Kaethe and Madeline go into this worrisomely titled episode with the theme of sacrifice.  They look at the similarities between Ampata's and Buffy's sacrifice of a normal life, the role gender plays in expectations and discourse around sacrifice, and the fact that it was super unnecessary for Xander to sacrifice himself to a girl he met two days ago. Also, what made Sven (who does NOT speak Spanish, Cordelia) decide to be an exchange student??

There's a new vamp in town! Spike let's his expectations of Buffy cloud his judgment, which contributes to his failure to kill her. In addition to analyzing Spike's expectations, Madeline and Kaethe sift through the different ways the characters either hold on to or let go of their expectations, and how that contributes to their ability to adapt. 

Boys are chopping up dead girls and sewing their body parts together. Kaethe and Madeline look at this episode through the theme of 'escape' and ask: when is escape healthy vs. when is it maladaptive? Also, why is Eric so invested in Daryl's future honey? 

 Join Kaethe and Madeline as they embark on the voyage that will be season 2, beginning with the theme of friendship. They talk about Cordelia's assertion of friendship with Buffy, Buffy's difficult relationship with her friends as she processes the trauma of having died, and test their own friendship with a divisive question--was Buffy's sexy dance a like or a dislike? 

In the season 1 finale Kaethe and Madeline take on the theme of crisis: how do different characters respond to crisis, and how we see our own reaction to crises during the pandemic, and how despite his showing growth we'd better not hold our breath waiting for Xander to become a better person. 

Kaethe and Madeline get into the nitty gritty of loneliness as they parse through S1 episode 11 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whose responsibility is someone else's loneliness? And is Angel using Buffy as an excuse to get closer to Giles? I mean, probably not, but we're here for the imbued queer factor. 

In this episode Kaethe and Madeline take a look at reality: what happens when we experience different realities, what it's like to share the same terrible reality, and what does it mean for Kaethe that she and Xander share the same nightmare?!

Look out, a demon is on the net! In this episode, Kaethe and Madeline discuss the ways in which trust influences Willow's relationship with Buffy. They also dive into how trust plays a role in the anti-vaccine movement. More importantly, they privately wonder where Miss Calendar dangles her corkscrew. 

Buckle up, Kaethe and Madeline dive into episode 7 using the theme of Betrayal. Topics of the day include betrayal by our own nature, whether it is chill for vamps to use guns, the questionable at best theory of vampires being stuck in the maturity level they were at when they get changed, and the 224 year age gap and subsequent efforts to make us feel okay about it.