The Watchers' Rewatch

There's a bestial killer on the loose. Is it Oz? Is it a returned Angel? Or is it the character only in this one episode who's a douche to Buffy about mental health..... yeah, it's Pete. I mean, at least it's not Pat..... eurgh, Pat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet one of the greatest characters in all of Buffy - that's right, Scott Hope is finally here! So is this guy called Trick and this new Slayer called Faith btw... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buffy's arrival back in Sunnydale is the catalyst for all of her friends to turn into douchecanoes and behave terribly. Except Cordelia, because she was already a bit of a douchecanoe. Also zombies or something, plus PatOvu Mobani! And beep effects for Pat. Only for Pat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buffy is still away from SunnyD, but in her absence Willow and gang are on hand to tackle any big boys... any VAMPIRES that they find. Buffy encounters ChanterLily, who will add more names to her... names. She'll also meet Ken, played by Carlos Jacott, who could anger even Gandhi. Slightly dodgy audio from 25 mins in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our season 2 wrap up episode, featuring special guest, friend of the show, and reason for the show's existence: Mark. Also featuring WAY too many mentions of *that* episode. Join us for a top 5, another top 5 and an additional top 5 that I didn't tell Tish or Mark about in advance. Surprise 5! Now I feel like 'The Todd'... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well the gang are up against it. Kendra's snuffed it, Willow is unconscious, Giles is unconscious, Xander is unconscious. Everyone is unconscious. Well, not everyone. Angelus is trying to awaken AfalfACATHLA and ultimately it'll be up to our favourite slayer (no shade Kendra, the show is literally named after her) to save the day. But can Angel be brought back? Or will he forever be confined to th...

Season 2 comes to a head. I mean, it comes to a big rock that has a head in it. I mean the head is attached to a body and limbs too... Look, there's a big MacGuffin. Angelus is gonna use it to swallow the world into hell (which hell? More on that later...) and that's bad. But it's ok, because he doesn't know how to do it, the good guys have more experts than the bad guys and there's a surplus of g...

Something is after the successful SunnyD High swim team! Even worse, the official name for these beasties is "Gill-Monster" which just leans a little too much into nominative determinism for me. Either way, Buffy will have to protect the swim team, which sometimes means basically stalking them. Also it sometimes means breaking a swimmer's nose. Honestly, it would've gotten even worse for him if sh...

The students and staff of Sunnydale High are reenacting a traumatic past event - because they don't have enough present-day trauma, obvs. Will this deathly cycle repeat ad infinitum? Will Buffy be able to handle her own trauma? Will Xander ever know the love of a woman? You know, in a full body sense? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buffy is unwell, to the point where she's hospitalised. She then sees something so freaky that it still makes me borderline psychologically unwell - the creepiest-looking monster we've seen so far in the Buffyverse (I know, you'll just have to wait till season 4 episode 'Hush' for *them*). Buffy decides, as she usually does, that violence is probably;y the answer. And as usual, she is correct! Hos...

In one of the most emotional episodes of the show, Buffy must contend with the culmination of Angelus's sadistic games. Meanwhile, Jenny is working on a way to get herself back in Buffy's, and Giles's, good graces - by restoring Angel's soul once more. As a bonus, we are joined by Raging Demon of the Kommand List podcast. Check them out for all of your fighting game commentary, as well as chat abo...

Xander and Cordelia are finally starting to mesh, which means it's time for them to break up. Emotionally devastated by this, Xander decides a love spell is in order. This will let him live happily ever after.... in the knowledge that he can break up with Cordy and put her through the pain he's experiencing. He intends revenge, pure as the driven snow! This being both Sunnydale and also a plan of...

As a palate-cleansing follow-up to an incredibly dramatic episode, this episode features much more light-hearted themes like body horror, loss of agency, murder for profit, and murder as a tool to torture your ex. Oh, and blatant teleportation. That one *really* got me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angel does all the things that men do after sleeping with their partner for the first time: leave while they're still sleeping, casually disregard their emotions afterwards, say "Love you too" without meaning it... lose his soul, eat a random woman whilst somehow inhaling her cigarette smoke, physically attack your friends, taunt you about your unwillingness to kill him, and support an apocalypse...

Buffy's 17th birthday is approaching, as are the various body parts of The Judge. Emotions will be high, plots will be revealed, foiled, and brought to completion. Character revelations will be... revealed! And Buffy will go through *three* outfits in one night due to getting the first one wet and the second one... look, there's apparently a lot of water in this one, ok? Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Buffy finds herself inside a story about a hive mind that is controlling people, only it's a really really *poor* version of that story unlike Ender's Game, The Borg, The Faculty, or anything tangential like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. And we are both *very* grumpy about how badly this episode presents almost everything. If you thought I was harsh on 'Witch' then hold onto your stakes because...

After an incredibly underwhelming explanation of why the Order of Taraka are no longer chasing Buffy ("Angel's contacts say the contract is off" - How? Why? Since when does Mr. Brooding have 'sources' with access to this level of information? When did their raison d'être shift so significantly? I WANT A COMIC TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS) she, along with the audience, discover that Joyce has a new boyfr...

How will Buffy escape the inescapable Order of Taraka? Will Drusilla be revived? Will Angel survive the OBVIOUS DIRECT SUNLIGHT THAT HE'S DRAGGED THROUGH? Find out the answers to... some of these questions and more as we explore this week's tangent-a-palooza on The Watchers' Rewatch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's career fair day.... week.... generic period of time that we prove doesn't start on a Monday but is retroactively referred to as 'week' even after the initial banner doesn't specify that.... ANYWAY... Spike is working on restoring Dru to full strength and doesn't want the Slayer's interference. He sends in the 'big guns', the Order of Taraka to keep her busy. One of the suspected members of th...

People that Giles used to know are turning up dead (sometimes shortly after turning up alive). At least that means we get to see more Ethan in this episode! Also, more versions of Jenny! Flirty Jenny, amorous Jenny, scared Jenny, questionable skincare Jenny, glowing eyes Jenny and even Jenny with extra protrusions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cute boy from Buffy's past reemerges so, as you've probably guessed, villain. But seriously, he's *gorgeous*. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Halloween in the Buffyverse, which is actually a night of non-demonic activity in the canon. Which of course means that it's a massive night for demonic activity in this episode. Princess Buffy, Soldier Xander, Ghost Willow and not-a-cat-girl Cordelia will have some spooky goings-on to contend with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buffy decides to go to a frat party after a lovely young man ignores her initial disinterest and uses social manipulation until he gets the answer he wants. The moral of the story? Don't drink alcohol, apparently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Mummy drains a student's life force and decides to lie low in.... the Slayer's house? Wow, bold move. She'd better not give herself away by doing something truly demonic like... I don't know... hooking up with Xander? Oh wait... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buffy and SheilanotKathy both have the credentials to be considered the biggest troublemaker at SunnyD High, so obviously they will be organising everything for the parent/teacher conference. Oh, also there's this bloke called 'Spike' in town with his beau 'Drusilla' and they might end up being important... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.