Buffy The Vampire Straya

Season three, episode 20 - The Prom. Chris finally realises why Megan and Mabel thought Wesley was such a creeper, and Megan surprises herself with an unplanned Megan Moment. Also this week Mabel actually watched the episode before talking about it (good job Mabel).  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season three, episode 19 - Choices. Controversial - this week the gang all agreed with Wesley! The choice to rescue Willow over saving the world was definitely dodgy. Also, Mabel watched the wrong episode, Megan didn't take notes and Chris keeps calling Giles Anthony MICHAEL Head. It's a wild ride :) Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

The Buffy 'Straya gang agree that we are in a sweet spot of Buffy watching with good episode after good episode, although Chris likes it more once he realises that it's not a response to America's gun violence but just poorly timed, and in fact had a delayed broadcast due to a famous school shooting. And of course, finally... it's time for another BUFFY JUMP! And Megan confesses that she watched this episode on her phone at the last minute, but finally saw a non-HD episode and remembered just how much better the visuals are pre-remaster. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 17: Enemies. Chris is well and truly on board the Buffy train now and is noticing that season 3 is just banger after banger! Especially this one with the crazy plot twist. Megan and Mabel enjoyed living this episode vicariously through Chris since they already knew the twist. The gang continues to contemplate Faith's character development, and Mabel explains her latest theory on the black market for global demonic travel. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 16: Doppelgangland. The Buffy Straya gang throw all restraint to the wind in this very quotable episode and basically do everything but recite the whole script verbatim. Everyone agrees the episode is great, but Chris's slightly milder reaction suggests this one might be EVEN better on the rewatch. The extra CGI in the episode doesn't do the HD version any favours and Mabel is extra thankful to be the only one in the gang still on the DVDs. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 15: Consequences. Chris, Mabel and Megan all agree that Wesley is the worst this episode, although Megan and Mabel disagree with Chris that any of his or the council's actions are justified. Mabel and Chris guess this week's Name that Minor Character well in advance, noting it ticks two out of three of Megan's favourite boxes. And most importantly, THE GANG GET ANOTHER ANCHOR VOICE MESSAGE!!! Most exciting! Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 14: Bad Girls. Chris, Mabel and Megan have mixed feelings about this episode with Mabel and Megan recalling their feelings when they first watched and how that differs now. Chris is disappointed that Megan didn't pick the right name that minor character this episode but she redeems herself when her choice is revealed. Megan also has some internet issues which cause a few momentary glitches!  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 13 Zeppo. Chris almost had to take the lead in this one since he was noticing scenes (and even hairstyles!) better than Megan and Mabel, who both guiltily admitted they were a little checked out when watching the episode. It may have been a bit of a slow burn for those two rewatching the episode for the zillionth time, but the whole Buffy Straya gang came together to thoroughly enjoy the second half of the episode where it all starts to come together. Chris is shocked and speechless when it comes to what Faith does now that she's back, and Megan and Mabel end up choosing the same thing to win the episode. Can you guess what they chose? Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 12 Helpless. The Buffy Straya gang bond over what they can all agree is a great episode. Chris struggles to identify the mysterious green liquid that Oz consumes at the start of the episode. The bad guy (or arguably the bad guy's weapon) looks terribly familiar to everyone, especially to Mabel, and thankfully Megan clears up why during 'Name that Minor Character'. The gang rush to wrap up this week's episode within a short timeframe but manage to squeeze everything in including a very time efficient Megan Moment. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 11 Gingerbread. Once again, the Buffy Straya gang start out with divided feelings about this episode, though the split is exactly opposite to last episode. This time Mabel is the one who loves it while Megan and Chris need some convincing. After seeing Hansel and Gretel come to life, the gang speculates about what other fairytales might have demonic roots and come to some pretty affirmative conclusions. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 10 Amends. 'Tis the season to be... haunted by the ghosts of your guilty past? The Buffy Straya gang start out mostly divided on this one, with Megan and Chris both loving the seasonal Christmas episode, and Mabel not really in the mood for it. Fortunately they all come together to agree that Sarah Michelle Gellar's fringe wasn't on anyone's wishlist. Megan manages to blow both Mabel AND Chris's mind with a fun fact about future seasons while cleverly avoiding any spoilers for Chris. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 9 The Wish. The Buffy Straya gang marvels at the industrial ingenuity of The Master and his blood factory, although they agree that the execution of his vision was unfortunately inefficient as far as automation goes. Chris and Mabel disagree about the quality of alternate-Buffy's face scar, and Megan struggles to keep the conversation on track as Mabel insists on jumping back and forth all over the episode. Through the discussion Megan astutely draws profound connections between the theme of the episode and how it relates to Faith's storyline and absence in this episode. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 8 Lover's Walk. After a slight organisational mishap, the Buffy Straya gang get together to re-record this episode one year after the first version, and after having already recorded the next episode. Fortunately, this is an episode they're more than happy to re-watch over and over, because there's no such thing as too much Spike! Chris gets his first taste of a Buffy episode the second time around, and Mabel and Megan continue to question their previous Bangel alliance. But seriously, can someone please explain to us dumb Australians how the SATs work? Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 7 Revelations. Buckle in for a long one guys, because the Buffy Straya gang digress even more than usual in this one. They manage to get into a long debate about Angel vs. Angelus. No one wins the argument, but everyone learns a little from each other. Mabel works hard to get Megan to finally give Faith some well earned sympathy as the gang continues to practice having respectful conversations despite having vastly different opinions. When it comes to discussing the actual episode, the gang continues to groan a lot about Willow, Xander, and their B story that shall not be named. There are so so so many things that frustrate them in this episode that they just start praising how good the villain is.  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

We interrupt your regularly (though not that regularly) scheduled programming to bring you this bonus episode. The Buffy Straya gang have gotten together to record for the first time in 2021. We catch you up a bit on where we've been, what we've been doing, and how excited we are to get back to podcasting. More importantly, we finally respond to all the lovely messages from our beautiful fans! Chris responds to our first ever voice message from a fan and goes into some quite detailed predictions about who he thinks will or won't die in Buffy. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya If you want to leave us your own voice message go to anchor.fm/buffystraya/message If you'd like to hire Chris as your marriage celebrant: chrisceremonies.com See Feedspot's top 25 vampire podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/vampire_podcasts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 6 Band Candy. The gang is surprised to find that apparently the more they like an episode, the less they have to say about it! There aren't many rants about this well-loved episode, and Chris declares this is his new favourite ep so far. Aside from the unnecessary contractual David Boreanaz appearances written into the episode, and the unfortunate romantic storyline we can't bring ourselves to talk about anymore, we all agree this episode brings us extreme joy and classic unadulterated Buffy vibes. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 5 Homecoming. The gang start out with an enthusiastic consensus that this is a brilliant episode all round, yet somehow still end up in extremely lengthy discussions about all the things that are terrible and/or make no sense. Just another classic day in the office for the Buffy Straya gang. Mabel makes an unlikely comparison to Dude Where's My Car that no one relates to, but is quickly vindicated by an on-the-spot Google image search. Chris is relieved that Megan has finally come around to some Faith appreciation.  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 4 Beauty and the Beasts. The Buffy Straya gang is in full agreement that this is a great episode and that Oz is a Scooby Gang treasure. Chris is grateful that Megan has recently been binge watching Scrubs which informed her favourite minor character, no one has much love for Scott Hope (or rather "Scott Hopeless" as Mabel calls him), and Megan expectedly drools over shirtless Angel a few times. Prepare for a fully justified Megan rant at how the episode addressed some sensitive topics. Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 3 Faith, Hope and Trick sees the Buffy Straya gang express very different feelings on the arrival of Faith. But One thing we all agree on - Mr Trick rocks! In a complete about-turn from last episode, this week everyone struggled to find even one quote as their favourite but they still found plenty to talk about.  Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message

Season 3, Episode 2 Dead Man's Party. Chris finally gets his previously on to catch him up to speed on where our favourite characters are at and Mabel and Megan struggle not to quote every line! We rework some plot points with the help of everybody's favourite Jim Carrey movie, the Mask (thankfully Chris had recently done a rewatch) and Chris and Megan disagree over the value of Stoner Guy #1. Full disclosure - Megan is a dolt and didn't have the right mic set up so her audio is not as good as the others! sorry everybody! Follow us on Facebook: www.fb.me/buffystraya Follow us on Twitter or Instagram: @buffystraya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffystraya/message