A Podcast Rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel from the beginning
Emcee, Andie, David, Jan and Logan look at the first of the Build a Girl episodes of Buffy and wonder why exactly they have so many of them. They also ponder the meaning of a soul and marvel in Cordelia’s awesome.
Emcee, Andie, David and our new co-hosts Jan and Logan dive into Season Two and talk about the moment between Xander and Willow, Cordelia’s ability to tell it as it is and Cibo Matto being great clog dancers.
Emcee, Andie and David look back at the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. They debate whether or not Paul Reubens and Rutger Hauer make decent bad guys, how Kristy Swanson matches up to SMG and try to figure out what Joss actually wrote.
Emcee, Andie and David go over the best (and worst) of Season One of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Which episodes slayed and which need to be thrown into the hellmouth? Which character stood out amongst the rest? How does the storyline hold up?
Emcee, Andie and David reach the end of the season and the start of Buffy coalescing as a television show with Prophecy Girl. The trio critique Joss’s first outing as a director, wonder how they feel about Xander and try to figure out how prophecies work.
Emcee, Andie and David enjoy one of the few looks at Cordelia on BtVS and feel absolutely not sympathy for Marcie Ross and disbelief that she wouldn’t have any band geek friends.
Emcee, Andie and David get into the psychological trauma of the Scooby Gang, the appropriateness of the repeated mention of Nazis and discuss what a terrible, terrible father Hank Summers is.
Emcee, Andie and David are amazed by an episode with basically no problematic Xander, applaud the introduction of a wonderful educator and get depressing thinking about the health of various Sunnydale residents.
Emcee, Andie and David are smacked in the face by the late nineties as they rewatch this PSA about supernatural internet stranger danger. They welcome Jenny Calendar to fold and wonder when we’re truly going to get to know Willow.
Emcee, Andie and David look at the game changer of season one. They discuss whether or not Angel’s secret is a cliche, the relationship between Darla and Angel, awesome concerts with Sting and Emcee’s shameless love of Connor.
