Miss Havisham and Logan Roy

Laura J. Burns
Laura J. Burns writes books, writes for TV, and sometimes writes TV based on books and books based on TV. She will never, however, write a poem. She’s the managing editor of The Antagonist.

This week the Antagonist Podcast discusses Hulu’s Great Expectations and the premiere of Succession season four. 

Join The Antagonist Managing Editor Laura J. Burns with writers Orly Minazad, Dustin Waters, and John Brown Spiers as they dazzle you with pop culture topics.

Click to listen below or wherever you get your Podcasts.

0:11 — Welcome to the show.

10:01 — A story from the set of The Canyons.

21:41 — Great Expectations on Hulu.

25:23 — Gwyneth Paltrow is doing great work in her ski trial.

34:49 — Christmas is awful. This show understands that.

40:23 — Great Expectations is still relevant.

43:25 — Succession season four.

50:40 — The Roy kids are their own worst enemy.

57:55 — What kind of humor is Succession?

1:05:57 — Roman Roy will never make up for his actions in the pilot.

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