Can't wait to find out if you mean "something that is both stupid and very cool," or "something that is stupid, and a separate thing that is very cool."

WHEN GRAVITY FAILS (George Alec Effinger)
Raymond Chandler's Marlowe novels

I have clear memory of the "deal" of this episode, and zero memory of how I actually felt about it.

The WRINKLE references do get into some fairly deep cuts toward the mid-season break. (My feelings on the show fluctuate a lot, but S4 is def a marked improvement over 2 & 3, and really leans into some genuine horror. 5 is okay so far.)

Me when they make a distinction between wizard and sorcerer a decade before 3rd Edition.

Who on earth turns down hot chocolate?