Ep. 69 - 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Finale Was a Messy Disappointment (But 'The Rehearsal' Finale Wasn't!)

Decoding TV

David Chen

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

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick are joined by Christian Spicer to dive into the latest episodes of The Last of Us and The Rehearsal.

Why was The Last of Us season finale such a disappointment? What were some of the most memorable moments? What two narrative crimes did the episode commit? And why was The Rehearsal so exhilarating by comparison? Listen to us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

Mountainhead (HBO)

Shownotes:

03:00 - The Last of Us Season 2
Ep 7 - Convergence
1:01:00 - The Rehearsal Season 2
Ep 6 - My Controls

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television.
0:04.6	I am David Chen.
0:05.4	Joining me as usual is Patrick Clebeck. Patrick, you have just moments ago arrived back home from a family trip from a Royal Day weekend. Have you not?
0:14.9	I have. I watched the episode on an iPad and a car.
0:20.5	Mashing up my... Just as Christopher Nolan intended. Yes, yes. Well, you know, I car. Mashing up my...
0:21.2	Just as Christopher Nolan intended.
0:23.0	Yes, yes.
0:23.7	Well, you know,
0:24.1	it may I should load it on my Apple Watch,
0:25.6	you know,
0:25.8	like really,
0:26.3	really like let the,
0:27.8	the dark scenes in the episodes sing on,
0:30.2	on that display.
0:31.6	Look,
0:32.0	trying to cram in a Family Memorial Day weekend
0:34.0	with our coverage at Decoding TV.
0:36.6	So it takes all, it takes a village or an iPad and a car.
0:40.2	I am very grateful to,
0:41.5	because Patrick is very busy today and still made time to talk about,
0:45.7	I can't believe they didn't even postpone it.
0:47.8	You know, like, they should have, uh,
	...

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