Buffy S2 E1: "When She Was A Bitcuh"

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Season 2 premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, exploring character dynamics and pop culture references.

This week we are back from summer vacation with a serious attitude while we discuss “When She Was Bad”! We’re talking the return of the mysterious ice cream place, whether there are Buffy/Xander stans, that Moloch somehow made the jump to the Season 2 credits, Joyce and Hank being Buffy’s servants, the hype vampire losing us in a single moment, and Snyder thinking he and Giles are buddies. We draft some Angel diary entries, give serious thought to an X-Files soundboard, laugh at Giles trying ...

People in this episode

Host: Sunnydale Nation Pod

Topics covered

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Season 2
• character dynamics
• episode analysis
• pop culture references

Keywords

• Buffy
• Xander
• Moloch
• Joyce
• Hank
• Snyder
• Giles
• Angel
• X-Files
• Season 2

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: X-Files, Angel

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