Recap / Big Mouth S 02 E 08 Dark Side Of The Boob

SHAME! Shame!

You've got no-one but yourself to blame

You thought no-one was watching

But I'm right here in your brain

If you start to burn too hot

I'll douse your filthy flame

Yes, I'll come rushing in

Like a harsh judgemental friend

To twist you from within

With glorious SHAAAME!

During a lunar eclipse, the Shame Wizard pushes the kid's buttons and tries to turn them against each other. Part 1 of 2.

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Tropes:

• Adults Are Useless: None of the adults who are supervising the kids at the sleepover, possibly with the exception of Coach Steve, are aware of how miserable the kids are becoming. They don’t even bother to cease all the horrid gossiping about Gina. Not even Maury and Connie attempt to stop the Shame Wizard from spreading his madness around.
• The Bad Guy Wins: A more downplayed example since it doesn't stick in the next episode, but the Shame Wizard does manage to get through to every kid at the school sleepover, even the main kids.
• Bathroom Stall of Angst: Missy does this after she's caught dry-humping her worm plushie.
• Berserk Button: Gina attacks Devin for calling her a ’slut’ since everybody is calling her that after her private moment with Nick is exposed.
• Continuity Nod: The Shame Wizard calls DeVon an old timer for his arthritis.
• Crocodile Tears: Tyler does this when Nick gets mad at him, but it doesn't work. When Tyler suggests that Nick use it on Gina, Nick retorts that it doesn't work.
• Downer Ending: The Shame Wizard manages to fill every kid in the school with soul-crushing remorse, that is until the next episode.
• Failed Attempt at Drama: The Shame Wizard plays back the last thing Andrew said, which makes the latter realize what a terrible thing it is (liking watching Missy masturbate without her knowing). However, it continues playing for a while and plays a few notes of the Shame Wizard singing something before he can get the tape to stop.
• Female Misogynist: With the exception of Missy, all of the girls slut-shame Gina for making out with Nick.
• Flashback: We get to see the scene of Nick, Andrew, and Jay ogling Gina from her point of view.
• Hypocrite: Lola calls Gina a slut for letting Nick feel her up, yet at the same time says rubbing fronts is what good girls do.
• Internal Reveal: Jay's classmates learn that Coach Steve lost his virginity to Jay's mom.
• It's All About Me: Nick ruins his relationship with Gina by bragging about touching her breasts. He then defends this to Gina by saying that since everyone is congratulating him it must be a good thing, completely ignoring the slut-shaming Gina is dealing with.
• Malicious Slander: When every kid knows about Gina let Nick touch her breasts, they repeatedly call her a ‘slut’.
• Public Domain Soundtrack: When Nick gets to second base, it is accompanied by Paul Dukas' "L'apprenti sorcier", better known in English as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", best known for its appearance in Fantasia.
• The Tease: Devin slut-shames Gina for letting Nick feel her up, because according to Devin girls are supposed to just string guys along.
• Unexpectedly Dark Episode: While the show does basically talk about dark subjects, this episode has a variation of it where it shows friend turning against friend and how every kid in the school is being filled with shame.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Tyler’s insistence that Nick tell his friends about how he felt up Gina causes a complete meltdown at the school sleepover. The next episode reveals a subversion to the unwitting part since it reveals Tyler to be a crony for the Shame Wizard.
• Villain Song: The Shame Wizard gets one in this episode.
• Would Hurt a Child: Coach Steve tries to break up a fight with a baseball bat.
• You Do NOT Want To Know: Jay says as such when Andrew asks what he thinks third base is.