The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Details, episodes & analysis

Rewatchers!! It's our 100th episode!!! We know that it's been heavy out in these Sunnydale streets, so we're taking a short detour down memory lane by chatting about the unaired pilot, and about our favorite moments from Buffy AND the rewatcher!

Rewatch the unaired Pilot, Listen & Laugh as Alaina wishes out loud for a Home Box Office version of Spike, Ash casts the Real Housewives of Sunnyvale, and we start projecting a reboot of the IP with IMPECABLE casting!

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As Buffy makes final preparations for Joyce's services, Dawn is embittered by how much of a fucking Capricorn Buffy is being! I mean- let a girl choose some freaking flowers, Buffy- My GLORY! The friction drives a wedge between them, as each retreat into their own grief.

After her mother is laid to rest, Dawn attempts to get WIllaralow to do some resurrection magic, but when Tara is a world of HELL-NO! Dawn begs borrows and steals to perform a ritual to bring Joyce back from beyond!

Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk as thunder makes a sassy guest appearance, Ben the negative 21 year old intern inspires a sick burn, and Alaina becomes VERY pro-Angel!

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Dreg the Melting Goblin comes to town bearing gifts and FINALLY graces us with the nameless ‘Bring-It-On’ Demon's name. She summons the most adorable monsters we've ever seen, and sends it on a mission to find the key! Meanwhile Joyce gets distressing news at HIPAA Violation Memorial Hospital, and Buffy and Dawn reel from the shock. Riley continues to be bitch-made, making assumptions instead of being legitimately helpful.

Rewatch, listen & laugh as Ash and Alaina declare their sweaters a sniff free zone, Ash get attacked by the podlab, and Riley suffers a fall from grace.

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Welcome to the Hellmouth Weirdos! Your favorite Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina are branching out from true crime and heading to Sunnydale for the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch podcast! Alaina is a Buffy superfan and Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you’re Team Angel, Team Spike, or have no clue who those people are…they’ve got you covered! Join them each week as they slay their way through the series, episode by episode, re-watching, and watching for the very first time. They’ll break down Buffy and her friends adventures through weekly recaps, categories, and awards while Ash takes some (wooden stake) stabs at predicting what she thinks will happen next. They'll also welcome the occasional Buffy cast member, guest star, or celebrity superfan to join in the slaying. New episodes come out every Monday beginning October 3rd, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.

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When Buffy gets a little sloppy and gets impaled by her own stake while patrolling, she gets fixated on the final mistakes of her slayer predecessors. Books prove to be no help, but she heads to The Bronze with Spike to hear tales about the two slayers that HE killed.

Rewatch, listen & laugh as Spike’s iconique LEWK gets mixed reviews, Alaina time travels to read a bitch, and Ash recounts past trauma similar to Buffy being staked in this episode!

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It's Tara's birthday, and NO ONE is excited - well, except for Willaralow! Buffy confides in her dad (Giles) about Dawn being an energy key and shit and he is flummoxed! Meanwhile, the nameless 'Bring it On' demon is on a RAMPAGE - ready to crush that koont that had the audacity to break her stiletto AND steal her monk. SO fucking rude! BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! Tara's family has come to Sunnydale, and they're a bunch of Ass-Mouths™!

Rewatch, listen & laugh as Ash eats crow about Tara, Alaina expresses her unbridled rage about baby talk, and Mikie gets fired a second time!

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A new villain is in town and she's sexy, she's cute, she's popular to boot; but a foreign monk isn't too thrilled with her- maybe it's the torture of it all? Meanwhile, Buffy comes across a delicious looking glowing orb, and wonders WTF it is! Is it something dangerous? Is it related to Joyce's ongoing health issues?? Is it a beautiful cake topper!?

Rewatch, listen & laugh as Alaina makes an ill received attempt at soundscaping, we're forced to use the 'random insult generator' to adequately express our short lived rage, and we appreciate Dawn's SAVAGE reads!

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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 the best ways to troll a little sister.

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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 continue to narrow in on our respective types. 

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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 Spike thirst trap, and speculate if Joyce REALLY knows about Wilaralow!

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