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Did Serial’s Second Season Live Up to Its First?

Serial’s production team: (left to right) Dana Chivvis, Julie Snyder, Sarah Koenig, Emily Condon, Ira Glass.
Serial’s production team: (left to right) Dana Chivvis, Julie Snyder, Sarah Koenig, Emily Condon, Ira Glass.

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In the final episode of this round of Slate’s Serial Spoiler Special, Gabe and Katy discuss the final episode of Serial season two, then evaluate the season as a whole. We’ve zoomed in on Bowe Bergdahl, and zoomed out to explore the nature of war itself. What are we left with?

As always with Slate’s Spoiler Specials, this is meant to be heard after you’ve caught up with the work under discussion. After you’ve listened, let us know what you think about this season of Serial by emailing serialspoilerspecial@gmail.com

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