{"id":1048,"date":"2023-10-20T20:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T03:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:29:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T03:29:42","slug":"the-toy-department-episode-362","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolsky.info\/toydept\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"The Toy Department &#8211; Episode 362"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 362, Madden and Kolsky lament the sickness passing through the Kolsky household (and the overall joys of parenthood) before diving in on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TJ&#8217;s Final on The Challenge: USA Season 2 (2:40) and a wrap-up discussion on a truly excellent Challenge season that featured arguably the greatest rookie season in the franchise&#8217;s history&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netflix&#8217;s new thriller Fair Play (48:40), about which our hosts have rather disparate opinions&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The unremarkable and in fact largely unpleasant return of Frasier (1:01:40) and how it&#8217;s essentially and empty suit of a throwback sitcom&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Brie Larson vehicle Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+ (1:07:25) and how it&#8217;s relatively hollow and predictable despite reasonably good acting and directing&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homework for next week&#8217;s THURSDAY episode (1:18:25), including: the start of the new season of the flagship Challenge &#8212; 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