TV's Dark Corners: 'Euphoria,' 'Beef,' 'Half Man,' and More

About this episode

Blaine and Donovan discuss various TV shows including 'Euphoria', 'Beef', and 'Half Man', providing insights and non-spoiler reviews.

In this week's episode, host Blaine welcomes everyone with an introduction and overview of the weekly show (0:02). To begin, Blaine and co-host Donovan discuss where listeners can see Adam on tour (0:59). Then the TV discussions begin with non-spoilers on why 'Euphoria' is struggling to make a connection (2:34), yet something as dark as 'Beef' and its second season is thrilling (8:34). After that, Blaine explains without spoilers how 'Half Man' is not for the faint at heart (12:26). He and Donovan discuss the seventh episode of 'Rooster' on HBO and the new Netflix series 'This is a Gardening Show,' both of which are exciting and pleasant (16:16). To begin spoilers, they discuss 'Beef' from Netflix and its first four episodes (21:36) before wrapping with 'Rooster' and its seventh. For more, visit The Alabama Take . To sign up for the newsletter, visit the link here .

People in this episode

Host: Blaine

Guest: Donovan

Topics covered

• TV reviews
• Euphoria
• Beef
• Half Man
• Rooster
• Netflix series

Keywords

• Euphoria
• Beef
• Half Man
• Rooster
• Netflix
• TV reviews
• Blaine Duncan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, Netflix, The Alabama Take

Books & works: Euphoria, Beef, Half Man, Rooster, This is a Gardening Show

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