In the finale of Season 4 and the aftermath of their primal enjoining spell, the Scoobies are stalked through their dreams by the spirit of a death unnamed and a grief unending - the First Slayer. The Buffy Boys will by firemen when the floods roll back in S04E22 "Restless". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Death of the auteur and the reclaimed queer resilience of found family Rightful trauma - integrating loss as strength in the Slayer line You Can't Go Home Again: dreamscapes and the uncanon of the heroine's journey "Why is there a cowboy in 'Death of a Salesman' anyway?" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

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Buffy Boys 078 - To Each His Nightmare (S04E22)

It's self-contained Apocalypse time in the Battle for the Initiative as Adam deploys many more tables to do science on. The Buffy Boys realise the real friends are the ones you mystically enjoin with along the way in S04E21 "Primeval". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Chekhov's Behavioral Modification Chip - the Riley-adjacent resolution of the Initiative plot Shirtless, body obsessed and with Mommy Issues: Adam as the true gay man's Big Bad The Source of Our Power: Constructed family and true strength in the Scoobies "Xander, just because this is never going to work, there's no need to be negative." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 077 - Initial Fog (S04E21)

Taking a running start to deploy Adam's master plan (?) Spike does what he does best - emotionally manipulating the Scoobies into ruining their own day. Giles gets drunk. Angel and Riley fight. The Buffy Boys are on Team Miss Kitty Fantastico in S04E20 "The Yoko Factor". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Regression before progression - pushing the Scoobies to the limit to demonstrate their unity The Call is Coming...From Inside The House:  consumerist masculinity and Xander's abortive stint as a phone sex operator Missing the Forrest for the Trees and the death of the Initiative's conflict counterpoint character "You order me out of your city and then you come here and start pounding on my boyfriend?" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 076 - The Seed of Dischord (S04E20)

Willow is torn (but not really) between old love and new in the One Where The Ex Meets The Witch Girlfriend. It's queer, and we're here for it. The Buffy Boys give one last a-roo-roo for our OG hound dog Oz in S04E19 "New Moon Rising". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:   Toxic Lunar Masculinity - the knotted metaphor of supernaturally induced male violence A gay flicker in the dark: Queer representation and validation by candlelight Redshirts by Any Other Name - the 'weakness in numbers' of the Initiative  "I never knew you were such a bigot." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 075 - A Love of Full Moon (S04E19)

In a Very Special Episode of Buffy the Gang learn all about the urges of their growing bodies from the best of teachers - a haunted Catholic orphanage of shame. The Buffy Boys are cataloguing their sins in S04E18 "Where the Wild Things Are". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:   Behind Blue Eyes: Giles and the attraction of not being an emotionally stunted man Ghosts, Lust and the tradition of adolescents charging supernatural breaching points fit to burst The cresting redemption of Faith Lehane, on the other show "Like a ... big burstin' poltergasm." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 074 - The Insatiables (S04E18)

Jonathan has yet another amazing week of saving the day alongside his plucky sidekicks, lil Buffy and the gang. There's laughs, tears, and even some lessons learnt - join Jonathan's Jokers as they discuss the hunk himself in S04E17 "Superstar". Key Jonathan Japes from this episode include:  Anatomy of a Hero: Jonathan's journey from child genius to teenage father figure Jacking in with the J Man - the inventor of the internet officially endorsed Tumblr Looking for Jonathan in all the Wrong Places: Expanding the definition of queer to include 'straight but would make an exception..." "Did you know that Jonathan threw the first brick at Stonewall?" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 073 - Jonathan (S04E17)

Faith takes Buffy's hijacked body for a test drive to torch her life before she skips town. A few hours in her blonde counterpart's well-adjusted pumps brings more hard truths than she can handle. The Buffy Boys find the real body horror were the friends we lost along the way in S04E16 "Who Are You?". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  The mess in the middle - deteriorating the comfortable lie of the anti-hero Faith of the Heart: nature versus nurture in the making of a rogue slayer Stevedore Stamina: what is it and how can we get it?  "Um, if you are Buffy, then you will let me tie you up without killing me until we find whether you are telling the truth" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 072 - In the Enemy's Body (S04E16)

Faith wakes from her coma in a post-Mayor Sunnydale to find that Buffy has moved on and there's no place for a rogue Slayer. So she's going to carve one out. The Buffy Boys are Freaky Friday-ing in S04E15 "This Year's Girl". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Five by Five What?: The self-fulfilling world view of Faith as outsider The Casual Electrocution of Xander Harris Joyce in the Attic Bedroom - parental figures in absence  "I'd hate to see the pursuit of a homicidal lunatic get in the way of pursuing a homicidal lunatic" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 071 - Girl of the Year (S04E15)

There's a new Big Bad on the block as bio-mechanical demonoid Adam climbs out of the Initiative, determined to learn what he is: one flayed child at a time. Will Riley stop his flop sweats long enough to deal with his shiny new brother? It's S04E14 "Goodbye Iowa". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Is Frankenstein the Monster, actually? - reinterpreting the Promethean in the new millennium  Constructing identity from spare parts: the 'found family' in the Buffyverse Yet more plot relevant floppy disks in uncomfortable places "I totally get it now. Can I have sex with Riley, too" If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 070 - The Monster Factory (S04E14)

Buffy's short-lived sojourn as a camoed up commando comes to a shocking, and then very pointed, conclusion as a matriarch falls and a cyborg rises. The Buffy Boys are saying goodbye to smother, MOTHER in S04E13 "The I In Team". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Buffy's vocational Slayage at odds with the military modus operandi Fraught penetrative imagery - the 3rd F in Fight or Flight reflex Accelerating a character arc to frenetic conclusion - the case of the Absent Professor "Everyone's gettin' spanked but me." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 069 - Top Individual (S04E13)

Giles is feeling directionless and out-of-the-Scooby-loop as a middle aged, independently wealthy former librarian. His day goes from bad to worse when he's transformed into a demon by his old flame Ethan Rayne (we're making it canon). The Buffy Boys are shipping clapped out warlocks in S04E12 "A New Man". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  The Bemused Beast Within: ageing as othering in a youth focused setting "Father? Figures...": the family bond expressed in adversary and adversity Giles's pumped up demon traps and glutes "And you're what? Shocked and disappointed? I'm evil." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 068 - Metamorphoses (S04E12)

Buffy and Riley deal with that classic early relationship issue where you find out that your new beau is also a secret demon hunter. Incidentally, there is also an Apocalypse. The Buffy Boys are returning their way overdue library books in S04E11 "Doomed". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Falling on your Stake: The neutering and reforging of Spike's truth-teller role in the Scoobs The incuriosity of the Initiative in contrast to the uncertainty of magic The unseemly valley of semi-human monsters "Oh — as usual — dear." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 067 - The Sacrifice of the Three (S04E11)

Can't even shout, can't even cry The Gentlemen are coming by Looking in windows, knocking on doors They need to take seven and they might take yours Can't call to mom, can't say a word You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard. The Buffy Boys are oh, so, quiet in S04E10 "Hush". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Weaponising Voice - Communicating the 'youth speak' in body language Wanna-Blessed-Bes and the superficial/substantial in representative feminist spaces Achieving a rictus smile without props "..." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys   

Buffy Boys 066 - The Scream That Kills (S04E10)

A misfired spell causes Willow's wacky wishes to wrestle with reality. Spike/Buffy are writing their vows and Giles is falling over furniture as some friendly vengance demons take notice. The Buffy Boys are wearing white to your wedding in S04E09 "Something Blue". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  Shipping, Spike/Buffy and the tug-of-war with fandom Monkey's Paw wishes and the sitcom factor in Buffy Kiss the Librarian novelty mugs "Something about Willow and her griefy "poor me" mood swings. So, so tired of it." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 065 - Buffy's Wedding (S04E09)

The Scoobies raise the ire of a vengeful Native American spirit during Thanksgiving and contend with hundreds of years of colonial trauma in an episode critics are calling "definitely an episode of TV" and "there's some funny stuff with Spike at least?" The Buffy Boys are having a big 'Yikes' in S04E08 "Pangs". Key Buffy Bits from this episode include:  The land is haunted because it's stolen: US TV's knotted 'You Tried' relationship with Native American portrayals Youth Speak and the Othered Voice Inhuman Decency and selective redemption of 'monsters' "It is a sham, but it's a sham with yams. It's a yam sham." If you enjoyed the episode you can subscribe to us on: http://buffyboys.libsyn.com/rss or by searching “Buffy Boys” in your favourite podcast app. Follow us and let us know what you think: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffyBoys/ Twitter https://twitter.com/buffyboys/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buffy_boys/ Email at buffyboyscast@gmail.com And if you’re feeling extra kind, leave us a review on your podcast app, it helps a lot! Our theme song is an acoustic cover of the Title Theme to Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Alex Heflin (originally by Nerf Herder). Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/alexheflin Yours in Slaying, The Buffy Boys 

Buffy Boys 064 - Regrets (S04E08)

Two boyfriends who won't stop talking about their English Lit degrees comment on a girl who saved the world, a lot. A weekly re-watch of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' from an LGBTQ, feminist, and literary perspective (also wine!). New episodes released every Wednesday.

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