Well, it's time, friends! The series wrap-up for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Honestly, it feels a little surreal to be posting this episode after years of digging into the Buffyverse. In our own bittersweet way we are extremely excited to be sharing it with you! If you all want more Buffy and/or would like to support us moving forward, we launched our patreon as of last week. You can find all the details here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturerolecall This isn't the end and we hope to be talking at your ears for years to come!
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Here it is, folks! Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7 episode 22....we are done. It's the ultimate showdown, the final fight, the last hurrah, etc etc. Arcs are wrapping up, people are kissing, and characters are dying. The First thought it could come into OUR city and throw hands? Nah, we have 7 seasons of butt kicking under our belt and we are here to save the world. Thank you, as always, for listening!
Season 7 episode 21?! If my sources are to be believed this is the second to last episode of Buffy. Holy cow! Buff is back with the gang and even has a cool scythe (identification still pending) that I guess we can use to win the war? We will get back to that. This episode is all about flushing out character stories and motivations. Thanks for listening!
It's season 7 episode 19 this week and it's time to deal with the repercussions of unplanned attacks. Potentials die, enemies become emboldened, and core team members are maimed. But, what are we going to do about it? Everyone knows that Buffy's call was wrong but a call needed to be made. With the world on the brink of destruction, how many second chances can we realistically give? Thanks for listening!
Howdy friends and welcome back to Sunnydale! We even brought Faith with us to help manage the impending apocalypse. Which I'm sure we will get around to, right after we wrap up all this in-fighting. Another huge shout out to Julia for representing her chaotic energy. Buffy finally makes a stand here and chooses her moment to test the strength of our militia. Not against The First, but, against a mini-boss named Caleb. Sure hope that works out. Thanks for listening!
Howdy out there, good listeners! Welcome back to another episode of....Angel? It's season 4 episode 15, and Willow/Faith are here to give you all the dirty deets. Turns out, Angel lost his soul (again) and Faith is in a coma (again). So, Willow needs to do some cool magic to save the day (as always). Hope you enjoy this small peek into the world of Angel. We will see you back in Sunnydale next week.
Happy Wednesday! It's season 7 episode 17 and we have the wonderful Nick back at the table to talk Spike. This week the gang is plundering the murky depths of Spike's past, trying to find a fix the trigger that The First is using to manipulate him. But, Principal Fine has other plans for William the Bloody. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to season 7 episode 16! Big ol' special thank you to Holly for guesting this week and giving a voice to the one and only Andrew. Baker, story teller, and chronic helper. Andrew is attempting to document our attempts to thwart The First. But, is he a reliable narrator? How much can we trust our old enemy/new friend? Thanks for listening!
Season 7 episode 15 is out! Slowly but surely the gang of friends, potentials, and teachers is turning into an army. But is that army going to be enough to stop whatever The First has in mind for this world? It doesn't seem that way at the moment and the stress of that realization is infesting every aspect of our lives. We need a win and we need help. Hopefully we get it this episode! Thanks for listening.
Welcome to season 7 episode 14 everyone! Giles is back in full swing helping with the whole impending apocalypse thing. But while he is making horrifically violent and information flash cards where are Buffy and Xander? Maybe on a date or two? A really dangerous game in Sunnydale. Thanks for listening!
It's season 7 episode 13 this week and we have some serious developments to discuss! Spike is in really rough shape, even more than usual. Can Buffy get him the help he needs before the chip in his brain re-kills him? Meanwhile, Willow and Warren are seemingly sharing a single body and wrestling for control of it. But he is dead, so, how is that possible? Is this The First's doing or is it something else? Thanks for listening!
Welcome back to season 7! After a few weeks away, the gang's here and ready to dive into the final episodes of the series. Buffy is teaching the new potential slayers some hard lessons in episode 11. Lessons like “Buffy is super strong and can kill pretty much anything.” and “We can communicate telepathically now.” These fresh faces need to understand the dangers of Sunnydale before they go getting themselves dead. Though, if I were a betting man, I would put down money on a few dead teens in the coming months. Thanks for listening!
Season 7 episode 10 is here and so is Giles! He is back from his overseas horse ranch, or whatever it is he is doing nowadays. He also brought us some new friends who love cookies and are into murdering vampires. If we need an army to beat "The First" then we are moving in the right direction. Thanks for listening!
It's season 7 episode 9 this week! Spike is back in the Summer's home with the rest of the gang. But, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. The opposite, actually. Buffy is still convinced there is something to be done, some way we can help William the Bloody get back on the straight and narrow. Maybe Andrew has a thought or two? If Xander and Anya don't slap the boy to death first. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to season 7 episode 8, y'all! Sunnydale continues to spiral into the strange and the surreal this week. There continue to be more questions than answers, with new questions popping up behind every corner. But the big ol "What should we make of Spike" question is still the cream of the crop. Thanks for listening!
Season 7 episode 7 is here, folks! But shhhhhh, don't tell Mike what happened! He didn't get to see anything. It can be our little secret. You know, about how vampires are connected to some kind of evil hivemind. Or, how Willow may have met said hivemind. Thanks for listening!
This week the gang gets round two of those pesky love spells. Unfortunately, this time we've got bazookas, slut-shaming, and sacrificial letterman jackets. We frankly aren't sure where we are, and we question if we're even on this mortal plane. Thanks for listening!
It's season 7 episode 5, and Anyanka is having a bit of a crisis with her work/life balance. She is still doing her job, but that job is murder...violent mass murder...with giant spiders. The Slayer can't let that kinda thing go down in her city, but Anya is an old friend. So, what's a hero to do? Thanks for listening!
Season 7 episode 4 is out! Buffy and the gang are scrambling to save the life of a mysterious teen who seems fated to death. But, no amount of cutting edge technology or true crime style investigation seems to help. Thanks for listening!
Season 7 episode 3 is here, folks! Willow is finally back in Sunnydale, ready to make up for lost time with the gang. But, where are they? The gang is prepared and ready to welcome Willow back with open arms. But, where is she? We have a bit of a mystery on our hands, luckily, Detective Dawn is on the case! Thanks for listening.
Two episodes into season 7, and some plots are already starting to thicken. Turns out Spike might have taken a page out of the Angel playbook and got his soul back? What, if anything, does that change? Maybe Willow will have some thoughts when she finally boards that plane home. Thanks for listening!
It's season 7, folks! We are in the final stretch and it feels so bitter-sweet. Like a blast from the past, Sunnydale high school is back in our lives. But, as I'm sure is a surprise to nobody, the school's construction doesn't even finish before the paranormal infestation starts. And no, I don't mean Spike's "cool" haircut. Let's see how Joss and friends steer this ship to shore. Thanks for listening!