Buffy the Vampire Straya

Season 4, episode 6: Wild at Heart. This week Megan forgot to watch the episode, which resulted in Mabel and Chris being forced to experience her feelings in real time as they went through the story... and there were many of them.. and they were intense. So just a usual episode of Buffy Straya really! Meanwhile everyone can agree that they aren't going to miss Veruca Salt! Patreon: https://patreon...

Season 4, episode 5: Beer Bad. Somehow despite the title, the Buffy Straya gang come out of this episode still liking beer. In contrast to the simple title, the episode actually turns out to be deceptively deep and leads Megan to sharing some pretty profound psychology wisdom with us, as well as drawing parallels to some other iconic Buffy moments. We also get another great contender for the top s...

Season 4, episode 4: Fear, Itself. This week Chris has finally seen the light and decided that Anya is a good character! As usual Megan has a powerful connection to a scene the other two can barely remember and Mabel discovers that star signs are like, actually a real thing…. Also stay tuned for a Chris prediction – spoiler alert – he is certain Riley is a secret spy! Patreon: https://patreon.com/...

Season Four, epsiode 3: The Harsh Light of Day. The Buffy Straya gang groan and rant about all of the annoying and frustrating things that happen in this episode. If this episode has also always infuriated you, listen along to us verbalising your frustrations. It ends up being a bit of a longer discussion this week as the gang touches on some pretty heavy topics including consent and the glorifica...

Season Four, epsiode 2: Living Conditions. The Buffy Straya gang continue to get used to college life as they get to know a lot more about Buffy's roommate from hell (or rather from one of many unnamed hell dimensions). Chris doesn't seem to be as annoyed as Buffy at her roommate's music taste and actually highly rates Believe by Cher. Megan and Mabel commend the episode for it's rewatchability an...

Season 1, epsiode 1 of ANGEL: City of...  We are starting our long anticipated parallel podcast journey with ANGEL the TV series!  Starting with Season 1, epsiode 1 "City of..."  the pilot of Angel. Chris has had no idea what is coming and what this spinoff series is going to be about. If you have had mixed feelings about whether to watch Angel or not, or if it's been a while, now i...

Season Four, epsiode 1: The Freshman. We're back with Season 4! We go on a journey with Buffy and feel every bit of her Freshman experince - particularly Chris who is taking in a bunch of new characters and trying to figure out who's in it for the long haul and who's gonna be dead next week! And of course, we get the exciting cameo of this week's NTMC - Eddie aka Oberon Martell aka The Mandalorian...

SEASON THREE FINALE, episodes 21 and 22 - Graduation pt 1 & 2. We did it. We made it through high school guys! The Buffy Straya gang meet up in person for the first time in YEARS for a special group watch and in person recording session. (Unfortunately there were some audio issues which require some re-recording...). Mabel and Megan reminisce about playing hangman on the last day of school and...

Season three, episode 20 - The Prom. Chris finally realises why Megan and Mabel thought Wesley was such a creeper, and Megan surprises herself with an unplanned Megan Moment. Also this week Mabel actually watched the episode before talking about it (good job Mabel).  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya

Season three, episode 19 - Choices. Controversial - this week the gang all agreed with Wesley! The choice to rescue Willow over saving the world was definitely dodgy. Also, Mabel watched the wrong episode, Megan didn't take notes and Chris keeps calling Giles Anthony MICHAEL Head. It's a wild ride :) Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya

The Buffy 'Straya gang agree that we are in a sweet spot of Buffy watching with good episode after good episode, although Chris likes it more once he realises that it's not a response to America's gun violence but just poorly timed, and in fact had a delayed broadcast due to a famous school shooting. And of course, finally... it's time for another BUFFY JUMP! And Megan confesses that she watc...

Season 3, Episode 17: Enemies. Chris is well and truly on board the Buffy train now and is noticing that season 3 is just banger after banger! Especially this one with the crazy plot twist. Megan and Mabel enjoyed living this episode vicariously through Chris since they already knew the twist. The gang continues to contemplate Faith's character development, and Mabel explains her latest theory on...

Season 3, Episode 16: Doppelgangland. The Buffy Straya gang throw all restraint to the wind in this very quotable episode and basically do everything but recite the whole script verbatim. Everyone agrees the episode is great, but Chris's slightly milder reaction suggests this one might be EVEN better on the rewatch. The extra CGI in the episode doesn't do the HD version any favours and Mabel is ex...

Season 3, Episode 15: Consequences. Chris, Mabel and Megan all agree that Wesley is the worst this episode, although Megan and Mabel disagree with Chris that any of his or the council's actions are justified. Mabel and Chris guess this week's Name that Minor Character well in advance, noting it ticks two out of three of Megan's favourite boxes. And most importantly, THE GANG GET ANOTHER ANCHOR VOI...

Season 3, Episode 14: Bad Girls. Chris, Mabel and Megan have mixed feelings about this episode with Mabel and Megan recalling their feelings when they first watched and how that differs now. Chris is disappointed that Megan didn't pick the right name that minor character this episode but she redeems herself when her choice is revealed. Megan also has some internet issues which cause a few momentar...

Season 3, Episode 13 Zeppo. Chris almost had to take the lead in this one since he was noticing scenes (and even hairstyles!) better than Megan and Mabel, who both guiltily admitted they were a little checked out when watching the episode. It may have been a bit of a slow burn for those two rewatching the episode for the zillionth time, but the whole Buffy Straya gang came together to thoroughly e...

Season 3, Episode 12 Helpless. The Buffy Straya gang bond over what they can all agree is a great episode. Chris struggles to identify the mysterious green liquid that Oz consumes at the start of the episode. The bad guy (or arguably the bad guy's weapon) looks terribly familiar to everyone, especially to Mabel, and thankfully Megan clears up why during 'Name that Minor Character'. The gang rush t...

Season 3, Episode 11 Gingerbread. Once again, the Buffy Straya gang start out with divided feelings about this episode, though the split is exactly opposite to last episode. This time Mabel is the one who loves it while Megan and Chris need some convincing. After seeing Hansel and Gretel come to life, the gang speculates about what other fairytales might have demonic roots and come to some pretty...

Season 3, Episode 10 Amends. 'Tis the season to be... haunted by the ghosts of your guilty past? The Buffy Straya gang start out mostly divided on this one, with Megan and Chris both loving the seasonal Christmas episode, and Mabel not really in the mood for it. Fortunately they all come together to agree that Sarah Michelle Gellar's fringe wasn't on anyone's wishlist. Megan manages to blow both M...

Season 3, Episode 9 The Wish. The Buffy Straya gang marvels at the industrial ingenuity of The Master and his blood factory, although they agree that the execution of his vision was unfortunately inefficient as far as automation goes. Chris and Mabel disagree about the quality of alternate-Buffy's face scar, and Megan struggles to keep the conversation on track as Mabel insists on jumping back and...

Season 3, Episode 8 Lover's Walk. After a slight organisational mishap, the Buffy Straya gang get together to re-record this episode one year after the first version, and after having already recorded the next episode. Fortunately, this is an episode they're more than happy to re-watch over and over, because there's no such thing as too much Spike! Chris gets his first taste of a Buffy episode the...

Season 3, Episode 7 Revelations. Buckle in for a long one guys, because the Buffy Straya gang digress even more than usual in this one. They manage to get into a long debate about Angel vs. Angelus. No one wins the argument, but everyone learns a little from each other. Mabel works hard to get Megan to finally give Faith some well earned sympathy as the gang continues to practice having respectful...

We interrupt your regularly (though not that regularly) scheduled programming to bring you this bonus episode. The Buffy Straya gang have gotten together to record for the first time in 2021. We catch you up a bit on where we've been, what we've been doing, and how excited we are to get back to podcasting. More importantly, we finally respond to all the lovely messages from our beautiful fans! Chr...

Season 3, Episode 6 Band Candy. The gang is surprised to find that apparently the more they like an episode, the less they have to say about it! There aren't many rants about this well-loved episode, and Chris declares this is his new favourite ep so far. Aside from the unnecessary contractual David Boreanaz appearances written into the episode, and the unfortunate romantic storyline we can't brin...

Season 3, Episode 5 Homecoming. The gang start out with an enthusiastic consensus that this is a brilliant episode all round, yet somehow still end up in extremely lengthy discussions about all the things that are terrible and/or make no sense. Just another classic day in the office for the Buffy Straya gang. Mabel makes an unlikely comparison to Dude Where's My Car that no one relates to, but is...