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 ๐ค Alan Sepinwall TOPICS Lead Topic: ๐ Poker Face Around The Dial: ๐ฐโโ๏ธ Married At First Sight Around The Dial: ๐ง Shrinking Around The Dial: ๐ช Russian Doll Around The Dial: ๐ป Lockwood & Co. Around The Dial: ๐จโ๐ 9-1-1: Lone Star I Am Not A Crackpot: ๐พ Bottle episodes The Canon: โ๏ธ Better Call Saul S04.E07: Something Stupid Winner & Loser: ๐ Carol Burnett Winner & Loser: ๐ Judy Greer Game Time: ๐คทโโ๏ธ 19 Questions NOTES ๐ Full episode notes can be found on the episode 444 page on ExtraHotGreat.com ๐ฆ Alan Sepinwall on Twitter ๐ชจ Alan's Poker Face feature at RollingStone.com ๐ช Alan's Rian Johnson Q&A ๐ถ๏ธ Alan's Natasha Lyonne Q&A โญ๏ธ Alan's Poker Face review ๐๏ธ Tara on pop culture therapists at VanityFair.com ๐ Alan on Mastodon โ๏ธ Alan's author page at RollingStone.com ๐ฐ Alan's free newsletter ๐ฃ๏ธ Elizabeth Ashley's Actress: Postcards From The Road on GoodReads.com ๐ถ The Record Of The Year showdown at Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs ๐พ "It's Time For A Departure From 'Bottle Episode'" by Kathryn VanArendonk at Vulture ๐ท Photo: Peacock