About this episode

Blaine and guests discuss 'House of the Dragon', 'Cape Fear', and expectations for 'The Bear'.

This week, Blaine gives an overview of the episode (0:03) before he, Adam, and Donovan discuss what they want after five seasons of 'The Bear' on Hulu (0:38). From there and staying in non-spoilers, they get back into 'House of the Dragon' and its return (3:47). They also discuss that 'Cape Fear' may be a different type of show than initially suspected (12:23). After a break, they dive into spoilers for the first episode of 'House of the Dragon' on HBO (15:47) as well as spoilers to prove their points on 'Cape Fear' from Apple TV (38:41). For more, visit The Alabama Take's website: https://www.thealabamatake.com Or for the YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/@thealabamatake

People in this episode

Host: Blaine Duncan

Guests: Adam, Donovan

Topics covered

• House of the Dragon
• Cape Fear
• The Bear
• TV reviews
• Spoilers
• Film analysis

Keywords

• House of the Dragon
• Cape Fear
• The Bear
• HBO
• Apple TV
• TV reviews
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, Apple TV, The Alabama Take, YouTube

Books & works: House of the Dragon, The Bear, Cape Fear

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