About this episode
Peacock's latest original series is a Rian Johnson-created Columbo -esque "case of the week" procedural starring a fugitive cocktail waitress/human lie detector played by Natasha Lyonne; Rolling Stone Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall returns to discuss it (and bring with him all his coverage from the magazine)! Around The Dial takes us through the start of a new season of Married At First Sight (yes, already), plus Shrinking , Russian Doll , Lockwood & Co. , and a new season of 9-1-1: Lone Star . Jeff argues that he is NOT a crackpot for thinking so-called "bottle episodes" are wildly overpraised. Laura presents the Better Call Saul episode "Something Stupid" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we've got a lot of questions in Game Time. Sync the Bluetooth in your classic Barracuda and listen! GUESTS 👤 Alan Sepinwall TOPICS Lead Topic: 🃏 Poker Face Around The Dial: 👰♀️ Married At First Sight Around The Dial: 🧠 Shrinking Around The Dial: 🪆 Russian Doll Around The Dial: 👻 Lockwood & Co. Around The Dial: 👨🚒 9-1-1: Lone Star I Am Not A Crackpot: 🍾 Bottle episodes The Canon: ⚖️ Better Call Saul S04.E07: Something Stupid Winner & Loser: 👍 Carol Burnett Winner & Loser: 👎 Judy Greer Game Time: 🤷♀️ 19 Questions NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 444 page on ExtraHotGreat.com 🐦 Alan Sepinwall on Twitter 🪨 Alan's Poker Face feature at RollingStone.com 🔪 Alan's Rian Johnson Q&A 🕶️ Alan's Natasha Lyonne Q&A ⭐️ Alan's Poker Face review 🛋️ Tara on pop culture therapists at VanityFair.com 🐘 Alan on Mastodon ✍️ Alan's author page at RollingStone.com 📰 Alan's free newsletter 🛣️ Elizabeth Ashley's Actress: Postcards From The Road on GoodReads.com 🎶 The Record Of The Year showdown at Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs 🍾 "It's Time For A Departure From 'Bottle Episode'" by Kathryn VanArendonk at Vulture 📷 Photo: Peacock