Geek Between the Lines

Britt and Chris think back over the entire amazing series, exploring where characters land at the end and their powerful journeys along the way. They also discuss some of the great through lines and how the show achieved its mission. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for j...

For Fillory and Further, Britt and Chris delight over many magic moments of the final episode, including Hyman getting blistered, Margo eating a sandwich, Fogg needing a cat, and the gang enjoying an early Christmas. They also explore the new state of the universe post-apocalypse-thwarting. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

Britt and Chris laugh over all the shenanigans that go into combining big musical numbers with a heist...and Marina. They also discuss the themes of unity and not giving up, as well as the POVs of Alice, Penny, and his mom Neela. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just...

For Be the Hyman , Britt and Chris delight in the return of Marina (good version), Hyman (corporeal version), and Ember (emanation version). They also discuss Fen's journey, stories where heroes act like villains, and the POVs of isolated Hyman and tired Eliot. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing pat...

For Purgatory , Britt and Chris laugh over so many Magic Moments that include Benedict's friendship fanart, Fogg teaching a magical intercourse course, and Margo having a flashdrive in her jello hole. They also discuss themes of not saying everything is okay and of who should hold power, and explore the POVs of Penny and Julia. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast...

Britt and Chris are back with lots of laughs as Hyman returns, Eliot attracts everyone, and Margo pulls a gun from a cookie jar. They also discuss Penny and Plum in 1920's Brakebills and ideas of sacrifice and brokenness. The POVs they explore in this episode are of Margo and Plum Chatwin. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

It's already been this kind of year: 🔥🤕🩺❤️‍🔥 Boooo 2025. But we will return soon to hopefully make it a wee bit better. Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekb...

Continuing with the second half of their S5e8 discussion, Britt and Chris explore the theme of following instincts, of personal desires VS responsibilities, and of letting grief be a part of you. They also jump into the POVs of the body-swappers: Eliot, Margo, and Charleton! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of o...

For Garden Variety Homicide , Britt and Chris have too much to talk about, so they split their conversations into two parts. In Part I, they discuss the amazing Freaky Friday body-swap, the growth in Margo and Eliot's friendship, Julia's Red Monkey Month pregnancy, and Fungus AI™️seeking the World Seed. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy...

For Acting Dean , Britt and Chris discuss Todd todding everything up, Fogg 17, the amazing Eliot-Charleton relationship, and Bick's big bigotry. They also explore the POVs of Dean Penny and World-Saver Julia and the tension they experience as responsibilities pull them in different directions. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our conte...

Due to kitty shenanigans, this week Britt and Chris have a special non-episode episode exploring the questions that Penny 23 is wrestling with in Season 5. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dolla...

Britt and Chris have a blast talking about whale magicians, the return of Charleton, way too many fabulous lines, and even the great sound design this episode! They also discuss themes of trust and letting go of control, as well as the POVs of Permananced Eliot and apocalyptic pizza chef Josh. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our conte...

This week is all things harmonic convergence, and Britt and Chris delight over moon brain, Josh squirting people with a mini water gun, Oren Westbrooke (need we say more?), and the always epic return of Marina. They also discuss the themes of harmony and facing personal demons, and the POVs of Margo, Kady, and Penny. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If yo...

For Magicians Anonymous , Britt and Chris delight over Eliot's flirtations, lying foxes, Visigoths, and Kady and Fogg's bunny hop through the Etheric Realm. 🐰🕶️ They also discuss themes of leadership and wanting to be done, and the POVs of Zelda, Penny, and Eliot. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing...

In the midst of The Mountain of Ghosts dealing with some serious matters, Britt and Chris are still laughing about Yellow Ferret Month, double-werewolves, and of course freshly baked cookies that are necessary for brainstorming the overthrow a 300-year long dictatorship. They also discuss pilgrimages and the Sisyphean nature of grief before sitting with the POVs of backpacker Eliot and centurion c...

Britt and Chris have a blast discussing The Wrath of the Time Bees , including kid-Quentin, Eliot's mourning attire, and time-traveling (+ talking) royal honey bees. They also explore the themes of grief, using crutches, and letting go, and sit in the POVs of Alice, Eliot, and Margo. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become...

Britt and Chris are back for the final season of The Magicians ! They guffaw at Victorian pigman Sir Effingham III, Penny not reading the fineprint, and the magic of Eliot and Margo back together again. They also explore the themes of responsibility and volunteer tomatoes, and think through the POVs of Professor Penny and post-Monster Eliot. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review o...

Thinking back over the whole of The Magicians Season 4, Britt and Chris discuss amazing moments of magic, the narrative threads of identity and side kicks, and the character growth of Kady and Alice. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www...

For the last episode of S4, Britt and Chris dive into the beautifully meaningful scenes of Quentin's sacrifice, Penny receiving him in the Underworld, and the rest of the cast mourning him around a bonfire. They also explore the POVs of Alice, no longer not-god Julia, and both Penny 23 and 40. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our conte...

In discussing The Secret Sea , Britt and Chris have a blast talking about Fogg's magical suit, Margo's werewolf-fish baking escapades, and Darth Eliot's everything. They also explore Plover's storytelling, Quentin's powerful scene with the Drowned Garden, and the POVs of Fen, Everett, Julia, and Margo (Britt wasn't the only one who brought two people this time!) Their 'anti-capitalist' resource li...

In The 4-1-1 , there is too much fun with the return of TWO hilarious characters – Hyman and Mayakovsky. Chris can't stop bringing up the Library's forced scarcity of magic, Britt calls out the show for a sloppy retcon, and they both discuss themes of old wounds and the dangers of magic. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, be...

It's another musical episode, and Britt and Chris are so here for Psychedelic Lizard Eliot, deadly leprechaun escape rooms, and the Monster's wineosaur t-shirt. They also discuss if the Library would qualify as a cult, all kinds of patriarchy with the Foreman and desert community, and the POV of the one and only King Margo Hanson. 👑 Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your p...

We'll be back at our watch-through once Britt's voice and energy returns! Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com...

For The Serpent , Britt and Chris discuss excellent Monster lines (Percy 23!), the heights of Penny's empathy, Hedge self-policing, and the Library's 'Serpent' false flag operation. They also discuss themes of internal identity conflicts and grooming of children, as well as POVs of personality-split Alice, finally-appreciated Kady, and no-longer-king Margo. 👑😭 Please tell a geeky friend about us...

Britt and Chris laugh over dragon baby fever, the Nappster, and Monster Eliot proclaiming "it's not a good morning, America." They also discuss very sweet Penny moments, the return of Poppy, and the POVs of Fen and Alice. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for jus...