Seeking revenge for his mother’s murder, Robin Wood cahoots with Giles to distract Buffy so he can take down Spike. He assembles a killer playlist and sets Spike off on a series of flashbacks to his earliest days as William the Bloody. Will Buffy choose to turn an ally into an enemy over an enemy turned ally?
 
Special guest Ryan B Talks TV joins us for this recap. Follow him on TikTok and Instagram @ryanbtalkstv
 
Hear us discuss…
Nikki Wood: mother, slayer, badass Black woman
The pathos of Robin’s story
Whose side are you on, Giles?
Spike’s mom does not got it going on
Did Spike even GET a soul? Someone call Lloyd

 
Trigger warnings
Incest, misogyny
 


S7E17: “Lies My Parents Told Me” (feat. Ryan B)

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Buffy rallies against Caleb and the First and rejoins the Scoobies and potentials. As Giles and Willow seek the origins of the scythe Buffy has acquired, everyone else prepares for the final battle. They know it’s coming, and they know not everyone will make it out alive.
 
Hear us discuss…
Rise of the flippity-dos part 2 & return of the research girlies!
Anya and Andrew are another buddy comedy we NEED
Ludwig Dawn Beethoven’s final symphony is a masterpiece
Buffy and Faith bonding over being hot chicks with superpowers is everything
Our pod might have Bangel bias, but c’mon, this show does too

 
Trigger warnings
Drug use (forced), kidnapping, neck snapping
 


S7E21: “End of Days”

An exiled Buffy seeks solace from a surprised Spike. Back at the Summers residence, Faith rallies the army for an assault on an arsenal. Everyone is very horny.
 
Hear us discuss…
We enjoyed this glimpse of Faith as “the boss” and wish for more!
OK, Spike, you get this one night, but don’t get any ideas
Where are the Potentials during the 3 hookups, stuck in the basement?
The First gets less scary every time it shows up
Last 5 minutes should be called the rise of the flippity-dos

 
Trigger warning
Sex
 


S7E20: “Touched”

Still reeling from their losses at the vineyard, Buffy and the Scoobies try to find a moment to breathe. Yet the First and Caleb don’t want to give them that luxury. When Buffy resolves on another risky plan of attack, she encounters unexpected resistance. Andrew and Spike go on a road trip together.
 
Hear us discuss…
Giles is suddenly OK with Willow using mind control?
Can Faith be redeemed? Does she get too much of a pass?
Pour one out for the Bronze and its bloomin’ onion
A rare L for Dawnifer here
Buffy was just doing what YOU TOLD HER TO DO, Giles!

 
Trigger warning
Misogyny
 


S7E19: “Empty Places”

Move over, Spike: there’s a new King of Misogyny in town. His name is Caleb, and he has a message for the slayer. Buffy must decide whether or not to risk the Potentials while also dealing with the arrival of another “old friend” in town.
 
Hear us discuss…
Hopefully Faith and Willow didn’t compare notes about their redemption arcs. Awkward.
Faith and Spike comparing notes tho? PRICELESS
Xander’s wet dream and hero speech cancel each other out, so he’s just meh
Caleb: scary manifestation of misogyny or a boring preacher of patriarchy?
What did the hospital make of Buffy bringing in a white-girl gang to be patched up?

 
Trigger warnings
Body horror, eye gouging, maiming, misogyny, neck-snapping
 


S7E17: “Lies My Parents Told Me” (feat. Ryan B)

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