Buffy has the flu—and a leftover Season 1 script. In Killed by Death, our slayer lands in a hospital haunted by creepy kids, nonsensical science, and Der Kindestod: a hat-wearing, eyeball-extending monster who preys on sick children. Alan and Jarrod dig into the episode’s disjointed metaphor, its Nightmare on Elm Street vibes, and its unlikely roots in a lost Season 1 production. We debate whether kids can see the world more clearly than adults, and whether Xander is the heartbeat of the Scooby Gang—or just its loudest member. Plus: vintage iceboxes, terrifying angelic toddlers, German compound words, and the slow redemption of Cordelia.

#BuffyRewatch
#KilledByDeath
#BuffyHasACold
#BtVSSeason2
#DerKindestod
#NightmareOnElmStreetVibes
#HospitalHorror
#ScoobyGang
#CordeliaRising
#MonsterOfTheWeek
#BuffyPodcast
#SlayerInScrubs
#JossWhedonVerse
#GhostsKidsSee
#XanderDrama
#FloppyDiskLogic

In one of Buffy’s most haunting episodes, Passion explores love’s shadow side. Angelus becomes a predator of intimacy, creeping into bedrooms, drawing Buffy as she sleeps, and leaving messages of death in his wake. Alan and Jarrod dissect Angel’s chilling voiceover, comparing its poetic meditation on passion to the writings of Plato, Aquinas, Nietzsche, and the Passion of the Christ. We discuss the voyeuristic camera work, Jenny’s redemptive arc, Willow’s grief, Giles’ fury, and the unbearable silence that follows one of the series’ most devastating losses. Also: floppy disks, Orb of Thessaly paperweights, and Joyce finally realizing something’s very wrong with her daughter’s love life.

#BuffyRewatch
#BtVSPassion
#AngelusKills
#JennyCalendar
#WatcherWatch
#BuffyPodcast
#EcstasyOfGrief
#ScoobyGang
#GothicTV
#PassionOfTheChrist
#OrbOfThessaly
#BtVSSeason2
#VoyeuristicHorror
#FloppyDiskOfDoom
#GilesHeartbreak
#VampireObsession
#WhedonVerse

It’s Valentine’s Day in Sunnydale, and love is in the air—along with a whole lot of magical chaos. In this delightfully unhinged episode, Xander tries to win Cordelia back with a love spell, only to trigger a mass hysteria of obsessive desire from nearly every woman in town (including Buffy, Amy, Jenny, and even Joyce!). Alan and Jarrod dive deep into the episode’s themes of obsession vs. love, magical manipulation, and the dangers of performative romance. We talk 90s tropes, serial storytelling, deductive vs. inductive structure, and the comedic brilliance of doors that open the wrong way. Plus: Cordelia’s moment of growth, Giles’ exasperation, and the awkwardness of being a teen rat with a need for cheese.

#BuffyRewatch
#BtVSBewitched
#ValentinesDayChaos
#ZanderSpellGoneWrong
#BuffyPodcast
#LoveVsObsession
#ScoobyGang
#CordeliaCharacterArc
#MagicAndConsent
#TeenWitchProblems
#BtVSSeason2
#NeedForCheese
#JoyceSeducesZander
#GilesIsSoTired
#InductiveStorytelling
#WhoWatchesTheWatchers

It’s Buffy meets Teen Wolf as we dive into Phases—the series’ first werewolf episode. Oz is adorable and tortured, Larry is overcompensating, and Giles is packing heat (well, a tranquilizer gun). Alan and Jarrod unpack werewolf lore from Peter Stump to St. Patrick, discuss Jeph Loeb's unexpected connection to Teen Wolf and Buffy, and explore the episode’s layered metaphors: toxic masculinity, repressed identity, and the animal inside us all. Willow’s heart breaks, Buffy’s strength shines, and Cain the misogynist werewolf hunter gets exactly what he deserves. Plus: locker room hijinks, a feminist critique of monster tropes, and Alan’s own werewolf comic origin story.

#BuffyRewatch
#BtVSPhases
#WerewolfEpisode
#OzIsTheWerewolf
#BuffyPodcast
#ToxicMasculinity
#MonsterMetaphors
#SlayerStrength
#BtVSSeason2
#FeministBuffy
#JephLoebTrivia
#SaintPatrickWerewolves
#TeenWolfThrowback
#LarryTheSheep
#SilverBulletLore
#ComplexCreatures

Buffy loses her innocence—literally and metaphorically—and the emotional fallout hits hard. In Innocence, we explore Angel's tragic transformation into Angelus, Willow’s heartbreak, Jenny’s betrayal, and Giles’ grace. Alan breaks down cinematic one-ers and Whedon’s directorial growth, while Jarrod dives deep into the thematic richness of guilt, betrayal, and sexual vulnerability in 90s teen storytelling. The Judge turns out to be a lame Big Bad, but the real villain is emotional manipulation. Plus: mall battles, rocket launchers, and one of the most emotionally raw episodes of the series.

#BuffyRewatch
#BtVSInnocence
#AngelusReturns
#BuffyPodcast
#ScoobyGangDrama
#WillowHeartbreak
#JossWhedonDirecting
#RocketLauncherRedemption
#CinematicOneShot
#TeenMelodrama
#VampireHeartbreak
#BtVSSeason2
#GilesForTheWin
#NoWeaponFormed
#InnocenceLost

This is the moment we've been waiting for. In Surprise, Buffy’s dream foreshadows catastrophe, Drusilla rises while Spike falls, and Angel’s fate begins to twist. We dive deep into story structure, symbolic dreamscapes, and the metaphors of desire, duty, and disillusionment. Alan expresses his theory about Claddagh ring marketing conspiracies, and Jarrod drops some truth on teen melodrama and breaks down Charles Taylor’s “Age of Authenticity,”. Meanwhile, Oz asks Willow out, Jenny Calendar’s secret identity is revealed, and Angel makes the worst travel plan ever. Plus: undead arms, surprise parties, and an emotionally confusing rainstorm.

#BuffyRewatch
#BuffyTheVampireSlayer
#SurpriseEpisode
#AngelusRises
#BuffyPodcast
#BtVSSeason2
#CladdaghConspiracies
#StoryStructureNerds
#AgeOfAuthenticity
#WillowAndOz
#GothicTV
#JossWhedonVerse
#DreamSequenceDissection
#JennyCalendarReveal
#SpikeAndDru
#WatchersWatching

Alan and Jarrod discuss "Bad Eggs," the twelfth episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the twenty-fourth episode in the series. Written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Greenwalt, it was originally broadcast on January 12, 1998, on The WB network.

Alan and Jarrod discuss "Ted," the eleventh episode of the second seasonof Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the twenty-third episode in the series. Written by Joss Whedon with David Greenwalt and directed by Bruce Seth Green, it was originally broadcast on December 8, 1997, on The WB network.

Alan and Jarrod discuss "What's My Line? Part Two" which is the tenth episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the twenty-second episode in the series. Written by Joss Whedon with Marti Noxon and directed by David Semel, it was originally broadcast on November 24, 1997, on The WB network.

Alan and Jarrod discuss "What's My Line? Part One," which is the ninth episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the twenty-first episode in the series. It was written by Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon, and Howard Gordon, and directed by David Solomon. It was originally broadcast on November 17, 1997, on The WB network.