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Wallowing in the Shallows

Welcome to Wallowing in the Shallows, the podcast that skirts the perilous drop-off of a deep dive into television and movies. We are two friends and academic nerds aspiring to become TV and movie geeks. We draw on our opinions and research to review television and movies, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Shakespeare. We think of it as sitting around the dinner table bs-ing with friends about what we watched that week. Wallowing in the Shallows can be reached at witstvpod@gmail.com. New Episodes

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51:59

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E7

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/30

Rebecca and Tori chat about Angel and somehow are able to bring Carol Burnett into the conversation.

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54:52

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E6

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/23

Content Guidance: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and endocannibalism. Listen with care.Rebecca and Tori chat about The Pack. We bid fare thee well to Principal Flutie and Herbert and try to figure out why paralegals are still in high school. We wonder if this is the first time "Scully" is used as a verb and criticize how certain things are portrayed in the episode.

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49:24

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E5

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/16

Rebecca and Tori chat about how to Never Kill a Boy on the First Date. We discuss Owen's contradictory characterization and Rebecca misses finding the iconic quote in the episode.

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49:28

WITS chats Loki S2E6

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/13

Rebecca and Tori chat about Glorious Purpose. One of us is quite satisfied with the season ending and one of us is not. We discuss the Ground Hog Day aspects of the episode and Loki's character arc throughout the MCU. We even discuss Cinderella before pondering how this all fits into the MCU moving forward.LOKI Final Breakdown and Ending ExplainedLOKI Season 2 Finale Ending ExplainedBeck - Loser Official Music VideoLittle Gidding (poem) - Wikipedia

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46:38

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E4

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/09

Rebecca and Tori chat about the Teacher's Pet. We bemoan the loss of Dr. Gregory and the scandalous behavior of Miss French. Joseph Conrad's hero's journey enters the discussion along with a couple of more female-friendly approaches. Somehow we once again figure out how to bring in Mortal Kombat.Heroine's journey - WikipediaHero's journey - Wikipedia

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43:18

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E3

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/11/02

Rebecca and Tori chat about magic, vocabulary, and creepy dolls in this episode of Wallowing in the Shallows. Rebecca throws out a great hypothesis about Amy's dad and we both wonder about the availability of an axe in the high school.

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01:01:30

WITS chats Loki S2 E4

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/30

Rebecca and Tori chat about the Heart of the TVA. We discuss various hypotheses we've heard, sing a little Aretha, and try to describe space ragtime music. Tori apologizes to Warren at CosmicWonder for calling him Wayne throughout this episode. Can we blame lack of coffee for the faux pas?

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54:11

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1E1 & E2 Rewatch

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2023/10/26

Rebecca and Tori start their venture into the Buffyverse. While we have both watched the series before, Rebecca has only watched it once a long time ago. In this episode, we chat about Buffy episodes 1 and 2. We discuss an ensemble learning their characters, female empowerment, and how getting chased by vampires can create strong bonds in a relatively short period of time.

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01:07:46

WITS chats Loki S2E3

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/23

Rebecca and Tori explore 1893 as the Loki episode spurs them to do a wee bit of research into history. We discuss various hypotheses we've heard and throw out a few of our own. We propose a new shot game--every time OB says "we're all going to die," you drink a shot. Rebecca explains thermodynamics for dummies (Tori) and Tori spouts a bit of Carl Sandburg.

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40:22

WITS chats Good Omens S2E6 Part II | Credits

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/19

As promised, here is our breakdown of the opening credit sequence for Good Omens season 2.

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49:25

WITS chats Good Omens S2E6 Part I

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/19

Every Day since watching the season finale of Good Omens, Rebecca and Tori have bemoaned the state we find Crowley and Aziraphale at the end of the episode. We're too sad to say more (not really...we say quite a lot!).Full Episode

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01:00:01

WITS chats Loki S2E2

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/16

Rebecca and Tori have a palaver about Breaking Brad. From Marvel criticism, to 70s hairstyles, including the history of the mullet, and Tori's Philosophy of Pie, we continue our journey to geekdom. Mullet (haircut) - Wikipedia0:00 / 27:49 LOKI SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 BREAKDOWN! | The Cosmic WonderLOKI 2x02 BREAKDOWN! | New RockstarsLOKI Season 2 Episode 2 Breakdown | Heavy SpoilersLoki: How Zaniac's Introduction Differs From Marvel ComicsLoki Season 2 Just Referenced a Marvel Hero With Only 3 Comic

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01:01:08

WITS chats Good Omens S2E5

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/12

Rebecca and Tori did not get invited to The Ball, much to their chagrin. In this episode we praise Miranda Richardson's portrayal of Shax and are gleeful that Mrs. Sandwich is back. We disagree about Crowley's reaction to Nina's suggestion that he and Aziraphale are a couple, nonetheless, we love, love, love this episode, especially Jim's coat.

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54:45

WITS chats Loki S2E1

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/10/09

Loki returns! Rebecca and Tori (mostly Rebecca) rhapsodize about Tom Hiddleston and his hair flips in Loki Season 2, episode 1 Ouroboros. We discuss Marvel fatigue (Tori no/Rebecca yes) and ponder the relationship between General Dox and X5 (anyone else find it creepy?). From religion to confusing timelines to how to correctly pronounce Ke Huy Quan and Jörmungandr, we land on how much we loved this episode!References"The Worm Ouroboros." In Critical Survey of Science Fiction & Fantasy

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56:00

WITS chats Good Omens S2E4

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2023/10/05

Rebecca and Tori chat "The Hitchhiker and the minisode Nazi Zombie Flesh Eaters." From the tone to the zombies to the toilet humor, we make it clear this is not our favorite episode. We gab about Shax's Hell hair and the continuing Monty Python vibes, while gushing (as usual) about Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship. We apologize for the intermittent crappy audio--we had some connectivity issues.Bullet catch - WikipediaProfessor Hoffmann - Wikipedia

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59:57

WITS chats Good Omens S2E3

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/09/28

"I Know Where I Am Going with the minisode The Resurrectionist" has us spending (too much?) time discussing the history of resurrectionists, Mrs. Sandwich's occupation, the myth of the meritocracy, and Social Darwinism. Rebecca takes umbrage with Crowley's ideas about gravity and puts her tinfoil hat on, while Tori laments Aziraphale's actions and Gabriel's purple eyes.My best games of chess, 1908-1937 : Alexander AlekhineResurrectionists in the United Kingdom - WikipediaBody Snatching - UK

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59:00

WITS chats Good Omens S2E2

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/09/21

The Clue featuring the minisode A Compantion to Owls has Rebecca and Tori stumped about how to pronounce "Uz." Tori is confused by several things and Rebecca hazards a guess as to what 25 Lazarii equals. We make some surprisingly accurate predictions and unsurprisingly, some inaccurate predictions.The Bible Story of Job - History & ContextQuote by Terry Pratchett on GoodreadsMilton Keynes - WikipediaLand of Uz - Wikipedia

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59:10

WITS chats Good Omens S2E1

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/09/14

The Arrival of season 2 has Rebecca and Tori making the inevitable comparisons to season 1 and pondering what the next episodes will bring. Tori butchers French (sorry) and confirms that ducks do like peas. We rave over the beauty of Crowley's creation and decide we need to try Eccles cakes. Oh, and we mention that we like Jon Hamm's bum.Who Is Angel Sariel Or Saraquel? - Full Guide - Archangel SecretsMuriel (angel) - WikipediaMessier 16 (The Eagle Nebula) | NASA

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01:12:50

WITS chats Good Omens S1E6

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/09/13

Ye saga continues as Rebecca and Tori discuss The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives. We take a deep dive into the opening credit sequence (if that's not your jam, jump ahead to 39:40--we said it's a deep dive!). We lament the fate of Hell's usher and learn Tori is a Jane Austen buff. Can either of us rhapsodize more about the badassness of Pepper or Miranda Richardson's acting chops? Probably, but we do enough of it in this episode. We breath a sigh of relief that we find out why Newton named

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58:04

WITS chats Good Omens S1E5

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2023/09/12

Aieeee! It's The Doomsday Option. Is it Shadwell's finger or not? Time will tell. Rebecca tries to stop calling Madame Tracy, Lucy, and we both marvel over Madame Tracy's plethora of stuffed animals. We get on a short tangent about Pirates of Penzance and Gary Oldman before we ponder fate versus agency. We both gush about Miranda Richardson's acting chops.Bastard feudalism - WikipediaEngland in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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