The Fifth Episode of 'The Last Of Us' and Various Recommendations

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In the crew's goofiest show to date, this episode of <em>Taking It Down</em> easily has more Patrick Mahomes than ever offered in the show's catalog thus far. To begin, the <em>Taking It Down</em> group shares some recommendations and possible ideas for upcoming episodes of the podcast, including: the 1963 unreliable narrator novel <em>It Happened in Boston?</em>; the WWII film <em>Narvik</em> on Netflix; new television from Apple TV+ <em>Shrinking</em> and <em>Servant</em>; and the strange South American novel <em>Tender Is The Flesh</em> (1:19). No spoilers for any of the recs, so listen to see if something strikes you.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After the break, it's spoilers galore! The gang breaks down the fourth and fifth episodes of <em>The Last Of Us</em> on HBO, including if the show can rise above a few tropes of the genre and even some its own tropes the series is settling into with regularity (13:05).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><em>The Alabama Take</em> brings you all the entire family of podcasts and writings -- all with no ads! Yet we still have some bills to pay. If there's nothing in the shop to interest you, feel free to make a donation: venture to <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thealabamatake">Buy Me A Coffee</a> or visit our <a href="https://venmo.com/BlaineDuncan" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Venmo</a> and <a href= "http://paypal.me/MrBlaineDuncan" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">PayPal</a> to help to keep the site, the writings, and podcasts going.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Find the other podcasts in <em>The Alabama Take</em> podcast network in any podcast app.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>