060: BEWITCHED

en-usFebruary 22, 2021

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About this Episode

Long before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched. In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.

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