If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
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5.17 – "Forever"
April 20, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWelcome to Late Night Stormtrooper Pal, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we keep it intense with the "Forever." In this episode, it breaks down like this: Plot and Firsts (2:30) Monkey's Paw (10:00) Initial Thoughts (17:00) Scene-by-Scene: Casket & Meeting (24:00) Scene-by-Scene: Spike (30:00) Scene-by-Scene: Funeral (32:00) Scene-by-Scene: Xander & Anya (34:00) Scene-by-Scene: Willow and Magic (36:00) Scene-by-Scene: Doc (47:00) Scene-by-Scene: Buffy/Ang...
5.16 – "The Body"
April 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBWelcome to Draconian Katra, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we try to keep ourselves together as we discuss the masterful sixteenth episode of Season 5: "The Body." In this episode, we meander through: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts and our first time watching this (12:00) Our first attempt through "The Body" — takeaways and negative space(22:00) A more structured breakdown of our friends in this episode (33:00) TV deaths that are memorable but not as...
5.15 – "I Was Made To Love You"
March 26, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBWelcome to The Seed of Wonder, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, the one before the one, "I Was Made to Love You." In this episode, after our plot and firsts (1:30) and initial thoughts (6:00), we dive in scene-by-scene: Training room (10:00) Joyce/Dawn/Buffy scene (19:00) Transition scene with Anya and Tara (23:00) The party scene (24:30) Babysitting scene (34:45) Back to the Magic Box (36:25) Warren (41:00) Spike in the Magic Box (47:30) Buffy vs. April s...
5.14 – "Crush"
March 19, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWelcome to The Seal of Danzalthar, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we reunite with the OG Black Beauty, Drusilla, in "Crush." In this episode, we talk: Joss Whedon revelations (2:00) Plot and Firsts (9:30) Angel Update (14:30) Hunchback of Notre Dame (20:00) Episode — including creepy Spike, a soul versus a chip and ask how Spike hadn't been disinvited earlier (37:00) We close, as always, with yelling (1:00:00), watches (1:20:00) and ranking the episode (1:2...
5.13 – "Blood Ties"
March 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWelcome to I'm Eating This Banana, Lunch Time Be Damned, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we finally get to the bottom of all this Key talk with "Blood Ties." In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (10:00) Dawn and adoption (13:30) Different approaches to Dawn (22:00) Knights(27:00) Clearing up misconceptions of the Monks and Ben/Glory timeline – including the origins of the Order, is Ben the latest in Glory's string of Ben's?, is Be...
5.12 – "Checkpoint"
March 11, 2021 22:48 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBWelcome to Ms. Barton's Performance Review, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we have a very special episode! Because Kelly and Stacia's audio died tragically, Daniel narrates "Checkpoint" as a stop gap. In this episode, we (Daniel as all characters) talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Unstructured episode talk — quick cuts, the theme of power, shadowy organizations and if the Council is one (5:00) Rasputin — well, Daniel's reaction to Stacia's now gone deep dive (17:00)...
5.11 – "Triangle"
March 03, 2021 19:05 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWelcome to Unidentified Telepath Demons, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we hang with Olaf and get to know Anya better in "Triangle." In this episode, we discuss: Initial Thoughts (12:00) Trolls (16:00) Willow vs. Anya - over love of Xander (32:30) Yelling (45:00) Watches (1:07:45) Rankings (1:12:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime Playlist for Podcast Fans, Season 5 / Next...
5.10 – "Into the Woods"
February 23, 2021 05:40 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBWelcome to 5 by 5, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week close out the long Season 4 with "Into the Woods." [This is our first remote episode of a small suite of episodes – to S5E13, "Blood Ties" – that'll feature overdubs or complete recreations. Please, do not be alarmed!] In this episode, we talk: Context (2:00) Initial Thoughts (6:00) Buffy and Riley breakup and the ending (9:30) Xander ruins the day and Buffy’s idea of love (16:30) Spike and Stalkers (26:00) ...
5.9 – "Listening to Fear"
January 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWelcome to Espresso Pump, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we listen to fear with "Listening to Fear." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:00) Tunguska event (6:40) Initial Thoughts, like how this is a Season 2 episode with the emotional weight of 5 years of friendships (15:30) Daniel's Monk Dunk is blocked (26:00) Yelling (45:30) Watches (1:06:30) Rankings (1:08:30) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | T...
5.8 – "Shadow"
January 08, 2021 19:56 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBWelcome to Besieged, Bedeviled, and Beheaded, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week marks our first ever remote episode (which you can tell by Daniel's mic slowly becoming more robotic, but not unlistenable!) but hardly the first "Shadow" on our podcast record! In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (i.e. why we don’t like this episode) (4:00) Character interactions – Spike and Riley (10:00) Summers Ladies (13:00) Riley & Vampires/Cheat...
5.7 – "Fool for Love"
December 20, 2020 02:17 - 1 hour - 65 MBWelcome to Sid the Wily Dairy Gnome, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we go deep with Spike in the classic "Fool for Love" In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initital Thoughts (8:00) Buffy confronting death & the Council (10:00) Beat-by-beat episode (22:00) Spike (30:00) Angel Update (38:00) Boxer Rebellion (41:00) Spike’s monologues (51:00) NYC 1977 (55:00) Spike’s obsession with Slayers (1:02:00) We close the show with yelling (1:12:00...
5.6 – "Family'
November 07, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBWelcome to Fire Bad Tree Pretty, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we pour it all out for Tara in this very special episode all about "Family." In this episode, we get into: Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Thoughts (7:30) Sappho (15:00) Family (27:00) We close the show with our usual yelling (45:00), watches (1:05:00), and our rankings (1:07:30). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime P...
5.5 – "No Place Like Home"
October 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWelcome to The Electric Kool-Aid Funky Satan Groove, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we learn about keys and dunk on Joyce in "No Place Like Home." In this episode, we discuss: Plot and Firsts (2:00) The Dagon Sphere (5:00) Initial Thoughts (14:30) Dawn and the Monks — including big questions: If you don't care for Dawn after this, will you ever?; the cause of Joyce's aneurysm; and Monks making Joyce a good mom to Dawn, assumed she was good mom to Buffy (16:30...
5.4 – "Out of My Mind"
October 17, 2020 16:02 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBWelcome to Reliable Dog Geyser Person, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we talk Castro, knitting and rock punching with "Out of My Mind." In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (1:30) 638 Ways to Kill Castro (10:30) Initial Thoughts (24:00) Spike Knits? Other hobbies? (29:00) Initiative still exists (35:00) If Spike got chip removed, would he have killed Buffy and would Buffy have killed him?(38:00) Real podcast (42:45) Yelling (44:00) Watches (1:05:30) ...
5.3 – "The Replacement"
October 10, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBWelcome to Yam Sham, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we get double the Xander with "The Replacement." In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Twins (9:00) Initial Thoughts (21:30) Episode Talk (28:00) — including: Xander becoming foreman? Can you heat up Spaghetti-O's on a dryer? Would Toth have succeeded in killing Buffy if he hit her instead of Xander? And would "strong" Buffy take care of "weak" Buffy? Yelling (47:30) Watches (1:07:00) Rankings (...
5.2 – "Real Me"
October 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWelcome to Maple Court, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we get to hang out with our regular, recurring, series-long favorite character, Buffy's sister, Dawn! It's wild that she's feel no one knows the "real" her, she's been here the whole time! In this episode, we discuss: Context (2:00) The Game of Life (7:00) Initial Thoughts (12:30) The world through Dawn’s eyes (21:00) Yelling (1:00:00) Watches (1:18:00) Rankings (1:23:00) / Full show notes at our websi...
5.1 – "Buffy vs. Dracula"
September 26, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBWelcome to The Many Faces of Jeff Kober, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week WE BEGIN SEASON 5 OF BUFFY with the iconic "Buffy vs. Dracula." In this episode, we discuss: Context (2:00) Dracula (12:00) Initial Thoughts (29:00) Dawn (34:00) Our friends and Dracula (40:00) Yelling (55:30) Real Podcast and Watches (1:06:00) Rankings (1:10:30) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime Playlis...
Welcome to... If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
September 23, 2020 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBWelcome to If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me, also known as the world's second favorite Buffy podcast. This podcast follows Buffy the Vampire Slayer in real-time, 20 years after the series' original airing. In each episode, we contextualize, talk, teach, yell, watch and rank each episode. Season 5 begins on September 26 but there's time to start from the beginning. Well, maybe not from the beginning beginning. The first two seasons of this podcast are in "listener-beware" territory unti...
4.22 – "Restless"
June 11, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWelcome to Spordilla, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we listen to the divisive classic, and Season 4 finale, "Restless" In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Dreams (7:00) Initial Thoughts (21:30) Pre-Dream (23:00) Willow's Dream (28:00) + an aside on Joss Whedon Xander's Dream (43:00) + other TV dream sequences Giles Dream (1:04:00) Buffy's Dream (1:11:00) If this was the series finale (1:28:00) Yelling (1:35:00) Watches (1:41:00) Rankings...
4.21 – "Primeval"
May 16, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBWelcome to Daphne Blake, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we close our penultimate finale with Buffy's penultimate finale, "Primeval." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (8:00) + Vampire Diaries aside Finale talk (14:00) What if we took the Initiative out? (25:30) Yelling (38:00) Watches (57:00) Rankings (1:03:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime...
4.20 – "The Yoko Factor"
May 09, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWelcome to The Box of Gavrok, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we watch our Slayerettes dissolve before our eyes in "The Yoko Factor." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts + reboot news and Dolly Parton (1:30) Initial Thoughts (6:00) Spike's Manipulations (10:30)Giles (11:00)Willow/Tara (16:00)Xander (24:30)Legendary Angel Update (33:00)Angel/Buffy/Riley (41:00) Yelling, including Yoko Ono (52:00), Watches (1:12:30) and Rankings (1:14:00) / Full show notes...
4.19 – "New Moon Rising"
May 02, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBWelcome to Jeff Orkin, Rest in Peace, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we see what happens when Oz returns in "New Moon Rising." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:00) The importance of this episode, in general (5:00) Gay TV (10:00) Back to Buffy (41:30) We close, as usual, with some yells (46:00) watching (1:04:00) and ranking (1:06:00), where we talk relationships (Willow/Tara, Willow/Oz, etc.) in-depth. / Full show notes at our website / @bee...
4.18 – "Where the Wild Things Are"
April 25, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBWelcome to The Sofa in Hell, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we brave the orgasm wall to bring you Season 4's eighteenth episode, the close of the Tracey Forbes trilogy, "Where the Wild Things Are." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (6:30) Georgia Tann and early 20th century adoption (12:30) Buffy/Riley/Orgasm Wall (24:00) Xander/Anya (26:00) Willow/Tara (31:30) Giles (35:00) Anya/Spike (41:00) We close this one out by yelli...
4.17 – "Superstar"
April 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBWelcome to Chapter 11, Assassination and Infiltration, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we spend a day with the world's most interesting man, star of The Matrix, living legend, Jonathan! In this episode, we talk: Our first week of quarantine (1:00) Plot and Firsts (2:30) Is Jonathan.com a real website; is Space Jam? (11:00) Initial Thoughts in a COVID world (17:00) The most interesting man in the world (26:00) Yelling (35:30) Watches (53:00) Rankings (55:30...
4.16 – "Who Are You"
February 29, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBWelcome to The Fruit Roll Ups of Love, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we conclude our cliffhanger with Season 4's sixteenth episode, "Who Are You." In this (long) episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (3:30) Body Swaps (6:30) Initial Thoughts (20:00) SMG as Faith (23:00) Joyce (27:30) Scooby Meeting (31:00) Jumping to end with Faith pretending to be good — Faith on Angel — how many times are we gonna do this?! (36:30) Willow/Tara/Spike (41:00) Faith and Rile...
4.15 – "This Year's Girl"
February 22, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWelcome to Happy Burger, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we're so lucky to catch up with our friend Faith as she calmly wakes up to a show that's passed her by and doesn't make much of a fuss about it at all: Season 4, episode 15, "This Year's Girl." In this episode, we talk Plot and Firsts (1:30) Initial Reactions (8:00) Kelly and Faith (10:00) All Faith, including our newest attraction: A TIMELINE OF FEELING TRAPPED BY SEASON 3: NOTES FROM THE NEW SUNNYDALE S...
4.14 - Goodbye Iowa
February 15, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBWelcome to The Whirlwind, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we conclude the introduction of Adam with Season 4, episode 14: "Goodbye Iowa" In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:30) Pre-Code Era Movies (8:00) Initial Thoughts (19:00) Adam and Super-soldiers (23:00) Riley breakdown, do you feel sympathy, are we the bad guys? (32:00) Yelling (43:00) Watches (57:30) Rankings (1:00:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter |...
4.13 — "The I in Team"
February 08, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBWelcome to Smelly Cheese Night, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we hang out with the Initiative, the first of two parts, with Season 4, episode 13, "The I in Team." In this episode, we discuss Plot and Firsts (2:00) Initial Thoughts (7:30) Relationships — Giles/Spike, Anya/Xander, Willow/Tara and Riley/Buffy in the Initiative and their motives (10:00) Yelling (41:40) Watches (55:00) Rankings (1:01:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktr...
4.12 – "A New Man"
January 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWelcome to Ruff, Bad Dog, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we hang out with Giles and his eyes in Season 4, episode 12's "A New Man." In this episode, we talk: Plot and Firsts (2:00) Our thoughts? (10:00) All about Giles – Giles and Maggie, his reactions as a demon, and interactions with Spike (14:00) Buffy & Riley (27:30) Yelling (30:45) Watches (43:45) Rankings (48:45) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumb...
4.11 – "Doomed"
January 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBWelcome to Mr. Pointy, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we talk "Doomed" and bring as many people to talk about this episode as it took to write it. In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (2:00), thoughts (9:00), the "doomedness" of all relationships on the show (13:00), including: Buffy (Scott Hope, Billy Fordham, Parker, Owen, Angel, Riley, Spike) Forrest and Riley Giles (Jenny, Olivia, Joyce) Xander (Cordelia, Ms. French, Ashanti, Anya) Willow (Malcolm, Oz...
4.10 – "Hush"
December 14, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWelcome to Grr. Argh., also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we finally get to discuss the indomitable "Hush." In this episode, we talk: plots and firsts (2:00) a note or two on Joss's commentary (7:00) communication is key (12:00) the projector scene and score in general (21:30) The Gentlemen (28:15) "Hush" as a concept – and other shows that've done it, like 77 Sunset Strip in the 50s; Twilight Zone ("The Silence"), Mr. Robot, Space: Above and Beyond, The Prison...
4.9 – "Something Blue"
November 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBWelcome to Uncle Bob's Magic Cabinet, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we watched the excellent "Something Blue." In this episode, we talk about lots: plot and firsts (2:00) we get another ANGEL UPDATE *guitar solo* (5:30) the episode as a whole and, specifically, Willow and her friends reactions to her grief (13:00) we try to overlook at the usual contrivances because this is a great episode but mention them anyway (24:00) the laying the foundation for future ...
4.8 – "Pangs"
November 23, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBWelcome to Want, Take, Have, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we celebrate ThanksBuffy with "Pangs." In this episode, we talk plots and firsts (2:00), get an ANGEL UPDATE *guitar solo* (9:00), and dive into Chumash history and its depiction in the show (17:00). We yell about the finer points (35:00), perform our mandated watches (54:30) and rank the episode (57:45). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me...
4.7 – "The Initiative"
November 16, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBWelcome to The Many Bucket Hats of Willow Rosenberg, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we finally get to hang out with THE BOIS! Season 4, episode 7's "The Initiative." In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (2:00), initial thoughts (8:00), then spend the episode around our aforementioned bois (12:00): the opening scene, the Initiative reveal, them with Parker, and their concurrence with all our friends. We yell about stuff (1:08:30), watch our watches (1:23:00) a...
4.6 – "Wild at Heart"
November 10, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBWelcome to The Order of Aurelius, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we say goodbye to Oz in "Wild at Heart." In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (1:40), George Cera (6:00) and initial thoughts (10:00). The bulk of the episode centers around Willow and Oz in 8 scenes (15:00) – with asides for Maggie Walsh's cover, Veruca as the new Faith, and the "seven annual minutes," among others. We close with yelling (58:00), watches (1:07:00) and rankings (1:09:00) / Full...
4.5 – "Beer Bad"
November 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBWelcome to Sweatydale, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we get wasted (metaphorically, metaphorically) and talk season 4, episode 5, "Beer Bad." In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (2:00), impressions (9:50), dangerous libations (16:00), Black Frost and bars on campus (28:00). Eventually, we yell at each other (42:00), watch together (1:05:00) and rank this episode (1:07:30). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tu...
4.4 – "Fear Itself"
October 26, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBWelcome to Home of the Big Brewing Evil, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we tackle "Fear Itself" in Season 4, episode 4! In this episode: ➴ Plot, firsts and lasts (1:00) ➴ Halloween preferences (5:00) ➴ Fears (11:30) ➴ Mighty Mighty Alpha Delt's (14:30) ➴ Oz flinging his blood and summoning Gachnar (21:00) ➴ Parker and Joyce combo (27:10) Then we yell (33:00), watch (50:00) and rank (53:00) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitt...
4.3 – "The Harsh Light of Day"
October 19, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWelcome to Buffy's Sad SpaghettiOs, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, Season 4, Episode 3, "The Harsh Light of Day." In this episode: ➴ Plot, Firsts and "Things" (2:00) ➴ Talk about Parker and Angel and Buffy (7:00) ➴ Parker Hooking Up with Buffy (12:00) ➴ Gem of Amara and magical jewelry (24:00) ➴ ANGEL UPDATE (37:00) ➴ Yelling (45:00) ➴ Watches (1:10:00) ➴ We Rank This Sucker (1:12:30) / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter |...
4.2 – "Living Conditions"
October 12, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBWelcome to Dragon's Cove, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we deal with our passive aggressive roommates in Season 4's "Living Conditions." In this episode, we talk roommates using the issues from the show – passive aggressiveness, taking up too much space, clothes, hygiene, food, seeing your crush with them, dreamscapes and murder (8:50). Was Kathy wore all this? (40:00) We yell (46:00), watch (1:01:30) and rank (1:04:30) our way, if you believe it. / Full show no...
4.1 – "The Freshman"
October 05, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWelcome to Okay, Bury a Potato. No, That's for Warts, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we begin Season 4 (!!!) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We start where Buffy started 20 years ago: "The Freshman." In this episode, we talk plots and firsts (2:00) then college (8:00). When we get to the episode itself (25:00), we discuss Riley, Sunday and the '90s aesthetic, the Initiative as tantalizing instead of infuriating, and how our friends are dealing with life's changes. We...
3.23 – Season 3 Recap
August 10, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBWelcome to Hello Salty Goodness, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we take a final look back on the season that was, the same that never ended, the season we'll be forced to forget as the next one approaches way too quickly. That's right: Season 3 recap time! We keep it light this episode talking our lows (3:00) and highs (20:00). In between: a final look at Faith and the Mayor and how they stack to other Buffy villains (8:00), Daniel crunches the numbers (22:00), a ...
3.18 – "Earshot"
July 21, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBWelcome to Kiss the Librarian Mug, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we return to the show after a long absence to talk "Earshot," which was originally scheduled as episode 18 during the season but was aired weeks before the beginning of Season 4. In this episode, we talk plots and firsts (2:00), Othello (3:00), and telepathy in all forms (11:30). We yell (37:00), watch (49:00) and rank for the last time in Season 3 (53:00). / Full show notes at our website / @bee...
3.22 – "Graduation Day, Part 2"
July 13, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBWelcome to Who Is That Girl?, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we conclude the festivities (and the disastrous commencement speaker) with "Graduation Day, Part 2." In this episode, we talk plots and firsts (2:00), finales and Big Bads so far (10:00), dream sequences (12:30), the Mayor (26:00), the absence of "Earshot" from the narrative in real time (30:00) and our farewells to old friends and high school (31:00). Naturally, we yell (44:00), watch (52:00) and rank (...
3.21 – "Graduation Day, Part 1"
May 18, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBWelcome to I Mock You With My Monkey Pants, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we begin the ceremonies with "Graduation Day, Part 1." In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (2:00), old ones and ascension and the logistics of Big Snake (11:00), and check in with all of our characters at this pivotal point in the series (25:30). We yell (55:00) and watch (1:05:00) and rank (1:08:00). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | T...
3.20 – "The Prom"
May 11, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBWelcome to Techno Pagan, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we go through every high schooler's rite of passage, "The Prom." In this episode, we talk prom (10:00), Tucker Wells & the mechanics of rage and rejection (30:00), Buffy & Angel's break-up and if we care – also Angel: How Does He Even Have Money, a Beep Me Investigation (38:00). We close by yelling (48:00), watching (59:00) and ranking (1:04:00). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | ...
3.19 – "Choices"
May 04, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWelcome to Pop's Pumpkin Patch, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we talk choices in Season 3, Episode 19's "Choices." In this episode, we talk plot and firsts (1:30), Gavrocks and spiders (17:00), and choices (27:00). We close with yelling (56:30), our watches (1:07:00) and rankings (1:14:00). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime Playlist for Podcast Fans, Season 3 / Next episode: You d...
3.18 – "Earshot"
April 27, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBWelcome to If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me. We are a Buffy podcast that follows the schedule 20 years from today. Last week in 1999 two cowards shot up their school in Littleton, Colorado and America took pause. "Earshot" was preempted for a rerun of Season 3, Episode 14, "Bad Girls." Kelly addresses the moment (1:00) before "Bad Girls" is replayed in its entirety. "Earshot" aired on September 21, 1999. We will cover it in context then. Full show notes at beepmepod,wordpress.com and...
3.17 – "Enemies"
March 16, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBWelcome to The Mark of Eyghon, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week we talk enemies in Season 3, Episode 17's "Enemies." In this episode, we cover dat slow-mo (6:00), try to defend Faith while acknowledging the horrible adulting in Sunnydale (17:00), and dive into the strange history of the Hellmouth and Mayor Wilkins (21:30). We close by yelling (39:00), watching (55:30), and ranking (1:00:00). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Ins...
3.16 – "Doppelgangland"
February 23, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWelcome to Tomb of Alfalfa, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we talk about doppelgängers in Season 3, episode 16's "Doppelgangland." In this episode, we talk Dark Willow, writing, killing characters and Willow's fuzzy sweater (14:00) before Kelly goes off about Faith (28:00) and the absence of the Council (34:00). The episode closes with yelling (44:00), watches (58:00) and rankings (1:01:20). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | ...
3.15 – "Consequences"
February 16, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWelcome to Sassy Eggs, also known as If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me! This week, we talk about consequences in Season 3, episode 15's "Consequences." In this episode, we talk breaking the law in Sunnydale (11:15), consequences (19:40), if Faith is right (30:30), and Willow and Xander (37:00) before yelling (43:30), our watches (57:00) and rankings (1:00:00). / Full show notes at our website / @beepmepod on Linktree | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr / Beep Me Hyphen Funtime Playlist for P...