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Why are so many people talking about two escapist, engrossing TV dramas that let us slip away from our reality for an hour each week? Is it just that this kind of complex, big-budget television show is so rare these days? Columnists Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Monica Hesse talk about the valley on the other side of “peak tv” — and how sometimes you just need shows you can watch while folding laundry.

Impromptu

The Washington Post

Well, at least we aren’t severed or stuck at a White Lotus

MAR 21, 202521 MIN
Impromptu

Well, at least we aren’t severed or stuck at a White Lotus

MAR 21, 202521 MIN

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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Why are so many people talking about two escapist, engrossing TV dramas that let us slip away from our reality for an hour each week? Is it just that this kind of complex, big-budget television show is so rare these days? Columnists Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Monica Hesse talk about the valley on the other side of “peak tv” — and how sometimes you just need shows you can watch while folding laundry.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Additional reading:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Monica Hesse: </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/18/amazon-apprentice-first-season-trump/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=impromptu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">‘The Apprentice’ is now on Amazon. Don’t do what I did.</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Washington Post<a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm[%E2%80%A6]e-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </a><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm[%E2%80%A6]e-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>