Bonus Ep: 'The Boys' S5E04 Was Pure Filler. Is That Bad?

About this episode

David and Patrick discuss whether the fourth episode of The Boys season 5, deemed a filler episode, is a bad thing.

In this bonus Decoding TV episode, David and Patrick discuss the fourth episode of The Boys season 5. This episode featured the gang getting into a fetchquest and learning about themselves along the way. In other words: a filler episode. Is that a bad thing? Listen to hear us discuss. Links: Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube Follow this podcast on Instagram Follow this podcast on Tiktok Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything Follow David on Instagram Follow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Patrick

Topics covered

• The Boys
• filler episodes
• character development
• season 5
• TV discussion

Keywords

• The Boys
• season 5
• filler episode
• TV podcast
• character growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Remap Radio, Crossplay, Decoding Everything

Books & works: The Boys

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