Bonus Ep: Is 'Beef' Season 2 Worth a Second Helping?

About this episode

David and Chris Klimek discuss whether the second season of 'Beef' lives up to the first season.

In this bonus Decoding TV episode, David is joined by Chris Klimek to discuss the second season of Lee Sung Jin’s  Beef . Did this season of the show live up to its stellar first season? How did we feel about the cast this time around? And what was up with that ending? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more. Follow Chris on Threads  and  check out his latest piece for NPR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: David

Guest: Chris Klimek

Topics covered

• Beef Season 2
• TV show discussion
• cast analysis
• season comparison
• ending analysis

Keywords

• Beef
• Season 2
• Lee Sung Jin
• TV discussion
• cast
• ending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: Beef

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