Ep. 70 - 'Mountainhead' Tries to Skewer Billionaire Tech Bros. Does It Succeed? (Plus: 'Rehearsal' and 'Last of Us' Follow-Ups)

Decoding TV

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s latest HBO original, Mountainhead. Does it do a good job of satirizing the billionaire tech class? Will Nic Pizzolatto ever write a True Detective episode again? And why do we feel sympathy for the new kids cast as the main Harry Potter characters? Listen to us discuss all these questions and more!

Homework for next week:

• Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu)

Shownotes:

• 03:40 - TV News
• ‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Harry, Ron and Hermione
• ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Gets Three-Part Release, Series Finale Set for New Year’s Eve
• ‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Has a “Story” for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Reprise Cohle and Hart: They’re “Open to It”
• 28:00 - Mountainhead review
• 58:45 - The Rehearsal Season 2 Follow-Ups
• 1:11:00 - The Last of Us Season 2 Follow-Ups

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