Episode 41 – WandaVision

Show Notes  Ben marks several major life achievements–some joyous, some dubious. Josh geeks out on comic books in a way that would make Sheldon Cooper blush. Both highly recommend WandaVision on Disney+. Intro (0:00-8:55) Scrubs homage to Hitchcock’s North by Northwest Follow-up (8:55-48:42) The Pareto Principle The Peter Principle Navin R. Johnson made the phone book (warning: language) I can’t recommend online auto buying from Vroom yet Remote test proctoring is a privacy invasion and apparently racially biased  Robocop ED-209 malfunction (warning: graphic violence) Good @ thinking (48:42-54:27) Logical fallacy: Strawman CGP Grey on always being right (trick: be willing to change your mind) Bad at English (54:27-56:50) Dummy: nipple-shaped plastic/rubber prosthesis for soothing a baby Also: pacifier, plug WandaVision Review (56:50-end) Mise-en-scène TV Tropes: Unresolved Sexual Tension (UST) Gaslighting Does Even Peters being recast as Pietro Maximoff from the MCU mean the Marvel and X-Men universes are now merged?? The mystery of the flaming skiier (Malcolm in the Middle) DON’T MISS: AGATHA ALL ALONG! The metaphysical thought exercise: The Ship of Theseus Book review for Episode 42:  Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ Support us on:  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/