{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/66fecbd4e43e42d9175ae0e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 38 - How ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Might Deviate From the Game","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1727974209690-fd50b2e2-97f9-4f5e-9354-b0a900ee21fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek explore the early ratings for&nbsp;<em>The Penguin</em>, brace themselves for a new season of&nbsp;<em>Sugar</em>, discuss a surprising choice of director for&nbsp;<em>Stranger Things 5</em>, and dig into the new trailer for&nbsp;<em>The Last of Us</em>&nbsp;Season 2. Then, they discuss episode 2 of&nbsp;<em>The Penguin</em>&nbsp;and episode 4 of&nbsp;<em>Agatha All Along</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Will&nbsp;<em>The Penguin&nbsp;</em>be able to take flight in the ratings for the rest of the first season? How do we feel about the confounding news of a second season of&nbsp;<em>Sugar</em>? Does Frank Darabont’s return to the industry signal a strong return for&nbsp;<em>Stranger Things</em>? How different will&nbsp;<em>The Last of Us</em>&nbsp;season 2 be from its video game counterpart? Does&nbsp;<em>The Penguin&nbsp;</em>keep up the momentum in episode 2? Are we still enjoying the witchy formula of&nbsp;<em>Agatha All Along</em>&nbsp;in episode 4? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Homework for next week:</p><ul><li><em>The Penguin&nbsp;</em>Episode 3 (Max)</li><li><em>Agatha All Along</em>&nbsp;Episode 5 (Disney+)</li><li><em>The Franchise</em>&nbsp;Episode 1 (Max)</li></ul><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>12:13 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/penguin-big-ratings-hbo-1236018169/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strong Ratings for&nbsp;<em>The Penguin</em></a></li><li>16:20 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/sugar-renewed-season-2-apple-1236165977/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sugar&nbsp;</em>Renewed for Season 2</a></li><li>21:18 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/frank-darabont-ends-retirement-stranger-things-5-1236160343/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Darabont Ends Retirement for&nbsp;<em>Stranger Things</em></a></li><li>25:53 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-last-of-us-season-2-trailer-1236013278/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Last of Us</em>&nbsp;Season 2 Trailer</a></li><li>36:20 -&nbsp;<em>The Penguin&nbsp;</em></li><li>Ep 2 - Inside Man</li><li>01:04:28 -&nbsp;<em>Agatha All Along&nbsp;</em></li><li>Ep 4 - If I Can’t Reach You, Let My Song Teach You</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.remapradio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href=\"https://patrickklepek.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.decodingeverything.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Decoding TV"}