The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

What’s the greatest celebrity notes app apology of all time? Who is Hollywood’s most divorced man? And which society is torturing the poets? Wanna know the answers, but have no time to scour the internet all day? Well, Peyton Dix and Hunter Harris have your back. These two beacons of truth and connoisseurs of mess have been bonded for over a decade, sharing the traumas of a crappy Boston dorm room and a pitiful Brooklyn da...

When Joyce has a scary medical thing happen, Dawn and Buffy rush to HIPAA Violation Memorial Hospital. Shit SEEMS okay for Joyce – at least according to the teenage intern? Dawn shows that SHE is the REAL teenage medical professional, when she discovers that Riley’s heart is acting like a fool and being all tachycardic and shit.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Riley's self sabotage, Ash’s realistic dreams, and...

When Molly the Rave Demon thump-thump-thumps into Sunnydale, he immediately sets his sights on the Slayer. When he accidentally shoots Xander with his magic rod instead of Buffy, everyone’s worst nightmare (and maybe some people’s dream) comes true when Sunnydale finds itself with TWO Xanders roaming around!

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we cackle at Anya's perfect lines, Ash shares her own teenage Dawn moment, and we c...

When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.

So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover ...

Who was that sibling imposter last episode!?!?!?! Well, we FINALLY find out! Dawn joins the show, but feels a little iced out of the action and SOOOO not part of the Scooby gang! Harmony tries and fails to lead her own gang, Giles turns tragedy into opportunity, and Joyce acts like kind of an asshole! Bad choice Joyce!

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we cackle about Mercedes McNab's perfect line deliveries, fawn over a Spik...

Dracula is in town and the gang is effed up! Giles is feeling useless, Xander, Tara, and Riley are clearly jelly, and Buffy is shook that THE Dracula came all this way just to see her.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we have our first installment of “Styling Dracula,” Ash voices her support for short kings, and Alaina declares her stance as VERY pro-cape!

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We've reached another milestone — the end of season 4! This week, Buffy and the gang accidentally fall asleep and fall victim to their own subconscious AND are stalked by a fearsome figure who takes them out one by one. Shit gets DEEP!

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Joyce reacting to Giles being in her home, Adam's Oprah interview, and we invite YOU to let us know YOUR SPOILER-FREE theories & interpre...

We've (almost) made it!! It's the penultimate episode, but it SURE feels like a season finale to us!

Spike overplays his hand which gets Buffy's gears turning about how fucked up everyone was acting last week. Meanwhile, Neapolitan Adam has brother bonding time with Riley and Forrest, Walsh’s reappearance causes a jump scare, and The Scoobs reunite in a very much needed happily ever after moment.

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This episode is brought to you by GAMES! Spike is playing Big Brother, Angel and Riley are duking it out to figure out who is going to be the next WWE superstar, and Adam is playing chess with people’s lives. Then, the Scoobs are forced to face the fact that shit is NOT okay in season 4 when Spike plants some seeds of discord that QUICKLY take root and force them to grow apart.

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When the three elite headhunters from The Council show up to take out Faith, they attempt to seduce Wesley into helping them with promises of reinstatement into his role as watcher. The asshats at Wolfram & Hart attempt to tie up loose ends, and Buffy makes a surprise visit at a VERY unfortunate moment. 

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Angel’s sick side bang, our almost-bro, and crossbow usage in L....

When Oz arrives back to Sunnydale, Willow is torn between her past with him and her present “spellwork” with Tara. Buffy is getting fed up with Riley’s regimented behaviors, and Xander is vying to regain his spot in Oz’s good graces.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Miss Kitty Fantastico, The Great Barrier Reef, and Willow’s plentiful jaw drops!

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We’re back in New Angeles with Ash & Angel! Faith shows up in town to unleash some hell upon the populace, and Wolfram & Hart seize the opportunity to hire her to do away with our boy Angel! 

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Matt Rife demons, Alaina’s 1800s obsession, and Darla’s Mean Girls moment!

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Buffy and Riley can NOT keep their hands off each other! Not only is this making the edgers uncomfortable, but it’s also summoning some highly unwanted poltergeists. And it’s not just the two love birds that are getting all hot and heavy — ALL the frat party guests are feeling something special…with the wall!!

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Ejaculation Joe, a haircut gone wrong, and the trials and tribulati...

The Scoobs turn to Johnathan for help when a nest gets nasty, and even though Buffy can’t get Faith’s fookery out of her head, she can tell something isn’t quite right with Jonathan. Meanwhile, Tara gets beaten by a grody beige demon, and Xander and Anya bicker over whether or not Anya moaned Jonathan’s name in a tender moment.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as Nanabob drops her second album, Ash has a sad first for the serie...

When Faith hijacks Buffy's body-ody-ody, she sets out to create as much chaos as possible — flirting with Spike, making Tara SUPER uncomfortable, and calling out Xander's lack of stamina.

Buffy struggles to get people to believe that she's NOT Faith and to figure out a way to get Giles and The Scoobs on her side.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Riley's vanilla sex life and Ash’s spot-on predictions. Plus, we...

When Adam the Neapolitan Demon takes a short staycation to an undisclosed area, Buffy shifts focus to figuring out how TF to bust her man Riley out of The Initiative’s infirmary.

Meanwhile, Faith is defying medical expectations, stealing people's ugly outfits, and evading Sunnydale's finest with relative ease.

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about Nana Bob's Grammy-worthy original songs, Terrycloth’s attempt at helpi...

Reeling from the fact that Walsh attempted to kill her, Buffy convinces the Scoobs to take shelter at Xander’s even though Giles is NOT stoked about the relocation! Riley struggles with the revelation of Walsh’s death, and Forrest fully transforms into a complete dickhole. 

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about hot-ass sub-terrestrials, titty CPUs, and Neopolitan Adam’s potential cover of Billie Eilish’s...

Buffy is welcomed with not-so-open arms into the Initiative, and spends her nights responding to conspicuous pager beeps and dodging The Scoobs. Willow has some confusing thoughts about her new friend Tara, Xander gets wrapped up in the hottest new MLM scheme, and Giles tries to recruit Spike to put his newfound demon-fighting abilities to use and help the Scoobs.

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It’s Buffy’s party, and Giles will cry if he wants to! Feeling a bit out of the loop and underappreciated, Giles attempts to find solace at the bottom of a pint glass with ETHAN RAYNE of all people! When Giles wakes up the next morning as a demon, he must figure out a way to undo whatever fuckery Ethan did!

Rewatch, listen, & laugh as we talk about spicy moments between Buffy & Riley, HOWL over Giles’ apology, and d...