The Toy Department – Episode 233

In Episode 233, Madden and Kolsky dip their toes into the World Series champion Dodgers and the Tampa Bay mistakes that got them there before focusing in on more entertaining fare:

  • The West Wing reunion special (9:25) and the very different experiences our hosts had watching it…
  • HBO’s new Sunday night show The Undoing (22:20) and how it sets up the mystery that seems to be at the core of the season…
  • Netflix’s new mini-series The Queen’s Gambit (27:10) and the magnetism of both the show and its star…
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (33:25) and how Sacha Baron Cohen still manages to bring the laughs with his old character…
  • The Apple TV+ film On the Rocks (39:45) and how it doesn’t amount to much beyond fun times with Bill Murray and Rashida Jones…
  • Homework for next week (47:20), including: the return of The Mandalorian on Disney+, Truth Seekers on Amazon, Sarah Cooper’s Netflix comedy special Everything’s Fine and the Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher… plus Week 8 of the NFL season…
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