Buffy the Vampire Straya

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A podcast where Australians talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode (and Angel) by episode.

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ANGEL 1.11 - Somnambulist

Buffy the Vampire StrayaJan 10, 2025

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01:13:26

No Place Like Home

Season 5, Episode 5: No Place Like Home

The gang is excited to see a strong female villain this season!

Megan forgot to watch the ep before recording this one so follows along while recording this episode - lucky she's seen it before, twenty-odd times!

Chris is feeling gaslit by Mabel and Megan’s lack of discussion of Ben – he was certain last episode that he was important and we tried to skip over him again this episode. Chris is not having it! But he does have a prediction – Ben is going to be the rebound for Riley.. the ReBen, if you will.

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May 27, 202501:11:58

Angel 2.4 Untouched

Season 2, Episode 4: Untouched

The Buffy Straya gang spend quite a bit of time reminiscing about all the things they don't like about Angel the TV series, before Megan finally gets that back on track talking about the things they don't like about this specific episode! Unfortunately, this is another Buffyverse case study of why the writers should just steer clear of sensitive topics if they're not going to do them justice (CW: discussions about trauma related to sexual assault).

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May 19, 202501:04:29

Out Of My Mind

Season 5, Episode 4: Out Of My Mind

Mabel reveals what her ex-boyfriends have in common with Riley.

Megan talks about the last time she played a video game.

Chris is starting to get wise to Dawn.

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May 12, 202501:15:21

Angel 2.3 - First impressions

Season 2, Episode 3: First impressions

The Buffy Straya gang agreed this was a perfectly fine episode. Dreadful demon of the week make up and a persistently bad Darla story line aside, there were enough good moments to redeem it!

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May 08, 202501:01:38

The Replacement

Season 5, Episode 3: The Replacement

Chris's jaw literally drops when he finds out the level of 'twinning' in this hilarious episode of Buffy, and a single line from Riley seems to make all the difference in the Buffy Straya gang's opinion of the actor M. Blucas.

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Apr 28, 202554:03

Angel 2.2 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been

Season 2, Episode 2: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been

Ever wondered what it would be like if the Angel TV series ditched it's usual format and just made a mini homage to The Shining and Rebel Without a Cause? Yeah neither had we, but turns out you get a pretty cool episode!

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Apr 13, 202501:00:51

Real Me

Season 5, Episode 2: Real Me

Megan had a LOT to say this episode. And most of it was about how much she disliked the character of Dawn. A reminder - this episode was recorded before the sad passing of Michelle Trachtenberg.

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Apr 08, 202501:08:08

Angel 2.1 - Judgement

Season 2, Episode 1: Judgement

We're back and so is Angel!

We kick off the episode talking about the potential Buffy reboot that's all over the news before jumping into Angel tepid return to the silver screen.

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Mar 30, 202555:07

Buffy vs. Dracula

Season 5, Episode 1: Buffy vs. Dracula!

We're back! And so is the Scooby gang. To battle the most famous vampire in history.

Rest in Peace Michelle Trachtenberg. This episode was unfortunately recorded before her untimely passing.

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Mar 23, 202501:24:05

Angel 1.22 - To Shanshu in LA

Jan 29, 202501:11:33

Angel 1.21 Blind Date

Jan 28, 202501:05:44

Angel 1.20 Warzone

Jan 27, 202558:18

Angel 1.19 - Sanctuary

Jan 25, 202501:13:56

Angel 1.18 - Five by Five

Jan 24, 202501:07:51

Angel 1.17 - Eternity

Jan 23, 202501:06:18

ANGEL 1.16 - The Ring

Jan 14, 202501:00:22

ANGEL 1.15 - The Prodigal

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Jan 13, 202501:15:10

ANGEL 1.14 - I've Got You Under My Skin

Jan 12, 202501:09:57

ANGEL 1.13 - She

Jan 11, 202501:06:58

ANGEL 1.11 - Somnambulist

Jan 10, 202501:13:26

ANGEL 1.10 - Parting Gifts

Jan 09, 202553:57

ANGEL 1.9 - Hero

Jan 08, 202501:10:19

ANGEL 1.7 - The Bachelor Party

Jan 07, 202501:07:18

ANGEL 1.6 - Sense and Sensitivity

Jan 06, 202501:07:10

ANGEL 1.5 - Room with a Vu

Our first encounter with Dennis - long may he live. or not live as the case may be.

Powerful Cordy episode!

Jan 05, 202550:18

ANGEL 1.4 - I Fall to Pieces

The creepiest Angel episode yet, which is what makes it also the best so far... or does it? The Buffy Straya gang is unsure as they continue to navigate these early episodes of Angel - the cop show that is now finally beginning to feature an actual cop in it. This week's name that minor character may or may not have already been featured in the main Buffy podcast, but who can remember that sort of detail (please let us know).

Jan 04, 202543:09

ANGEL 1.3 - In The Dark

Mini-crossover this episode with special guest appearances from Oz and Spike! The Buffy Straya gang are reminded of the stupid superpower of the Amara ring and Megan and Mabel have to reschool Chris on Slayer lore when they discuss the death of Kendra and Faith's coma.. but it's definitely an Angel episode.. promise! :)

Jan 03, 202554:49

ANGEL - Lonely Hearts

Happy New Year Buffy Strayans! Our gift to you to kick off the year is the release on the main Pod of all our Season 1 Angel Episodes - one a day for the next few weeks!

Kicking things off:

Season 1 Episode 2: This week the Buffy Straya gang lament the poor quality of these early Angel episodes, although, of course, Megan finds a way to relate as always! Chris is still struggling with the opening music and Mabel has an accidental cross-over with her other, sex-related podcast. Enjoy!

Jan 02, 202556:21

Restless

Season 4, episode 22: Restless

So.. was season 4 all just a dream..? Alas no, but perhaps it left you feeling a bit restless? Not unlike this very strange yet wonderful season finale episode!

The Buffy Straya gang talk at length about probably one of the most unique season finales in television history, and definitely one of the best dream representations ever done. This is not a short podcast episode, but perhaps something to tide you over the cold winter (or the desperately hot summer if you're down under like us).

We lightly touch on the problematic representation of The First Slayer, though at the risk of being yet another Tara speaking on behalf of a silenced woman of colour, there are most definitely other voices than ours worth listening to on this topic (see link below, though be wary of spoilers!).

https://archives.blacknerdscreate.com/2020/02/sineya-the-first-slayer-reimagined-how-buffy-failed-black-girl-magic/

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Nov 24, 202401:20:39

Primeval

Season 4, episode 21: Primeval.

Oh boy. This was a tough one guys. Probably the Buffy Straya Gang's least favourite episode yet! Hopefully our chat is more entertaining than this episode was for us! Bring on the Season Finale!

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Nov 19, 202401:12:43

The Yoko Factor

Season 4, episode 20: The Yoko Factor.

This episode is Helter Skelter.. And not the good kind! It went Here There and Everywhere. But Now and Then had Something to enjoy - namely when the gang Come Together at the end and Twist and Shout at each other. Looks like Buffy will need to get by without A Little Help from her Friends.

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Oct 29, 202401:11:29

New Moon Rising

Season 4, episode 19: New Moon Rising.

In the famous words of Creedence Clearwater Revival:

I see a new moon a-risin'

I see trouble on the way

I see werewolves and fightin'

I see Buffy Straya times today

Don't go out tonight

Well it's bound to take all night

There's a new ep on the rise.. (and it's a long one)

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Oct 14, 202401:25:27

Where the Wild Things Are

Season 4, episode 18: Where the Wild Things Are. We did it again! We disappeared on you all - but now we are back! And unfortunately we are kicking things off with the horniest episode of Buffy ever made, and which totally made our skin crawl. Thankfully all the other characters had interesting storylines and fun lines so we could mostly ignore Buffy and Riley!

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Sep 30, 202401:06:46

Superstar

Season 4, episode 17: Superstar. It's a Jonathan episode!!! The Buffy Straya gang has nothing but good things to say about being flung 'Into the Jonathan-Verse' and nothing but bad things to say about Adam (as usual). Fortunately there was a lot more Jonathan than Adam in this episode. Chris had no idea what was happening but came out with a newfound respect and admiration for Jonathan. As usual, Megan had a couple of runner-ups for 'Name that Minor Character' especially when an old one reappears by surprise!

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Apr 08, 202457:43

Who Are You?

Season 4, Episode 16: Who Are You?

A question our fans may be asking after another extended hiatus!

Mar 24, 202401:10:59

This Year's Girl

Season 4, episode 15: This Year's Girl. Going through the first episode of two parts, the Buffy Straya gang is delighted to have Faith back (along with some other favourites, contractually obliged or otherwise). She is a breath of fresh air and so is this episode. Megan is too busy educating everyone on some very specific Australian military slang that she nearly misses this week's Name That Minor Character moment. The whole gang nearly missed another very important moment of the episode, but they thankfully catch it as you can hear by their very audible gasps...

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Dec 18, 202358:56

Goodbye Iowa

Guess, who's back.. back again!

As usual we had a slightly longer hiatus than planned but we are back with Season 4, episode 14: Goodbye Iowa.

Once again Chris brings fresh perspective with his first watch eyes, Mabel has a Billie Eilish song playing in her head every time Adam is on screen, and Megan was till waiting for the episode to start 15 minutes in!

Dec 04, 202301:15:42

The I in Team

Season 4, episode 13: The I in Team. The Buffy Straya gang unanimously agree that this is the worst season 4 episode so far, but fortunately looking ahead there are still some gems to look forward to. This is basically an hour of Megan, Mabel, and Chris cringing at everything bad about the episode, and struggling to find quality quotes and wins. After laying into her performance, the unsurprising Name that Minor Character's history turns out to be very surprising and has the gang changing their tune a bit.

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Jun 24, 202301:12:11

New Man

Season 4, episode 12: New Man. Megan cannot Maths this episode and Chris hopes this quality of Buffy can last forever – but as Mabel points out this is one of the least rated seasons! Looks like there’s more good eps here then people give it credit for!

Megan also devastates Chris with a major spoiler on the future of Ethan Rayne.. and it’s all Name That Minor Character’s fault. This episode our listeners get to peek behind the curtain as the team discuss whether or not to edit things out… and then don't!

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Jun 04, 202301:26:11

Doomed

Season 4, episode 11: Doomed. The Buffy Straya gang rejoin Riley and Buffy right where they left things at the end of Hush, and Megan and Chris happily align themselves with #teamriley, though Megan gets a little too enthusiastic and potentially turns Chris off him. Mabel makes the profound observation that the Hellmouth is actually surprisingly similar to a hymen. A few holes a poked into the plot as usual, but this time we get a bit of behind the scenes insight into why the writers may have missed some details. Clearly the writing is still quite strong since Megan snuck in a few extra quotes as usual.

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May 13, 202358:50

Hush

Season 4, episode 10: Hush. The Buffy Straya gang enjoyed another Buffy MVP episode – so much that they talked about it for an hour and a half! Megan creates a fanfic backstory for the Gentlemen and shares details of her own creepy childhood nightmares. We get our longest Name That Minor Character segment ever, and it is well deserved. Shout out Doug Jones – Chris is your biggest fan! And Mabel rightly awards Hush the newly created, but highly coveted Buffy Straya make-up award.

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May 08, 202301:35:34

Something Blue

Season 4, episode 9: Something Blue. The whole Buffy Straya gang basically agrees that this is the best episode of Buffy to date. They have to resist the urge to just quote the whole episode from start to finish, which is very difficult as Megan is just reading the script in the background and laughing along while they're discussing the funniest scenes. We get some insight into Chris' adorable real life dating moves that parallel with none other than Riley Finn, while Mabel is still trying to forget the annoying high school boys from her past that kept calling her a mystery. We call out the shitty behaviour as we see it and get another Megan Moment highlighting the sad reality that Willow is facing in this episode that is all too common in real life.

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Mar 27, 202301:09:38

ANGEL - I Will Remember You

Angel Season 4 Episode 8: I Will Remember You
It's a crossover episode! This week we are releasing our Angel episode on our regular podcast because... how could we not?!?!?!

We watched this one together too and enjoyed it MUCH more than the Buffy episode! This week the gang realise they shouldn’t watch episodes with sex scenes together cos it feels as awkward as watching it with your parents!

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Mar 21, 202301:10:50

Pangs

Buffy Season 4 Episode 8: Pangs
This... did not age well. And we talk about why.

We watched this one together and had much less fun than expected - though stay tuned for a special cross-over episode next week!

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Mar 11, 202301:09:51

The Initiative

Season 4, episode 7: The Initiative. Stop the presses... This week one of Chris's predictions was proven right?!?! Mabel and Megan couldn't believe how close he got to the truth on this one a few episodes ago. Meanwhile, Megan sneaks in a quote-a-thon, and briefly turns this into an iZombie podcast when Mabel reveals she's never heard of it.

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Feb 28, 202301:14:38

Wild at Heart

Season 4, episode 6: Wild at Heart. This week Megan forgot to watch the episode, which resulted in Mabel and Chris being forced to experience her feelings in real time as they went through the story... and there were many of them.. and they were intense. So just a usual episode of Buffy Straya really! Meanwhile everyone can agree that they aren't going to miss Veruca Salt!

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Feb 15, 202301:30:29

Beer Bad

Season 4, episode 5: Beer Bad. Somehow despite the title, the Buffy Straya gang come out of this episode still liking beer. In contrast to the simple title, the episode actually turns out to be deceptively deep and leads Megan to sharing some pretty profound psychology wisdom with us, as well as drawing parallels to some other iconic Buffy moments. We also get another great contender for the top spot in our Name that Minor Character Hall of Fame!

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Jan 29, 202355:29

Fear, Itself

Season 4, episode 4: Fear, Itself. This week Chris has finally seen the light and decided that Anya is a good character! As usual Megan has a powerful connection to a scene the other two can barely remember and Mabel discovers that star signs are like, actually a real thing….

Also stay tuned for a Chris prediction – spoiler alert – he is certain Riley is a secret spy!

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Jan 15, 202355:28

The Harsh Light of Day

Season Four, epsiode 3: The Harsh Light of Day. The Buffy Straya gang groan and rant about all of the annoying and frustrating things that happen in this episode. If this episode has also always infuriated you, listen along to us verbalising your frustrations. It ends up being a bit of a longer discussion this week as the gang touches on some pretty heavy topics including consent and the glorification of sexual violence in film and TV.

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Dec 19, 202201:23:02

Living Conditions

Season Four, epsiode 2: Living Conditions. The Buffy Straya gang continue to get used to college life as they get to know a lot more about Buffy's roommate from hell (or rather from one of many unnamed hell dimensions). Chris doesn't seem to be as annoyed as Buffy at her roommate's music taste and actually highly rates Believe by Cher. Megan and Mabel commend the episode for it's rewatchability and praise all of the red herrings and plot twists as they compare with Chris' notes and his fresh perspective.

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Dec 05, 202201:06:51