Buffyverse and Converse

FEATURING: Bill Kava, Ruth Casey, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Lisa Quaglia, and Keona Tang   A favorite among several of the recurring folks who've seen the series before, and one that was incredibly interesting to discuss, it's "Band Candy". Featuring the grown ups reverting to a teenage state, Buffy and the Scoobies must act as the mature ones in town. Who's behind it? What will happen?   It's been 25...

FEATURING: James Lowe, Ruth Casey, Keona Tang, Amanda Kratz-Santana, and Bill Kava   It's 'SlayerFest 98' as Mr. Trick sets up a contest among some of the nastiest creatures! But it doesn't turn out as expected when Buffy and Cordelia end up sharing a ride together after arguing over the title of Homecoming Queen. What will happen? Who will survive? All that and more!   It's been 25+ years since B...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia, Keona Tang, and Bill Kava   It's an interesting psychological episode of season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Featuring a new look for werewolf Oz, as well as some mystery for our group to solve, as well as the newest male addition to Buffy's life, there's quite a bit to talk about.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live ba...

FEATURING: James Lowe, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Keona Tang, Ruth Casey, and Bill Kava   Arguably the 'kicking off' point of season 3 in a big bad way, we cover "Faith, Hope & Trick" which not only introduces us to the three titular characters, but jumpstarts a lot of what will happen in the season going forward.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live b...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia, Keona Tang, Ruth Casey, James Lowe, Amanda Kratz-Santana, and Bill Kava   A full house of recurring guests as we continue on in season 3 and the fallout of season 2. Buffy is now back home, but has to face the consequences of her actions while also realizing that life did continue on without her. On the flip side, her friends and family have to comes to terms with having h...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey, Amanda Kratz-Santana, and Bill Kava   It's the beginning of season 3, and we're talking all about Buffy and the fallout from the epic ending to season 2. Various topics are discussed including where Buffy went to, what new elements are introduced in this episode that may play bigger roles in the future, what has been going on with the rest of the Scoobies, and much more!   I...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey, Lisa Quaglia, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Bill Kava, and James Lowe   We've reached the finale of season 2 and we're discussing the two-part finale as one. It's a jam-packed episode with a plethora of guests, multiple viewpoints, and so much interesting conversation. The "Watcher's Council" does a deep-dive into the finale, the potential repercussions, and so much more.   It's bee...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia, Amanda Kratz-Santana, James Lowe, Keona Tang, and Ruth Casey   It's an unusual twist in this 'monster-of-the-week' episode. The discussion doesn't go the way host Paul expected at all, and that's not a bad thing. It's the penultimate episode of season 2, 'Go Fish'.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live back through all the...

FEATURING: Keona Tang, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Ruth Casey, Bill Kava, and Lisa Quaglia   It's an incredibly interesting discussion as we're on our way to the finale of season 2. This episode is perhaps one of the series most beloved, 'I Only Have Eyes For You', which sees some amazing performances from the series stars as well as hearing some fang-tastic opinions by many of the returning guests. Wha...

FEATURING: Keona Tang, Bill Kava, Ruth Casey, and Lisa Quaglia   It's another 'monster-of-the-week' discussion, but with an interesting twist. Getting into the behind the scenes of this episode, as well as some motivations of characters, this episode takes some unexpected turns.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live back through all the nerdy and c...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey, Bill Kava, Keona Tang, Amanda Kratz-Santana, and James Lowe   It's another milestone episode for a variety of reasons. Yet, some of our folks are still not convinced of Angelus' true evil nature. Listen to the explanation amongst the variety of our Watcher's Council.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live back through all the...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia and Bill Kava   After Cordelia breaks Xander's heart he's out for revenge. Upon reaching out to a character returning from season 1, Xander gets quite the surprise when things go awry. It's an interesting discussion on this almost Xander-centric episode.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts. Live back through all the nerdy and cl...

FEATURING: Keona Tang, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Lisa Quaglia, Ruth Casey, and Bill Kava   It's the fallout from a life changing episode and milestone for Buffy Summers. In what appears to be another 'monster-of-the-week' episode, another character also goes through a life changing event, and will have to confront, and be confronted, with this new truth.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into S...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of the recording of this episode, the audio quality isn't perfect, but we did do our best. We hope you enjoy.   FEATURING: Ruth Casey, Amanda Kratz-Santana, Lisa Quaglia, Bill Kava, and James Lowe   This very special episode was recorded in person, moments after viewing the double episodes 'Surprise' and 'Innocence'! Featuring several of the recurring Buffyverse an...

FEATURING: Bill Kava, Keona Tang, Amanda Kratz-Santana, and Ruth Casey   It's another 'monster-of-the-week' episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer this time as we continue on through season 2. We're discussing Bad Eggs, in which a high school experiment and some redneck vampires both encounter Buffy and the Scooby Gang.   It's been 25+ years since Buffy rolled into Sunnydale and into our geeky hearts...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia and Amanda Kratz-Santana It's a very polarizing episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', as we talk about Ted. Buffy has discovered her mom is dating a man who appears to be fantastic. But not everything is always as it seems.  Featuring discussions relating to real-life divorce, parents dating, the implications of domestic and child violence, and the levity of the supernatur...

FEATURING: Lisa Quaglia, James Lowe, Keona Tang, and Amanda Kratz-Santana   It's a double-length episode as host Paul welcomes back recurring guest James, long absent guests Lisa & Keona, as well as brand new guest Amanda! It's a very special episode with more than a triple dose of FANG-TASTIC FACTS, lots of behind-the-scenes talk, lots of talk about character changes, the story continuing to prop...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey, Bill Kava, and James Lowe It's the return of Ethan Rayne to Sunnydale and we get a little bit of followup to last episode's discussion about what exactly vampires are within this universe. We also get a HUGE piece of information on Giles' past and it is juicy! For more episodes like this: clockshelves.com Content Club is your hub, so sub and throw some dough: patreon.com/clo...

FEATURING: James Lowe, Ryan Kratz, and Bill Kava It's another in this slowly building arc of season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Join host Paul as he talks with returning guests James, Ryan, and Bill about the episode "Lie To Me". Self-described 'crackpot theories' come to light, some teases about the future, some things that even Paul doesn't like about the Buffyverse lore come to the forefro...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey and Bill Kava It's a very interesting episode leading us into a very mythology-heavy arc on Buffy. Join Ruth, Bill, and host Paul as they discuss the introduction of yet another character, a weird spell that takes over the town of Sunnydale, and how duality plays a very important part in the entire series of Buffy. That and much more is discussed in the 'Halloween' episode. F...

FEATURING: Bill Kava, Ruth Casey, and James Lowe Welcoming back Bill, Ruth, and James, Paul takes us through the episode 'Reptile Boy'. This episode features a very real discussion as we talk about how the real world issues can sometimes be more in the episodes than the supernatural aspects of the world.  For more episodes like this: clockshelves.com Content Club is your hub, so sub and throw some...

FEATURING: James Lowe & Bill Kava James and Bill join host Paul once again to discuss another season 2 episode. It's an interesting one with aspects of real life mixed with the monster-of-the-week twists throughout as 'Inca Mummy Girl' is what brings them all together. For more episodes like this: clockshelves.com Content Club is your hub, so sub and throw some dough: patreon.com/clockshelves Make...

FEATURING: James Lowe, Keona Tang, Ryan Kratz, and Bill Kava It's a very pivotal episode for a lot of reasons as Paul is joined by returning guests James, Keona, Ryan, and Bill. All with their own unique perspectives, this episode is great discussion. From a changing of the guard to new characters and even mixing in some questions about the future, this episode is packed with mythology, monster-of...

FEATURING: Bill Kava and Ryan Kratz We continue on with season 2 as Paul is joined by a returning guest and a new guest to this podcast. Bill and Ryan are both, arguably, first time watchers of the show. (Ryan's unique story is discussed a bit toward the beginning of the episode.) This is the "Frankenstein's monster" episode of the series, so of course there's discussions about that, some of the 9...

FEATURING: Ruth Casey, James Lowe, and Bill Kava We're starting season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The fallout from the storyline of The Master, what happened during the 'summer break' in Sunnydale, and much more are discussed. Paul is joined by recurring season 1 guests Ruth, Bill, an James to talk about the premiere of season 2, When She Was Bad. It's been 25 years since Buffy rolled into Sun...