Bad takes, Lacking depth and preparation
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
More reviews of Succession: A Post Show Recap
Otherwise, gets annoying if you want to hear an actual review about the show.
Laurafins via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/10/24
Loved the discussion with Rob about the finale of succession. Even though Rob was discontented with it (and I am more in Josh’s camp), Rob’s reasoning was sound and made me think about it from an entirely new angle. To me the series was a masterpiece and I’ll miss everything about it, including...Read full review »
planetpeace via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/01/23
Every single post show pod cast starts with plays on quotes . I used to like it but now that all the pods do the exact same thing it’s getting old. Great pod besides that
brianooch via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/09/23
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