Buffy the Gilmore Slayer: A Buffy and Gilmore Girls Podcast

Gilmore Girls S3 E2: "Haunted Leg"/Buffy S3 E2: "Dead Man's Party"  Summer break is over for real now, and it's time for these moms and daughters to confront their drama head on. Rory finds herself in a whole heap of new drama at school, a place Buffy's not even allowed to go anymore. Lorelai reminds us of a simpler time when germs weren't scary. Turns out a...

Buffy S3 E1: "Anne"/Gilmore Girls S3 E1: "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days"  We're psyched to be starting Season 3, and weirdly, both shows open with perhaps prophetic dreams from women wearing sexy pink dresses. Both teen girls learn running away from their problems for the summer won't cure them. After his Season 2 growth spurt, Dean is now mysteriously thin, and we'...

In this special episode, we recap our general thoughts on Season 2 of both shows. We count down our top 5 moments, discuss our least favorite moments, reveal our favorite episodes, share some predictions, AND decide which show we thought was better overall. Bryan's apparently been harboring hate for a beloved Gilmore Girl episode. Stacey threatens to stop watching if Spike doesn't come b...

Buffy S2 E22: "Becoming (Part 2)"/Gilmore Girls S2 E22: "I Can't Get Started"  This one's a little long, guys - big season finales with some big reveals and some fantastic acting from our leading ladies. Buffy, Lorelai and Rory must all decide between with being with the men they love and sacrificing their wants for the greater good, or in Rory's case settling fo...

Gilmore Girls S2 E21: "Lorelai's Graduation Day"/Buffy S2 E21: "Becoming (Part 1)"  Rune is back! But he's switched shows? Both episodes take a trip to NYC, so Bryan and Stacey take this opportunity to couplesplain the city to ya. While a brief call from Jess convinces Rory to skip a momentous occasion to go to New York, a cryptic conversation with a stranger convince...

Buffy S2 E20: "Go Fish"/Gilmore Girls S2 E20: "Help Wanted"  Apparently it's okay to turn high school boys into fishy mutant murder creatures IF done in the name of school spirit. And if Russia's best scientists couldn't figure it out, surely a school nurse and a swim coach can handle the job. Turns out Angel hates fish, and Bryan knows a lot about loose skin. Me...

Gilmore Girls S2 E19: "Teach Me Tonight"/Buffy S2 E19: "I Only Have Eyes for You"  Some high school boys get a little too hot for teacher this week, and honestly, it gets pretty dangerous for everybody. Both high school principals are fed up, and let's just say books are coming out when they shouldn't be. Turns out Bryan is way more of a Jess than Stacey even realized...

Buffy S2 E18: "Killed by Death"/Gilmore Girls S2 E18: "Back in the Saddle Again"  A German Freddy Krueger is on the loose at Sunnydale's hospital. Luckily Buffy caught the town flu and is able to save the day. Joyce is very not concerned with Buffy's oddly close relationship with her school librarian. And apparently Willow is secretly a doctor? Lorelai and Puppy Dog D...

Gilmore Girls S2 E17: "Dead Uncles and Vegetables"/Buffy S2 E17: "Passion"  While Luke deals with the death of his terrible uncle, Lorelai helps out at the diner. As someone who's worked in a lot of restaurants, Stacey's got problems here. While Emily demands Sookie plan a whimsical wedding she surely can't afford, Rory bosses Jess around, and he just kinda lets...

Buffy S2 E16: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"/Gilmore Girls S2 E16: "There's the Rub"  Apologies! Bryan's mic had a mystery issue in this episode. It gets a little crackly a few minutes in and stays that way throughout. We did our best to make it as tolerable as possible. Shouldn't be a problem in the future. We've already recorded the next episode with...

Gilmore Girls S2 E15: "Lost and Found"/Buffy S2 E15: "Phases"  This week's all about men showin' us just how lame it is to not wear your testosterone on your sleeve. Who knew one little bracelet could cause so many lies? And Luke gets back at Lorelai for all the times she demand he stop working to help her with something. Meanwhile Xander and Larry bond over a secret....

Buffy S2 E14: "Innocence"/Gilmore Girls S2 E14: "It Should've Been Lorelai"  Wow, this Buffy episode gave us Emmy-worthy acting and spawned a pretty explicit conversation about the logistics of vampire sex. Turns out Angel's maybe not a great boyfriend, but Stacey is very into this turn of events. Christopher's in town, so you know that means a big juicy kitchen...

Gilmore Girls S2 E13: "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"/Buffy S2 E13: "Surprise"  Who knew a wholesome little Stars Hollow picnic tradition could stir up such relationship drama? We've got breakups. We've got engagements. We've got emotional affairs. We've got Miss Patty matchmaking for Lorelai, despite having way too many potential suitors already. But hey! It's Bu...

Buffy S2 E12: "Bad Eggs"/Gilmore Girls S2 E12: "Richard in Stars Hollow"  This weeks' episodes show us how hard it can be to care for a child... or parent. Lorelai manages to keep herself from strangling her annoying father, while Joyce quite literally tries to kill her secret superhero daughter. Buffy learns that being a single mother is much harder than fighting vampire...

Gilmore Girls S2 E11: "Secrets and Loans"/Buffy S2 E11: "Ted"  Sneaky little Emily tricks Lorelai once again! Bryan's getting tired of Paris, and apparently so were the writers of this episode, switching over to a Lane story halfway thru. And we imagine an alt ending where Luke goes full Frank-N-Furter. Over in Sunnydale, Joyce is dating John Ritter, so blinded by charm th...

Buffy S2 E10: "What's My Line (Part 2)"/Gilmore Girls S2 E10: "The Bracebridge Dinner"  Lotta "wigging" happening this week. Seriously, both shows use this now retired word in episodes where characters are grappling with retirement. A joke about footnotes really tickles Giles, Kendra, AND Stacey, while a one-word joke from Rune REALLY tickles Bryan. Jess and Ange...

Gilmore Girls S2 E9: "Run Away, Little Boy"/Buffy S2 E9: "What's My Line (Part 1)"  Things don't go so great for Tristan this week, and Bryan is HERE for it. The mysterious arrival of an ice cream maker sends Lorelai into a downward spiral, culminating in her dating a much younger man. On a related note, we're doing our best to move past the age difference betwee...

Buffy S2 E8: "The Dark Age"/Gilmore Girls S2 E8: "The Ins and Outs of Inns"  A literal demon from Giles's past come back to haunt him, which drives him to drink TWO drinks, shaking the teens to their cores. Despite all this, Ms. Calendar is ready to bone, but will the blue demon ooze hurt or help things along? Stacey learns Angel has a human name, which is SHOCKING, and we...

Gilmore Girls S2 E7: "Like Mother, Like Daughter"/Buffy S2 E7: "Lie to Me"  The Gilmore Girls are forced to get more socially involved at Chilton, though Lorelai's been arguably TOO socially involved at Chilton? We share some of our own cafeteria social drama. Turns out one of us was "oobs pops." Also Bryan absolutely hates Lorelai's fashion show fundraiser....

Buffy S2 E6: "Halloween"/Gilmore Girls S2 E6: "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore"  This week both of our teen heroines donned old fancy dresses for the purpose of enticing men, which actually seems pretty dumb in both cases. We're lead to believe that a woman is completely undesirable if she has a small scratch on her face or single piece of trash in her hair. Apparently Giles ha...

Gilmore Girls S2 E5: "Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy"/Buffy S2 E5: "Reptile Boy"  This episode marks the introduction of fan fav, Jess Mariano, who comes into town fresh off the bench press with a whole lotta 'tude. Despite all that, it's mostly with Paris and the journalism practices of The Franklin where Bryan's qualms lie.  Over in Sunnydale, Buffy's got...

Buffy S2 E4: "Inca Mummy Girl"/Gilmore Girls S2 E4: "The Road Trip to Harvard"  Guys, neither of these episodes were very good. A mummy's on the loose, and so is Lorelai!  While the Lorelais unenthusiastically experience B&B culture, the kids at Sunnydale experience... well, just culture, seemingly for the 1st time. Apparently Harvard and the Sunnydale museum have the...

Gilmore Girls S2 E3: "Red Light on the Wedding Night"/Buffy S2 E3: "School Hard"  It was really hard to decide which show was better this week, but not as hard as the writers threw Max Medina and the Anointed One in the trash. The Gilmore Girls are confused about the concept of a broiler drawer, and we're confused why Buffy doesn't just tell her mom she's the Sla...

Buffy S2 E2: "Some Assembly Required"/Gilmore Girls S2 E2: "Hammers and Veils"  Rory somehow missed the memo about needing extracurriculars to get into Harvard, so she learns how to build a house. Meanwhile in Sunnydale, two boys we've never met have taught themselves to build a woman! We learn that some mothers handle grief by not caring about their daughter's weddin...

Gilmore Girls S2 E1: "Sadie, Sadie"/Buffy S2 E1: "When She Was Bad"  A summer to ponder has certainly changed Buffy's attitude, but not as much as one day has changed Dean's physique. Lorelai is engaged, and even her best friend has to ask to whom. Xander, Willow, and Giles seem to have grown closer over the summer, while Rory seems barely concerned about Lane getting...