Buffy S2 E3: "Don't Spike the Lemonade!"

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics of Slayers and villains in 'School Hard' while exploring character relationships and pop culture references.

This week we are crawling through the ceiling during a hostage situation while we discuss “School Hard”! We’re talking how there should be other types of Slayers to help Buffy carry the load, get super excited about the return of the king (Howie Gordon), how much we love bad guys in love, and one of us really struggles to process the fact that Spike is English. We wonder how Angel, Spike, and Drusilla’s Anne Rice book club would go, cheer for Joyce having her moment, get very intrigued by cer...

Topics covered

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Slayers
• Villains in love
• Character analysis
• Hostage situation
• Pop culture references

Keywords

• Buffy
• Spike
• Angel
• Drusilla
• Joyce
• Howie Gordon
• Slayers
• hostage situation
• Anne Rice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Anne Rice

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