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The Prestige TV Podcast

‘Pluribus’ Episode 8: “Charm Offensive”, the Penultimate Episode

The Prestige TV Podcast

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Tv & Film

4.21.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

With the finale steadily approaching, Jo and Rob are here to help break down the second-to-last-last episode of the first season of ‘Pluribus’. (0:00) Intro (8:04) Connectivity and empathy (14:37) Hive-mind theater (23:53) Carole in the New World (40:37) Rob’s hypothetical (42:37) A Manousos question (47:44) Breaking down the info nuggets (56:57) Anticipating the finale Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com or lickingthedonut@gmail.com Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Prestige TV Podcast and so much more! Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome back to the prestigious TV podcast feed. I'm Joya Robinson. I'm Rob Mahoney.

0:22.9

We're here with the penultimate episode of Pluribus Charm Offensive is the episode we're covering here today.

0:31.2

Rob, I'm really bummed that we only have one more episode of the season, honestly.

0:34.1

I know. And honestly, this one didn't feel as pen ultimate as other penultimate episodes we have covered. You know, in some ways, honestly. I know. And honestly, this one didn't feel as penultimate as other penultimate

0:38.6

episodes we have covered. You know, it in some ways, yes, is Minuso's kind of moving into

0:43.4

place for a big confrontation potentially in the finale, Joe? But a lot of answers, a lot of stuff

0:49.2

happening. I felt like it was in its way, in a very pluribus way, an action-packed episode.

0:55.0

And a nice, I think, balance to last week's episode where people felt like not very much happen, which I don't really agree with.

1:01.5

But we can talk about that.

1:02.9

Some people needed more talking and we got more talking.

1:05.8

We certainly did.

1:06.9

Here's the philosophical question I have for you, Rob Moni.

1:09.9

Please.

1:10.8

When life gives you lemons, would you make pink lemonade or would you grab the scalpel?

1:18.5

And these seems to be the two responses we have from our co-leads on this show this week.

1:26.0

What do you think?

1:26.5

Are you a lemonade guy or a

1:28.1

scalpel guy? I mean, I would like to think I'm a scalpel guy. But if I'm being honest with myself,

1:33.8

am I just going for the lemonade? I will say it's too early to be going lemonade from concentrate.

1:39.0

Like, there are still good lemons out there. Some people like only do lemonade from concentrate, but that really did take me

1:45.4

back to like childhood. Like I haven't, well, college. I think college is the last time I let like

1:50.2

a gooey cylinder of concentrate slither out of a can into a pitcher and like poured vodka in

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