Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
Join newbie Amanda and veteran Ella as we head back to the 90s to revisit Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Every week we discuss one episode in chronological order as we rediscover the thrills, chills, and spills of the Scooby Gang's investigations into the paranormal. Grab a stake and join us! New episodes released every Tuesday. Check out our back catalogue for our full coverage of The X-Files as Scully Nation.
Episodes
277 episodes
Buffy S2 E21: "Becoming Angelus Malkovich"
This week we are trying to prevent stone demons from ending the world while we discuss “Becoming I”! We’re talking how cool it would be to be a local expert on obscure artifacts, Catholic confession pop-up booths being very popular in 19th-cent...
Buffy S2 E20: "Creature from the Overchlorinated Pool"
This week we are going undercover on the swim team while we discuss “Go Fish”! We’re talking Buffy being the muscle that keeps teacher Willow from being bullied, that every time you feel the urge to be mean just sell a vegetable, the inherent c...
Buffy S2 E19: "I Only Have Fangs for You"
This week we are being possessed by ghost lovers while we discuss “I Only Have Eyes for You”! We’re talking the blessed return of Snyder, John Hawkes(!!), Buffy and Angel having problems nobody has ever had before, the impending breakup of Spik...
Buffy S2 E18: "Doctors HATE Him! Killed by Death Using This One Weird Eyeball Stalk"
This week we are seeing death while overcoming a severe flu while we discuss “Killed by Death”! We’re talking burrito-ing Angel, whether Buffy’s uncomfortable pillow is what made her sick, that Giles/Joyce might be coming back from the dead, th...
(BONUS #17) The X-Files: I Want to Believe: Vrach Frankenshteyn Commentary Track
This week we are slipping back into the cool, cool waters of Scully Nation while we do a commentary track for the new I Want to Believe: Vrach Frankenshteyn director’s cut! We score a pretty big get inviting Chris Carter himself on to ...
Buffy S2 E17: "Passion Play(ing With Your Food)"
This week we are saying goodbye to beloved computer teachers while we discuss “Passion”! We’re talking how the voiceover would go in an X-Files style, why everyone is so chill about this Angelus situation, Drusilla flying the food airplane for ...
Buffy S2 E16: "Bewildered by Broads"
This week we are casting revenge love spells after we get dumped in “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”! We’re talking how Joyce has Tupperware rotating in a circle in her mind, whether Giles was sitting there the entire time while Buffy...
Buffy S2 E15: "It's Not a Phase, Willow!"
This week we are discovering that our new crush might be a werewolf while we discuss “Phases”! We’re talking how fixing your crush’s shirt tag is a sign of love, that it’s passe to pretend to hate Twilight nowadays, the Walmart parking lot size...
Buffy S2 E14: "Bicentennial, Innocent, and NOT Full of a Soul"
This week we are losing our souls and tormenting our girlfriends while we discuss “Innocence” with special guests Courtney and Hannah from That Nostalgia Show! We’re talking all of Jenny’s backup uncles, Xander having a thought for maybe the fi...
Buffy S2 E13: "Surprise! It's a Boy (Immortal Warrior)!"
This week we are making it to vampire base with our boyfriends while we discuss “Surprise”! We’re talking Benedict Jenny, that some members of the Scooby Gang are still eating the Ted cookies, Angel sent to the store to buy party hats, Spike an...
Buffy S2 E12: "Shawshank Egg-demption"
This week we are raising evil offspring and avoiding cowboy vampires while we discuss “Bad Eggs”! We’re talking Willow having hormone fear, whether or not Spike would be a big Tweeter, that they should have let baby Ella into the writer’s room,...
Buffy S2 E11: "JFT (Joyce F****d Ted)
This week we are trying to hide the fact that we hate our new stepfather while we discuss “Ted”! We’re talking being seduced by mini-pizzas, Angel spending a lot of time at the bowling alley, how Giles/Joyce is deader than Ted, lots of referenc...
Buffy S2 E10: "Slayer Or No Slayer?"
This week we are performing a ritual to heal our evil girlfriend while we discuss “What’s My Line? Part 2”! We’re talking Slayer logistics, Kendra’s Watcher stuck at the airport picking up the luggage, the infinite Slayer loophole, whether ther...
Buffy S2 E9: "Whose Slay Is It Anyway? Where The Careers Are Made Up and the Futures Don't Matter"
This week we are being menaced by assassins and finding out we’re not the only Slayer while we discuss “What’s My Line? Part 1”! We’re talking being attacked by bad accents, our theory about why everyone is pissy in this episode, the “I like sh...
Buffy S2 E8: "When HE Was Bad"
This week we are learning about our mentor’s seedy past while we discuss “The Dark Age”! We’re talking how messed up it is to target ethical vampires, Giles not enjoying being teased about first-edition books at all, how shocking it is for Gile...
Buffy S2 E7: "Be Radically Honest To Me"
This week we are discovering that our childhood friends aren’t who we remember in “Lie to Me”! We’re talking Willow’s boy door in her bedroom, Giles’ love life continuing to get the way of slaying more than Buffy’s ever does, a Dracula Walmart ...
Buffy S2 E6: "Costumes R U"
This week we are becoming our costumes while we discuss “Halloween”! We’re talking Willow being the #1 Buffy/Angel shipper, the danger of redheads being magnetically opposed to each other, Spike hanging out with 8-year-old demons, how you...
Buffy S2 E5: "Reptile House"
This week we are attending a frat party while we discuss “Reptile Boy”! We’re talking whether sad club music is a thing, Buffy and Xander braiding Willow’s hair, Cordelia’s terrifying man-catching laugh, how great Buffy is at pouting, and wheth...
Buffy S2 E4: "Are You My Inca Mummy Girl?"
This week we are dating ancient mummies while we discuss “Inca Mummy Girl”! We’re talking being deafened by panflutes, how hilarious this Cultural Appropriation Party is, the introduction of Oz, troubling #xanderfamfacts, and a lot of Rectify f...
Buffy S2 E3: "Don't Spike the Lemonade!"
This week we are crawling through the ceiling during a hostage situation while we discuss “School Hard”! We’re talking how there should be other types of Slayers to help Buffy carry the load, get super excited about the return of the king (Howi...
Buffy S2 E2: "I Was A Teenage Frankenstein's Girlfriend"
This week we are assembling a new girlfriend from scratch while we discuss “Some Assembly Required”! We’re talking The Chair’s relative place in the official Giles Love Interest rankings, that Angel is the kind of guy to wear a hair shirt, Cybe...
Buffy S2 E1: "When She Was A Bitcuh"
This week we are back from summer vacation with a serious attitude while we discuss “When She Was Bad”! We’re talking the return of the mysterious ice cream place, whether there are Buffy/Xander stans, that Moloch somehow made the jump to the S...
(BONUS #16) The Principal Flutie Memorial Podcast: Season 1 In Memoriam
This week we are pausing to look back at Season 1 as a whole! We share our thoughts on the unaired pilot, special features, rank some episodes, read listener emails, take a personality quiz, and play a classic game of Joyce Summers Quote or Tax...
Buffy S1 E12: "Prophecy Schmophecy"
This week we are having our climactic encounter with the Master while we discuss “Prophecy Girl”! We’re talking whether the Slayer gets overtime pay, that Joyce is really going to have to work harder to move up in the Giles love-interest rankin...
Buffy S1 E11: "Clea DuVall's Never Out of MY Mind!"
This week we are bullying students into invisibility while we discuss “Out of Mind, Out of Sight”! We’re talking secret agent Buffy, Ghost Clea DuVall’s heavy breathing, “Have a Nice Summer” horror movie reveal, Buffy’s new turn as Columbo, #xa...