Buffy has the flu—and a leftover Season 1 script. In Killed by Death, our slayer lands in a hospital haunted by creepy kids, nonsensical science, and Der Kindestod: a hat-wearing, eyeball-extending monster who preys on sick children. Alan and Jarrod dig into the episode’s disjointed metaphor, its Nightmare on Elm Street vibes, and its unlikely roots in a lost Season 1 production. We debate whether kids can see the world more clearly than adults, and whether Xander is the heartbeat of the Scooby Gang—or just its loudest member. Plus: vintage iceboxes, terrifying angelic toddlers, German compound words, and the slow redemption of Cordelia.

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#MonsterOfTheWeek
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#JossWhedonVerse
#GhostsKidsSee
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In one of Buffy’s most haunting episodes, Passion explores love’s shadow side. Angelus becomes a predator of intimacy, creeping into bedrooms, drawing Buffy as she sleeps, and leaving messages of death in his wake. Alan and Jarrod dissect Angel’s chilling voiceover, comparing its poetic meditation on passion to the writings of Plato, Aquinas, Nietzsche, and the Passion of the Christ. We discuss the voyeuristic camera work, Jenny’s redemptive arc, Willow’s grief, Giles’ fury, and the unbearable silence that follows one of the series’ most devastating losses. Also: floppy disks, Orb of Thessaly paperweights, and Joyce finally realizing something’s very wrong with her daughter’s love life.

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#GilesHeartbreak
#VampireObsession
#WhedonVerse

It’s Valentine’s Day in Sunnydale, and love is in the air—along with a whole lot of magical chaos. In this delightfully unhinged episode, Xander tries to win Cordelia back with a love spell, only to trigger a mass hysteria of obsessive desire from nearly every woman in town (including Buffy, Amy, Jenny, and even Joyce!). Alan and Jarrod dive deep into the episode’s themes of obsession vs. love, magical manipulation, and the dangers of performative romance. We talk 90s tropes, serial storytelling, deductive vs. inductive structure, and the comedic brilliance of doors that open the wrong way. Plus: Cordelia’s moment of growth, Giles’ exasperation, and the awkwardness of being a teen rat with a need for cheese.

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#ZanderSpellGoneWrong
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#CordeliaCharacterArc
#MagicAndConsent
#TeenWitchProblems
#BtVSSeason2
#NeedForCheese
#JoyceSeducesZander
#GilesIsSoTired
#InductiveStorytelling
#WhoWatchesTheWatchers