Is ‘Stranger Things’ the Last Gasp of Blockbuster TV? Plus, Why Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’ Is Worth Your Time.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about the upcoming premiere of the fifth and final season of ‘Stranger Things’ and how it’s significantly evolved over the years (7:21). Then they discuss why the new Netflix historical drama ‘Death by Lightning,’ starring Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen, is worth your time (18:11). Later, they check in with ‘The Morning Show’ Season 4 (38:38), ‘I Love LA' (47:17), and ‘The Chair Company’ (49:09). 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.
0:03.0	Stand up and walk now.
0:06.0	Hello and welcome to The Watch.
0:08.0	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.0	I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio from London,
0:15.0	dead by lightning, it's Andy Greenwald.
0:19.0	I haven't seen a lot of lightning here, a lot of rain. Yeah. A lot of clouds. Yes. A lot of storming. We've had a lot of like really just right into the BBC shipping forecast here for our listeners. What's up, man? It's Chris and Andy. This will be our last show from London. For now. Because we're going to be back in LA next week. back to regularly scheduled programming. Thanks to everybody for bearing with us as we erratically publish episodes of this podcast while overseas. I'd like to say that we could have done more, but unfortunately, both of us have gotten just outrageously lost here in the Warrens of Spotify, UK, which is the most confusing building. That's true. I have ever set foot in.
0:54.7	There are all these missing posters up for podcasters who have gotten lost looking for bathrooms. Correct me if I'm wrong. To get out of the studio we're in now, I could turn left or take a series of ramps and end up in the same place. You know, it's funny. You should mention that just really quickly. you can email us at The Watch at Spotify.com.
1:09.9	You can follow us at the Watch Podcast.
1:13.4	The WatchPod?
1:14.3	The Watch pod. The watch pod underscore Instagram. You can watch us on the ringer dash TV YouTube channel and on Spotify where you're hopefully listening to us. And last night I was recording an episode of the big picture about Predator Badlands. From here. Yes, which is a film I saw at BFI South Bank IMAX, which is fantastic.
1:30.2	And you weren't alone.
1:30.8	This is a huge hit.
1:31.6	No, it was a big, big hit.
1:32.9	Big, big hit.
1:33.7	A lot of people had a lot of time for El Fanning playing two parts.
1:38.0	No, pause.
1:38.9	When you say two parts, you mean she plays two roles or she is ripped into two parts?
1:43.0	Both.
1:43.7	Nice. And anyway, so I was recording the pod and as I was leaving last night, I was just like,
1:49.8	goodbye and walked into one room. And then all of a sudden, like, my badge didn't work on one door.
1:55.9	And I was like, well, here I am in this other hallway. I'm sure at the other end of it, I should
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