Episode 18: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Reptile Boy

June 23rd, 2020  |  24 mins 58 secs

This is a Bad One. Not only is the writing poor, but the entire episode is problematic.

Discussion Points Include: PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, and PROBLEMS. Also the Cordelia Kidnap Count, Why Can't Angel Talk to Girls?, Angel/Buffy vs. Edward/Bella, and Poorly Engraved Gravestones

Episode 17: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Inca Mummy Girl

June 16th, 2020  |  27 mins 13 secs

Another mediocre Buffyverse filler-episode, except for a cameo introduction of a very important character that Brittany is very excited to see.
Discussion Points Include: Seth Green, Not Good Not Bad Just Meh, My Stepmother is an Alien fancast, The Gil Birmingham fancast, Cultural Portrayal in the 1990s, Lip Gloss Problems, and Cross-Country Hockey Fandom.

Episode 16: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - School Hard

June 9th, 2020  |  41 mins 10 secs

angel, dracula reboot, prop, school

Every show about high school students has to have an episode where those students get trapped in the school. Turns out, this one's pretty good.
Discussion Points Include: Ryan’s bad Angel Impression, Secret Draculas, David Boreanaz as Batman, Hair so big you can hide your stakes, a Buffy Reboot, and Bad Prop Purses.

Episode 15: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Some Assembly Required

June 2nd, 2020  |  26 mins 13 secs

Ryan and Brittany watch Joss Wheedon attempt to fit every Teen Movie Plot Ever (tm) into a single episode.

Discussion Points Include: Angel's Wingtips, Buffy's need for a weather forecast, Giles' stutter, and the continuation of the Cordelia Kidnap Count.

Episode 14: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - When She Was Bad

May 26th, 2020  |  45 mins 52 secs

Ryan and Brittany return to Buffy for season 2, and Buffy has a real Joan Collins 'tude about coming back to school.
We don't know what that means either, but it's in the episode.
Discussion Points include: Critical Comparison of David Boreanaz and Taylor Lautner, The need for true triple threats, The Cordelia Kidnap Count (tm), Using a tree as a stake, and the incredible career of Principal Snyder.
Also, special shout-out to friend of the show, Darren Criss.

Episode 13: Shaun of the Dead

May 19th, 2020  |  45 mins 22 secs

We take a break from vampires for a good old-fashioned palette cleanse. With Zombies.

Discussion points include: The evolution of the zombie film, the tv show iZombie, incredible camerawork, A+ writing, and the similarities between a zombie outbreak and a global pandemic.

Episode 12: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Prophecy Girl

May 12th, 2020  |  31 mins 38 secs

We watch the season 1 finale! Buffy finally faces down Voldemort, and it's very important that she's in a white dress. Like, incredibly important.

Discussion points include: Buffy's dress, Unexplained powers, Voldemort's master plan, and what we have in store for season 2.

Episode 11: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Out of Mind, Out of Sight

May 5th, 2020  |  27 mins 17 secs

matthew lillard

We watch Joss Whedon attempt to transform the well-established character of Cordelia through a spectral kidnapping.
Discussion points include: Ryan's discovery of the 'Scooby Gang' moniker, How much Cordelia sucks, If vampires can be suffocated, and the portrayal of teachers.
Also, we're serious, Matthew Lilliard. Any GLM show. Please. We'd love to have you.

Episode 10: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Nightmares

April 28th, 2020  |  29 mins 3 secs

We watch the Scooby Gang be subjected to a series of their worst nightmares as a young child is trapped in his own.
Discussion Points include: Shows hinting at big issues, then not dealing with them, Cordelia's awful hair, The OG Slampire, the various portrayals of astral projection, and Anthony Stewart Head remaining a Time Lord.
Bonus! Featuring Veronica's podcasting debut.

Episode 9: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Puppet Show

April 21st, 2020  |  37 mins 7 secs

We watch a Vampire Hunter trapped in the form of a Wooden Dummy try to stop a string of murders at Sunnydale High.
Discussion points include: Portrayals of High School Theatre, The awfulness of Cordelia, the brilliance of Anthony Stewart Head (Time Lord, unconfirmed), and the unstoppable force that would be Willow with an iPad.

Episode 8: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I Robot, You Jane

April 14th, 2020  |  25 mins 33 secs

We watch a demon possess a computer system and become a Cyberman.
Discussion points include: Anthony Stewart Head as an Actual Time Lord, The Many Failings of Technology, and whether or not Giles would have a smartphone.

Episode 7: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Angel

April 7th, 2020  |  40 mins 25 secs

We watch the best episode of season 1, and find out the backstory of the most interesting character on the show. Angel.
We talk about how the Angel reveal would be handled today, how the vampire lore of the Buffyverse stacks up to others in the fantasy genre, and Brittany drops in a couple of HOT takes.

The writing in this Buffy episode uses the terms 'Gypsy' and 'Romani' interchangeably. In order to accurately talk about this TV show from 1997, we do the same.