Episode 105 – Hello Again, You Old Romeo

Episodes discussed: Buffy 5×1 Buffy vs. Dracula and Doctor Who 7×9 Hide

Buffy vs. Dracula

Written by Marti Noxon; Directed by David Solomon

Season 5 opens with Buffy encountering the most famous vampire of all. Discussion points include:

• Fiction comes to life
• Allusions to Stoker’s Dracula
• The power struggles between Dracula & Buffy
• Giles prepares to pass the torch
• The Whedony tone
• Introducing Michelle Trachtenberg

Hide

Written by Neil Cross; Directed by Jamie Payne

The Doctor and Clara investigated a haunted house on the English moors. Discussion points include:

• Why Kat loves “Hide”
• Palmer & Emma as echoes of the Doctor & Clara
• “We’re all ghosts to you”
• Clara’s caution
• The TARDIS and Clara team up
• “Every lonely monster needs a companion”

Next time:  Doctor Who 7×10 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS and Angel 2×1 Judgment.

Episode 104 – These People Mean a Lot to Me

Episodes discussed: Buffy Season 4 Recap and Angel Season 1 Recap

Buffy Season 4 Recap

We take some time to discuss the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a whole. Discussion points include:

• The critical and fan reception of season 4
• The heart of the series
• Jonathan takes over the show
• Spike’s failure to be evil

Angel Season 1 Recap

We take some time to discuss the first season of Angel as a whole. Discussion points include:

• A successful first season
• A story about itself
• The team coalesces
• Marrying the procedural and the mythological

Next time:  Buffy 5×1 Buffy vs. Dracula and Doctor Who 7×9 Hide.

Episode 103 – I Know This Fool

Episodes discussed: Doctor Who 7×8 Cold War and Angel 1×22 To Shanshu in L.A.

Cold War

Written by Mark Gatiss; Directed by Douglas Mackinnon

The Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped in a Soviet sub with a very bellicose alien. Discussion points include:

• The Hunt for Red October vibe
• Reintroducing the Davies formula
• The power of music
• The Ice Warriors
• Heroism and mercy
• Clara’s quest for validation

To Shanshu in L.A.

Written and Directed by David Greenwalt

Wolfram & Hart attempt to take by Angel by targeting his friends. Discussion points include:

• The cycle of life and death
• Angel gets some hope
• Kate, Gunn & Nabbit
• Angel’s family
• Cordelia’s suffering and empathy
• The baddies

Next time: Buffy Season 4 Recap and Angel Season 1 Recap.