If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
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7.22 – "Chosen"
March 07, 2024 20:22 - 3 hours - 209 MBWelcome to Boca del Infierno, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, for the final time, we come to terms with the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the series finale, “Chosen.” In this episode (broken into two parts), we look into the abyss and it looks back, only brighter: * Plot and Firsts + Trivia (2:30) * No Nookie From Cookie Buffy — Initial Thoughts (17:50) * Breaking the Finale (25:00) * “A Beautiful Feminist Message” (28:50) * The Anya of It All (32:00) *...
7.21 – "End of Days"
July 27, 2023 22:49 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBWelcome to Brekenkrieg Grimoire, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we act like lame, moronic humans who never quit and keep podcasting as we talk about the penultimate episode of Buffy: “End of Days.” In this episode, we stuff our faces with Jaffa Cakes and try not to talk as it only onl ends the podcast faster: * Angel Update (3:30) * Plot and Firsts and Trivia (6:00) * Initial Thoughts (19:00) * The Guardian — Why? What is Buffy’s “powerful weapon” and why is i...
7.20 – "Touched"
July 06, 2023 00:56 - 2 hours - 115 MBWelcome to Illuminata, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we reach for Season 7, Episode 20: “Touched.” In this episode, we touch on: * Plot and Firsts (2:30) * Initial Thoughts (9:30) * How Are Buffy and Faith’s Plans Different? (18:30) * Being A Hostage at Fort Buffy (23:15) * Is Buffy As Dangerous As Mayor Wilkins Says? (33:00) * Has Buffy Been Separating Herself from the Potentials, aka Distant Buffy S**t (35:45) * Buffy As Neo, or Evil Neo (41:10) * New S...
7.19 – "Empty Places"
June 22, 2023 18:16 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBWelcome to Uranium 235, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we hop aboard the USS Buffy Summers on her final voyage for the frustrating “Empty Places.” In this episode, we’re luckier than you to talk about: * Breaking News (3:15) * Plot and Firsts (7:20) * Initial Thoughts (13:30) * A Modest Critique of Buffy’s Options (19:00) — * Pacing of the season + losing our friends (22:00) * Mutiny Aboard the SS Buffy Summers (29:30) * “You’re not better than us.” Is she?...
7.18 – "Dirty Girls"
May 28, 2023 16:17 - 1 hour - 76 MBWelcome to Magic for Beginners, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we come to work part-time only to be fired again alongside “Dirty Girls.” In this episode, we sermonize on: * Plot and Firsts (3:00) * Initial Thoughts (14:45) * Running into danger / burden of leadership (18:30) * Did Buffy understand the stakes? / Does Giles? (26:00) * Caleb is a strong boi, or, why is the First the worst? / also, rewriting Caleb is fun (31:45) * A roundabout way to talk about ...
7.17 – "Lies My Parents Told Me"
May 18, 2023 15:45 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBWelcome to Delothrian’s Arrow, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go boring, old, and English with “Lies My Parents Told Me” In this episode, we cover the following in a Slayer/Watcher, Spike/Mother dynamic: * Plot and Firsts — with an Angel update (2:40) * Initial Thoughts (22:30) * Slayers Havin’ Babies (31:20) * The Nikki Power Hour: Does Spike Have a Point? Slayers As “Chosen”? Does Nikki Love Robin? What Does the Council and Giles Know? (37:00) * Our Favo...
7.16 – "Storyteller"
April 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWelcome to The Big Skedaddle, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, as fugitives haunted by our past, we talk “Storyteller.” In this episode, we place our thoughts in the drawer with the other utensils: Mario Asides (2:00) Plot and Firsts (7:30) Initial Thoughts (17:30) Andrew Temperature Check (22:40) All My Exes Live in Tex… the same house as me (32:20) Is Filming Advisable? (40:00) Reason or Ridiculous? — Buffy and Wood talk about Hellmouth and Slayer s**t at ...
7.15 – "Get It Done"
April 08, 2023 23:33 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWelcome to Fisherman’s Nuggets with Cheese, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we begin our semi-annual percolation with “Get It Done.” In this episode, we get nowhere near: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (9:00) The Kennedy Grace Train Has Ended — Potential Trash, Elevate Dawn (12:00) Buffy’s The Speech — Is She Mad or Is This Motivation? (19:15) Willow’s Magical Mystery Tour (40:00) Shadow Plays, Boxes & Bags (46:00) Why Does Buffy Turn Down Extra Pow...
7.14 – "First Date"
March 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBWelcome to Mr. Bits, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we take a huge bite of peaches and brandy and bliss out to “First Date.” In this episode, we love it when you look at us, baby: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (14:00) Chips Ahoy - Spike (18:30) First Date — Xander & Ashanti (30:30) First Date — Buffy & Robin (42:45) Reasonable or Ridiculous? — Keeping incriminating collection of weapons in public school? An adult British man is able to abduct a gir...
7.13 – "Killer In Me"
March 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWelcome to House of Chicks, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go on a date with a teenager and talk about “The Killer in Me.” In this episode, we wonder what’s the point: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Angel Update (”Salvage”) (13:00) Initial Thoughts (17:00) Amy (29:00) Kennedy and Willow: A “Love” Story (36:40) Reasonable or Ridiculous — Initiative waits for Buffy? Willow goes to bake-sale Wiccas instead of powerful Coven? No has seen Giles touch or eat anything? ...
7.12 – "Potential"
March 11, 2023 10:10 - 1 hour - 76 MBWelcome to A Big Furry Hurry, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we oscillate between nothing special and extraordinary with “Potential.” In this episode, we we didn’t mean “Potential Sailors,” when we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (10:30) Philosopher Drill Sergeant (14:30) Potential (28:00) This Slayer Line Business (37:15) IAmSparkyJones Aside — Two Slayers (47:10) Xander’s Speech (58:30) Reasonable or Ridiculous — Buffy throws an axe? New Po...
7.11 – "Showtime"
March 06, 2023 22:15 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBWelcome to Claddagh Ring, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we’re treading water stylistically as we talk “Showtime” In this episode, we offer sexual bribery to: Plot and Firsts (4:00) Initial Thoughts (11:00) Potentials (13:30) Potential Liabilities (20:30) How A Slayer Becomes A Law (24:00) Beyond Thunderdome (28:15) Beljoxa's Eye (35:30) Corporality (45:00) Telling, Not Showing (50:00) Reasonable or Ridiculous — First As Eve with Scoobies for 36 hours? N...
7.10 – "Bring on the Night"
February 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBWelcome to The Glove of Myhnegon, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we grab shovels to help in the basement at Sunnydale High in “Bring on the Night.” In this episode, we run down the backstreets of Sunnydale screaming: Plot and Firsts (3:00) Farewell to Joyce (13:00) Initial Thoughts (15:00) How do you feel about The First? Can you run out of teenage girls? How compelling is this? (20:00) Buffy’s Speech — why didn’t she go to the hospital? (26:30) The First a...
7.9 – "Never Leave Me"
February 11, 2023 10:20 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBWelcome to Vampy Cat, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we tie ourselves to a chair and talk about “Never Leave Me.” In this episode, we prime the pump about: Plot and Firsts (2:45) Initial Thoughts (11:30) How Does The Council? (13:30) Why Do They Hate Buffy So Much? (22:00) Talk About Potential Slayers (26:00) William the Bloody — Can We Kill Spike Now? Or Does Buffy Believe He’s Changed? (31:00) What’s Up with Principal Robin Wood? (46:30) Reasonable or Ri...
7.8 – "Sleeper"
February 04, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBWelcome to Orbs of Nezzla'Khan, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we dig up 634 Hoffman Terrace to see what secrets we’ve hid in “Sleeper.” In this episode, we break ground for: JAG aside (2:00) Plot and Firsts (5:30) Initial Thoughts (15:00) Spike’s Killing People, How Invested Are You? (18:15) Mann I Hate Playing Vampire Towns (21:00) Should Spike Be Held Responsible For Murder? (25:30) Does Buffy Believe Spike’s Killing Until the Basement? (31:00) Why Not...
7.7 – "Conversations with Dead People"
February 03, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWelcome to Cool Monster Footer, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we squeak our way through the horrors of conversations, with dead people. In this episode, we talk a lot about November 12, 2002… Plot and Firsts (2:30) Electric Meat-Jelly’s Initial Thoughts (17:00) Willow meets… Tara? (22:45) Xander meets… Jesse? (29:45) Anya meets… Halfrek? (35:00) Why did the First manifest as these characters? (36:30) Reasonable or Ridiculous?! — Dawn is home alone for 5 se...
7.6 – "Him"
November 26, 2022 10:30 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBWelcome to Chocolate Hurricane, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we put on the proverbial letterman and talk about “Him.” In this episode, we muse about: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (13:20) Does RJ Know the Jacket is Cursed/Blessed?: A Logistical Survey (19:40) “Him?” On Spike (33:00) Is Dawn really good for nothing? (45:00) Reasonable or Ridiculous — Dawn is an unpopular geek? The gang still has that rocket launcher? Paint mural instead of being i...
7.5 – "Selfless"
November 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWelcome to The Dagger of Lex, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we explore grievance, loss, betrayal and if our friends do a good enough job talking to one another. That’s right, it’s time for the hard cut of hard cuts with “Selfless.” In this episode, we examine: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (19:00) The Airing of Grievances: Did You Forget? (27:30) “Kick His Ass”: A Retrospective Journey (36:00) Willow as Switzerland (42:30) What Fight Were You Watc...
7.4 – "Help"
November 13, 2022 06:16 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBWelcome to Murnenfurm Report, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we don’t rest on our laurels — it’s an episode filled with fate, futility, destiny, failure and death. (And also, Cassie!) Come along for the ride. In this episode, we hit upon: Plot and Firsts (2:40) Initial Thoughts (26:30) Vampire-by-vampire: Why We Fight (32:00) The Futility of Slaying (41:30) Fate & Destiny (48:30) Reasonable or Ridiculous — Should Buffy feel like she failed? Dawn’s emotions a...
7.3 – "Same Time, Same Place"
October 08, 2022 09:30 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBWelcome to Bristow’s Demon Index, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we flail about in metaphorical labyrinths looking for “Same Time, Same Place.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (23:00) Quick Game: Willow’s Recent Misdeeds — Reasonable or Ridiculous? (27:30) Buffy’s Guilt (38:30) Being Friends with an Apocalypse (42:00) Forgiveness or Redemption (48:00) Will Anyone Ever Ask for Help? (1:00:45) Yelling (1:05:30) Watches (1:3...
7.2 – "Beneath You"
October 01, 2022 09:30 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBWelcome to Miss Edith, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we long for forgiveness and love in “Beneath You.” In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (1:40) Initial Thoughts (18:00) We Gotta Talk Spike… (23:00) Our Withholding Slayer (32:20) Selective Lucidity? (37:00) Does the Soul Change Anything? (43:45) Final Scene (46:45) Blaming Xander (51:00) Nancy Sucks (57:00) Yelling (1:00:00) Watches (1:20:45) Rankings (1:29:00) / Full show notes at our website...
7.1 – "Lessons"
September 24, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBWelcome to Big Freaky Cereal Boxes of Death, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we learn some things about ourselves in Season 7’s premiere, “Lessons.” In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts and Endurance Facts (2:45) Initial Thoughts — and a treatise on power (24:15) What’s the deal with magic? (31:15) Who the f**k are you? (38:15) The New Scoobies (43:30) Logistical Roundup: Spike, Xander, Angel, First (46:30) Yelling (58:30) Watches (1:31:45) Rankings —...
6.22 – "Grave"
July 28, 2022 21:26 - 2 hours - 93.6 MBWelcome to Lesbian Gay-type Lovers, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we close out Season 6 by trying to resurrect the temple of Proserpexa in your local beer cooler! In this episode, we all, together, in the same room (!), discuss: Plot and Firsts (3:30) Initial Thoughts (19:30) Spike — The Twisted Tale of a Monkey’s Paw that Isn’t (29:30) The Mind — Giles’ Plan (38:30) The Spirit — Willow’s Motives & Morality (53:00) The Heart — Xander (Him?) (1:00:00) The H...
6.21 – "Two to Go"
July 18, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 73 MBWelcome to Less Confusing Waffles, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we accelerate our descent into Willow’s dark heart with “Two to Go.” In this episode, we have a few points: Bill Norton, Plot and Firsts (1:40) Initial Thoughts (18:00) The Plot Demands We Talk About the Plot Demands (23:30) More about Buffy’s “line” — Beyond vengeance (31:30) Buffy’s lame attempt convincing Willow that “there’s so much to live for” (38:50) Willow’s psyche — bullying, “addicti...
6.20 – "Villains"
July 15, 2022 22:37 - 2 hours - 84.6 MBWelcome to The Lover’s Wiccas, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we explore grief with Willow in “Villains.” In this episode, we get heated about Plot and Firsts and “Contested Facts” (2:20) Initial Thoughts + talking this episode in the era of prestige TV (21:45) We all agree we wished this was “scarier” & was it intentional? (35:30) Magic as drugs redux (41:00) Morality Play: “we don’t kill humans” or do we? (48:00) Strange reactions to Tara’s death? Caulk it...
6.19 – "Seeing Red"
July 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWelcome to The Big Pineapple, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week the episode and try not to cry… as Kelly says, “When I was 14, these two characters, Willow and Tara, meant more to me than real-life human beings…” In this episode, we waddle through: Plot and Firsts and Benson Quotes (1:45) Initial Thoughts (16:00) Tropes on Tropes [?] (20:00) — Psycho Lesbian, Bury Your Gays, Fridging A Woman Kelly’s Read A Lot of S**t & Death of the Author [?] (35:30) Personal B...
6.18 – "Entropy"
June 23, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBWelcome to Urn of Ishtar, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we confused entropy with atrophy and talk about a twenty year old television show. In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (10:20) Xander Unloading (17:45) Does Xander hate demons, or love Buffy? (34:00) Spike: He spilled the beans (40:30) Should Tara have taken Willow back?! (48:15) Yelling (1:01:30) Watches (1:25:00) Rankings (1:32:00) / Full show notes at our website / ...
6.17 – "Normal Again"
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBWelcome to A Treatise on the Mythology and Methodology of the Vampire Slayer, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we create a latticework of discussion around the great “Normal Again.” In this episode, we screw up the courage to discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (8:30) Ambiguity — Is Sunnydale Real? — Joyce & Hank — Why people don’t like this episode — Todd & Suzanne — realness of the asylum (13:30) Joss and Marti — Lost — the implications (30:00) E...
6.16 – "Hell's Bells"
June 13, 2022 01:23 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWelcome to Interfector Mortis, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we celebrate love and loss in the wedding of the century with “Hell’s Bells.” In this episode, we vow to discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (11:20) We Can’t Go Back? Xander Harris (19:15) Oil and Water: The Harris Family (28:00) The Visions (& Xander/Buffy & Stuart Burns) (31:00) Anya as vengeance demon (39:00) Yelling (44:30) Watches (1:11:30) Rankings (1:21:00) / Full show note...
6.15 – "As You Were"
June 03, 2022 20:28 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBWelcome to Ferula Gemina, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go robot commando with our bestie Riley and his boo in “As You Were.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (9:30) Why does this episode exist? (13:00) Is this a fantasy? Less person than parody! (16:00) Have we shown up at ex’s place of work? How do we feel about it? (22:30) Conspiracy time: Sam is the Doctor! Spike is an international arms dealer! (26:00) Yelling (33:0...
6.14 – "Older and Far Away"
April 02, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBWelcome to Twilight Compendium, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go to a “party” with new friends in “Older and Far Away” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:25) Initial Thoughts (9:00) Dawn’s shoplifting in response to abandonment? (18:15) Anya’s meltdown (24:10) Willow should’ve used magic (27:10) Halfrek debacle (35:30) Yelling (43:45) Watches (1:02:45) Rankings (1:09:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter |...
6.13 – "Dead Things"
March 26, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBWelcome to Hebron’s Almanac, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we dedicate our productivity to a CLASSIC episode, “Dead Things.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (9:45) False Memories (16:00) Friends better off if Buffy never came back? (38:20) Naive Rapists (41:00) Willow and Tara (50:40) Buffy turning herself in (56:50) Yelling (1:09:00) Watches (1:34:30) Rankings (1:40:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod o...
6.12 – "Doublemeat Palace"
March 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWelcome to Order of Taraka, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we see how well the cow and the chicken get along over at the Doublemeat Palace, in “Doublemeat Palace.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (8:30) Fast Food Scandals (plus Macheezmo Mouse aside) (14:30) Have you worked fast food? (29:00) Amy/Willow (37:15) Anya/Xander/Halfrek (41:50) Yelling (46:30) Watches (1:08:10) Rankings (1:12:50) / Full show notes at our websi...
6.11 – "Gone"
March 16, 2022 23:54 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome to The Black Chronicles, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we haunt the arcade in “Gone.” In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:30) Initial Thoughts (7:30) Invisibility (12:30) invisibility spells (21:00), invisibility tech (25:00), social invisibility (30:45) Buffy’s instinct (34:00) What would you do when invisibile? (36:00) Dawn’s issues (42:00) Yelling (50:30) Watches (1:17:45) Rankings (1:23:40) / Full show notes at our website / @beepme...
6.10 – "Wrecked"
March 09, 2022 20:08 - 1 hour - 117 MBWelcome to The Idol of Oofdar, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we wake up in our fucked down house and jump in a car with Willow in “Wrecked.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:45) Initial Thoughts (8:00) Operation Artichoke (12:00) Dawn (24:10) Willow (29:10) Rack & The Rules of Magic (38:10) Ending (54:05) Yelling (1:03:00) Watches (1:24:20) Rankings [plus Daniel’s breakdown of a “bad” Buffy episode] (1:28:30) / Full show notes at our websit...
6.9 – "Smashed"
March 08, 2022 02:05 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWelcome to Meteors and You, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we f**k a house down with “Smashed” In this episode, we marvel at this being better than we thought: Plot and Firsts (2:30) Fun Facts, from Stacia! (6:30) Initial Thoughts (11:00) Buffy//Willow talk (20:00) Spike’s character & soul (23:00) Divorced Tara & Dawn / Willow / Trio (30:45) How much is too much magic? (38:00) F*****g Down the House & The Bronze (44:20) Amy as Big Bad (52:30) Yelling (58...
6.8 – "Tabula Rasa"
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBWelcome to Blood Rite and Sacrifice, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we lose our memories and wipe the slate clean with “Tabula Rasa.” In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (7:00) Memory and Memory Loss (12:30) A Huge Dive into Tara, Willow, and the rules of magic (30:30) Giles leaving (43:45) Post-spell questions (50:00) Yelling (55:00) Watches (1:14:00) Rankings (1:22:30) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Lin...
6.7 – "Once More, With Feeling"
February 15, 2022 19:57 - 2 hours - 89 MBWelcome to The Book of Tarnis, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, after five years of waiting, the great “Once More, With Feeling.” In this episode, we go way too deep on: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (9:30) The TV Musical — pre-Buffy, animation, “musical” in name only, fleeting musical elements, musicals of the imagination, and musicals of magic— as well as musicals vs. dreams (12:00) Favorite/Least Favorite Songs (34:30) Going Through Motions (of ea...
6.6 – "All The Way"
January 23, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 64 MBWelcome to The Sunnydale Class of ‘99, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week... In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (7:00) Mr. Kaltenbach (10:00) Candy scares, Glico (13:10) Parking with Vampires (30:45) Bad, Bad Willow (46:45) Was this the first time Willow poisoned Tara? (55:00) Yelling (1:00:00) Watches (1:19:00) Rankings (1:23:45) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep...
6.5 – "Life Serial"
January 22, 2022 18:38 - 1 hour - 64 MBWelcome to The Word of Valios, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we try to make ourselves productive in the workforce in “Life Serial.” In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (1:45) Initial Thoughts (9:30) What are jobs? Well, a job. Saturation divers (12:30) What would Buffy be good at? (27:00) College and auditing classes (30:00) Buffy at the Magic Box (37:15) Spike and “Bad” Buffy (47:00) Giles Foreshadow (53:00) Yelling (55:00) Watches (1:18:30) Ran...
6.4 – "Flooded"
December 18, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWelcome to The Shadow Men, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we fix the leak without Tito in “Flooded.” In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Plumbing (11:15) Initial Thoughts (27:30) Feeling protective of Buffy (36:00) Big discussion of finances & Anya’s suggestion (40:00) Should Buffy tell Giles about heaven? (55:00) Angel Update (57:00) Yelling (1:03:00) Watches (1:21:00) Rankings (1:27:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on...
6.3 – "After Life"
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBWelcome to This One Starbucks Town, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we sit in the shade as Buffy contemplates her renewed existence in "After Life." In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (8:00) Ghost Hunters — the Warrens (13:00) Our smothering friends (36:00) Should Buffy just tell her friends (41:00) Giles Factor (48:00) Spike's Foreshadowing & Willow's Culpability (53:30) Yelling (1:02:00) Watches (1:13:00) Rankings (1:20...
6.2 – "Bargaining, Part 2"
November 21, 2021 11:51 - 1 hour - 70 MBWelcome to A Town-wide Epidemic of Laryngitis, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we continue the resurrection of Ms. Summers with Part 2 of "Bargaining." In this episode, we end our season premiere: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (10:00) Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (17:00) Grieving & Our Friends (31:00) Did Willow Know The Stakes? (35:30) How would you possibly comfort Buffy? (44:00) Final Scene (55:00) How is Stacia feeling about Xander? (59:00) Y...
6.1 – "Bargaining, Part 1"
November 20, 2021 18:39 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome to Arashmahar, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we return to Sunnydale, like Buffy, with "Bargaining, Part 1" In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (3:00) Angel Update (12:00) Initial Feelings (16:00) Dadaism (21:30) Giles (31:00) Better not to resurrect Buffy & Slayerettes expected to maintain (36:00) When did we decide to bring her back — and how selfless is it? (44:00) Yelling (51:00) Watches (1:14:00) Rankings (1:22:00) / Full show note...
Season 6 – Coming soon!
October 06, 2021 19:30 - 40 seconds - 780 KBJust when you thought things couldn't get worse for Buffy and Co, Beep Me Pod will be delayed for about a month. Look for weekly episodes in November as we sprint to catch up with the season! Thanks for understanding! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beepmepod.substack.com/subscribe
5.22 – "The Gift"
June 12, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 88.2 MBWelcome to Betty Louise Plotnick of East Cupcake, Illinois, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we've finally made it to the end of Season 5, "The Gift." In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Angel Update (9:30) Initial Thoughts (20:00) Talkin' Prophecy Girl Blues (26:00) The episode: Opening scene (30:00), Blood is the Blood (36:00), Giles as pragmatist? or cruel? (38:00), the killing of Ben and Buffy's philosophy (42:30), Xander proposes (51:00), Spi...
5.21 – "The Weight of the World"
June 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBWelcome to I'm Not Wearing Underwear, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, the penultimate fifth season episode, "The Weight of the World." In this episode, we're disappointed in the following order: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (10:00) Ben and Glory b******t (25:00) Catatonic states (29:00) Buffy's visions (41:00) What's in the Doc's box? (46:00) We close with yelling (48:00), watches (1:02:00) and rankings (1:07:00) / Full show notes at our website...
5.20 – "Spiral"
June 10, 2021 19:56 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWelcome to I'll Bring the Marshmallows, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we aim for the horsies in "Spiral." In this episode: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (7:00) The timeline (9:30) Knights Questions (18:00) Buffy, the realist — Scoobies on the Run (23:30) Horse Facts: Creatures of Movement (28:00) Buffy: As Badass MF (40:00) Knights: As LARPers, as People (45:45) Stacia's Deep Thoughts: Conversations on the Soul (54:00) We closed with yelling (...
5.19 – "Tough Love"
May 18, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBWelcome to Black Frost, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we swim with a cast of extras against some multicultural fair in "Tough Love." In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (9:00) Kelly thinks about Season 1 (18:00) Twinkie Defense (25:30) Crux of this episode — its basically the first half of Tabula Rasa's second half (39:00) Talking Dawn and Hank; guardianship and what's best for Dawn and Buffy (42:00) Willow and Tara (52:15)...
5.18 – "Intervention"
May 04, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWelcome to You Have Something Face, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we return to the robotics realm with "Intervention." In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (11:00) Balancing humor and seriousness (14:00) Hokey Pokey (19:00) Buffy's job as a Slayer (30:30) Buffy Bot (41:30) Buffy forgiving Spike (51:00) Yelling (55:00) Watches (1:12:30) Rankings (1:15:30) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitt...