Ep. 55 - 'Severance' S2E04: Panic! at the ORTBO
Decoding TV
David Chen
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
David and Patrick discuss what’s happening in the world of television. Then, it’s time to dive into Severance Season 2 episode 4.
Why are we hopeful for a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer? What are some of the biggest trends going on right now in the world of TV and streaming (according to Luminate)? Is Patrick looking forward to Ted Lasson season 4? And what did we make of some of the big twists of this week’s episode of Severance? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.
Homework for next week:
- Severance Season 2 Episode 5 (Apple TV+)
- Invincible Season Premiere (Prime Video)
Shownotes:
- 02:30 - TV News
- ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot With Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Works at Hulu
- Disney Earnings Boosted by ‘Moana 2,’ Disney+ Loses 700,000 Subscribers as Streaming Business Swings to Another Profit
- Streamers Set to Outspend Commercial Broadcasters for First Time This Year, Report Claims
- Luminate’s End of Year Report
- Ted Lasso Season 4 details
- 28:15 - Severance Season 2
- Ep 4 - Woe’s Hollow
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| 1:22.5 | Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television. |
| 1:28.0 | I am David Chen. |
| 1:29.3 | Joining me as usual is Patrick Kleppick. |
| 1:31.5 | Patrick, you ready to dive into a really random episode of Severance today? |
| 1:37.3 | Random and yet wildly consequential, which is that's what you want. |
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