Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

We’re taking a bit of a break this week to catch up on our recording schedule, so we’re bringing you the Philefest convention gossip HOT* (*2 weeks late) off the presses. We answer a few Twitter questions, talk about the panels we saw, Amanda beaming her thought waves into Pat Skipper, the rowdy crowd for the movie showing, Darin Morgan and his killer clams, the distracting rollercoaster outside t...

This week we are phasing through walls and tracking down our secret sons while we discuss “Trevor”! We’re talking 1930s-ass prisons, Mulder writing in his middle-school diary, Pinker Rawls: the most convict name in the world, Jackie being the MVP, the horror of Lariat disrespect, and how fun it looks to char words into a wall. We complain about how much the boyfriend sucked, the great special effe...

This week we are dodging both jealous partners and shapeshifting dogs while we discuss “Alpha”! We’re talking about how scared we were this was going to turn into a Panflute episode, all of the awkward banter that didn’t land, how Karyn is in all ways that matter just Will Graham, launch a Hannibal-related theory, and just kind of shake our heads at what this episode is doing to Scully. We make fu...

This week we are moving to the suburbs while we discuss “Arcadia”! We’re talking mailbox-painting freaks, how bad Mulder and Scully are at going undercover, where Tim Robinson of I Think You Should Leave would fit in in this episode, Skinner being way way WAY too into this fake married scenario, and make a lot of “[Borat voice] My wife!” jokes. Sorry in advance. We admire some kitschy whirlygigs,...

This week we are stuck in the most boring time loop ever while we discuss “Monday”! We’re talking twitchy Chihuahua women, Mulder sleeping in a BED, the timeline breaking if Scully does not get an opportunity to stroke Mulder’s hair, how much we hate Screaming Woman, and some extremely upsetting Kimberly lore that we are going to elect to ignore for the rest of the show. We discover that Mulder an...

This week we are trying to solve an X-File in the middle of a hurricane while we discuss “Agua Mala”! We’re talking wet-cat Boo Crew, the return of Goo Mulder and how much we missed him, how little anyone in this episode takes hurricanes seriously, nickname one of the characters Deputy Scully which isn’t confusing At All, and potentially discover where Charlie Scully has been this entire time. We...

This week we are being rounded up by alien rebels in a hangar while we discuss “One Son”! We’re talking the Boo Crew emoting in the shower, Syndicate trolley problems, wonder whether CSM had any part in raising Jeffrey, try our best to do a Junior impression, and cheer on the return of our favorite Winter Soldier, Marita Covarrubias! We play some mournful bagpipe music for the destruction of the B...

This week we are trying to prevent an imminent alien invasion while we discuss “Two Fathers”! We’re talking Hazmat suits with assless chaps, the Boo Crew flirting on the basketball court, whether or not we’re turning around on Spender, Mulder being the kind of man old ladies fawn over, and the Cigarette Smoking Man being MARRIED?! Cassandra, girl, you can do better! We get worried about the Amish...

This week we are taking photographs of Death itself as we discuss “Tithonus”! We’re talking a Verified Breaking Bad Moment, how much we miss Boy Detective, Josh Ritter’s surprising guest appearance in this episode, Mulder being a nosy creep, and how much Scully loves getting into intense emotional relationships with old men. We get sad about the Boo Crew being broken up, yell at Scully for going t...

This week we are getting infected with nanobots while we discuss “S.R. 819”! We’re talking Doctor Drama, the thousands of parking garages in the episode, how Skinner is truly part of the gang now that he’s gotten a voiceover, boo at Kimberly disrespect, get excited about a Senate photo booth after passing bills, eternally wonder where Skinner’s wife is, and surprise Krycek! We discuss how Skinner...

This week we are watching cows get sucked up into tornadoes while we discuss “The Rain King”! We’re talking our long-long-awaited arrival in Kansas, whether or not controlling the weather is a federal crime, how much we love the Rain King’s vibes, Mulder and Scully gazing at each other, how endearing it is that Mulder has no ability to read social cues, and how messed up it is that this episode is...

This week we are collecting demon babies like Pokemon while we discuss “Terms of Endearment”! We’re talking Betsy’s absolutely terrifying human eyes (much scarier than her demon eyes), Mulder digging through the X-Files trash like a gremlin, whether Za Za Za is a satanic chant or just a hint that someone’s hungry, celebrate Bruce Campbell but mourn the missed opportunity for him to ham it up, and...

This week we are exploring a haunted mansion while we discuss “How the Ghosts Stole Christmas”! We’re talking how Scully would NOT still be shopping on Christmas Eve, ghost relationship goals, how haunted houses are just a spawn point for Mulder, Mulder and Scully getting Sims-ed, how no woman has ever been as stressed out as Scully is, how hurtful it is that Mulder didn’t get invited to Christmas...

This week we are involved in some wacky hijinks at Area 51 while we discuss “Dreamland II”! We’re talking how real it is that Teena covers all the furniture in plastic, our new favorite watering hole the Little Ale’Inn (a Western-themed alien bar? Hello!), how Discount Discount Spender becomes Premium Spender, we rate the men of the show on their abilities to cook, and we lose our minds at the rev...

This week we are getting body-swapped outside of Area 51 while we discuss “Dreamland I”! We’re talking Mulder’s military-arrest punch card, Discount Discount Spender, how we’re a little disappointed that Mulder and Scully didn’t swap bodies, how Area 51 is surprisingly lame and boring, and Morris Fletcher: Feminist Ally. We support Scully in killing Fletcher (she can do whatever she has to do!), b...

This week we are caught in a 1930’s time warp while we discuss “Triangle”! We’re talking one-shot takes, King of De-escalation Mulder, how much we love fast-talking take-charge Scully, propose some Rope (1948) merchandise, get worried about Skinner losing his vacation pay, enjoy Chris Carter’s uninspiring episode commentary, discover that Skinner and Kersh are divorced dads fighting over custody o...

This week we are speeding down Nevada highways so our heads don’t explode while we discuss “Drive”! We’re talking Mr. Cranston’s real Walter White-ass behavior, quiet kissers, how much Mulder needs his bedtime call with Scully, how excited Kersh is about chewing the Boo Crew out, wonder where our guy Skinner is, and cast Vince Gilligan in the Fast and Furious franchise. You know he’d be good at it...

This week we are hunting for bodybuilder aliens in nuclear reactors while we discuss “The Beginning”! We’re talking the show entering its LA Era, try to come up with a name for Spender and Fowley’s Bargain Bin Boo Crew, Mulder itemizing his trip to Antarctica (because of course he would), how absurd it is that Scully is still this much of a skeptic in Season 6, and how Mulder is like Medusa: Stare...

The time has finally come! This week we are trying to outrun spaceships in Antarctica while we discuss The X-Files: Fight the Future movie! We’re talking cavemen with blistering sexual tension, our special little guy the fire chief and his Texan men, count up fan service (and disservice) points, cheer on Scully yelling at people, boo at Z-list Backroom Boys, and get really angry at a cockblocking...

This week we are taking a breath and looking back at Season 5 as a whole. We’re talking saying goodbye to Vancouver, the evil interview warehouse, how much we do not want to be perceived by the cast, the surprising Schizogeny contingent, and of course, The X-Files/Breaking Bad crossover we are all clamoring for. We read some listener emails, definitively rank all the episodes, make some movie pred...

This week we are mourning our beloved X-Files office being burnt down while we discuss “The End”! We’re talking the excessive cymbals on the soundtrack, how Spender and Krycek are two sides of the same dorky coin, how Mulder has been saving up his older brother energy and he’s ready to bully Spender, the Cigarette Smoking Man going full Gone Girl, how we are not going to stand for this Quiet Willy...

This week we are accusing our bosses of being soul-sucking bug creatures while we discuss “Folie a Deux”! We’re talking how surprising it is that this is Mulder’s first time being institutionalized, examine our anti-bug AND anti-zombie biases and try to be better people, propose a Sku Crew + Kimberly bottle episode, and spend an inordinate amount of time talking about slip-’n-slides loaded with ex...

This week we are going undercover while we discuss “The Pine Bluff Variant”!  We’re talking why on God’s green earth they would ever send Mulder of all people undercover, awkward board rooms that seem designed to cause drama, the battle of the special little guys, Mulder jogging around and chanting “Mulder Mulder Mulder” as inspiration, Skinner being a faithless wench, and the absolutely shocking...

This week we are beset by religious visions while we discuss “All Souls”! We’re talking how much Scully loves killing kids, Mulder’s being on our shit list this week because of how dismissive he is, the discovery of a Marita with a personality, how we simply do not have time to solve the question of “Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” in this 45-minute episode, and of course...

This week we are seeing through our murderer-father’s eyes while we discuss “Mind’s Eye”! We’re talking Detective Stinky looking like a made-for-TV Darth Vader, Marty being yet another in a long line of M’s Mulder is interested in, how weird it is to shove razor blades into a wall, propose a new segment Special Little Guy of the Week, and get seriously off the rails talking about the Bad Grandpa C...