“First off, I want to say I am genuinely a big fan of Josh’s work (I’m much less familiar with Emily’s)- For years Josh has shown himself to be a fun and super insightful commentator / analyst of shows like Mr. Robot, The Leftovers, GOT, Lost and of course Survivor. He has a great energy and enthusiasm that is infectious - and when he’s properly prepared he’s an absolute 5-Star Top Level podcaster / writer. But on Succession he just seems unprepared and to not have spent much time thinking on it- the result is relatively shallow and often times lackadaisically speculative- it’s off-putting and I end up having to turn the podcast off midway- it’s just not up to the level I know he can deliver. The episode with Dominick from Survivor was just - I’m sorry to say it - embarrassing. Luckily Josh was able to redirect Dom’s bad takes (ie. Shiv being tested / set up yet again at the Logan dinner) but honestly Josh’s takes on this pod have often not been that different from that. Sorry to focus just on Josh here - but I think Succession is a great show and I wish it got the full Wigler treatment. It just seems like it’s on the way way way back burner for him and maybe he’s spread thin. (He’s said as much) I want post show recaps (RHAP) to always be considered some of the best programming out there... but this isn’t it unfortunately.”
dr on the go via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/19