
'Euphoria' Disappoints, Promising Shows, and 'DTF St. Louis' Finale,
From Taking It Down by Blaine Duncan
April 21, 2026 · 55 min · Season 1 · Episode 277
About this episode
Blaine and Donovan discuss the disappointing start of 'Euphoria', promising upcoming shows, and analyze the finale of 'DTF St. Louis'.
This week as usual, Blaine gives an overview of the podcast episode to begin (0:02). From there, he and Donovan begin the non-spoiler section with Adam's absence and where to see his band Sister Ray Davies on tour in the U.K. (0:50). After those notes, the hosts discuss what has. happened to 'Euphoria' as it gets off to a bad start (2:39). Then it's a brief conversation on why sites cover reality TV and what they think of it (9:37). Then it's a list of television shows this week and next week which all sound promising, some of which they'll cover (12:47). Continuing ideas and thoughts in non-spoilers, they discuss whether they'd recommend 'DTF St. Louis' from HBO (21:42) and general thoughts on 'Rooster' and its sixth episode (26:43). In spoilers, they break down why 'DTF St. Louis' worked or didn't (28:52) as well as what made 'Rooster' and its sixth episode a decent, but not great, one (48:41). For more, visit The Alabama Take . For the newsletter from the site, click this link to sign up .
People in this episode
Hosts: Blaine Duncan, Donovan
Topics covered
- Euphoria
- DTF St. Louis
- Rooster
- TV reviews
- Reality TV
- Promising shows
Keywords
- Euphoria
- DTF St. Louis
- Rooster
- TV reviews
- Reality TV
- Promising shows
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sister Ray Davies
Books & works: Euphoria, DTF St. Louis, Rooster
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