Must Watch: Scandals!

Must Watch: Scandals!

Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) dive into one big show at a time with weekly recaps and discussion. 'Must Watch' is currently scandalized by ripped-from-the-headlines dramas like Hulu's 'The Dropout' and banana-pants true-crime documentaries like Netflix's 'Bad Vegan.'

Episodes

April 4, 2022 35 mins

Megan Vick, the senior West Coast editor for TV Guide, is back on the show this week to talk about 'Bridgerton' Season 2. 😀


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Hosts Jen Bentley and Lauren Piester diagnose Hulu's 'The Dropout' on this week's SCANDALS! season of 'Must Watch.'
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For the first episode of SCANDALS! season, hosts Jean Bentley and Lauren Piester discuss Netflix's 'Inventing Anna' and Hulu's 'Pam & Tommy.'
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February 27, 2022 37 mins
Elsa has has been front and center in Season 1 finale of Paramount+ cowboy drama '1883,' but she couldn't help but wonder: Is this as good as it gets? Plus, Lauren Piester has some behind-the-scenes notes from her TV Guide interview with Faith Hill and Isabel May.
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February 20, 2022 31 mins
Elsa wears a dress. Hot cowboy escalation. Get out your Taylor Sheridan bingo cards! It's all happening!
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February 14, 2022 24 mins
Eat your (buffalo) heart out, Elsa! Jean Bentley and Lauren Piester breakdown '1883' Episode 8.
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February 6, 2022 29 mins
The highlights: (1) New Hot Cowboy candidate. (2) A literal horserace. (3) "It's a tor-na-der!"
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January 31, 2022 33 mins
As we move into the second half of the season, Hot Cowboy of the Week is getting more serious. Good episode!
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January 25, 2022 30 mins
HBO's 'The Gilded Age' premieres during an off week for Paramount+'s '1883.' By pure coincidence, the two shows take place at roughly the same time in American history. This week hosts Jean Bentley and Lauren Piester see how the other half — 1%, whatever — live.
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January 16, 2022 33 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) discuss Episode 5 of Paramount+ period drama '1883' and that awkward sex talk.
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January 9, 2022 38 mins
After the '1883' holiday hiatus, 'Must Watch' hosts Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) are back to discuss Episode 4 of Paramount+ period drama '1883' and especially Elsa's pants.
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December 26, 2021 31 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) discuss Episode 3 of Paramount+ period drama '1883,' a year when a snakebite on the ass was very, very BAD.
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December 19, 2021 38 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) discuss the first two episodes of Paramount+ period drama '1883' about a wagon train from Texas to Montana. The series is nominally a prequel to 'Yellowstone' but stands on its own so well that you don't need any 'Yellowstone' background. NOTE: This first half of the podcast is spoiler free for listeners who have not yet started watching '1883,' and there will be a ...
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Lauren Piester (TV Guide) joins host Jean Bentley to discuss the 'Succession' Season 3 finale. This coming Sunday, 'Must Watch' will shift from 'Succession' to Paramount+ original series '1883,' a buzzy 'Yellowstone' prequel starring Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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November 28, 2021 46 mins
Decider senior reporter Kayla Cobb joins 'Must Watch' host Jean Bentley for a post-episode discussion about 'Succession' Episode 7, "Too Much Birthday.'
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November 21, 2021 53 mins
IndieWire TV critic Ben Travers joins 'Must Watch' host Jean Bentley for a post-episode discussion about 'Succession' Episode 6, "What It Takes.'
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Daniel Fienberg, the chief TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter, joins hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz to talk about 'Succession' Season 3, Episode 5 ("Retired Janitors of Idaho"). Frowny-face-emoji programming note: This is Brandon Katz's last episode of 'Must Watch.' He has taken a new job — details to come — that will preclude him from hosting the podcast. Jean Bentley will continue recapping 'Succession' Season 3 with a ser...
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November 7, 2021 41 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down Episode 4 of 'Succession.'
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October 31, 2021 43 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down Episode 3 of 'Succession.'
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October 24, 2021 38 mins
Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down the second episode of 'Succession' Season 3.
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