We catch up after a backlog of episodes and announce we’ll cover Your Friends and Neighbors on Fridays going forward, while previewing upcoming discussions on The Pit finale, Euphoria, Beef season 2, Richard Gadd’s Half Man, and future Apple TV+ series Cape Fear and Lucky, plus a forthcoming Patreon with extra content (including our Nolan film rewatch). We also share a tip to subscribe to creator subscriptions via a browser to avoid App Store cuts. In our conversation about Your Friends and Neighbors season 2 episode 2 (“Lady Parts”), we largely dislike the episode, criticize the show’s focus on the kids and uneven writing, question sympathy for Sam after framing Coop, and dissect implausible money-manager math around Barney and Coop. The main intrigue is Ash (James Marsden) discovering Coop’s crimes, which we hope will drive the season, alongside film/book references like Night of the Hunter, Sweet Smell of Success, and Edith Wharton.

00:00 Show Welcome

01:05 Upcoming Episodes

02:29 Patreon Tease

03:44 Subscription Fee Tip

07:11 Sona Joins In

07:47 Cape Fear Memories

09:55 Episode Two Reactions

11:07 Ash Catches Coop

13:25 Show Themes And Stakes

17:28 Too Much Teen Drama

21:53 Sam Party Fallout

29:45 Lady Parts Locker Room

31:47 High School Plot Complaints

33:19 Mel Midlife Spiral

34:24 Tori Rejects Princeton

36:03 No Plan No Sympathy

39:50 Coop Enables The Chaos

40:09 Barney Money Math Fails

44:06 Countywide Burglary Clarity

46:25 What Works On Screen

50:47 Movie And Book Clues

56:47 Laser Rejuvenation Talk

57:47 Dog Poop Neighbor Drama

01:01:32 Next Week Podcast Picks

'Your Friends and Neighbors' S02E02 “Lady Bits”