Taking It Down
Taking It Down
Blaine Duncan, TV Analyst
'Euphoria' Disappoints, Promising Shows, and 'DTF St. Louis' Finale,
54 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2026 at 11:00 am.
This week as usual, Blaine gives an overview of the podcast episode to begin
From there, he and Donovan begin the non-spoiler section with Adam's absence and where to see his band Sister Ray Davies on tour in the U.K.
After those notes, the hosts discuss what has. happened to 'Euphoria' as it gets off to a bad start
Then it's a brief conversation on why sites cover reality TV and what they think of it
Then it's a list of television shows this week and next week which all sound promising, some of which they'll cover
Continuing ideas and thoughts in non-spoilers, they discuss whether they'd recommend 'DTF St. Louis' from HBO
and general thoughts on 'Rooster' and its sixth episode
In spoilers, they break down why 'DTF St. Louis' worked or didn't
as well as what made 'Rooster' and its sixth episode a decent, but not great, one
Overview and Introduction
Reality and Scripted Shows
Many Promising TV Options
'DTF St. Louis' and Recommendation
'Rooster' on HBO
Spoilers: 'DTF St. Louis'
Spoilers: 'Rooster' Episode Six
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This week as usual, Blaine gives an overview of the podcast episode to begin (0:02).From there, he and Donovan begin the non-spoiler section with Adam's absence and where to see his band Sister Ray Davies on tour in the U.K. (0:50).After those notes, the hosts discuss what has. happened to 'Euphoria' as it gets off to a bad start (2:39). Then it's a brief conversation on why sites cover reality TV and what they think of it (9:37). Then it's a list of television shows this week and next week which all sound promising, some of which they'll cover (12:47).Continuing ideas and thoughts in non-spoilers, they discuss whether they'd recommend 'DTF St. Louis' from HBO (21:42) and general thoughts on 'Rooster' and its sixth episode (26:43).In spoilers, they break down why 'DTF St. Louis' worked or didn't (28:52) as well as what made 'Rooster' and its sixth episode a decent, but not great, one (48:41).For more, visit The Alabama Take. For the newsletter from the site, click this link to sign up.