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Taking It Down — 295 episodes

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1

Depth of 'Lanterns' and a Bland 'Ted Lasso'

2

'Lanterns' Best Yet and 'Ted Lasso' Has Drama

3

Solving 'Lanterns' and 'Ted Lasso' Is on Track; Plus, Return of 'Dark Matter'

4

'Ted Lasso' Improves and 'Lanterns' Make a Launch

5

Who Won 'House of the Dragon' and Is 'Ted Lasso' Copying Itself?

6

The Silent Explosions in the Penultimate 'House of the Dragon'; Plus, The First of 'Ted Lasso' Again

7

'House of the Dragon' and the Rule of Women; Plus, 'Cape Fear'

8

Are The Little Things Done Right? 'House of the Dragon' and 'Warfare' on HBO

9

Dragons, Drama, and Dilemmas on 'House of the Dragon' and Its Second Episode

10

Back to 'House of the Dragon' and Why 'Cape Fear' Isn't What We Thought

11

Where Does 'Widow's Bay' Go From Here?

12

How 'Widow's Bay' Sets Up What's Left and 'Cape Fear' Seeds a Good Series; Plus, 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'

13

Time in 'Widow's Bay'; Plus, a Preview of 'Cape Fear'

14

Mysteries of 'Widow's Bay'; Plus, 'The Boroughs,' 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,' and More!

15

What 'Euphoria' Says About Culture; Plus, the Joy of 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' and a Classic 'Widow's Bay'

16

Comfort Shows and TV That Says Something: 'Rooster,' 'Lord of the Flies,' and 'Widow's Bay'

17

Sabotage and Horror: 'Beef' and 'Widow's Bay'

18

The Best TV of 2026 Thus Far

19

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

20

How People Watch TV Wrong with 'DTF St. Louis,' 'Rooster,' and 'Shrinking'

21

Steve Carell's Greatness in 'Rooster' and the Tones of 'DTF St. Louis'

22

'DTF St. Louis' and Its Vibes; Steve Carell Returns to the Spotlight in 'Rooster'

23

Unraveling 'DTF St. Louis' and 'Shrinking' Does Its Best

24

How 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' and 'How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' Get It Right!

25

An XL Episode From Rewatches to 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' to 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast'!

26

It's the Seventies in Russia and 'A Knight' Makes Us Happy!

27

The Big TV Preview Episode!

28

TV Finales: 'Stranger Things,' 'Plur1bus,' 'Welcome to Derry,' and 'The Chair Company'

29

Inconsistence in 'Welcome to Derry' and 'Plur1bus' Goes Beyond A.I.

30

How 'Train Dreams' Is the Movie of the Year, 'Plur1bus' Needs One Change, and 'Welcome to Derry' May Pull It Together

31

Welcome to Derry: The Horror That Continues Giving and Connects to Real Life Scares

32

Thanksgiving Special: The Spoiler Episode for 'Welcome to Derry,' 'Death by Lightning,' and 'Plur1bus'

33

History and Scares: A Non-Spoiler Episode Full of TV Suggestions

34

'Plur1bus' Is All Of Us, 'Welcome to Derry' Is Good Enough To Scare, 'The Lowdown' Reveals Its Secrets!

35

How Heavy Was 'Task'? Does 'Chad Powers' Deserve to be This Good? First Reactions to 'Welcome to Derry'

36

Does 'Task' Do Its Best Yet? What Does 'The Lowdown' Say? Plus, 'Black Rabbit,' Avoid 'The Last Frontier,' and 'Chad Powers' Is Funny

37

'Monster' Bores, 'The Lowdown' with Hidden Purpose, and 'Task' Intensifies

38

Vodka, Aliens, and Parenthood: Third Episode of 'Task' and Wrapping up 'Alien: Earth'

39

Family Dynamics in 'Task' and 'Alien Earth'

40

Lonely Men, Aliens, and Cops: 'Task' on HBO, 'Alien: Earth' on FX, and 'Blue Lights' on HBO Max

41

'Task' to 'Blue Lights': Gritty TV This Week

42

American Culture of 'It's Always Sunny...'; 'Blue Lights' Massive Threads

43

ESPN App, the Rules of 'Blue Lights,' and Touching Base on 'Alien: Earth'

44

Fear and Authority: The Dark Underbelly of 'Blue Lights' Revealed

45

From Oasis to the SEC: 'King of the Hill' Returns, 'Any Given Saturday' on Netflix, and 'Blue Lights' Comes to HBO Max

46

Politics Invades, Netflix Plans a Correct Release, 'Stick' Continues, and 'It's Always Sunny...' Has Its Best In Years

47

In Purgatory? 'The Bear' Closes Its Recent Season; 'It's Always Sunny...' Returns; Plus, 'Stick' Swings

48

How 'Stick' Turns a Corner and 'The Bear' Pays Off; Plus, 'Andor' and 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

49

The Questions and Answers from 'The Bear' and 'Smoke' Debuts on Apple TV

50

Golf In 'Stick' Is Only a Game; 'Dept. Q' Played the Best with the Rules

51

Does 'Dept. Q' Transcend the Genre? Plus, 'The Phoenician Scheme,' 'Andor,' and 'Stick'

52

Bono's 'Songs of Surrender' Presents Humanity and How Bad Is FX's 'Adults'?

53

Surfing Through Life's Endings: 'Hacks,' '100 Foot Wave,' and 'The Last of Us' Finales

54

'The Last of Us' Theme Shift Is Closer Than Thought; Plus, Summer TV and 'The Studio'

55

Art, Ego, Waves, and After Apocalypses: '100 Foot Wave,' 'The Studio,' and 'The Last of Us'

56

The Good, The Bad, and 'The White Lotus' Finale; Plus, a Plethora of TV

57

'Adolecence' Is The Must-See TV Show

58

'Good American Family' Defies Stereotypes; 'The White Lotus' Asks Its Deepest Questions Yet

59

The Darker Approach of 'The White Lotus'; Plus, What News on 'The Pitt' Says for TV

60

That First Episode of 'Adolescence'

61

Resentments, Decisions, Guns: 'The White Lotus' and Ending of 'Severance'

62

Cost of Class: 'Dope Thief,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Severance'

63

How 'The White Lotus' Improved, The Internet Is Wrong About 'Severance,' and New Shows

64

'Zero Day' Fails, 'The White Lotus' Needs a New Template, and 'Severance' Soars

65

Why Watch 'The Pitt,' The Resort of Well Being in 'The White Lotus,' and Conversations in 'Severance'

66

Religion and Work: 'American Primeval' and 'Severance'

67

Real or Simulated: 'Severance' and Its Fourth Episode

68

'Severance' Survives Mystery and Idea Explanations of 'The Brutalist'

69

Your Own Innie: 'Severance' Is Back and the Impact of David Lynch

70

Bob Dylan, Vampires, and Popes: 'A Complete Unknown,' 'Nosferatu,' and 'Conclave'

71

From Shogun to Shadows: Our Top Picks of 2024 Revealed

72

Final Farewell: Grief and Growth on 'Somebody Somewhere'; If 'Silo' Now Sucks; Prepping for Another End

73

'Say Nothing' Challenges Good and Evil

74

Is 'Shrinking'Good? Thanksgiving with 'Somebody, Somewhere.' More on 'Say Nothing'

75

The IRA,Vampires, and Hope in 'Say Nothing,' 'What We Do In The Shadows,' and 'Somebody, Somewhere'

76

What Is Dad TV and Is That What 'Silo' Is? How Good Was 'The Penguin' In The End?

77

True Heartland and Big Emotions: 'Somebody, Somewhere' and 'My Old Ass'; Plus, 'Janet Planet' on Max

78

From Marvel to Mental Health: 'Agatha All Along' Finale and 'Shrinking' with T.D. Wood

79

Unpacking a South: 'TrueSouth' in Jasper and 'Road Diary' with Springsteen's Working Journey

80

Beavers, Penguins, Challenges, and Disclaimers!

81

Shenanigans of 'Bad Monkey' Are Top Notch! Pitting 'Penguin' Against 'Agatha,' and What Threads Says

82

The Haunting Light of 'I Saw the TV Glow' and the Second Episode of 'The Penguin'

83

Is 'Bad Monkey' Vince Vaughn's Best Role? Plus, First Episode of 'The Penguin' and 'Agatha All Along'

84

Unexpected Brilliance of 'Bad Monkey' and Hollow Magic of 'Agatha All Along'

85

Why You Should Watch 'Bad Monkey' and 'English Teacher' Is Good

86

What Does 'Ripley' Say About Today's America, Art, and Class?

87

TV for the Fall and the End of Alabama Slam; Plus 'The Challenge'

88

Why 'Lady in the Lake' Sinks, How 'Ripley' Transports, and 'The Challenge' Turns 40

89

The Third Season of 'The Bear' Had Hits and Misses, a Sweet Review of 'IF,' and Reading On Tour

90

Marvel's Scared Money, 'Presumed Innocent' Finale, New Netflix Series 'The Decameron,' and More

91

What Halts 'House of the Dragon,' Plus 'Presumed Innocent' and 'The Bear'

92

Family Warfare and Dysfunction in 'House of the Dragon' and 'The Bear'

93

Sympathetic Villains in 'House of the Dragon' and Fear in 'The Bear'

94

Daemon Is The Trump of 'House of the Dragon,' The Horror of the Finale of 'Dark Matter,' and More

95

'Hit Man' Dresses Up Netflix, 'Bodkin' Podcasts Murders, and Identity Crisis in 'Dark Matter'

96

Episode 200! Listener Questions, Memorable Moments, and Who's Who in 'House of the Dragon'

97

The Nostalgia of Reading with a Documentary and 'Dark Matter' on Apple TV+

98

How Many Versions of You Are in 'Dark Matter' and 'The Sympathizer'; 'Shōgun' News

99

When Spoilers Find You: Vulture Should Be Ashamed

100

Direction of 'The Challenge' and Dualities in 'The Sympathizer'

101

Satisfying Finale of 'Shōgun' and Heavy Themes of 'Baby Reindeer' Four Episodes Deep

102

Previewing 'Baby Reindeer'; Plus, Hot Chemistry in 'Shōgun' and a Promising 'Sympathizer'

103

Intensity Heats Up in 'Shōgun' and A Mystery in 'Sugar'

104

Brilliance in 'Shōgun' and Don't Miss 'Sugar'

105

The Women of 'Shōgun'

106

The Danger of Customs in 'Shōgun'; Plus, 'Manhunt' and '3 Body Problem'

107

How 'Shōgun' Become Popular

108

Is 'True Detective: Night Country' Too Much or Just Enough? | Episode 188

109

'Masters of the Air' and Its Predecessors; Plus, How Good Is 'True Detective: Night Country' Now?

110

Unpacking 'True Detective: Night Country' Part Two | Episode 186

111

WTF The Ending Of 'The Curse,' Perfect Finale With 'Fargo,' and As Strong as First Episodes Get With 'True Detective' | Episode 185

112

What To Make Of 'Saltburn' and the Recently on 'Fargo' | Episode 184

113

The Best of 2023 and Excitement for 2024 | Episode 183

114

Tensions Mount Over 'Leave the World Behind'! | Episode 182

115

Is 'The Curse' Funny, Latest on 'Fargo,' and a 'Loki' Look Back | Episode 181

116

What 'Napoleon' Needed and 'Fargo' Is Back To Form | Episode 180

117

New Annoyances on 'The Challenge' and Why Watch 'The Killer' | Episode 179

118

The Beatles? Yes, The Beatles

119

The Payoff Of 'The Fall Of The House Of Usher'

120

'Loki' Repeats The Past and One Host Ain't Having 'The Fall of Usher'

121

Exploring Wes Anderson Short Films and Is 'House of Usher' Worth the Halloween Time

122

Explanations for 'Loki' and Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'

123

Unique Voice of 'Welcome To Wrexham' and Oiling Up For 'The Challenge: USA'

124

'Ahsoka' Is Bad TV and How 'The Changeling' Stays Solid

125

Unpacking 'The Changeling' and Going Back to Wrexham

126

Why Watch 'The Changeling,' How Apple TV+ Is The New HBO, and 'The Challenge: USA'

127

Production on 'The Challenge: USA' and How Zany and Somber is 'Telemarketers'

128

What Happened to 'How To With John Wilson' and How 'The Challenge: USA' Became Great TV

129

The 'Secret Invasion' Backlash and 'Oppenheimer' Discourse, Plus More

130

Why 'Knock At The Cabin' Is Two-Thirds Good

131

How Is 'It's Always Sunny...' Still Does It and The Mysteries of 'Silo' on Apple TV+

132

Apple TV+ Has Quality Television and Details of 'Secret Invasion'

133

Characters and Comparisons in the Back Half of 'The Bear'

134

The Humanity of 'The Bear' and Potentials of 'Secret Invasion'

135

Cormac McCarthy's Work, How 'Black Mirror' Failed With Its First Episode Back, and Why Max's 'Smartless: On The Road' Works

136

The Brilliant 'Barry' Ending and New Season of 'I Think You Should Leave'

137

The Letdown of 'Bama Rush'

138

Does 'Ted Lasso' Now Suck? Just How Bad Is 'Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania'?

139

Shots and Scenes of 'Barry' Episode Five and How 'White House Plumbers' Is Hilarious

140

How 'Barry' Features Others, What's To Like About 'Love & Death,' and Outrageousness in 'Somebody Somewhere'

141

'Somebody Somewhere' Is Normcore TV, John Mulaney Explores His Old Self in 'Baby J,' and the End of 'Perry Mason'

142

'The Mandalorian' Was a Bust, 'Ted Lasso' Is At Halfway, and 'Barry' Begins Its End

143

What Makes 'Beef' on Netflix So Delicious

144

Shrinking on Apple TV+, Perry Mason Continues, and Lucky Hank

145

Perry Mason's Plot, The Mandalorian's Problems, and Lucky Hank's Debut

146

Final Thoughts on 'The Last Of Us,' 'The Mandalorian,' and 'Perry Mason' with Special Guest Josh Kavanaugh

147

Listener Questions and Episode Seven of 'The Last Of Us'

148

'The Consultant' on Amazon, 'Tár', and 'The Last Of Us'

149

The Ant-Man Reviews, James Gunn at DC, and Netflix's 'Cunk On Earth'

150

The Fifth Episode of 'The Last Of Us' and Various Recommendations

151

The Third Episode of The Last of Us and Wakanda Forever

152

Tom Verlaine, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Dylan's Fragments, and Second Episode of The Last Of Us

153

The Menu and The Last of Us - First Episode

154

White Noise and Bardo From Netflix

155

Glass Onion and Recent Drama of The Challenge

156

2022 Is Done and We Have Thoughts

157

George & Tammy and The Banshees of Inisherin

158

Bono's Surrender, Avatar vs Dances With Wolves, and Emily the Criminal

159

Tom Petty Live at the Fillmore, Wednesday on Netflix, The English on Amazon Prime, and the Guardians of the Galaxy's Christmas Special

160

Netflix's The Wonder and Andor's First Season

161

She-Hulk's Botched Ending, The Challenge's New Season, and The Conclusion of The Rings of Power

162

Blonde on Netflix, Dahmer, Andor, and House of the Dragon's Sixth Episode

163

Taking It Down 133: Autumn Music, No She-Hulk, Plethora of Shows, Andor, and The Patient

164

The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, She-Hulk, and The Patient

165

Marvel News, She-Hulk, Welcome to Wrexham, and The Patient

166

The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, The Patient, and She-Hulk

167

House of the Dragon, She-Hulk, and Welcome to Wrexham

168

Prey and She-Hulk

169

Belfast and Five Days At Memorial

170

MCU Casting Ideas, Adam Sandler as a Great, and the Movie Nope

171

The Bear, Thor, MCU Problems

172

Stranger Things 4, The Challenge, Top Gun: Maverick, The Bear, and The Old Man

173

Obi-Wan Kenobi's Finale and Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

174

Barry, Penultimate Obi-Wan, and Ms. Marvel

175

Jurassic World, Stranger Things, Ms. Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Challenge: All Stars

176

Middle Episodes of Stranger Things 4, Wilco's Album, and We Own This City

177

Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things 4, and Final Thoughts on Russian Doll

178

The Orion, Lots of TV, We Own This City, and The Challenge: All Stars

179

Trailers, Moon Knight Finale, and We Own This City

180

Barry and Russian Doll

181

The Northman and The Batman

182

Outer Range, Stranger Things 4 Expectations, and Moon Knight

183

Moon Knight's Second Episode and the Finale of Severance

184

Listener of the Week, Licorice Pizza, and Moon Knight

185

Disney Trailers, Our Flag Means Death, and Severance

186

Finales of Euphoria and Somebody Somewhere; Beginnings of Severance

187

Big Thief and Euphoria's Sixth Episode

188

New Music, Euphoria, Nightmare Alley, and The Book of Boba Fett

189

Euphoria, Pam & Tommy, and The Book of Boba Fett

190

Spotify, Euphoria, Somebody Somewhere, and The Book of Boba Fett

191

Wordle, Euphoria, Somebody Somewhere, and Boba Fett

192

Peacemaker, The Book of Boba Fett, and the finale of Challenge: All Stars

193

Top Entertainment from 2021, Boba Fett Episode 2, Landscapers Finale, and What's Ahead

194

Hawkeye Finale, John Wilson, Don't Look Up, Boba Fett, and Station Eleven

195

YouTube TV Gripes, The Challenge Ending, Hawkeye, Spider-Man, and Landscapers

196

The Power of the Dog and Listener Questions

197

New Hawkeye Episode, More Beatles: Get Back Talk, and the SEC Championship Game

198

Hawkeye and The Beatles: Get Back

199

A Texas Monkey, Music from Springsteen and Oasis, Joe Pera's Return, and The Great on Hulu

200

Shang Chi, The Challenge: All Stars, and Spencer

201

Bonus Episode -- More From the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List

202

Netflix's Maid and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs

203

Squid Game, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The War on Drugs' New Album, and The Velvet Underground Documentary

204

Dune, Halloween Suggestions, and Midnight Mass

205

Midnight Mass and The Many Saints of Newark

206

Bob Dylan's Newest Bootleg, Ted Lasso Finale, Squid Game, and Scenes From a Marriage

207

Impeachment: American Crime Story and Scenes From a Marriage

208

Ted Lasso, Pen15, and What We Do In The Shadows

209

Football Preview Show and Disinterest in Marvel

210

James McMurtry's New Album and Hulu's Reservation Dogs

211

Mr. Corman, Ted Lasso, CODA, Marvel's What If...?, and The Suicide Squad

212

Covid Anger, The Green Knight, Lollapolooza, and Ted Lasso

213

Olympics, Woodstock '99, 100 Foot Wave, and Ted Lasso

214

Loki Finale, Black Widow, The White Lotus, and McCartney 3, 2, 1

215

Tennis, Metrograph, I Think You Should Leave, No Sudden Move, and Loki

216

Summer of Soul, Netflix's Somos, and Loki's Fourth Episode

217

Finally We Watch Tenet and the Third Episode of Loki

218

New Music and Loki's Second Episode

219

Loki, Sweet Tooth, and The Personal History of David Copperfield

220

Army of the Dead, Summer Movies, and the Mare of Easttown Finale

221

Hulu's Plan B and Mental Health

222

Underground Railroad and Mare of Easttown

223

Mare of Easttown Episode Four and The Woman in the Window from Netflix

224

Peacock's Girls5eva, The Challenge: All Stars, and Mare of Easttown Episode 3

225

The Movie Another Round and HBO's Second Episode of Mare of Easttown

226

HBO's Mare of Easttown, the Finale of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Amazon Prime's Them

227

The Challenge: Double Agents Season Recap Special

228

Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Made For Love

229

Black Widow, Calls on Apple TV+, The Challenge, and More

230

Justice League, Last Chance U, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier

231

Live Music's Return, The Real World Homecoming, and Genera+ion

232

WandaVision Finale, The Challenge Drama, and Coming 2 America

233

Young Rock, Real World Homecoming, WandaVision, and More

234

HBO's The Investigation and Nomadland on Hulu

235

HBO's Judas and the Black Messiah, Some Odds and Ends

236

HBO's Fake Famous and Netflix's The Dig

237

WandaVision, The Challenge: Double Agents, and Stock Tips!

238

WandaVision and One Night in Miami...

239

Netflix Movie News, WandaVision, and Pretend It's a City

240

College Bowls, Resolutions, and Pixar's Soul

241

The Midnight Sky, Wonder Woman 1984, and the Best of TV and Music in 2020

242

The Mandalorian, Druid City Brewery, Bee Gees Documentary, and The Challenge

243

Disney News, The Challenge, and Our Favorite Bits of Christmas

244

Reactions to TV News and Black Narcissus on FX

245

Favorite Thanksgiving Moments in Pop Culture and The Queen's Gambit

246

Netflix's The Queen's Gambit and A Lot More

247

American Utopia and Our Favorite Political Pop Culture Moments

248

Book Club on The Only Good Indians and the New Borat

249

The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the Best Halloween Episodes of TV

250

Dick Johnson Is Dead, Drive-by Truckers, and Ted Lasso

251

Fargo, The Devil All The Time, and The Third Day

252

Listener Questions and the Downfall of Lovecraft Country

253

I'm Thinking Of Ending Things and Blow The Man Down

254

Book Club Announcement, a Deep Dive into New Music: Springsteen, Wilco, Tom Petty; Finally, Talk about Dune

255

All Lovecraft: Color Out of Space, Lovecraft Country, and More

256

Lamentations on Chadwick Boseman, I May Destroy You Finale, and Lovecraft Country

257

Album Artwork and the Perry Mason Finale

258

Perry Mason, Last Chance U, and Immigration Nation

259

Bob Dylan's Rough and Rowdy Ways and Netflix's Last Chance U

260

Taylor Swift's Surprise Album and The Vast of Night

261

Palm Springs, Perry Mason, and Much More

262

The Challenge: Total Madness Nears Its End

263

I May Destroy You, Hamilton, and Jasper Mall

264

Perry Mason, I May Destroy You, and Da 5 Bloods

265

The Best and Worst of Pop Culture in 2020 (So Far)

266

HBO's I Know This Much Is True

267

The Challenge, Snyder's Justice League, I Know This Much Is True, and Hulu's The Great

268

The End of Normal People and The Last Dance

269

Normal People, The Last Dance, and The Challenge

270

Parks & Rec, The Last Dance, and Hulu's Normal People

271

The Plot Against America Finale and The Last Dance

272

Fiona Apple, The Last Dance, HBO's Run, and More

273

The Music of John Prine, Netflix's Unorthodox, I Am Not Okay With This, and More

274

Live Events Online, The Plot Against America, The Challenge, and Devs

275

Morrow Movie Marathon, Dylan's New Masterpiece, and The Plot Against America

276

Coronavirus Thoughts, Movies, Devs, and Tiger King

277

Coronavirus, Show Finales, Devs, and The Plot Against America

278

McMillions, The Outsider, and Amazon's Hunters

279

Upcoming Movies, Music, Television, and HBO's McMillions

280

What Did Jack Do and Netflix's Cheer

281

HBO's The Outsider and 1917

282

Netflix's Messiah, Little Women, and Uncut Gems

283

Best Music and Books of the Decade and the Finale of Watchmen

284

Best Movies of the Decade and The Good Place

285

Disney+, The Mandalorian, and the Best Television of the Decade

286

HBO's Watchmen and Tuscaloosa's Egan's

287

Halloween and Horror

288

Joker and the Breaking Bad Movie El Camino

289

Netflix's Unbelievable and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires Music

290

Daniel Johnston and Fall Television

291

MCU, Joker, The Righteous Gemstones, and Mindhunter Wrap Up

292

Mindhunter Season Two and College Football

293

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Last Chance U, and Years and Years

294

Big Little Lies and the MCU at Comic Con

295

Stranger Things 3 and Years and Years