Andor, Étoile, and Carême. With guest Charlotte Ritchie

Andor, Étoile, and Carême. With guest Charlotte Ritchie

Author: Empire Magazine April 28, 2025 Duration: 1:45:53

On program! Yes, Andor has returned and while we had to wait a week for James to get back from holiday before we were all allowed to discuss it, we review Season 2 in full this episode (58:12). Plus, following on from our review of the final season of You in last week’s Pilot+, Charlotte Ritchie joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about the series’ swansong (28:59). Elsewhere, we’re going all French this week with Prime video’s ballet drama Étoile (1:17:01) and Napoleonic baking/espionage series Carême (1:30:46).

(Episode 334)


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