Episode 44: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Revelations

March 16th, 2021  |  38 mins 14 secs

Our last episode we recorded together.

Hey look, Slayer lore! Another Watcher! No way this ends badly, right?

Episode 43: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Band Candy

March 9th, 2021  |  32 mins 53 secs

What if the adults were teenagers?

Episode 42: Mulan (2020)

December 8th, 2020  |  52 mins 12 secs

LET’S WATCH A NEW MOVIE.

Discussion Points Include: Not A Musical, Defining ‘Disney Princess’, WHAT A CAST, What’s Different?, VGHS Fancast, Accents, Cameos, Lea Salonga, Chi vs. Magic, Phoenix Power, WE REPEAT, NOT A MUSICAL, Beauty and the Beast Comparisons, Positive Portrayal of Family, Actually Uncomfortable, Only One Arrow, Not Trying to be a Man, Violence Without Blood, Best Horse, Actual Trebuchet, Magically Perfect Hair, James Bond

Episode 41: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Homecoming

December 1st, 2020  |  33 mins 5 secs

RYAN HAS OPINIONS. Buffy & Cordelia try to become homecoming queen, and it gets ugly.

Discussion Points Include: SlayerFest ’98, Whinnying, Stegosaurus Demon, Meet The Mayor, Missed Opportunities, Mistaken Identity, Buffy Gets Dumped, Bloodshake, Don’t Mess With Faith, The Kiss Heard Round The World, A Clothes Fluke, HIMYM Fancast, Buffy Shouldn’t Win, Kulac FANCAST, Proper Cuticle Care, Design Theory With Professor Ryan.

Episode 40: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Beauty and the Beasts

November 24th, 2020  |  38 mins 46 secs

WEREWOLVES. They’re Back.
Also, This episode contains reference to Domestic Violence, and we talk about it later in the episode.

Discussion Points Include: Double Standards, Werewolves, Styrofoam Cup Gate, Charmed Fancast, Ryan Expects Too Much, Contractual Fights, Nicholas Brendan is Ripped, Captain American Fancast, Phil Lewis Fancast, Marching Jazz Band, The Scooby Gang Grows Up, The Full Monty, The Lunch Box, Domestic Violence, Therapy, Giles’ Glasses, Werewolf Transformation

Episode 39: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Faith, Hope, & Trick

November 17th, 2020  |  38 mins 53 secs

FAITH IS HERE! That's it, that's what you need to know.

Discussion Points Include: HELLO FAITH, Ryan Has A New Favorite, Seth Green Is Very Pure, Off Campus Lunch, Just A Normal Teenage Boy Except Also Polite, Poor Irish Pronunciation, No Clothes In Hell, Angel Is Ghost Rider, Giles Rules At Mad Libs, The Buffy HD Remaster, The Angel is Coming, Bring It On Fancast, 5x5, Differentiate Your Slayers, Mr. Trick Fanclub, There Can Only Be One Nice Guy, Cordelia Lore Dumps, Hotels Are Public, The Angel Problem, Thor Fancast,

Episode 38: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Dead Man's Party

November 10th, 2020  |  37 mins 56 secs

Consequences? Maybe? In the Buffyverse? Don't hold your breath.
We're joined by our 10 month old at the end, briefly. She has OPINIONS.

Discussion Points Include: Bad Storytelling Disguised as Compelling Narrative, ZAMBIES, Creepy Masks, Creepy Principal, Buffy’s Clean Basement, Incorrect Foley, Obligatory Dream Sequence, Joyce’s Financial Situation, Cop-Outs & Yelling, Anthony Stewart Head is Really Good at Acting, Acting Without Words, Danny Strong Fancast, Xander’s Bad Cross, Buffy as a Sitcom, Special Guest Appearance by Veronica.

Episode 37: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Anne

November 3rd, 2020  |  32 mins 52 secs

We begin Buffy Season 3, and are that much closer to our true goal: Watching Angel.

Discussion Points Include: Consequences Don’t Exist, Anne is an Idea, Sad Buffy is Sad, New Series Regulars, Willow’s Best Buffy Impression, LA’s Homeless Population, Angel Foreshadowing, Bad Tats, Cake or Pie?, Buffy Is Done With Your Crap, Unnamed Side Character #14, Quality Improvement, Cordelia Is Still Bait, How Is Cordelia Alive?, Patreon Shoutout

Episode 36: Underworld

October 27th, 2020  |  49 mins 30 secs

We take a break between seasons of Buffy to explore one of Ryan's favorite takes on Vampires; Underworld!
Discussion Points Include: It’s Dark, It’s rated ‘R’, There’s a Whole Bunch of Underworld Films, Brittany Wants to Watch the Prequel, Ambitious Storytelling, Selene’s Backstory, Guns Aren’t a Story Hook, The Prestige Fancast, Gone Girl Fancast, Rules of the Verse, Allergic to Silver, Vampirism & Lycanthropy as Viruses, Twilight Fancast, Incredible Fight Choreography, Frame-Rate, Showing the Supernatural, Buffy Influence, Werewolf Fight Club, How to Light at Night, Trivia, Wentworth Miller Fancast

Episode 35: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Becoming, parts 1 & 2

October 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins

We have reached the end of season 2 of Buffy, and things get a wild.
Discussion Points Include: Season Recap, Very Good TV, Flashbacks for Days, Angel’s Bad Accent & Wig, Murder By Fingernail, Floppy Disk to the Rescue, Moral Dilemmas, Great Costume Designs, Whistler, Tan Vampires, Great Friendships, Writer’s Tongue in Cheek, Cops Doing Their Jobs, Spike is the Best, Joyce is also the Best, Writers Vs. Actors, Manchester United, The Cordelia Kidnap Final Count

Episode 34: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Go Fish

October 13th, 2020  |  31 mins 10 secs

Wentworth Miller turns into a fish monster, and even that cannot save this episode from the problematic depths of terrible tv.
Discussion Points Include: This Is A Bad One, Fish Steroids, Vampires Don’t Like Fish, Problematic Elements, The 90s Were A Different Time, Willow is Still Teaching, Corpse Fog Machines, Buffy the Secret Agent, Sad Cordelia Music is Unearned, Asymmetrically Stanky, A Gun, The Basement

Episode 33: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I Only Have Eyes For You

October 6th, 2020  |  44 mins 44 secs

WATCH THIS ONE. This is a really well-constructed episode of television.

We apologize for the confusion, this is the correct audio for this episode!