'Euphoria' Disappoints, Promising Shows, and 'DTF St. Louis' Finale, episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 54 MIN

'Euphoria' Disappoints, Promising Shows, and 'DTF St. Louis' Finale,

from Taking It Down

This week as usual, Blaine gives an overview of the podcast episode to begin (0:02).From there, he and Donovan begin the non-spoiler section with Adam's absence and where to see his band Sister Ray Davies on tour in the U.K. (0:50).After those notes, the hosts discuss what has. happened to 'Euphoria' as it gets off to a bad start (2:39). Then it's a brief conversation on why sites cover reality TV and what they think of it (9:37). Then it's a list of television shows this week and next week which all sound promising, some of which they'll cover (12:47).Continuing ideas and thoughts in non-spoilers, they discuss whether they'd recommend 'DTF St. Louis' from HBO (21:42) and general thoughts on 'Rooster' and its sixth episode (26:43).In spoilers, they break down why 'DTF St. Louis' worked or didn't (28:52) as well as what made 'Rooster' and its sixth episode a decent, but not great, one (48:41).For more, visit The Alabama Take. For the newsletter from the site, click this link to sign up.

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