Still Watching
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Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com. New episodes of Still Watching drop Thursdays.
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Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com. New episodes of Still Watching drop Thursdays.
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English
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Episodes
The Simpsons: The Secret Sauce of "Steamed Hams"
9/5/2024
Former Simpsons showrunner Bill Oakley joins to tell Chris, Richard, and Hillary all about working on the show during its golden age, how he came up with the endlessly memed "Steamed Hams" sketch, and why the show did a throwaway joke about Donald Trump being elected president.
Duration:00:37:02
The Simpsons: Best. Episode. Ever, Part 2
8/29/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down two more all-time classic episodes of The Simpsons—did somebody say "monorail?"—then put their heads together to determine which favorite deserves to be no. 1 on Comic Book Guy's best-ever list.
Duration:00:38:31
The Simpsons: Best. Episode. Ever, Part 1
8/22/2024
Grab a doughnut and a can of Duff: We're doing a special miniseries looking back at The Simpsons, the hugely influential comedy that premiered 35 years ago this fall. This week, we'll talk about three of our favorite episodes of all time; next week, we'll talk about two more, before crowning one half-hour the best of all. Woohoo!
Duration:00:45:53
Emily in Paris, Season 4: Bonjour, Nos Amis!
8/15/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary chat about Netflix's frothy hit series (and test out their high school French), while Lily Collins stops by to talk about Emily's evolution, and where she'd love to see her character travel next.
Duration:00:54:58
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 8: The Queen’s Gambit
8/4/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary unpack the finale and wonder where its cliffhanger ending may lead. Plus, we reveal which host won our season-long competition to predict who would die next on the series.
Duration:00:31:52
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 7: An Army of Bastards
7/28/2024
Does Rhaenyra finally have an edge? Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down season two's penultimate episode and chat with director Loni Peristere about staging that intense trip to the dragon pit and what's really going on with Alicent when she takes her trip to the woods.
Duration:00:46:56
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 6: Dragon Academy Takes Off
7/21/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary discuss Westeros's newest dragonrider, Rhaenyra's strategic win (and surprising new love interest), and wonder why a queen in King's Landing would ever leave her house. Plus, Ewan Mitchell drops by to chat about Aemond's outer villainy and inner turmoil.
Duration:00:46:03
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 5: Aegon the Burnt
7/14/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down a quieter hour that sets up the rest of the season (and includes some very icky ghost sex). Plus, Tom Glynn-Carney stops by to talk about why Aegon is more of a tragic figure than a villain, and why shooting his big dragon fight was like living a little boy's dream.
Duration:00:47:31
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 4: A Long Way Down
7/7/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down season two's most devastating loss yet, while Eve Best stops by to discuss Rhaenys's journey and how difficult it is to really ride a dragon.
Duration:00:45:25
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 3: Welcome to Harrenhal
6/30/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down Rhaenera and Alicent's surprise tete-a-tete, Aemond and Aegon's sibling rivalry, and Daemon's possibly doomed acquisition of a haunted castle. Plus, Sir Simon Russell Beale drops by to break down whose side Ser Simon Strong is really on, and the danger of playing an apparently good person in George R. R. Martin's world.
Duration:00:43:05
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 2: Parent Trap, But Make It Murder
6/23/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary break down the fallout from last week's horrific tragedy, and place their bets for who might die next. Plus, episode director Clare Kilner joins to discuss how Princess Diana's funeral inspired Alicent and Helaena's procession through King's Landing and what's really driving King Aegon.
Duration:00:47:56
House of the Dragon, Season Two Episode 1: They Killed the Boy
6/16/2024
Richard, Chris, and Hillary fly back into Westeros for another season of HBO's big-budget Game of Thrones prequel. Plus, cast member Phia Saban, who plays Queen Helaena, drops by to talk about her witchy character and how she made a particularly heartbreaking choice this episode.
Duration:00:53:55
Next on Still Watching: House of the Dragon Season 2
6/15/2024
The first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series was a mixed bag—compelling performances stymied by rushed storytelling. Will it find its groove this year? Richard, Chris, and Hillary will find out as they dig into season two on the next season of Still Watching.
Duration:00:05:39
Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2: Three's Company
6/13/2024
Chris, Hillary, and Savannah break down the season's juicy conclusion, while Luke Newton stops by to break down Colin and Penelope's steamy mirror scene and his Bridgerton future.
Duration:00:54:15
The Couples of Our McDreams: Still Watching's Favorite Shondaland Romances
5/30/2024
As we eagerly await the return of Bridgerton, Chris, Richard, and Hillary look back at their favorite duos from Shonda Rhimes series past and present—from Olivia and Fitz to Meredith and... Cristina?
Duration:00:46:03
Bridgerton Season 3 Special: Nicola Coughlan Tells All
5/23/2024
Chris and Savannah sit down with Nicola Coughlan to learn all of Lady Whistledown’s secrets and play a very special Bravo-themed game.
Duration:00:34:59
Bridgerton Season 3, Part 1: Colin and Penelope, Sitting in a Carriage
5/16/2024
Chris, Hillary, and guest host Savannah Walsh unpack the first four episodes of Bridgerton season three, from its rom-com feel to a certain very steamy ride. Plus, Claudia Jesse joins to chat about Eloise's journey, and what might be in store the rest of the season.
Duration:00:58:29
Next on Still Watching: Bridgerton
5/12/2024
Chris, Hillary, and guest host Savannah Walsh are diving into the third season of Netflix's steamy Regency romance. But first, we discuss how the show took TV by storm, and what we're hoping to see in its long-awaited return to streaming.
Duration:00:09:19
Here for the Drama: Our Favorite Bravo Moments
5/5/2024
Now that several classic Bravo series are newly streaming on Peacock, Richard, Chris, and Hillary look back at the network's transformation from fine-art showcase to reality TV mecca. Plus, the hosts break down the vintage Bravo scenes they're still thinking about (and discuss listeners' favorites, too).
Duration:00:53:16
The Sympathizer Tells a Different Kind of Vietnam War Story
4/28/2024
On this week's episode, Chris, Hillary, and Richard discuss the first three episodes of the new HBO mini-series The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Later in the episode, series star Hoa Xuande stops by to talk about what makes the show so special and how it feels to be in his first lead role.
Duration:00:56:38