HeyJaredThe Sunnydale Diaries - A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
Watching Buffy with fresh eyes...and 25 years of baggage.The Sunnydale Diaries is a rewatch podcast with a twist: one host has loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer since the 90s, and the other is watching it for the very first time.Each week, Sean (the lifelong fan) and Melanie…
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Episode 95 - Intentional Pigtails (Forever) (opens the original)
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The grief of “The Body” doesn’t end when the episode does. This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, Melanie and Sean discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 17, “Forever,” as Buffy and Dawn struggle with Joyce’s death in very different ways. Buffy throws herself into handling everything that needs to be done, while Dawn becomes increasingly desperate to find a way, any way, to bring her mother back. We talk about the messy, nonlinear stages of grief, Buffy’s guilt and emotional walls, Dawn
Episode 94 - The Body (opens the original)
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This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, we’re taking on one of the most acclaimed (and devastating) episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5, Episode 16, “The Body.” For an episode this heavy, Melanie and Sean do something a little different: they watch it together, pausing along the way to process Buffy’s shock, Dawn’s heartbreak, Xander’s anger, Willow’s desperate need to do something right, and Anya’s unforgettable struggle to understand why death has to happen. Sean revisits the episode in
Episode 93 - Cybernetics and Snack Foods (I Was Made to Love You) (opens the original)
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Melanie somehow called it: robots have officially arrived in Sunnydale. In “I Was Made to Love You,” Buffy encounters April, a mysteriously strong young woman wandering town in search of her boyfriend, Warren. What starts as one of Season 5’s stranger and funnier episodes quickly turns into a surprisingly thoughtful look at loneliness, relationships, and what happens when you think finding the “perfect” person will fix everything. We talk awkward Buffy flirting, Anya’s appreciation for the craft
Episode 92 - Sweaters, Shrines, and Slayer Role Play (Crush) (opens the original)
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Crushes can be awkward, embarrassing, and occasionally involve driving past someone’s house and getting caught. But in Sunnydale, they can also involve stolen sweaters, secret shrines, cattle prods, and multiple vampire ex-girlfriends. Sean and Melanie discuss Buffy Season 5, Episode 14, “Crush,” as Dawn’s feelings for Spike become impossible to hide, and Buffy finally learns that Spike’s real obsession is with her. While Spike attempts to prove that his feelings are genuine, the return of Drusi
Episode 91 - What's up with Ben and Glory? (Blood Ties) (opens the original)
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It’s Buffy’s 20th birthday, so naturally everything is about to go horribly wrong. During our episode discussion, we question Sunnydale hospital security, investigate the logistics of Glory’s wrinkle-free red satin dress, and Sean shares why his former life in the hospital lab has left him silently judging every phlebotomist who draws his blood. Plus, Melanie tries to figure out exactly what the hell is going on with Ben and Glory and makes her prediction for the next episode, “Crush” involving
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