How Much Higher Can ‘Slow Horses’ Climb? Plus, ‘Landman’ S2 and ‘Jay Kelly’ Trailers.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about the second episode of ‘Slow Horses’ Season 5 and whether or not Jackson Lamb’s lack of character progression is holding back the show (4:14). Then, they react to the most recent trailers for ‘Landman’ S2 and ‘Jay Kelly’ (15:35). Along the way, they discuss TV executive Peter Friedlander’s arrival at Amazon MGM Studios, what it means for Prime Video’s future offerings, and the overall state of streaming programming (24:14). Later, they check in on what books they’ve been reading and reveal their travel content preferences ahead of Andy’s upcoming trip to London (43:25). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Watch’ and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Video Producer: Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I need sports to have to clear the room.
0:03.6	Stand up and walk now.
0:06.1	Hello and welcome to The Watch.
0:08.2	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.5	I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio adhering to military grooming standards.
0:17.8	It's Andy Greenwald.
0:20.0	We're back.
0:20.7	Yeah. We're finally welcome back in the Pentagon!
0:22.6	HECSF back, Landman back, Clooney back, let's go! Huh, do you think you can find the common
0:29.1	denominator between those three things? Men, man, why chromosomes? It's great to see you.
0:36.0	Chins? We're recording this on Wednesday for release on Thursday. Okay. It'll be our last session that we're doing in the studio for a little while. Well, in an American studio. Yeah. Do you want to talk about it? Well, no, I just, you know, I am getting back on a plane. I'm going back to London for reasons that are secret. Yeah, well,
0:55.2	if you watch slow horses, then you'll know. Perhaps Chamber of Secrets. Yeah. Who can say? Who can say?
1:01.2	Who can say? But I'm looking forward to getting back into the, uh, into the vibrant Instagram food
1:06.4	scene. Yes. All these months are just grinding tape of Topjaw, James Demetri. Like, I'm finally going to be able to weigh in on the subjects that matter the most of me.
1:14.6	What is the perfect pint? What's your pint intake these days? Currently? Yeah. A robust zero. Okay. A zero pint strategy is what has been getting me through these weeks. Do you think that you will continue to like be pure?
1:32.1	I don't think that's possible there.
1:33.0	You know, here's the thing about me.
1:34.8	Like Andrew Yang, I believe in no labels.
1:40.1	And I, sometimes I'm beer curious.
1:40.6	Yeah.
1:42.9	And sometimes I'm sober facing, you know.
2:04.0	But you also love an oaky shard, don't you? Not oaky, no, no, no, crisp, mineral. Okay. Acidic. Okay. It's going to be an interesting adventure. I'm excited you'll be over there with me because you have been there through thick and thin with me. I'm not going over there with you for the entire time. I'm going to be on vacation over there at some point. I did pitch you on coming with me the entire time. I think I do have space in the flat. But you've seen me, you know, be quite
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