# Ep. 130 - What Does ‘Youth’ Have To Say About Life In Your 50s? (Plus: Reviews of ‘Lanterns’ Ep 7 and ‘Dark Matter’ S2E05)

An episode of [Decoding TV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1163344992), 29 Sep 2026, 1 h 34 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/e/6abbe26b6ffb28f8d6d1b315/media.mp3

In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then watch the latest episode of Lanterns and Dark Matter. What does Youth have to say about life in your 50s? What did we think about The New York Times’ list of the top 100 TV shows o the 21st century? And was Dark Matter season 2 episode 5 a masterpiece? Listen to hear us discuss all of these topics and more. Homework for next week: • Lanterns episode 8 (HBO Max) • Dark Matter season 2 episode 6 (Apple TV) Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate): • 00:30 - Show of the Week • Youth • 19:10 - TV News • The New York Times top 100 TV Shows of the 21st Century • Beast In Me Renewed for Season 2 • 48:30 - Lanterns • Episode 7 - The Jordan Boys’ Legacy • 1:14:33 - Dark Matter Season 2 • Episode 5 - Love and Be Loved Links: • Thanks to Michael J Johnson for our Show of the Week and Patrick Finishes the Damn Show audio bumpers • Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio • Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay • Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube • Follow this podcast on Instagram • Follow this podcast on Tiktok • Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything • Follow David on Instagram • Follow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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