, this week’s episode of The Challenge focused almost entirely on the Purgatory elimination challenge. Last week,Continue Reading
The Challenge, Episode 6: The Relationship Episode
Perhaps that’s what makes this show so compelling: the connection between relationship and competition.
The Challenge, Episode 5: They Still Don’t Get It
The more things change, the more they stay the same in The Challenge house.
