The Toy Department – Episode 409

In Episode 409, Madden and Kolsky have a quick post-holiday catch-up before diving right into:

An underwhelming Part 1 of TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (3:00) and how our hosts agree with Kyland’s take on the overwhelming amount of swimming…
The latest in the Taylor Sheridan universe — Landman (16:20) and how Sheridan continues to defy all reason with his level of productivity, plus some tremendous acting from Billy Bob Thornton and company…
Netflix’s delightful spy thriller Black Doves (26:05) and the joy of a nicely packaged, easily completed and wildly enjoyable piece of television…
The new show No Good Deed (29:50), also on Netflix, and whether it’s doing too much or having the right amount of fun…
Hulu’s Interior Chinatown (35:00), a totally original take on well-trodden TV territory, and the brilliance of Ronny Chieng…
Homework for next week (44:15), including: the conclusion of TJ’s Final on The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, the Netflix movie Carry-On, the Oscar hopeful Emilia Perez (also on Netflix) and the Jason Reitman film Saturday Night, about the lead-up to the first airing of Saturday Night Live…