Big Damn Heroes

Big Damn Heroes 58 is hitching a ride into town, and, oh hey, a wild Nathan Fillion has appeared! And look, he's making friends with Xander! On Buffy, things continue to ramp up with some sketchy timelines and amusing potential spinoffs, and a bad guy we can actually punch for once! Over on Angel, we get yet another dose of racism, and the main season plot being relegated to the background in favor of boning. But that's nothing compared to what may be the single most divisive episode in Big Damn Heroes' history. Wanna hear what Hannah and Will argue about? Join them as they cover Buffy's "Dirty Girls" and Angel's "Players" and "Inside Out."

Big Damn Heroes has hit episode 57, and man is this one a doozie. Over on our one episode of Buffy, relationships fall further apart, we get a good dose of childhood trauma, a strong dose of creepy via incestuous overtones, and exactly why a character's mother was cast the way she was. Over on Angel, things just keep heading straight to Hell as a certain character stops even pretending to be anything but EEEEVIL, a favorite character shows up for a few episodes, and the last crossover between the two shows (if a bit weird timeline-wise) happens. Join Will and Hannah for Buffy's "Lies My Parents Told Me," and Angel's "Salvage," "Release," and "Orpheus." PS: We're due to be finished with Buffy by the new year!

Hello, gentle viewers, and welcome to episode 56 of Big Damn Heroes. Tonight, we have a particularly Buffytastic episode. Plot points are picked up and discarded at will, some characters go wildly out of character to make plots happen, and we have our last breath of relaxing air before taking the final plunge into the plot. Add a dash of meta and juuust a bit of racism, and it's quite the thing. Join Will and Hannah as they cover Buffy's "The Killer in Me," "First Date," "Get it Done," and "Storyteller."

It's Big Damn Heroes 55! Will and Hannah are halfway through these seasons of Buffy and Angel, and this may be one of the most positive episodes in a while! Over on Buffy, there's a Dawn episode that's actually pretty good, some familiar faces show up among the Potentials, and the First is a massive mindfucking dick. On Angel, Samwise Gamgee shows up to direct an episode, the tension keeps getting ratcheted higher and higher, and one of The Heroes' favorite characters makes her final bow. Oh, and the reason that a lot of characters seem to have been tossing around the idiot ball gets explained in a massive way. Join Will and Hannah as they cover Buffy's "Showtime" and "Potential," and Angel's "Soulless" and "Calvary."

Episode 54 is here, and that smile on Angel's face can't be good. Over on Angel, there is liberal tossing of the idiot ball, Electric Girl (woogie woogie woogie woogie) shows up again, and our last episode culminates in one of the biggest and best fakeouts in the show's history. On Buffy, things go to hell, things also go fakey-boom, and despite a questionable pacing and an even more questionable passage of time, shit gets real. Also, this episode was conveniently recorded after that new Whedon show that just came out last night. Join Will and Hannah for first impressions of Agents of SHIELD, and Buffy's "Never Leave Me" and "Bring on the Night," and Angel's "Long Day's Journey" and "Awakening."

It's been nearly two years since Will took over as co-host of Big Damn Heroes. Now, in a very special Zeppos, Will reveals some of his thoughts on the first three seasons of Buffy. Which episode does he disagree with the previous reviewers' scores, which character does he realize has been a problem from the start, and why should you send in feedback for the Buffy retrospective?

It's our 53rd episode, ladies and gentlemen, and it's a doozy. But in the fun way. On Buffy, one of the hosts' all time favorite episodes happens. It sets the ball rolling for the rest of the season, and has a fairly interesting follow-up in the next episode. Over on Angel, the ball is also set in motion, with all sorts of interesting consequences. Also, one of the more sketch aspects of this season starts here, which Hannah and Will have mixed feelings on. Join them as they cover Buffy's "Conversations with Dead People" and "Sleeper," and Angel's "Apocalypse Nowish" and "Habeas Corpses."

On this episode of Big Damn Heroes, things actually kind of get better, except for the part where they don't. Buffy finally gives a main character the spotlight episode she so badly deserves, and then follows it up with one of the most godawful episodes the show's ever given us. And makes it insulting and creepy on top of that. On Angel, things start to fall apart, and the center cannot hold. But at least we can have a fun, silly episode featuring stoner Fred. Join Will and Hannah as they cover Buffy's "Selfless" and "Him," and Angel's "Supersymmetry" and "Spin the Bottle."

For Big Damn Heroes 51, Will and Hannah have some interesting things to cover. The new status quo is established over on Buffy, which addresses the things that came before, and at least tries to make them better. Also, the foreshadowing hammer gets a good workout, and lots of child TV stars from the 90s show up. Meanwhile, over on Angel, plots from last season that didn't work so well are recycled, and character development for one of our mains is completely wiped for funsies! Join Hannah and Will as they cover Buffy's "Same Time, Same Place" and "Help," and Angel's "The House Always Wins" and "Slouching Towards Bethlehem."

Ladies and gentlemen, a toast: Big Damn Heroes has hit 50 episodes! And happily, Will and Hannah are seeing a major turnaround in both of the shows they're covering! Buffy's seventh and final season sets up an intriguing, if somewhat plot-hole-revealing idea, and some of the best acting we've seen from one of the main characters. And over on Angel, season four is getting underway, if somewhat haltingly, with some really good character development and one of our favorite characters to hate. Join The Heroes as they cover Buffy's "Lessons" and "Beneath You," and Angel's "Deep Down" and "Ground State."