Ep. 82 - The Test of a Free Society (Plus: Entering the Endgame of 'Alien: Earth' and 'Peacemaker')

Decoding TV

David Chen

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

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of Alien: Earth and Peacemaker.

What do we make of the (probable) cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel? Is Peacemaker just spinning its wheels these days? Will Alien: Earth end up being the show that was promised at the beginning? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.

Homework for next week:

Alien: Earth Episode 8 (Hulu/FX)
Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 6 (HBO)
Bonus Episode: Gen V Season 2 premiere (Prime Video)

Shownotes:

06:05 - TV News
Casey Bloys Talks ‘The Pitt’s Emmy Breakthrough & Putting HBO Doubts To Rest, Confirms ‘White Lotus’ S4 Location, Gives ‘HoD’ & ‘Rehearsal’ Updates
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Pulled From ABC / FCC Chair Threatens Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Monologue Comments
41:30 - Alien: Earth
Episode 7 - Emergence
1:02:15 - Peacemaker Season 2
Episode 5 - Back to the Suture

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1:29.6	Hello everyone and welcome to Decoding TV, a podcast about television.
1:34.0	I'm David Chen, joining me as usual.
1:36.7	He's Patrick Kleppick.
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