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Join ReWatchable as we discuss Angel 4×04, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” and Angel 4×05, “Supersymmetry.”

Superfans: Caitlin and Karen Newbies: Ariana and Kristen

Fun Facts: Caitlin watches TV. Kristen is a holiday pooper. Ariana is doing her job leave her alone. Karen drinks wine.

Angel season 4, episode 4, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”: – Synopsis – Connor is a big fat liar. – Considering Cordy kind of got dropped in their lap, it’s understandable the pancakes would be hesitant to tell her the whole scary truth. – Lilah and Wes are terrible together but do we hate that we love it? – WHAT APOCALYPTIC HORRORS WILL BEFALL US – Caitlin tries out her poetry professor voice. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Angel season 4, episode 5, “Supersymmetry”: – Synopsis – FRED AND GUNN ARE THE CUTEST/SEXIEST – Fred is the girl Wes wishes he could be with… Lilah is the girl he should be with. – Fred still has PTSD from Pylea. – Angel has fans on the internet! – Wes helps out Fred but does he have ulterior motives? – Can Fred and Gunn ever come back from this? – CONNOR’S OEDIPUS COMPLEX IS THE GROSSEST – Cordy’s heading back to Angel’s place. Boi bye. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Buffy the Vampire season 6, episode 20, “Villains,” and Angel season 3, episode 20, “A New World.”

Superfans: Karen and Maj Newbies: Kristen and Brittany

Fun Facts: Maj is excited for hockey to be back. It’s only preseason, but it’s still hockey. Kristen got to leave the 1,000th Amazon review for Cora Carmack’s Losing It. Brittany is sad to say that Groundhog’s Day has closed on Broadway. Karen really needs to play some volleyball, but instead she’s giving away five copies of Slayers & Vampires!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, episode 20, “Villains”: – Synopsis – Brittany gives her impressions of “Seeing Red.” – While many were interested in seeing newbie reactions to “Seeing Red,” Karen was very much anticipating “Villains.” – Did we believe Tara was actually gone? – Willow doesn’t tell anyone that Tara died, and we have a few different reasons why that could be. – Andrew and Jonathan are still in prison, but Warren is celebrating his “victory” over the Slayer. – Willow literally absorbing magic is an awesome effect. – Was Willow there to save Buffy or was she hunting for the bullet to take down Warren? – Willow takes out Robo-Warren, which was a smart attempt at a rouse, but barely slows her down. – Buffy and Xander learn about Tara’s demise. – We have a moral dilemma regarding what Warren deserves. – Plus a serious parallel to current Teen Wolf events. – Buffy agrees to let Dawn stay with Spike, but instead finds a Clem. – There are all kinds of reasons why Buffy is maybe not ready to say a permanent goodbye to Spike. – Anya is back to her Vengeance Demon ways. – And take a deep breath, everyone, but it’s time to talk about Willow. – This is iconic Dark Willow. – Can Willow come back from this? – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Angel season 6, episode 20, “A New World”: – Synopsis – Connor is a total punk. – Is Cordy using Groo? Do we feel bad for him? – We are trying hard to give Connor a pass until he learns the rules of humanity, but it’s hard. – Connor has his first kiss, and then… she dies. Awkward. – The Connor/Angel dynamic is tough. – Did Angel give up on finding Connor too quickly? – Worst. Shootout. Ever. – Connor returns to Holtz after we thought he had a bonding moment with Angel. NOOOOO! – Not our favorite episode, but there were a lot of things we needed to see to put Connor back into this world. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Listener Feedback: – A lot of listeners have a lot of thoughts about “Seeing Red.” – Someone sees some Connor/Renesmee parallels. – Are Warren and Andrew more like Voldemort and his Death Eaters or Grindelwald and Dumbledore?

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Angel 4×03, “The House Always Wins,” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer 7×05, “Selfless.”

Superfans: Caitlin and Maj Newbies: Brittany and Mitch

Fun Facts: Mitch is watching VHS tapes because he is a hipster. He also cautions against using subtitles. Maj has a fact that is not fun: it is winter and it is snowing and dark. It will be dark at 3:00 p.m. next month! Brittany likes to record at this hour because she can watch old Sherlock Holmes movies while we record. Caitlin is on Day 16 of having a cold.

Angel season 4, episode 3, “The House Always Wins”: – Synopsis – Gunn finally got to go to Vegas! But it probably wasn’t much fun for him – Is the Connor scene worth including in this episode? – Wesley is having phone sex… gross. – Lorne’s show!! – But he’s in trouble and doesn’t want the pancakes to know. – Trading futures is not what you think. – How do we feel about the idea of fate in Angel? – What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? – What’s going on with Gunn and Lorne? – How long do we think Cordelia will not have her memory? – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 5, “Selfless”: – Synopsis – Mitch writes a “Helpless” synopsis bringing back our Hamilton obsession. – Brittany has really complicated feelings about this episode. – Bunnies! – What do you think about human Anya’s story? – Olaf is the worst! – A minor Russian revolution. – A job’s a job, right? – “How did you feel about the scene?” – Rat Amy song. – BRING BACK GILES. – Is Dark Willow still around? – Souls, souls, souls. – Anya’s death wish. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Angel season 4, episode 2, “Ground State,” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 4, “Help.”

Superfans: Karen Newbies: Kristen and Mitch

Fun Facts: Mitch is having alien abduction dreams and is waking up at 4 a.m. every day. No fun. Kristen saw Thor: Ragnarok and is very excited about that cameo everyone is talking about. Karen dressed up as Dark Willow for Halloween and we’re still talking about it.

Angel season 4, episode 2, “Ground State”: – Synopsis – Thoughts on Gwen: Love her? Like her? Hate her? – Gunn DIED!?!? We weren’t actually fooled. – Fred freaks out about Gunn’s death, but not only in the way you’d imagine. – We are so appreciative of Fred’s freak out. – Gwen restarts Angel’s heart… – This whole heart beating thing seems significant, but they don’t really address it. – Could this be tied to Spike’s recent acquisition of his soul? – Wesley needs his big reunion moment already. – And we are so ready for him to put Lilah behind him and move on already. – Lilah stumbles upon Connor and Angel is quick to threaten her. – Connor has some stuff to work through, and we think being away from Angel and the pancake gang is good for him. – Angel wants his Cordy back. *Swoon* – Cordy may be a higher being, but she is so over it. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 4, “Help”: – Synopsis – First impressions: We are all fans of this episode. – Karen’s Greek mythology knowledge comes in handy regarding Cassie the Seer. – This episode gave Mitch and Karen some major Push feelings. – Lots of small roles for the kids Buffy is counseling, and so many cameos from actors that we know now from other WB/CW shows. – We have lots of thoughts about the principal. Is he good? Evil? Something in between? – Willow is worried about helping with this Hellmouth problem. – Who is going to do Cassie in? – Dawn handles the crazy white boy. Go Dawn! – Spike is not dealing with things well. Are these voices going to end up as our Big Bad this season? – Cassie uses her abilities to give Spike a hint: “She’s going to tell you.” – We have different points of view about this prophecy business. Mitch is not a fan. – Just when we think Cassie is going to be fine, death finds her. – What does Cassie’s fate mean for the show going forward? – When it’s your time, death will find you. – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Listener Feedback: – Maj weighs in: We missed discussing the Willow/Anya scene. – We were all disturbed by that demon eating Willow’s flesh. *shudders* – A few more finale thoughts about Xander and him abandoning Buffy. – And we hear from a new listener! Welcome to the ReWatchable family, Winona!

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Angel season 4, episode 1, “Deep Down,” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 3, “Same Time, Same Place.”

Superfans: Karen and Natalie Newbies: Danielle and Brittany

Fun Facts: Danielle updates us on Karen and Kristen’s trip to Chicago. Trevor Noah talked about tacos, which is the best birthday gift Danielle could ask for. No one finds Karen funny. Brittany is doing nothing. Natalie is going to Hawaii, but the more fun fact is that Natalie went to the beach and she sat in the shade. How is that trip going to go? Karen is dressing up as Dark Willow this year for Halloween!

Angel season 4, episode 1, “Deep Down”: – Angel’s hallucinations are the actual show we want to watch – The Vampire Diaries ruins everything – Connor is really good at faking being bad – Do we have to treat Connor as a kid, or can we hold him accountable? – Lorne is being harsh, but doesn’t he deserve to have a life? – There are too many feelings in the Wesley/Lilah relationship – And by too many feelings we mean that she took Linwood’s head for getting in the way – Does Justine deserve to be in a closet with a bucket? – Dark!Wesley: Do we love him or hate him? – Was Wesley’s mission to get back in the group? – Fred’s actions to get at Connor were not favorable for everyone – Daddy’s. Home. – Why doesn’t Connor just fight Angel? – Deep down Connor understands that the best shot he has is in that hotel – Angel wants info on Cordelia – She is fine, just bored – UGH CONNOR RUINED THE OPENING CREDITS – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 3, “Same Time, Same Place”: – WHERE IS GILES? – The opening murders are gone and Danielle misses the continuity. Not the death. – But this episode needs to be a standalone because Willow is back! – Does Willow deserve to live in Buffy’s house? – Can we assume her parents are in the dark about her murdering people? – Is Willow more likeable now? – Natalie lays out some truth. Strap in. – Hopefully, new Anya is integrated into the Scoobies again – The MOW is gross and skinning people – Season 7 Dawn is better than every other Dawn – Spike can be useful, too. He can smell blood after all! – What was up with her invisibility? – The final scene solidifies that Buffy takes Willow back and their strength together is more powerful than alone – Favorite Scenes – Favorite Lines

Listener Feedback: – 7×03 is a fan favorite for the Buffy and Willow scene – Wait, who wrote what when? – No one likes Spike fighting with Anya

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 1, “Lessons” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 2, “Beneath You.”

Superfans: Caitlin and Maj Newbies: Danielle and Brittany

Fun Facts: Maj wants to say that Hero Hype is back and she is a HOST! And our special guest host, Danielle, is celebrating her birthday with Karen and Kristen. AND they are seeing Trevor Noah! Brittany saw Karen last weekend and painted an Avatar: The Last Airbender pumpkin. Caitlin’s nieces MET GAGE! He’s a good dog. 13/10. Would pet.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 1, “Lessons” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7, episode 2, “Beneath You” – Maj recalls some of the teasers from the finales – WE MADE IT TO SEASON 7 – Synopsis – Who are these people chasing everyone? – Is Buffy living on borrowed time? – Back in Sunnydale, Buffy is training Dawn! – Principal Hottie, erm, Wood… is hot – But is he evil? – The spirits get no love because Dawn was in trouble – Spike gets some sympathy, more on that later – Hungover Justin Timberlake – Let’s talk about our high school experience – Anyway, who would want to work at Sunnydale – Spike’s big bad confrontation – “Dear David” – Episode 2! More Spike! – Buffy’s dreams connect to reality – We need a Slayer lore crash course – The team looks a little… thin – Anya’s vengeance demoning gets out of hand – “Oh yeah, he did.” – SO MANY QUESTIONS AND NO ANSWERS – Was the chip removed? – The church scene almost went very differently – GILES OWNS THAT LAND – Also, Willow is finally getting help – How will the group take in Willow? – Spike was definitely getting his soul back – Favorite Scenes x2 – Favorite Lines x2

Listener Feedback: – TL;DID Read, but you can catch it on the Tumblr – Lots of thoughts about all things Buffy finale – One lonely tweet

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, episode 21, “Two to Go” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, episode 22, “Grave.”

Superfans: Caitlin and Natalie Newbies: Kristen and Brittany

Fun Facts: Kristen just celebrated her birthday and went to the movies all day! Unfortunately, Karen was at NYCC so she missed out on mother!, Kingsman 2, and Flatliners. Natalie is prepping the airing order for next season. But also, she has friends visiting for 3 weeks straight and had to kick them out to podcast. Sorry! Brittany is exhausted from New York Comic Con and she isn’t even there. Caitlin’s sister and her nieces are coming to visit, one of whom she hasn’t met!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, episode 21, “Two to Go” and Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, episode 22, “Grave.” – Synopsis – Brittany was SO EXCITED ABOUT GILES. SO EXCITED. – Willow has crossed a line long before the gang realized she did – Is this a three strike system? – Anya is the light to Willow’s darkness… at least in terms of clothing – Willow tries to murder them with a semi truck. Okay. Sure – Clem is the best. We don’t deserve this demon – What, in this moment, does Dawn think she can do? – Killing Rack, stil not crossing a line – Willow threatening Dawn. Hell no. – Cool filming in this episode – Do we feel bad for Jonathan? Andrew? – XANDER RAGE – He should stop talking. Forever. And ever – Kristen likes Xander, so we have both sides – Hand-to-hand fighting was very cathartic – AND GILES RETURNS – Giles re-entrance was scripted as “Pure Ripper” – “I forgot about the fireball” – Laughing Giles is the best Giles – Watcher Council, LLC – funding Wolfram and Hart? – Did we think Anya was dead? – Buffy and Dawn need to work some things out after Xander ruins everything – Xander decides his skills of getting rope are wasted – We all feel emotional, but we don’t end the world – Cordelia and Willow contrast – Anya’s humanity truly shines in this episode – Queen lyrics are relevant here for Spike – Is this Spike versus William like Angel versus Angelus – Favorite Scenes x2 – Favorite Lines x2

Listener Feedback: – What does Justine actually do? – Can Angel get its groove back? – Brittany’s love of Giles takes over

Join ReWatchable as we discuss Angel season 3, episode 21, “Benediction,” and Angel season 3, episode 22, “Tomorrow.”

Superfans: Caitlin and Maj Newbies: Ariana and Brittany

Fun Facts: Ariana has no fun fact. Maj found a video of Anthony Stewart Head performing Rocky Horror! Watch it here. Brittany found time to read! What?! Caitlin has an adorable niece, but she also may have given Caitlin a cold.

Angel season 3, episode 21, “Benediction” and Angel season 3, episode 22, “Tomorrow”: – Synopsis – Is this really Pete Campbell’s backstory on Mad Men? – Wesley… what is happening to you? – We’re very mixed about this Lilah business – Does Cordelia’s new powers make us excited or bored? – Leveling-up Cordelia did not find a hairstyle – What is happening to Cordelia on the 101? – Groo can’t make it in LA, but he would succeed in Vegas – Lorne, too good for this world – Will Lorne and Cordelia return? – Caitlin finds Holtz to be one of the best villains – But we can’t agree on this either – What do the superfans think of Angel and Cordelia? – Can we agree on ANYTHING? – Oh, yes, we can! – The character we feel the most for is the ghost – Dennis – HE DESERVES BETTER – Favorite Scenes x2 – Favorite Lines x2

Listener Feedback: – Who said what about Xander? – Maj rocks on Tumblr – The more you Connor the more you will like Dawn – Wes and Willow are rockin’ the husband-wife darkness