Three shows, three different flavors of "a sober person definitely wrote this" or "definitely did not." A basketball dynasty imploding over fake sobriety. Two women in very good coats who may or may not have killed their best friend. A suburban thief with a cocaine problem next door.

Alysse's TV ride or dies are here: Lane Kennedy, Patti Clark (making us global from Portugal), and co-host Tamar Routly. Spoilers for everything, on purpose. Each show gets scored on The Sobees, fulls and halves only, and one panelist tries to file a 4.75 and is denied.

In this episode:

• "Running Point" season two: Cam says "I'm sober now," nobody believes him, and the urine swap ("Anyone ever bought fake urine? Just me?")

• Why you can't buy sobriety, no matter how expensive the rehab

• Chet Hanks, sober on screen and IRL, and the love-addicted couple that deserves a spin-off

• "Your Friends & Neighbors" season two: Owen Ashe, the loud music, and the scene of all scenes (no spoilers here, plenty on mic)

• Perimenopause rage, the neighbor's dog, and Ali as the family's designated screw-up

• "Imperfect Women": the top-shelf alcoholic, the codependent nobody could stand, and why a three is a feeling

• Alysse vs. Elisabeth Moss, and the Rotten Tomatoes score that backs Lane up

• The strike, the attorneys, and "I'm gonna get Claude to reach out to you"

Sober Shots:

"You can't buy sobriety. Doesn't matter how much money you have. You could maybe buy a pee test, but you can't buy sobriety." (Alysse Bryson)

"A low score doesn't necessarily mean don't watch it. It's just our feelings about it, and a three feeling is a feeling." (Alysse Bryson)

The Sobees, panel average: "Running Point" S2: 3.5. "Your Friends & Neighbors" S2: 4.5. "Imperfect Women": 3.5.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Backstage with The Sober Curator (media nights, the Mixtape):  https://shopthesobercurator.com/products/the-sober-curator-mixtape-monthly-zine-subscription

• Running Point season 2 review: https://thesobercurator.com/running-point-season-2-review-netflix/

• Imperfect Women review: https://thesobercurator.com/imperfect-women-review/

• Patti Clark, Recovery Road Trip: https://thesobercurator.com/recovery-road-trip-quitlit-book-review/

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