Prophecy Girls: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

Buffy and Riley have been through a lot lately. Thankfully, Jonathan is there to provide his usual sage counsel while also giving Buffy the slaying assist she so often needs. With the Initiative finally bringing Jonathan in to consult about Adam, that threat will hopefully soon be neutralized as well. But after Jonathan brushes off two attacks on innocents by a new monster in town, Buffy begins to...

WWBSD? “What would Buffy Summers do?” This is the question Faith must ask herself now that she has switched bodies with the goody-good Slayer. As Faith sets out to put her old life behind her and embrace the Buffy of it all, she must deal with horrible, terrible experiences, like the support and affection of her loved ones, and dating Riley Finn. Thankfully, Willow and Tara find a way to save Buff...

There’s no easy way to say this: Faith is back, baby, and she’s pissed off. But the Sunnydale she knew—the Sunnydale with an evil mayor who just wanted to turn into a giant snake and kill the graduating class, as if that was too much to ask—is gone. Worse still, Faith’s mortal enemy, goody two-shoes Buffy Summers, is larking around UC Sunnydale with a new boytoy and not a care in the world. Adrift...

Maggie Walsh tried to kill Buffy, but the Slayer lives. Maggie, on the other hand, is dead—not at Buffy’s hands but rather from the arm needle of her own Frankensteined creation, Adam. When Buffy infiltrates the Initiative looking for answers, she comes face to face with Adam and his brutal addiction to floppy disk–driven exposition. Adam handily beats Buffy and a withdrawal-suffering Riley before...

Buffy is initiated into the Initiative, and she and Riley have never been closer. Can the girl who swore off office romances make this one work? That depends a lot on whether she can win over the mother-in-law. One thing is certain: if the Initiative thinks Buffy is just going to follow orders like a good little soldier, they haven’t done their research.   Hear us discuss… So many innuendos Giles...

A vampire comes to Bon Temps, Louisiana and falls for Sookie Stackhouse. Meanwhile, her oversexed brother, Jason, gets wrapped up in a murder he didn’t commit. Or at least, he thinks he didn’t commit. Sookie struggles to balance her attraction to Bill the Vampire with her obligations to family and friends. Oh, and she’s telepathic.   Hear us discuss… This is a very adult, very HBO take on vampires...

The hosts of Becoming Buffy join us to put the creator of Buffy himself on trial. Accused of misconduct, bullying, and more, Joss Whedon’s fall from grace has been well documented. Allegations from actors like Charisma Carpenter, Ray Fisher, and Gal Gadot have soured Whedon’s reputation—and perhaps his legacy. Join us as we discuss what we make of these issues, how they relate to the wider enterta...

Special guest Kendare Blake, author of In Every Generation, joins Steph and Kara to recap this Giles-centric episode.   Buffy introduces the new man in her life—Riley—to her old man, Giles, but she leaves out the part where Riley is a commando and Professor Walsh is his mom—er, commanding officer. Leave it up to Xander to spoil that for Giles, who then lets his guard down around Ethan Rayne and is...

Well, Riley and Buffy’s respective secrets are out. Before either of them can process this information, they experience an earthquake that Buffy sees as an apocalyptic portent. Giles, mellow unemployed bachelor that he is, disagrees. But when isn’t it a sign of the apocalypse? If the Scoobies—and a Hawaiian-shirt-wearing Spike—are going to save the world, they have to return to the most terrifying...

Can you hear that? No? Exactly. Silence descends upon Sunnydale, coinciding with the arrival of the tall, dark, and creepy Gentlemen. What do they want? Giles doesn’t know, can only circle their name on a sheet of paper. They’ve stolen everyone’s voice, and if Buffy’s prophecy dream is correct, only she can stop them. Remember: fortune favours the brave.   Hear us discuss… Is “Ruffy” the Riley/Buf...

Feeling sadder than she ever has in her life, Willow resorts to magic to cure her blues. But her attempt to take away her pain has side effects for all her pals (and Spike). Church bells ring, demons circle, and Giles has to decide what’s worse: losing his sight, or regaining it only to see Buffy and Spike take their vows. Soon, a spell gone wrong might be the least of Willow’s worries.   Hear us...

No, you are not hallucinating. We take a special road trip to LA, where Buffy is determined to confront Angel about his stalker-like yet heroic behaviour in “Pangs.” Of course, things don’t go as planned. When Angel suddenly becomes human again—mortal, vulnerable, but very much alive—he and Buffy have decisions to make. What does this mean for his hero’s journey? And can the broodiest vampire on E...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Thanksgiving! With her mom away, Buffy resolves to host her own, traditional gathering at Giles’s house, complete with real whipped cream. But an unexpected guest and the stereotypically angry spirit of a Chumash warrior both crash the party. Giles and Willow need to stop bickering about colonialism long enough to face these threats, and Buffy gets a littl...

Riley Finn thinks Buffy Summers is “peculiar.” If she wanted to go out with him, well … that wouldn’t be so bad. Unfortunately, Riley’s lusty wrong feelings are complicated by his role as a military commando in the top-secret Initiative. He and his frat boy grad student soldier buddies have to hunt down an escaped Hostile—but Buffy is also hunting this familiar, bleach-blonde vampire. Who will get...

When Oz encounters another werewolf—a female werewolf—on campus, it throws his and Willow’s entire relationship into question. As Willow senses Oz drifting away from her, she wrestles with how to win him back. But Oz’s deepest fear might soon be made real: maybe the wolf inside is just too strong to be won.   Hear us discuss… Is this the new saddest episode of the show? Willow is trying so hard an...

Buffy sad. Parker bad. Willow mad. Beer foamy. Xander … heroic? All bets are off as the Scoobies get a taste of campus pub life, from alcohol to bad philosophy and irresponsible bartenders. Everyone get ready to drown your sorrows, or your triumphs, or whatever you’re feeling. Underage drinking has come to UC Sunnydale!   Hear us discuss… It’s a season 1 episode in season 4! We got what we asked f...

It’s Halloween again in Sunnydale, and that means House Party: Peeled Grapes Edition. Thanks to some ignorant frat boys scrawling a demonic summoning on the attic floor (and Xander not bothering to stop them), this party is more “scary” than “sexy.” The Scoobies must get over their fears in time to stop Gaknar, Lord of Nightmares. Is there a Slayer in the house?   Hear us discuss… Buffy not being...

Guess who’s back in Sunnydale? It’s Harmony! Oh, and Spike is there too. Looking for some gem … thing … it’s not important. What matters is that Harmony is back, she’s got fangs and France pangs. She’ll stop at nothing to get what she desires. But while Spike fixates on the Slayer, Buffy fixates on her new crush: Parker Abrams, grade A dick—and not in the good way.   Hear us discuss… We love the n...

Buffy has her groove back—almost. Her roommate, Kathy, is intolerable: playing Cher on repeat, flossing too loudly, sitting with Buffy and her friends, wearing Buffy’s sweater without asking … the list goes on. There’s only one conclusion: Kathy must be EVIL. What’s a Slayer gonna do, but slay?   Welcome to Kathy on Trial.   Hear us discuss… Get a new CD already, Kathy Roommate code and girl code...

Buffy heads to UC Sunnydale, even if she isn’t sure which classes she’s taking. Life on campus seems so overwhelming at first: so many events, a new roommate, patronizing profs. Then the first nice guy she meets barely notices her in favour of Willow, and the second one turns into a vampire! This year is off to a great start.   Hear us discuss… The realistic portrayal of the freshman experience St...

'Cause baby, now we've got bad blood You know it used to be mad love So take a look what you've done 'Cause baby, now we've got bad blood, hey! Now we've got problems And I don't think we can solve 'em You made a really deep cut And baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!   (Court is now in session.)   Trigger warnings Abuse, death, murder

We review the third season in its entirety. From graduating high school to fighting evil politicians, Buffy had her hands full this season. Not to mention her boyfriend coming back from hell, and a new Slayer in town who might be going there….   Hear us discuss… Our top episodes for the season Buffy’s changing relationships with the other characters The bittersweet ending of the high school years...

With Faith out of the picture, Buffy has no choice but to sacrifice herself to save Angel by having him drink from her (because he is, you might recall, a vampire). Fortunately, Angel avoids draining Buffy completely, and a quick trip to Sunnydale ER and she is good as new! (The same cannot be said for Faith.) Buffy has a plan to take down the Mayor, but it requires everyone’s cooperation, flameth...

The Mayor’s ascension approaches, and the Scoobies are still in the dark as to how to stop it. They know one thing: it’s going down at the graduation ceremony. Any possibility of a new plan is derailed, however, when a well-aimed arrow poisons Angel. Good news: there’s a cure! Bad news: it will require Buffy to make an ultimate sacrifice.   Hear us discuss… How real the yearbooks and grad stuff fe...

The Prophecy Girls interview Kendare Blake, author of In Every Generation along with a trove of original fantasy novels. Blake’s new novel from Disney Hyperion takes us to New Sunnydale, 16 years after the town collapsed into the Hellmouth and Buffy turned every Potential into a Slayer. But when a tragedy leaves all the Slayers missing and presumed dead, Frankie Rosenberg, Willow’s daughter, disco...