Welcome to A Big Furry Hurry, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we oscillate between nothing special and extraordinary with “Potential.”

In this episode, we we didn’t mean “Potential Sailors,” when we talk:

Plot and Firsts (2:00)

Initial Thoughts (10:30)

Philosopher Drill Sergeant (14:30)

Potential (28:00)

This Slayer Line Business (37:15)

IAmSparkyJones Aside — Two Slayers (47:10)

Xander’s Speech (58:30)

Reasonable or Ridiculous — Buffy throws an axe? New Potential Slayer is in Sunnydale? Vampire stays at Sunnydale? (1:04:00)

Yelling (1:07:30)

Watches (1:26:30)

Rankings (1:38:00)

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/ Next episode: Mulan Rogue DVD at Chapter 32 for a nice ending

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Welcome to Claddagh Ring, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we’re treading water stylistically as we talk “Showtime”

In this episode, we offer sexual bribery to:

Plot and Firsts (4:00)

Initial Thoughts (11:00)

Potentials (13:30)

Potential Liabilities (20:30)

How A Slayer Becomes A Law (24:00)

Beyond Thunderdome (28:15)

Beljoxa's Eye (35:30)

Corporality (45:00)

Telling, Not Showing (50:00)

Reasonable or Ridiculous — First As Eve with Scoobies for 36 hours? No one is sleeping in basement? First time we hear of Beljoxa’s Eye? (55:00)

Yelling (58:30)

Watches (1:24:30)

Rankings (1:30:30)

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/ Next episode: It's like a gay bar...but with demons.

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Welcome to The Glove of Myhnegon, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we grab shovels to help in the basement at Sunnydale High in “Bring on the Night.”

In this episode, we run down the backstreets of Sunnydale screaming:

Plot and Firsts (3:00)

Farewell to Joyce (13:00)

Initial Thoughts (15:00)

How do you feel about The First? Can you run out of teenage girls? How compelling is this? (20:00)

Buffy’s Speech — why didn’t she go to the hospital? (26:30)

The First as commentary on the morality of death? (29:10)

An Update on Lore (41:00)

Reasonable or Ridiculous? — Buffy didn’t go to the hospital? Annabelle’s Plan? I’m in the school basement holding a shovel because…? (58:10)

Yelling (1:06:20)

Watches (1:30:30)

Rankings (1:37:00)

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/ Next episode: I'm so alone.

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Welcome to Vampy Cat, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we tie ourselves to a chair and talk about “Never Leave Me.”

In this episode, we prime the pump about:

Plot and Firsts (2:45)

Initial Thoughts (11:30)

How Does The Council? (13:30)

Why Do They Hate Buffy So Much? (22:00)

Talk About Potential Slayers (26:00)

William the Bloody — Can We Kill Spike Now? Or Does Buffy Believe He’s Changed? (31:00)

What’s Up with Principal Robin Wood? (46:30)

Reasonable or Ridiculous? — Buffy ties Spike to wooden chair? Buffy feeds Spike from bag of blood? Willow uses zero magic to defend herself and others? (52:30)

Yelling (57:00)

Watches (1:18:45)

Rankings (1:28:00)

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/ Next episode: And you blew the Council up. See, this is what happens when you're all stuffy and repressed, you overreact

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Welcome to Orbs of Nezzla'Khan, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we dig up 634 Hoffman Terrace to see what secrets we’ve hid in “Sleeper.”

In this episode, we break ground for:

JAG aside (2:00)

Plot and Firsts (5:30)

Initial Thoughts (15:00)

Spike’s Killing People, How Invested Are You? (18:15)

Mann I Hate Playing Vampire Towns (21:00)

Should Spike Be Held Responsible For Murder? (25:30)

Does Buffy Believe Spike’s Killing Until the Basement? (31:00)

Why Not Immediately Confront Spike? (36:00)

Reasonable or Ridiculous?! — Woman goes off with man one second after she meets him? Spike thinks people at Bronze will remember his victims? Entire boardwalk in Sunnydale? (38:32)

Yelling — brought to you by the Robed Robeson and the Illegitimate Nora (43:30)

Watches (1:04:00)

Rankings (1:11:00)

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/ Next episode: To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of subtle... I think it's about time we brought some authority to our presence…

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Welcome to Cool Monster Footer, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we squeak our way through the horrors of conversations, with dead people.

In this episode, we talk a lot about November 12, 2002…

Plot and Firsts (2:30)

Electric Meat-Jelly’s Initial Thoughts (17:00)

Willow meets… Tara? (22:45)

Xander meets… Jesse? (29:45)

Anya meets… Halfrek? (35:00)

Why did the First manifest as these characters? (36:30)

Reasonable or Ridiculous?! — Dawn is home alone for 5 seconds and starts shooting weapons in the house? Andrew kills Jonathan?(44:00)

Do we have anything to say about Buffy? (45: 15)

Yelling (50:00)

Watches (1:02:30)

Rankings (1:11:00)

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/ Next episode: Is that all I was to you, a one-bite stand?

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Welcome to Chocolate Hurricane, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we put on the proverbial letterman and talk about “Him.”

In this episode, we muse about:

Plot and Firsts (2:00)

Initial Thoughts (13:20)

Does RJ Know the Jacket is Cursed/Blessed?: A Logistical Survey (19:40)

“Him?” On Spike (33:00)

Is Dawn really good for nothing? (45:00)

Reasonable or Ridiculous — Dawn is an unpopular geek? The gang still has that rocket launcher? Paint mural instead of being in a relationship? Dehofran sending a minion to kill Anya, and why didn’t he do it himself? Xander is still onsite at Sunnydale? (51:10)

Yelling (1:00:30)

Watches (1:25:00)

Rankings (1:30:30)

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/ Next episode: Buffy, I'm here to kill you, not to judge you.

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Welcome to The Dagger of Lex, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we explore grievance, loss, betrayal and if our friends do a good enough job talking to one another. That’s right, it’s time for the hard cut of hard cuts with “Selfless.”

In this episode, we examine:

Plot and Firsts (2:00)

Initial Thoughts (19:00)

The Airing of Grievances: Did You Forget? (27:30)

“Kick His Ass”: A Retrospective Journey (36:00)

Willow as Switzerland (42:30)

What Fight Were You Watching? (46:50)

The Song (50:50)

Reasonable or Ridiculous! — Xander never considered Buffy would have to kill Anya? They got what they deserved? Xander asks Willow to bring frat boys back with magic? Spike says he has nowhere else to go except the basement? (54:15)

Yelling (1:02:45)

Watches (1:16:00)

Rankings (1:22:30)

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/ Next episode: What do you know about our love?!

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Welcome to Murnenfurm Report, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we don’t rest on our laurels — it’s an episode filled with fate, futility, destiny, failure and death. (And also, Cassie!) Come along for the ride.

In this episode, we hit upon:

Plot and Firsts (2:40)

Initial Thoughts (26:30)

Vampire-by-vampire: Why We Fight (32:00)

The Futility of Slaying (41:30)

Fate & Destiny (48:30)

Reasonable or Ridiculous — Should Buffy feel like she failed? Dawn’s emotions after Cassie’s death? Should they all be taking this so hard? Buffy doesn’t tell Cassie’s parents? (52:00)

Why We Fight Pt. 2 — Why Can’t We Just Defeat Death?! (58:40)

Yelling (1:03:20)

Watches (1:34:30)

Rankings (1:40:00)

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/ Next episode: I'm talking about life. Vengeance is what I do, Halfrek. I don't need anything else. Vengeance is what I am.

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Welcome to Bristow’s Demon Index, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we flail about in metaphorical labyrinths looking for “Same Time, Same Place.”

In this episode, we talk:

Plot and Firsts (1:30)

Initial Thoughts (23:00)

Quick Game: Willow’s Recent Misdeeds — Reasonable or Ridiculous? (27:30)

Buffy’s Guilt (38:30)

Being Friends with an Apocalypse (42:00)

Forgiveness or Redemption (48:00)

Will Anyone Ever Ask for Help? (1:00:45)

Yelling (1:05:30)

Watches (1:31:00)

Rankings (1:44:00)

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/ Next episode: Have you Googled her yet?

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