Major Slayage: Ket & Arik Rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer

This Buffy episode was an action packed thrill ride in which some secrets are brought to light while others stay buried — for now, anyway. Giles gets the “Mean Girls” treatment from a member of the Watchers Council, Willow and Xander are just BEGGING to get caught, Cordelia and Oz are criminally underutilized… and the entire fandom screams for Buffy and Faith to kiss! Plus, Ket takes Arik to task...

All aboard the train to Tangent Town as we welcome Ket's co-host from KIM & KET STAY ALIVE... MAYBE, Kim Burns!   Our hosts kick things off by catching their guest up on all things Buffy that have occurred since her last appearance (S2E6 “Halloween”). Ket, Arik & Kim enjoyed this fun Buffy episode, which gave them ample opportunity to share stories of their own wild teenage days. Kim &...

Scott and Buffy hit a rough patch – and believe it or not it has NOTHING to do with the fact that she’s got a secret, shirt-averse ex stashed away in a mansion. To get her groove back, Buffy decides to run for Homecoming Queen, and she’s making it everyone’s problem. But Willow and Xander have problems of their own – namely, problems keeping their tongues out of each other’s mouths! And as if that...

There was so much to like in this uneven, infuriating, and ultimately disappointing episode. Let's start with the good: Willow & Oz, Feral Angel (or "Ferangel"), Faith fitting in with the gang, Werewolf vs. Monster fight, Vampire vs. Monster fight... The bad: uneven plotting, messy storytelling, lack of Cordelia, ham-fisted handling of sensitive subject matter that felt exploitat...

This episode marks the first appearance of fan favorite riot girl slayer FAITH! The Scoobies HOPE Buffy will start dating again so their hangouts will be less awkward. And Giles tries to TRICK Buffy into opening up about what happened with Angel. We break it all down on this week’s Major Slayage! To get the full effect (including episode clips and visual gags) check this episode out on YouTube: ht...

It's party time at the Summers house! Buffy may be back, but things aren't exactly back to normal. Willow's flakier than breakfast cereal, Angel is even dreamier than usual, and Principal Snyder's genitals are abuzz!  Book Club Pat may not have been a very formidable Monster of the Week, but we like to think the true Monster in this episode was the friends we made along the way.  J...

Buffy's third season kicks things off with a banger episode! The stakes (and production budgets) are higher, the fights are world-class, all the guest stars act their asses off... if this premiere episode is any indication, season three is gonna be one hell of a ride! Buffy crosses paths with a familiar fungus, Oz pulls a Billy Madison, and Xander & Cordy communicate worse than Ross &...

This episode was awesome! What a way to close out the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Listen to us break it all down on this week's Major Slayage. For the full effect (including episode footage and visual gags) check this episode out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HO4RptQmOWY Major Slayage: Ket & Arik Rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Real life soulmates Ket & Arik (from Kim &...

We’re not gonna bullshit you — we freakin’ loved this penultimate episode of Season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But fret not, our superpower is the ability to nitpick ANYTHING, so we won’t let you down on that front.. Willow is dating some brand new character we’ve never met before, the vamps get a new statue for their mansion… and has Kendra’s accent actually gotten better, or does it just see...

Enjoy this Sneak Peak at our Patreon Trivia Crypt deep dive minisode for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 19 "I Only Have Eyes For You." We drop one of these for every episode of Buffy (starting with Season 2) for only $5 on Patreon. http://www.patreon.com/MajorSlayage This is just a little taste -- the actual minisode is almost twice as long! Check out our full Review & Recap of Buff...

The best way we can sum this one up is: Hook, Line, and STINKER! This filler episode (or should we say "fillet" episode!  hey-o!) never quite reeled us in. A lot of tone deaf joking about SA, and underwhelming fights, and a general lack of urgency & danger made this one feel a little fishy. Oz has apparently been written off the show at this point, Buffy and Angel don't even ackn...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 19 “I Only Have Eyes For You” is a strange one — there is little evidence from their scenes that Xander and Cordy are dating (Xander asking Buffy if she has visions about him "knowing the love of a woman"!?), and the complete lack of Oz is starting to get distracting. But... what started out as a lightweight, monster-of-the-week episode with an u...

Ironically, this filler episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer wasn't very filling. While we were grateful for a break from the emotional devastation of last week's episode, this Monster-of-the-Week installment (featuring a Temu version of Freddy Krueger) lacked a lot of the charm we've come to expect from Season 2 of Buffy.  On the plus side, though, we get a lot of well-lit face shots o...

Buffy Season Two keeps doling out the heartbreak in episode 17 "Passion." We agree on the brilliant plotting and emotional devastation of this one. We are divided on Angel's slam poetry. Had to do something a little different for this episode — our first virtual recording with us not in the same room! Arik is in Wrexham, Wales, and Ketryn is in her Apothecary (about 20 steps from our...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2E16 “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” encapsulates so much of what the series is: brilliant storytelling, memorable performances, quippy, stylized dialogue, great fights, thematic depth… but at the same time, toxic masculinity and entitlement played for laughs (and met with zero consequences) and perspectives that have NOT aged well.    Cordy dumps Xander on Valetine’...

We definitely needed mild, silly, monster-of-the-week episode to recover from last week's emotional roller coaster, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 15 "Phases" was... a mixed bag.    The "good":  • The exploration of the theme of duality, and the culpability of the human for the actions of the monster they become.  • Willow & Oz's chemistry.    The &qu...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 14 “Innocence” is an emotional powerhouse of an episode. We didn’t remember this show getting THIS good THIS early, but here we are! Ketryn cried, and Arik had to dissociate at times just to get survive it. Giles and Jenny ‘s SECOND honeymoon phase comes to a rocky end, Buffy wishes she had a do-over, and we finally meet Season Two’s “Big Bad!” Why is Oz j...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 13 is full of surprises! Having learned nothing from “Some Assembly Required” Drusilla and Spike try to build the perfect man, Oz undergoes a Scooby Gang right of passage (much to Willow’s delight), and Jenny tries to come between Buffy and Angel. What do Spike & Dru watch on all those TVs? And why is their party so lame? Could we possibly sweat more?...

The eggs may be bad in Buffy the Vampire Season 2 Episode 12, but everything else was great! This was a really fun, tightly written installment. Cordelia and Xander get hot and bothered (though not necessarily in that order), Buffy follows in Joyce’s footsteps, and those Gulch Brothers sure are a couple of bad eggs! Why does Arik like to throw everything? How was Ketryn as a Sex Ed teacher? Where’...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 11 “Ted,” is an excellent episode of television… and simultaneously a uniquely unpleasant viewing experience. This week, Joyce’s picker might be as bad as Xander’s, Willow gets her science on, and Giles and Jenny bury the hatchet. What are Ketryn’s rules for acceptable colors of tights? Is Cordelia the Scoobies’ secret weapon? How long until the machines w...

Join us for the confounding conclusion to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer “What’s My Line?” saga, where Angel loses his shirt, Xander and Cordelia get a room, Drusilla gets her groove back… and Oz and Willow finally get to have some scenes together! Why can’t Norman Pfister turn door knobs? Where do we get our hands on a copy of the Slayer Handbook? Is Ketryn still upset about Kendra’s pants? Inquiri...

We’ve hit a bit of a rough patch with this episode of Buffy. It’s not terrible, it’s just kind of… meh. Everyone seems tired. And cranky. Buffy has an identity crisis, Spike and Drusilla sit around the house, and a new slayer has entered the chat!  • Should this two-parter have been condensed to one episode?  • Will Oz and Willow ever get to be in an actual scene together?  • Would you make out wi...

Things are getting real in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 8 “The Dark Age” – real dark! This is one of our favorite episodes of the season, wherein Jenny plans a “D” appointment, Cordelia gets her kicks… and for Ethan Rayne, every room is an escape room!   Why are Buffy’s shoes so loud? Who walks slower, Arik or Zombie Diedre? Would Ketryn rather play “Anywhere But Here” with Rupert… or...

The truth hurts in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 7 “Lie To Me,” where Jenny tries to win the award for most random second date, Willow wears more makeup to bed than she wears to school, and we learn that vampire LARPing is even dorkier than it sounds. Who names their kid after a mushroom? How much does Ketryn loathe Tom Brady? Could Arik’s punch-ups have turned this good episode into a...

We are joined again by the hilarious Kim Burns (Ket’s co-host on KIM & KET STAY ALIVE… MAYBE) as we sink our teeth into Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 6 “Halloween.” This week, Angel wears what appear to be hand-me-downs, Buffy wears the wrong color, and Willow wears… well, we’re not exactly sure what Willow’s dressed as. Now that we know Giles can kick some ass, why is he always so...