15 - The New 'Ripley' Rips, 'Sugar' is a Curious Confection

The episode kicks off with “What Schmear’s Watching” and a brief highlighting of 'We Were the Lucky Ones,' 'Girls State' and 'STEVE! (Martin)' (2:30).

Will Iannaconne joins the show to break down the new Netflix series, 'Ripley.' He and The Schmear discuss what makes the Tom Ripley character eternally alluring (7:30) before diving into the unique elements of this production including Steve Zaillian's writing and Andrew Scott's acting (18:58). They review Episodes 1-4 (25:37) and discuss their favorite on-screen sociopaths (47:43).

They then dive into Apple TV+'s new LA-set neo-noir series 'Sugar' starring Colin Farrell (48:45), reviewing the bizarre show and running through some questions they might have. The show wraps with Will and The Schmear offering some unsung LA noirs they recommend to listeners (1:05:08).

Host: Gabriel Frieberg

Producer: Pavlo Melnyk

Music: Justin Friedman

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