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Decoding TV

Ep. 64 - Is 'The Rehearsal' Season 2 Another Masterpiece? (Also: Reacting to This Week's 'The Last of Us' Ep)

Decoding TV

David Chen

Streaming, Television, Hulu, Tv & Film, Tv, Hbo, Max, Netflix, Recap, Fx

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Stay tuned for a spoiler-filled bonus episode later this week where we compare The Last of Us videogame with the show.

David and Patrick discuss what’s happening in the world of television, then dive into the latest episodes of The Last of Us and The Rehearsal.

Does a Pacific Rim TV show sound like a good idea?Do we think Ryan Coogler will do a good job rebooting The X-Files? And what do we make of the unfolding situation with Harry Potter casting? Listen to us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

  • The Last of Us Season 2 episode 3 (HBO)
  • The Rehearsal Season 2 episode 2 (HBO)
  • Bonus Ep: The Pitt Season 1 (Max)

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television.

0:03.8

I'm David Chen.

0:04.6

Joining me as usual, he's Patrick Klappick.

0:07.2

Patrick, are you ready to discuss one of the most buzzed about television episodes of recent memory?

0:13.9

I'm just glad.

0:14.9

I'm just glad we're past this.

0:16.7

I feel like I've been carrying a weight for years.

0:19.6

I'm just so glad we're past it.

0:22.5

When you go on max.com to play The Last of Us, it says,

0:29.4

Did that just happen?

0:31.2

Stream the heart-pounding episode that has everyone talking.

0:36.0

Without, you know, we're not into talking with the, but we're not in the spoilers.

0:39.9

Yeah.

0:40.1

But just, but just, I told my wife as we were opening the episode, I was like, oh, like, I don't know how this could go.

0:48.2

I haven't seen any like the previous, you know, coming up on The Last of Us.

0:52.4

But they played a montage of like, do you remember where you were when this happened from like different HBO shows?

1:00.7

Uh-huh.

1:01.6

That was a pre-rolled like trailer.

1:04.0

And I was like, hey, I know you think you've poured enough wine.

1:06.5

I don't think you have.

1:08.1

And like, I think you should bring the glass over here.

1:10.7

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Well, we think you should bring the glass over here.

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