Deep Lore

We're back after our unintentional hiatus!! This time we wrap up our discussion on Castlevania Season 4. Don't worry about us losing our groove, though — can confirm that our horrid goblin energy is perfectly intact. 

Taking another break from Avatar to gush about another favorite of ours that just wrapped up: Castlevania! The discussion mostly focuses on Season 4, as you might expect. Highlights include:Bee's favorite game, Sympathy for the NightSomehow Carmilla is a Jojohnngg Giant WomenVampire Women just Can't Have Nice Things, Apparentlyhngadfda Giant wOmen...Content warning: discussion of violence, sexual violence

Hello, Zuko here! We finally made it to arguably the most important part of the series. How does our discussion stack up? If you guessed that we'd spend several unnecessary minutes discussing horse-related idioms, you're right! And also probably psychic. Our episode of Leveling Up with Benjamin Banks:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90-Dpf7xe5k(Pardon Tom's chronic resting bitch face)No Time to Binge:https://player.fm/series/2928749/292981989

Part two of the epic mid-season finale of Deep Lore! I mean Avatar. Deep Lore isn't going anywhere. This time, the three of us hype up Zuko and give Nickelodeon the side eye for their handling of this franchise. Featuring special guest Benjamin Banks, from Leveling Up with Benjamin Banks!https://pod.link/levelingupbanks

The Promised Day has arrived. Will our heroes triumph over the volcano dwellers in their ludicrously short window of opportunity? Of course not, because there's like 10 episodes after this. Hope you're ready for at least four extended tangents about other shows and one 15-minute discussion valorizing/criticizing a 12-year-old's approach to romance! (Apologies for the audio in this one- Bee & Tom had mic issues, which unfortunately means next week's episode will sound a bit off as well.)Featuring special guest Benjamin Banks, from Leveling Up with Benjamin Banks! https://pod.link/levelingupbanks

This week, we're taking a short break from Avatar to talk about one of our favorite recent anime! Including a mostly spoiler-free first 10 minutes if you want to go and watch Akudama before listening further. Also, special guest Jess! Her twitch: Staye_jes

Get ready for some nightmare fuel. "Oh, because Aang has a lot of nightmares?" No, because Tom & Bee continue to find bizarre and upsetting things to fixate on when they're supposed to be dissecting a cartoon for kids. 

Prepare for the scariest story you've ever heard... Tom complaining about the outdoors!!No but really we get into some good stuff this time. Like how bloodbending is way too scary and awesome for Nickelodeon to have allowed! And other points. 

This week, Tom & Bee get into a fierce debate about the ethics of stealing— nah just kidding, this particular theft is 100% morally justified. Kind of. Well either way it's entertaining, and in the end I think we all know that's all that matters. 

Join us for the first annual Roast of Avatar Roku! Featuring hits like:Did you actually accomplish anything?No, really, anything at all?Why tf didn't you Just LeaveAnd a surprisingly passionate defense of People Who Live Near Volcanoes!

Oops, we went a bit long on this one again. And honestly? We would have made it twice as long if we didn't have to get this out by the end of the week.Content warning (ish): Tom and Bee get into a bit of a heated argument over Azula. Nothing totally mean or unpleasant, or at least not meaner than we usually are to each other, but we know some folks are sensitive to arguments, so we wanted to warn just in case.

This time we have a special guest: swordplay and general stage fighting person Rodney Rice! Of course we had to bring him on to talk about the Sword Episode. Also sorry in advance if you're skeeved out by the word "daddy," because Bee got completely broken by all the hot old men here.

Secret identities! Blatant theft! Eco-terrorism! This show really has it all.Bee has a sore throat this week, so apologies to listeners that wanted to hear her make fun of Tom more often.

Hope you brought enough fire flakes for the whole class, because it's time to go to fire school!! As in Fire Nation school, not like school for fires. I'm pretty sure fire just like does its thing without needing explicit instruction. Could you imagine like a school for sentient fire? I bet the drama would get real heated!oh right this is about Avatar tho. Enjoy as Tom accidentally breaks a professional boundary and Beth continues to not notice or care for such things.

Our long awaited return to Avatar content! This episode was packed with so much good stuff, we barely had time to talk about it all. Including:Aang's willingness to listen to anything a ghost tells himTHAT bedroom scene. You know the one. Zuko's ever-plot-important hairstyle

The final (actually final) episode of our Golden Wind coverage. It's almost like we've been stuck in some kind of fated time loop without an end, or something! Hope you were really looking forward to Beth figure out who's topping who and Tom complain more about Diavolo's nonsense! Haha we have fun here. The Perfection of Giorno Giovanna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIMtjRz71w

So, about this one being the final part of the Golden Wind discussion... We may have been a little too optimistic. This IS the final part of the initial recording session, at least! Topics this time around include:A mild analysis of the OPs and EDsBeth continuing to simp for Bucciarati, probably foreverTom being entirely too fixated on a turtleShout out (again) to Oceaniz for their video, "The Perfection of Giorno Giovanna"https://youtu.be/ZdIMtjRz71w

Wow this one got away from us. Part 2 of our Golden Wind coverage features:Fugo's disastrous fashion sense"La Squadra's" lack of actual "la planning"Giorno gets everyone killed, lol woopsBeth's undying affection for a gay zombie mobsterBeth's appearance on 3rd Paradigm Podcast:https://lnns.co/76o_dkAgqGT

Welcome to our way too much coverage of Golden Wind, Part 1 of ??This time features talking points for Giorno, Bucciaracti, and Abbachio, and a ton of ugly laughing. Stay tuned for Part 2 for the other characters and also a lot of ugly laughing!The Perfection of Giorno Giovanna:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIMtjRz71w

Our triumphant return to Jojo! There's a lot to dig into this time around. As usual with these one-off episodes, we record without any notes, so expect the discussion to bounce all over the place. Important discussion topics include:How much of this one did Araki make up on the fly?Should Yukako have gotten a second chance so easily? Kira is hot, apparentlyWhere did that baby come from, anyway??

At last, time to dig into the Book Two finale! Featuring special guest Brent Burgess, noted Iroh enthusiast! Also featuring a new audio setup including a professional mic, that Tom is apparently not professional enough to use properly! Haha we have fun here. You can find Brent @gymleaderbrent on Twitter!Beth recently played a part in an audio drama of A Christmas Carol, give it a listen here: https://bit.ly/3a5bs9g

It's Guru time! That's probably a thing that Guru Pathik says like, constantly. Anyway this episode we dig deep into chakras, and attempt to explore whether the concept was handled appropriately here. Spoilers: We don't actually know! But it seems At Least Okay, We Think?Shoutout to our executive producer, Daisy.

Who's ready for an unhealthy dose of positivity? This time we talk mostly about butterfly goo, but I'm pretty sure there's some sort of plot analysis in here somewhere. Beth recently guested on Leveling Up with Benjamin Banks. Give it a listen here:https://pod.link/levelingupbanks/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC02Mzk3MTI2

Aang finally reunites with Appa, but we're digging into the real questions: how would we make Ba Sing Se even worse?Shout out to One Crit Blunders for having Beth on this week! https://1critblunders.wixsite.com/podcast

Appa's lost and he's in for a bad time! Who doesn't love a sad animal story? Also featuring somewhat reductive representation of women and south asians!

This time, the Gaang, finally in Ba Sing Se, gets to rest and relax for a bit. Kind of. Hey why am I crying? Wow that's weird huh

The big city! Wow! Fancy people and tea shops galore! Also structural inequality whaaaatand, as usualwe find a way to run wildly off-topic for minutes at a time. hope you don't have strong opinions on tea, or school lunches

Alright, you know the drill. Let's just dig in to this one and see what plot juice we can excavate. No walls stand between you and this uh. digdug. nailed it

It's the Serpent's Pass! Everyone's favorite unnamed serpent gets almost a whole 3 minutes of screen time, wow! Oh also there's lots of angst and feelings and things, and a couple delinquents steal the principal's lunch or something, idk I was only watching for the snakey boi

Whoops, all Aangst! This time, there's plenty of hurt feelings to go around, but at least we get cactus juice and secret societies to dull the pain a little.

Get ready to spend this episode... at the LIBRARY! Join us for fun facts like:Stealing is still fine!Wow, Sandbenders could maybe be more nuanced, huh?Beth cannot pronounce Wan Shi Tong consistently

Let's LANDSLIDE into Earthbending class! If it's too TOPH for you, then DIRT is um. on the ROCKS. Don't take it for... granite... or you'll be quarried. yeahrocks

This time, we get to talk about our faves dealing with enemies while running on no sleep, while also not having slept much ourselves. Are we just that committed to the bit? Probably not, no.The audio got just a little wonky on this one, so apologies if you're having trouble hearing Tom. He probably didn't have anything important to say anyway!

This time, Zuko is alone and we are incredibly out of it. Join us as we attempt to appreciate one of the best episodes of Avatar while struggling to remain conscious!

We tried to make a joke based on wrestling ads but it was too much work. Pretend we did it and it was very funny.It's Toph Time!

This week on Deep Lore, we get real intimate with your ears, talkin' about everyone's favorite local holiday: Avatar Day!Shout outs to Mary Hayes for making our new podcast artwork! Find her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/may_hay/

Whoa, we've done 20 of these already? How fitting to celebrate this milestone with a perfectly okay episode of Avatar! This time, we finally answer your burning questions, like: Why are the Swamp Benders so weirdly American? How embarrassing would it be to get mugged by a Mickey Mouse cosplayer?Will Beth ever stop being frustrated at Yue?

The Gaang finally makes it to Omashu, and Tom & Beth finally lose their minds less than a minute into an episode! It's okay though, because we get to talk about Azula's Girl Gang and how pretty and cool they are.

Hey we're back with another great Sokka episode! Introducing everyone's favorite recurring characters: A Bunch of Mostly Nameless Hippies! Also I guess there's some Zuko development in here too

We're finally in Book Two! Doubly so, since we had to record this one twice! Hooray technology. Join us this time for hard-hitting insights like:Azula has great nailsFanboy pedantry ruins everythingIroh is always right

Is the nightmare over? We finally get to finish listing our complaints about a bad movie. Still featuring special guest Chris Echo.

The moment you've all been waiting for and/or dreading has arrived. In the spirit of everything being awful, our audio for this one got a bit borked. Special thanks to our guest, Chris Echo, for listening to us (mostly Tom) ramble on about how bad all the changes to the source material are. And thanks to you, for presumably listening to 2 entire episodes of this nonsense! We love ya.

It's finally a Friday. This week, we're taking a break from our usual fare and discussing Jojo's Bizarre Adventure! This one's a bit less organized than our normal output, so bear with us as we gush about our favorite characters and puzzle over the frankly upsetting amount of animal abuse in Stardust Crusaders. Wait is this podcast just a Jojo refe-

Hope you're ready for an extra-long special finale episode! We get our first look at the spirit world, Aang puts a stop to global warming, and Hahn *finally* dies. Hopefully you aren't tired of us dragging Princess Yue, because We Are Still Very Disappointed in her. We also dig a bit into some extra Book One content.

The Northern Water Tribe is still sexist, and now it's on fire! Did we manage to fit a completely unrelated tangent into this one? I'm really asking, I can't remember and don't have time to relisten. Drop us a mail and let us know!

This time, we tackle everyone's favorite escapist fantasy topic: institutional sexism!

This time we're discussing "The Northern Air Temple." Expect more Oofs than normal, because this one deals heavily with colonialism and industrialization! And yet somehow, we still managed to find time for a tangent about the origins of wax.

Tom and Beth get to discuss one of their favorite subjects: the ethics of playing with fire! Also we get into what makes our boy JJ such a wise old hermit dude, and how the real lesson is definitely The Friends you Lit on Fire Along the Way (tm).

This time, we discuss "Bato of the Water Tribe." Episode highlights include:- The worst thing Iroh's ever done!- Aang's soul-crushing fear of abandonment!- Boys flirting by the wishing well!- The real solution to all the shipping discourse!- Surprise sponsors?Note: We're only doing one episode of Avatar per episode of podcast from now on.

This time we discuss the episodes "The Blue Spirit" and "The Fortuneteller." Be sure to listen for riveting discussions such as:- Tom attempting to describe how music works, like a child!- Beth learning about hallucinogenic toads!- Sokka's terrible pickup artist tips!

Tom and Beth dive straight to the rim of "The Great Divide" and "The Storm." These are possibly the best and worst episodes of Book One. Which is which? You'll have to decide yourself*!*the great divide is the worst, don't @ me