Episode #155 – ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ – 2×19, 2×20 – Fishy parallels

04/04/16 • 106 min

Join us as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 19, “I Only Have Eyes For You,” and episode 20, “Go Fish.”
Superfans: Natalie and Caitlin
Newbies: Brittany and Danielle
Fun Facts:
Brittany's office got a Ms. Pac Man machine and she loves to play Burger Time. Natalie is a pro at Laura Croft Tomb Raider training level, but that's about it. Caitlin, on the other hand, got some fresh air and spent the entire day on the Blue Ridge scenic railway in Georgia. Danielle went to an equally exciting place, DISNEYLAND! Oh, and she saw Ariana.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 17, “I Only Have Eyes For You”:
-Where does this episode stand on the mythological, monster of the week scale?
-We're glad some mythology is continuing before the two-part finale
-Danielle shares her Buffy thoughts on season 2
-Does this happen every Sadie Hawkins dance?
-Spike is a person, Angelus is a monster
-Does the interaction between possessed Angel and possessed Buffy give either of them closure?
-The gun going off was an accident
-Could those words have been Angel saying what he wanted to say to Buffy?
-The bad guy is winning the newbies over, but Angel is okay too
-Are there any things we internalized from shows that were probably not the best for us?
-Let's meet our spirits James and Grace
-The romanticism of violence and death is not what we should idolize
-Snakes, hornets, and quicksand, oh my!
-There is some crossed wires in what a poltergeist actually does
-Danielle and Caitlin give us the Supernatural education
-Giles grief councilor may not be alright with him hunting for ghosts
-Is there hope for Buffy and Angel?
-Spike and Dru and Angel have a new home!
-Should we dread the season 2 finale?
-Favorite Scenes
-Favorite Lines
Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 20, “Go Fish”:
-Quick analysis- dislike it or hate it?
-Was it as bad as "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered?"
-Wentworth Miller is currently in the headlines because the internet is terrible
-The fishy transformation
-Can Buffy ever find someone nice who is not obsessed with the sea and you know... rape?
-We have some serious issues with how things happen in the real world
-How do sports tie into school spirit?
-Why is Willow still covering classes and why does Snyder care about sports suddenly?
-Xander figures out how the boys are becoming fish guys
-Gage has an unfortunate encounter with Angel, but suddenly finds a good side of Buffy
-Let's feed the boys some food and Coach? Let's blur that line...
-There is no line between "normal" and "good, okay"
-We need to change what people see as normal behavior
-This episode was a thing that happened
-Favorite Scenes
-Favorite Lines
Listener Feedback:
-"Passion" definitely inspired Grey's Anatomy
-Natalie knows Wentworth Miller now
-Cordy is amazing at laying down what is really going on
-There are some technical vampire hoops we need to jump through
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Episode #156 – ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ – 2×21, 2×22 – Vampire Personality Test

Join us as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 finale, “Becoming Part 1" and "Becoming Part 2."
Superfans: Selina and Natalie
Newbies: Brittany and Mitch
Fun Facts:
Mitch saw some awesome Buffy props a few months ago, but they are only just starting to make sense. He saw Mr. Pointy! Brittany drove all over NJ to find the Gilmore Girls EW cover and failed. Selina keeps getting spoiled with all the Gilmore Girls revival news. Natalie has never seen Gilmore Girls and is vacationing in a hotel that was once the hospital where Alan Turing was born.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 episodes 21 and 22, “Becoming Part 1” and "Becoming Part 2":
-Newbie reactions: Mitch should have seen it coming! Brittany was underwhelmed.
-Angel's origin story, there wasn't much human there to destroy
-Ryan Murphy totally ripped off this vampire lore
-Dru in the real world had visions, she already had the power before she became a vampire
-The Buffy extended universe is worth exploring
-Dru has some of her best moments in this episode, but she is still the worst
-Angel's backstory was quite horrible until he met Whistler
-Angel is incredibly awkward and lived in a bin for 90 YEARS, he has no personality
-Let's chat about vampire personalities
-Rewriting history from the Buffy movie and the less-than-attentive watcher
-Man, Giles is so great compared to this guy
-Low-key Buffy stalking leads him to become a hero
-Sibling couples? But it also makes Buffy apart even more than before
-Willow's dark magic is setting her apart a bit more from Xander by giving her more agency
-Xander flies off the handle with his motives
-All villains want to destroy the world! But have they thought this through?
-Kendra dies and it is so frustrating
-Apparently Jenny was not a major character... -_-
-But Principal Snyder is so strange and unfortunately alive
-Xander and Willow and Oz, love triangle?
-When are vampires good and vampires bad?
-Joyce now knows what is going on: we have mixed reactions on Joyce
-Angel is not worthy, but gets the secret from Giles through torture
-Spike is useful up to a point, but then bounces with Drusilla who passes out because she can't breathe? What?
-ANGEL IS BACK
-ANGEL IS DEAD
-Favorite Scenes
-Favorite Lines
Listener Feedback:
Everyone is excited for us to get to the S2 finale!
But also S3 is going to be great!
Buffy and Once overlap, so obvious now.
Steph is watching/finished ATLA and gives us so much nostalgia
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