Must Watch: Scandals!

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

Hosts Jen Bentley and Lauren Piester diagnose Hulu's 'The Dropout' on this week's SCANDALS! season of 'Must Watch.'

For the first episode of SCANDALS! season, hosts Jean Bentley and Lauren Piester discuss Netflix's 'Inventing Anna' and Hulu's 'Pam & Tommy.'

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.

Elsa wears a dress. Hot cowboy escalation. Get out your Taylor Sheridan bingo cards! It's all happening!

Eat your (buffalo) heart out, Elsa! Jean Bentley and Lauren Piester breakdown '1883' Episode 8.

The highlights: (1) New Hot Cowboy candidate. (2) A literal horserace. (3) "It's a tor-na-der!"

As we move into the second half of the season, Hot Cowboy of the Week is getting more serious. Good episode!

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.

Hosts Jean Bentley (Rotten Tomatoes) and Lauren Piester (TV Guide) discuss Episode 5 of Paramount+ period drama '1883' and that awkward sex talk.

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.

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.

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 clear warning when it goes into spoiler territory.

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.

Decider senior reporter Kayla Cobb joins 'Must Watch' host Jean Bentley for a post-episode discussion about 'Succession' Episode 7, "Too Much Birthday.'

IndieWire TV critic Ben Travers joins 'Must Watch' host Jean Bentley for a post-episode discussion about 'Succession' Episode 6, "What It Takes.'

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 series of guests while we search for a new co-host. Jean and I are sad to see Brandon go but extremely excited about his new job. I will continue mocking Brandon's love of the maudlin, overly sentimental film 'Almost Famous' on Twitter and texting him for his smarts on everything from Netflix news to Marvel shows as if nothing has changed. — Scott Porch, producer

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down Episode 4 of 'Succession.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down Episode 3 of 'Succession.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down the second episode of 'Succession' Season 3.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz break down the Season 3 premiere of HBO's 'Succession.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz dig into the new promo clip for 'Succession' Season 3, the most revealing teaser to date for 'Game of Thrones' spinoff 'House of the Dragon,' and then [spoilers] a deeper dive into the 'Squid Game' end game.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about the surprise hit series 'Squid Game' and Netflix's fall originals slate that's positioned well to dominate global streaming.

Host Brandon Katz sells host Jean Bentley on Disney+'s new 'Star Wars' anime series 'Star Wars: Visions.' (Also, Jean has seen the first two episodes of 'Succession' Season 3. Shhh.)

Host Jean Bentley pitches host Brandon Katz on Amazon Prime Video's 'LuLaRich.' The four-episode docuseries is about a wild pyramid scheme that peddles leggings — that's right, leggings — to suburban women.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz hit some of their recent watches, including Marvel Studios' 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,' Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building,' and established stars — Julianne Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Jane Fonda, Steve Martin — finding their muses on streaming projects.

Lily Hevish (Discovery+'s 'Lily Topples the World') joins host Jean Bentley to talk about building a career setting up dominoes — thousands of dominoes, in elaborate designs and massive towers — and knocking them down on YouTube. You can sign up for Discovery+ here for a 7-day trial and then $4.99 a month ad-supported or $6.99 a month ad-free.

'Cruella' hits the free tier of Disney+ this weekend, and the Adam Driver / Marion Cotillard musical 'Annette' on Amazon's Prime Video is a bizarre, almost unwatchable freakshow with a puppet baby. A PUPPET BABY!

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about the incredible summer HBO Max is having with 'The Suicide Squad,' 'The White Lotus' finale, and the 'Gossip Girl' reboot.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about 'Jungle Cruise' and what the film means for Disney and Disney+.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz and guest Allie Hagan are back for a spoiler-free preview of 'Ted Lasso' Season 2.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz dig into Season 1 of Apple TV 2020 sensation Ted Lasso in prep for the upcoming Season 2 premiere. Writer and Ted Lasso superfan Allie Hagan is the guest.

Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz run through a staggeringly good summer movie season for streaming. 'Black Widow' on Disnsey+, 'The Boss Baby: Family Business' on Peacock, 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' on HBO, and a dozen or so other big movie titles will make this an epic summer for streaming.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz run full speed into Amazon Prime Video's best genre: Action. After fits (prestige) and starts (indie), big-noise, big-explosion film and TV titles like 'Hanna,' 'Invincible' and 'Without Remorse' are giving Prime Video a recognizable, IP-forward, global brand. Here's an action-packed watchlist to get you started.

Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz are all in on 'Loki.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about Bo Burnham's new Netflix special 'Inside' with E! News contributor and Bo Burnham superfan Lauren Piester.

Hulu is loaded with great originals, and hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz run through some of their favorites.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz highlight three Disney+ original shows that will give millennials the warm, fond glow of their youth: 'High School Musical: The Series: The Musical,' 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,' and 'Big Shot.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz are spending several weeks highlighting the best shows on the major streamers. This week: Peacock's best comedies.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz share heartwarming, personal stories about Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and then dig into some shows that make HBO Max worth a look.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz line up five great reasons to subscribe to Apple TV+.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about two new Netflix franchise hopefuls — 'Shadow and Bone' and 'Yasuke.' Guest: Megan Vick from TV Guide.

AwardsAce.com editor in chief Erick Weber joins hosts Brandon Katz and Jean Bentley to predict the major Academy Awards categories. Netflix is in the hunt for a Best Picture award for "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

A few weeks ahead of the 2021 Academy Awards, hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz take a look back at the eight most important — not best, most important — movies that have helped make Netflix into the world's biggest movie studio in the span of five years.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz talk about the breaking news that Netflix has landed a pair of 'Knives Out' sequels for a stunning $450 million and then dig into what role original films increasingly play for Netflix.

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz are joined this week by What's on Netflix editor Kasey Moore to talk about streaming in the U.K. and two colorful, crime-y Netflix original series — 'Sky Rojo' and 'The Serpent.'

Hosts Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz tackle Netflix's Academy Awards prospects, and then 'Extra Hot Great' podcast co-host joins Jean to talk about Netflix's reality show 'Marriage or Mortgage.' STEREO: Follow Jean Bentley and Brandon Katz on Stereo at the links on their names for Q&As and deeper dives on film and TV.

Hosts Brandon Katz and Jean Bentley talk about Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview, their Netflix deal, and their TV habits, and then actor Hannah Ware joins the show to talk about her new Netflix original near-future drama 'The One.'

Co-hosts Brandon Katz and Jean Bentley talk about the kerfuffle over Taylor Swift's comments about 'Ginny and Georgia' and two new Netflix documentary projects — 'Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell' and 'Murder Among the Mormons.' Then TV writer Claire Downs joins them to talk about Amy Poehler's new film 'Moxie.'

Hosts Brandon Katz and Jean Bentley talk about the mom-daughter dramedy 'Ginny and Georgia,' and then Julia Alexander of The Verge joins to discuss Golden Globe nominee 'I Care a Lot' and the state of the Hollywood movie business.