The Prestige TV Podcast
The Prestige TV Podcast is your home for instant reactions, deep dives, creator interviews, and Hall of Fame retrospectives on the best television around. Join a rotating cast of Ringer personalities including Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney, Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, and more as they break down the shows you're binging and the ones you're waiting to drop every week. Subscribe to The Prestige TV Podcast, check back weekly for our breakdowns, and most importantly, keep watching.
Episodes
September 14, 2025 • 48 mins
Bill, Jo, and Rob search for leads to recap the second episode of ‘Task.’
(0:00) Intro
(2:07) What Brad Ingelsby excels at
(6:08) Current plotlines
(9:58) Favorite thing about the show (so far)
(12:38) What happened to Robbie’s brother?
(15:14) The rat theory
(18:01) Will Sam make it out?
(30:06) Nitpicks
(38:30) Predictions
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September 10, 2025 • 79 mins
On this episode of Hooked, Jo and Rob land on a deserted island to make the case for why the two-part pilot is still the best place to start for those wanting to give ‘Lost’ another shot.
(0:00) Intro
(4:58) Personal relationships to ‘Lost’
(16:58) What makes the two-episode pilot such an effective entry point for the series
(33:59) The flashbacks
(37:15) Why “Walkabout” is a close runner-up
(41:24) The mystery monster
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September 7, 2025 • 54 mins
Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, and Rob Mahoney break out the binoculars to recap the series premiere of ‘Task,’ the brand-new HBO miniseries starring Mark Ruffalo.
(0:00) Intro
(12:17) Mark Ruffalo’s career
(20:16) The members of the task force
(30:32) Beat-by-beat episode recap
(45:11) Predictions for Episode 2
(47:28) Will ‘Task’ become a phenomenon?
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September 3, 2025 • 63 mins
Hooked continues! This time, Jo and Rob take us back to 2005 to make the case for Kristen Bell’s star-making series, ‘Veronica Mars’.
00:00 Intro
05:14 Rob’s elevator pitch
08:45 The Episode: ‘Mars v. Mars’
17:57 Guest/recurring stars
24:42 Episode MVP
26:20 A scene that embodies the show
37:25 How this episode sets up the series
40:16 The pilot episode
50:43 **SPOILERS**
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August 27, 2025 • 60 mins
Welcome back to Hooked! On this one, Jo and Rob play office politics and make their respective cases for why “Marriage of Figaro” and “Indian Summer” are the best places to start for those wanting to give ‘Mad Men’ another shot.
(0:00) Intro
(2:03) Why ‘Mad Men’?
(8:06) Jo’s pick: “Marriage of Figaro”
(10:28) Rob’s pick: “Indian Summer”
(20:01) Standout scenes
(22:54) Essential character dynamics
(28:55) Who won the episode?...
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August 20, 2025 • 71 mins
Welcome to Hooked, a new Prestige TV Podcast series where we look at some of the most iconic TV shows ever and try to figure out which episode is going to hook you! On this episode, Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney hop in their RV and make the case for why “Cat’s in the Bag …” is the best place to start for those wanting to give ‘Breaking Bad’ another shot.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) What is Hooked?
(3:22) The cultural importance of ‘Br...
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August 11, 2025 • 94 mins
Mallory Rubin and Nora Princiotti accept their seat at the dining table to recap the Season 3 finale of ‘The Gilded Age.’
(0:00) Intro
(1:33) Why Season 3 is the best season so far
(6:28) Favorite plotlines, from most to least resolved
(01:18:03) What’s next?
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July 11, 2025 • 51 mins
Jo and Rob head to Wichita to recap the final four episodes of ‘Poker Face’ Season 2.
(0:00) Intro
(4:47) Thoughts on where the season ended up
(7:03) Unpacking the big reveal
(14:36) What does a potential S3 look like for Charlie’s story?
(17:43) Best use of a guest star
(19:53) Worst use of a guest star
(21:02) Favorite joke
(26:32) Best episode
(30:35) Charlie Cale fits
(31:45) Best murder
(33:56) Most delightful visu...
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June 30, 2025 • 58 mins
Van and Charles update the agreement terms to recap the Season 4 finale of ‘The Bear.’
(0:00) Intro
(3:53) Did the ending to this season work?
(17:13) Why the final confrontation felt somewhat underwhelming
(20:55) Who is Carmy without cooking?
(51:00) Season 4 as a whole
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June 27, 2025 • 61 mins
Van and Charles keep it in the family to recap the seventh, eight, and ninth episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 4.
(0:00) Intro
(3:26) Why “Bears” was such a refreshing episode
(16:46) Ayo is this season’s MVP
(20:28) Is Carmy passing the torch?
(30:18) Chef Adam’s true intentions
(50:32) Season (or series?) finale predictions
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June 26, 2025 • 40 mins
Van and Charles dig into the second course of episodes (the middle three) in Season 4 of FX’s 'The Bear.’
00:00 Intro
03:00 Recapping episodes 4-6
06:23 Syd’s impending decision
20:20 Falling back in love with the characters
22:32 A Rob Reiner tangent
26:24 The ‘binge model’
31:24 Tina getting through to Carmy
34:58 What’s next?
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June 26, 2025 • 55 mins
Van Lathan and Charles Holmes chase after a Michelin star to recap the first three episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 4.
(0:00) Intro
(4:56) Instant reactions
(17:52) Did the audience response to Season 3 change the trajectory of the show?
(32:58) Is Syd becoming Carmy?
(47:49) How long can ‘The Bear’ run?
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June 18, 2025 • 66 mins
Jo and Rob dig through the case files of ‘Dept. Q’, Netflix’s grimy crime drama about a Scottish cold case unit.
00:00 START
01:50 Initial impressions
07:07 Jo’s grades for the show
09:37 Entrance points
13:29 Production design
15:33 **SPOILERS**
23:52 Mathew Goode’s performance
31:37 Akram stealing the show
35:17 Grading TV therapists
42:45 Casting shout-outs
52:26 Merritt Lingard’s performance
1:02:08 Fi...
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June 17, 2025 • 88 mins
Sean Fennessey, Alan Siegel, Charles Holmes, and Mina Kims hold a ‘Simpsons’ draft as they celebrate the release of Alan’s new book, Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of The Simpsons Changed Television-and America-Forever.
(01:22) First Times Being Introduced to ‘The Simpsons’
(8:18) “Which Character Are You?”
(09:31) ‘The Simpsons’ Draft
(11:58) The Difference Between Parody and Reference
(1:12:57) Does The Simps...
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June 13, 2025 • 55 mins
Jo and Rob take the field to recap the episodes 5-8 of ‘Poker Face’ Season 2.
(0:00) Intro
(13:49) Midseason awards
(16:19) Best episode
(28:21) Charlie Cale fits
(28:52) Best murder
(30:39) Most delightful visual
(32:02) Best needle drop
(33:09) Most appealing Charlie odd job
(36:50) Charlie’s smartest move
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In honor of the new Apple TV+ show 'Stick’, Jo and Rob tee off with a discussion of some golf cinematic classics.
(0:00) Intro
(3:38) ‘Happy Gilmore’
(4:54) ‘Tin Cup’
(8:40) Favorite sports movie of all-time
(14:17) ’Stick’
(24:20) The ‘Ted Lasso’ of it all
(26:21) Needle Drops
(32:06) Little dogs
(37:32) Anticipating Timothy Olyphant
(46:35) Jo gets the ‘Happy Gilmore’ references
(47:25) Rob’s ‘Tin Cup’ takeaways
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Bill and Joanna visit the Hamptons to recap all eight episodes of ‘The Better Sister,’ the Prime Video thriller starring Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel.
(0:00) Intro
(1:21) Why the limited series works surprisingly well
(5:44) The TV whodunit playbook
(7:28) Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks’s performances
(19:54) The ghost conversations
(21:36) **SPOILERS**
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May 30, 2025 • 63 mins
Mal and Nora relax to the max to recap the Season 4 finale of ‘Hacks.’
(0:00) Intro
(5:01) Thoughts on both the finale and the season as a whole
(11:59) What’s the next evolution of Deborah and Ava’s relationship?
(22:21) Favorite episode
(32:32) Best scene
(38:09) Favorite plotline
(44:01) Funniest one-liner
(51:57) Favorite duo
(56:53) Closing thoughts
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May 29, 2025 • 54 mins
Jo and Rob reexamine the evidence to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’
(0:00) Intro
(2:31) Where does the show go from here?
(5:34) Why the monologue-heavy style of the show became exhausting
(18:44) Coop’s heel turn
(23:36) The lack of payoff for supporting characters
(32:51) The killer revealed
(39:36) Which characters will be back in S2?
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May 29, 2025 • 70 mins
Season 2 comes to a close, and Jo and Rob are here to recap the divisive ending of the hit HBO show.
(0:00) Intro
(3:12) Finale ratings
(11:03) Recapturing the game’s perspective shift
(27:00) The accidental vs. intentional violence
(35:40) Jesse and Dina’s arc
(49:57) Abby and Isaac
(56:57) **Spoiler Warning**
(59:36)The verdict on the cliff-hanger
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