Fool For Love [Buffy]

About this episode

The episode explores the origins of Spike, delving into his character and background in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

FEATURING: "Crazy Ruth" Casey, Lisa Quaglia, Keona "Neoplasmic" Tang, and Bill Kava "Here endeth the lesson." It's a Spike-centric episode as we learn more about 'William the Bloody' and the origins of Spike. There's so much more than meets the eye in this episode.... Listen in as the Watcher's Council navigates through season 5 of Buffy! Want more Buffyverse and Converse? Listen to BONUS episodes right now including our opinions on the original 'Angel pitch tape', a reading of the unproduced script for the second episode of Angel, comic book prequels, and more right now at Clock Shelves Entertainment Network: patreon.com/clockshelves For more episodes like this: clockshelves.com Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and TikTok: @clockshelves

People in this episode

Guests: Crazy Ruth Casey, Lisa Quaglia, Keona "Neoplasmic" Tang, Bill Kava

Topics covered

• Spike
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• character origins
• season 5
• after-show discussion

Keywords

• Spike
• William the Bloody
• Buffy
• season 5
• character development
• after-show
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clock Shelves Entertainment, Watcher's Council

Books & works: Buffy

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