Buffy S1 E8: "Et Tu, Robot? Then Fall, Willow"

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes and characters of 'I, Robot… You, Jane' while exploring various pop culture references.

This week we are getting catfished by online demons while we discuss “I, Robot… You, Jane”! We’re talking how monks hate to see a bisexual demon winning, Boomer Queen Willow and her love of ellipses, how they can’t shut down the school every time someone dies or nothing would get done, and join the technopagan Jenny Calendar fan club. We wonder whether Giles has the Better Call Saul electricity ailment, get excited that scrunchies have finally appeared, wonder how Klingon Jesus comes into thi...

People in this episode

Host: Sunnydale Nation Pod

Topics covered

• online demons
• bisexual demon
• technopagan
• school safety
• scrunchies
• pop culture references

Keywords

• Buffy
• robot
• Willow
• Jenny Calendar
• Giles
• demons
• scrunchies
• Klingon Jesus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I, Robot… You, Jane

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