Wallowing in the Shallows – Details, episodes & analysis

We're re-releasing our episode for 'Best in Show' in honor of Catherine O'Hara.

We'll be back next week with a new episode!

Rebecca and Tori chat about their second recommendation from the Criterion Closet Picks, 'Black Narcissus.' Recommended by director Edgar Wright, we discuss British colonialism, emotional repression, and the many mirror representations between characters.

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Podcast Jazz Bossa Nova Acoustic Guitar Good Mood Music | by Denis-Pavlov-Music | Pixabay

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | by Maksym Dudchyk Music | Pixabay

Shining Star Flourish: Sound Effect by u_it78ck90s3 from Pixabay

Spotlight Flourish: Sound Effect by StudioKolomna from Pixabay

Movie Clip

Shout! Studios | Black Narcissus Full Movie | 13 Nov 2025 | YouTube

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Rebecca and Tori are joined by Nancy and Jeff to watch and chat about the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. The first part of the podcast has some of our live reactions and the last part is our discussion. If you want to skip the reaction, the discussion starts at 22:00.

1978 Star Wars Holiday Special clips

Star Wars Coffee | The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 (Full) (No Commercials)| 9 Oct 2021 | YouTube

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental by Sound Atelier licensed through Jamendo Music.

A Christmas Tale by Amaksi free on Pixabay

Sound Effect

Record Scratch: Sound Effect free on Pixabay

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Rebecca and Tori chat Becoming Parts 1 & 2. We discuss things about The Curse that confuse us. Rebecca goes on a diatribe about palm wounds, and we both go off on a tangent about "What We Do In the Shadows."

Crickets: Sound Effect by felix_quinol from Pixabay

Flight of the Conchords clip from YouTube

Print Resource

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Rebecca and Tori play, I mean chat Go Fish. We try to find some depth to the episode, but instead tangent on women who swam the English Channel and Russian DNA experiments, especially the Humanzee.

Crowd cheering sound effect from Pixabay

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Field, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.

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Rebecca and Tori chat about "I Only Have Eyes for You." We leave the shallows to take a deep dive into what we think is an under-appreciated episode.

Print Resource

Field, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.

Sound Clip

Crickets: Sound Effect by felix_quinol from Pixabay

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Rebecca and Tori chat about Killed by Death. We wax philosophical as we discuss Der Kinderstad, or as we like to call it Der Kinderstalken. We get a bit off the rails as we educate ourselves about schedule 4 drugs and the plagues of Egypt.

Print Resources

Field, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.

Sound Clip

Interrupt this program

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Rebecca and Tori chat Passions. Rebecca rages and we manage to bring Laverne and Shirley into the conversation.

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Field, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.

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Rebecca and Tori chat Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. What can we say? We really like this episode.

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Sorry for the late upload. Tori thought she'd already uploaded the episode. oops.

Rebecca and Tori discuss Phases. Werewolf lore and toxic masculinity dominate (MD)our chat. One of us likes the episode despite the MD and one of us does not. Who will it be now?

Forbes article

Spanish Inquisition clip

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Field, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.

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