Fun, in-depth, episode-by-episode talk about great TV. Current shows: Widow's Bay and Lanterns On hiatus: Silo, Severance, Pluribus, Fallout, Welcome to Darry, and Alien: Earth Great TV is art. It surprises, thrills, delights, and moves us. It can clarify what we already know to be true, or expand our world. Wax Episodic is for you if you don’t just watch great TV—you want to immerse yourself in it, fully appreciate it, and connect with other fans around it. Hosted by longtime TV podcaster Jason Cabassi (The Walking Dead 'Cast, The Handmaid's Tale Podcast, Welcome to the White Lotus) and...
Latest episodes
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1 h 14
Widow's Bay S1E3 "The Inaugural Swim"
In this episode the mayor meets a nice woman, but things don’t quite work out. Oh well!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mentioned:Big thanks if you leave us a rating (and a review,…
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2 h 30
Lanterns S1E8 "Dirt and Stars"
Here’s our episode on the Lanterns finale, a series that ended up carrying more weight with all of us than I think we realized it would. Hope you enjoy our take on it. And huge tha…
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1 h 16
Widow's Bay S1E2 "Lodging"
In this episode, the mayor spends the night in a charming inn and plays board games with one of the other guests, and it’s all fine. La la la la la la. Mentioned:Jason and Karen ta…
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1 h 39
Widow's Bay S1E1 "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
Welcome to Widow’s Bay everybody! Karen and I are overjoyed that so many of you expressed interest in us covering this. And what a pleasure to be immersing ourselves in the world o…
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1 h 58
Lanterns S1E7 "The Jordan Boys' Legacy"
They just keep getting better and better. Such a hard-hitting, engaging episode this week, with perspective on Hal’s past and his relationship with his father, John reckoning with…
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2 h 25
Lanterns S1E6 "Bad Optics"
Yet another change of pace this week, with this complicated, somber, surprisingly funny, intriguing, and moving episode, as we see how John has changed in the 10 years since turnin…
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2 h 21
Silo S3E6-10
Wow, this slow-burn show picked up the pace in the second half of season three, and we’re totally digging it (pun!). Thrilling to see so many questions answered, and new ones raise…
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2 h 27
Silo S3E6-10
Wow, this slow-burn show picked up the pace in the second half of season three, and we’re totally digging it (pun!). Thrilling to see so many questions answered, and new ones raise…
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2 h 07
Lanterns S1E5 "Lights Out"
Explosive, destructive episode this week as all the tension that’s been building up in this series finally comes to a head. It really felt like a season finale, didn’t it? Which ma…
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2 h 13
Lanterns S1E5 "Lights Out"
Explosive, destructive episode this week as all the tension that’s been building up in this series finally comes to a head. It really felt like a season finale, didn’t it? Which ma…
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1 h 54
Lanterns S1E4 "The Weenie"
Compulsory nude figure drawing, a sudden orbital vaporizing laser, and a hi-tech, futuristic slaughterhouse are just a few of the things that made this episode odd as hell, but nev…
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1 h 59
Lanterns S1E4 "The Weenie"
Compulsory nude figure drawing, a sudden orbital vaporizing laser, and a hi-tech, futuristic slaughterhouse are just a few of the things that made this episode odd as hell, but nev…
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1 h 54
Lanterns S1E3 "OutKast"
So great to get some of John’s backstory this week, making it much more clear why his parents set him on this years-long course to become a Green Lantern. A thoughtfully told, thou…
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2 h 00
Lanterns S1E3 "OutKast"
So great to get some of John’s backstory this week, making it much more clear why his parents set him on this years-long course to become a Green Lantern. A thoughtfully told, thou…
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2 h 05
Lanterns S1E2 "Trust Fall"
Things are getting complicated this week, with details about who these aliens are and why they came to Rushville, Nebraska, and questions about what William Macon is up to, why Hal…
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2 h 11
Lanterns S1E2 "Trust Fall"
Things are getting complicated this week, with details about who these aliens are and why they came to Rushville, Nebraska, and questions about what William Macon is up to, why Hal…
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2 h 06
Lanterns S1E1 "Pilot"
Lanterns opens strong with an episode that manages to slip in a ton of expositional Green Lantern lore, an intriguing small town mystery, a bunch colorful characters all pushing ag…
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2 h 12
Lanterns S1E1 "Pilot"
Lanterns opens strong with an episode that manages to slip in a ton of expositional Green Lantern lore, an intriguing small town mystery, a bunch colorful characters all pushing ag…
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1 h 11
Intro to Lanterns
We’re back for another new show! Yes, this show is about members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping force whose members wear rings that give them powers (and…
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1 h 15
Intro to Lanterns
We’re back for another new show! Yes, this show is about members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping force whose members wear rings that give them powers (and…