The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

With Buffy's attention turned to educating the Potentials on all things slayer, Dawnie is left out of the fold. Willow receives word from the coven that a potential has been residing in Sunnydale and does a spell to locate her. When the spell bursts THROUGH Dawn, everyone is shook by the fact that Dawn might be a potential! Faced with the harsh reality that her life is inexorably changed, Dawn pops out for a nighttime stro...

Now that the First has officially set its sights on removing the Slayer line in totality and formally waged war with Oogles the Ubervamp, the gang goes into recon & research mode. The Hellmouth (and the Summers' Residence by extension) are LOUSY with potential slayers-- with the emphasis on LOUSY because the amount of naysaying going on behind Buffy's back has KENNEDY looking like the best in class! Giles and Anya go ...

With their foe named for the season, Buffy and the Scoobs get all research-y 'n shit, but fuckery is afoot! Giles shows up with three slayers in waiting and grave news that the First wants to extinguish the whole Slayer line! YIKES!

Meanwhile Oogles the Ubervamp mercilessly beats Spike and smiles a goofy grin that we can't help but love!

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about Juliets sexy violent dancing, Ash is h...

With the realization that SOMETHING is fucking with them, the Scoobs get into investigation mode! Spike is HANGRY, and while dipping to grab some animal blood Willow runs into Andrew! She brings him back to chez Summers. Anya and Xander hilariously volunteer as tribute to question the dweeb as Buffy keeps an eye on Spike.

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about bloody teats, our favorite moment concerning Stuffy ...

The scoobs think that Spike is sus after Buffy confronts him about the fact that Webs claimed him as his sire on last week's episode, and frankly, they have every right to assume the worst! Unbeknownst to everyone, he's all busy burying people he bit last week in the floor of a dirt lined basement! Yikes!

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about the song that SHOULD have been used in this episode, we talk about thr...

What starts as a typical Tuesday night quickly devolves into chaos as Buffy, Dawn, Willow each have their own interactions with those who have passed on, each DRASTICALLY different from the next. Some Heartbreakingly sad, some insightful, and some "shit-your-pants" terrifying! Meanwhile, Andrew and Jonathan return to Sunnydale intending to track down some mystical fuckshit to bring to the scoobs attention!

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This week, Dawnie lays eyes on a jock and falls HARD for him. Unequipped to deal with Dawn's unhinged behavior, Buffy ATTEMPTS to have a stern conversation with Dawn's paramour- but IMMEDIATELY gets enchanted by some mystical love sickness. 

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about our childhood crush trauma, Ash shouts about Manwich and Mikie lists off some places where he shits apparently!

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Rewatchers! Today we're joined by the incredibly talented Adam Busch, who expertly brought the character of Warren Mears to life! We talk through his journey through the Hellmouth- from his audition to current day interactions with fans of the show! 

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about cosplaying a baddie, we all collectively fangirl over Rack Zach Attack, and Adam proves that although WARREN has a p...

We rejoice as Willow returns to UC Sunnydale AND her former vibes! High on the promise of pop quizzes and makeup homework, Wil is stoked to run into Anya on campus, with blood smudged on her arm question mark? Ruh Roh! Wil follows her gut into a nearby frat house where the inhabitants not only reek of Axe body spray, but also ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED CARNAGE. 

With Anya's Vengeance moves ramping up, the scoobs are confl...

It's Buffys first official day in her new role as outreach counselor at Sunnydale High school- and she has the nerves to prove it!! Shit pops off when a student, Cassie, tells Buffy that she KNOWS that her life is going to end on Friday. Buffy is understandably shook! ummm.... could you please elaborate on this? But Cassie says nah. Determined to save Cassie from her potential fate, the Scoobs hit the situation from all an...

Buffy, Dawn and Xander anxiously await Willow's arrival from England, but are stunned when she doesn't show. They spiral! Did she turn bad again? Is she on the lam? Shit gets even more uncomfortable when they come across with a skinless corpse, which doesn't bode well for a full Willow recovery.

Meanwhile, Willow is confused and hurt by the fact that the gang never showed up at the airport. She expected and wanted to be...

When a dying woman cryptically dream-warns Buffy that From beneath you- it devours- Buffy is worried! What fresh fuckery is the hellmouth cooking up now!? When the monster of the week rears its ugly head (RIP Rocky- you sweet furry king!) Buffy and the scoops set in to kick some wormy ass! Unfortunately for Buffy, Spike shows up fresh faced and looking fine in his slutty shirt- and setting off some serious PTSD for our gu...

REWATCHERS! We will be taking next week off to spend time with family, but we will be back 4/30 with S7E2: Beneath YOU! (Mikie flubbed it up in the stinger- sorry guys!)

You spoke and we heard! We embark on the start of Season 7 with purpose and positivity- and frankly this season opener makes it SO EASY! 

With the new Sunnydale High opening, Buffy has big worries about sending Dawn into this newly built hellhole. Dawn ...

Rewatchers!! We did it! We've made it to another season finale! Willow is on the warpath, and not even Zaddy Giles can stop her! What force out there is strong enough to prevent her from ending EVERYTHING to escape the pain of losing Tara? The answer is mystifying!

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as Alaina sits down for Giles with a quickness, Mikie has a wish he'd like to make, and Ash isn't about flower sniffing with Buf...

Hell hath no fury like a Willow scorned, and unfortunately her bloodlust is FAR from sated by magically divorcing Warren from his skin! Determined to prevent willow from COMPLETELY losing the plot, Buffy, Xander and Anya work to keep the remaining members of the tiny dick trio alive!

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we wonder why Dawn didn't just go to Janices, we geek out on one of the best scene transitions in the enti...

We start where we left off last week! Willow snaps out of her shock and tells Oh-sy-sye to get his ass here and bring Tara back, but gets bad news! It's a no for him, dawg... Buffy is still in grave peril and is swooped to HIPAA Violation Memorial Hospital. Armed with the knowledge of Warren's fakery, Willow decides to take an even lower road than we would (probably)! She calls upon the actual forces of darkness to avenge ...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode touches on themes of Sexual assault and Domestic Abuse.

Welp! This is a tough one guys! We're here at arguably one of the most shockingly controversial and dreaded episodes of the entire series.

Buffy wants to move past the Spike drama and make amends with Xander, but both of these men are too bitch-made to move in a positive direction.

Meanwhile, The TDT have their sights on a proxy magical ball...

Buffy wants to move on and make amends after almost murdering everyone last week, and the scoobs and Dawn seem pretty ready to forgive. Xander is not well bitch, but is hopeful when Anya shows up that they can reconcile. 

Unfortunately for him, Anya has taken up Vengeance again, and is trying to find a loophole to make Xander pay for his fuckery.

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as Ash draws a firm line for consequences...

With the season finale quickly approaching, we're clued into what is going on with the Incel Brigade! They are on the yam, and things are NOT so peachy-keen! Distrust and angst are definitely contributing to the pressure cooker that is their living situation

To avoid Buffy finding their hideout, Andrew unleashes a demon that stings Buffy, giving her INTENSE hallucinations of an alternate reality where Sunnydale doesn't exis...