Buffy Bites

We wrap up our discussion on series finales with an in-depth look at the Angel finale, Not Fade Away. 

We continue our discussion of series finales with discussion of Buffy's finale, Chosen.    There is a brief mention of a minor character's suicide at 25:39.

We have a discussion about series finales, the ones we love, the ones we hate, and what they all mean. Coming up next are episodes about Buffy's finale and Angel's. Here are the timestamps to help avoid spoilers.   Mad Men: Mild (2:52-3:22) Friends: Modernate (3:47-4:10) Gilmore Girls: Moderate (4:11-5:46) Parks and Recreation: Moderate (5:47-7:15) The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mild (7:16-7:35) Succession: Heavy (7:36-18:05) The L Word: Heavy (18:17-20:28) Fleabag: Heavy (20:30-26:43) Six Feet Under: Mild (26:50-27:20) How I Met Your Mother: Heavy (27:21-31:34) (Mentioned again without spoilers in This Is Us and heavy spoilers in the Will and Grace segment) Dawson's Creek: Heavy (31:35-37:22) (Mentioned again with very mild spoilers in The Good Place segment) Sports Night: Moderate (37:23-38:25) Gravity Falls: Mild (38:26-38:55) This Is Us: Heavy (39:01-45:29) Will and Grace: Moderate (45:30-47:50) Mad About You: Moderate (47:00-47:50) Newhart: Mild (47:51-48:22) The Good Place: Heavy (48:23-54:38)

In which we discuss the lightest and darkest episodes of both Buffy and Angel.   Content warning: There is a brief mention of the attempted rape scene in Seeing Red and Dawn's attempted suicide in Him.

There is a clip online of a proposed animated series. We chat about the clip and what could have been.

Haz and Maggie talk to their friend Michael who is currently in his first watch of Buffy. They consider highs, lows, and their differing opinions on Bad Eggs.

We consider what Dawn was doing (or, what she remembers doing) before she became, you know, real.

We dive into the episodes of Angel season one we recommend watching if you are struggling to get through it. We start with a list, then dive into each episode, but it's clear when to stop listening if you just want a straight list. 

We give our rankings of the best episodes of season one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

Why did Buffy chase after Riley in Into the Woods? Does she really, deeply love him? Is she afraid of what she's giving up? These questions are discussed in this episode.

We discuss what would have happened if Angel had not been resurrected. The main discussion of Angel the series that is mentioned in the intro is 16:48-18:08, near the end of the episode.

We discuss our relationship to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and give you our Big Bad rankings. Content warning: There is a brief discussion of a character's attempted suicide.