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Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

Sunnydale Nation Pod

Join newbie Amanda and veteran Ella as we head back to the 90s to revisit Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Every week we discuss one episode in chronological order as we rediscover the thrills, chills, and spills of the Scooby Gang"s investigations into the paranormal. Grab a stake and join us! New episodes released every Tuesday. Check out our back catalogue for our full coverage of The X-Files as Scully Nation.

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84:35

Buffy S1 E5: "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date (But...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2026/02/10

This week we are trying to balance dating and slaying while we discuss “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”! We’re talking how much Giles does not care about cute boys or cute boy drama, Xander somehow getting an invite to Girl’s Night, how sadly The Master's air jiggling now has an explanation, and that performatively reading at lunch doesn’t do as much for him as Owen seems to think. We wonder if planes have accordions, keep forgetting that we don’t know Angel is a vampire yet, debate Loone...

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82:54

Buffy S1 E4: "Hot for She-Mantis"

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2026/02/03

This week we are salivating over a hot bug teacher while we discuss “Teacher’s Pet”! We’re talking whether Bruce Seth Green is just Seth Green in a mustache, Angel pulling the age-old “lending a girl your leather jacket” move, Ella’s delight over the name Blaine Mall, panflutes being used for not racism for once, and what in the hell is going on with this fork vampire guy. We discuss whether Giles and Mulder knew each other at Oxford, that Angel can’t stick around for more than 45 seconds les...

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86:52

Buffy S1 E3: "Ffreaky Ffriday (Like The VVitch)"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2026/01/27

This week we are getting a little too invested in cheerleader tryouts while we discuss “Witch”! We advocate for Black Philip joining the gang, wonder where the accursed mascot from the movie went and how long until he strikes again, debate whether or not cool kids are on yearbook, and ask whether Buffy realizes she’s friends with nerds. We’re talking Cordelia spending too much time on the Skyrim character creation screen, too many VVITCH jokes, #midwestmoment, and the importance of foll...

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81:43

Buffy S1 E2: "The Snorevest"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2026/01/20

This week we are attempting to avoid this low-stakes apocalypse while we discuss “The Harvest”! We’re talking Xander and Willow getting The (vampire) Talk, whether The Master is a Star Trek villain, the need for a Slayer onboarding checklist, if this is the first time Giles is ever seeing a computer, and Joyce’s valiant effort to be stern and ground Buffy. We wonder what the point of The Master jiggling the air all the time is, try and fail to come up with some workable Slayer puns, get sad b...

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93:14

Buffy S1 E1: "Welcome to the Vampire Parade"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2026/01/13

This week we are firing up the TV show proper while we discuss “Welcome to the Hellmouth”! We’re talking Sunnydale’s one creepy alley and its sign-up sheet, how gymnasts hate Buffy, the surprising appearance of the Alien Bounty Hunter, and discover what Bovril is. We would like to shield you from this knowledge, but we can’t. We wonder if teen clubs are real, try to figure out if Luke is wearing a pooka shell necklace, Amanda tries to hold in contempt for David Boreanaz, and Ella has a ...

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116:36

You're Not Buffy! Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992)

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2026/01/06

This week we are kicking off our Buffy coverage with the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer! We’re talking our history with Buffy and what we know going in, how crucial to the plot this yellow leather jacket is, the practicality of eating popcorn while making out, our love for the basketball coach, and struggle to call her Buffy and not Scully. It’s a big change! We debate whether or not we enjoy Donald Sutherland’s vibe, log onto Vampbo to get some choice vampire real estate, blink and almo...

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168:29

(BONUS #15) We Can't Keep Doing This, Chris: The...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/11/18

This week we are wrapping up the entire show as a whole and bidding a fond farewell to The X-Files! We’re talking our favorite Mulder episode, favorite Scully episode, favorite Skinner episode, favorite Lone Gunmen episode, favorite Doggett/Reyes-era episode, best comedy episode, best human monster, best creature, best practical effects, favorite MSR moment, favorite underrated episode, favorite writer, favorite director, 10 best (and worst) episodes, and more! We also have a March Madness-st...

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83:04

(BONUS #14) Evolution (2001) Starring? David Duchovny...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/11/11

This week we are discussing Evolution (2001) with special guests Courtney and Hannah from That Nostalgia Show! We’re talking the dubious educational value of the movie, the strangely stacked cast, the painful 2001-ness of it all, and debate the relatability of Julianne Moore’s character. We wonder when we as a society stopped mooning, second-guess David Duchovny’s career decisions, laugh at the US-centrism, and desperately try to find any bright spots among all this alien goo. Please support ...

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135:06

(BONUS #13) Revival of the Fittest: The Seasons 10...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/11/04

This week we are taking a look back at seasons 10 and 11 (whether we want to or not) for our revival series wrap-up episode! We rank the episodes, read some emails, and cast our own reboot series. We’re talking the surprising relevance of War of the Worlds (2025), when and where to deploy the Darin Morgan missile, keeping up with the Fluke Man, trading card ASMR, that it’s impossible to kidnap Doggett, whether or not we have to read Perihelion, and love on Rhys Darby just a little more for th...

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134:35

S11 E10: "I'm Struggling For 4 Right Now"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/10/21

This week we are talking about the X-Files series finale as we jump into “My Struggle IV”! We’re talking half-good half-evil William, how impotent the threat to shut down the X-Files is by now, Mulder massacring a bunch of people, when it’s appropriate to Ghouli out, Scully’s sudden and inexplicable change of heart about her son, and Skinner’s exciting turn as the Wicked Witch of the East in Wicked 2. We celebrate the ride-or-die sister, tell Mulder he can’t just go for the hug after 16 years...

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86:00

S11 E9: "Nothing Lasts 5Ever (In Da Bronx)"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/10/14

This week we are tracking down our sister in her organ-licking cult while we discuss “Nothing Lasts Forever”! We’re talking how much we don’t care for Juliet and her discount-Daredevil energy, how we want more of the random mountainous Swedish agent who got one minute of screen time, GOUT, that it would be better if Tara were leading this blender cult, and that church would be improved by some pepperoni communion. We debate whether we’re into Barbara or not, wish better things for Jere Burns,...

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84:26

S11 E8: "My Other Witch's Familiar Is A Porsche"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/10/07

This week we are conjuring up terrifying children’s cartoon creatures while we discuss “Familiar”! We’re talking how off-putting these Bibbletiggles are, the single cop and his romantic endeavors in town, Tim Burton children running all over the place, and the spare from Monk showing up. We debate whether or not we’re fans of Mr. Chuckleteeth, propose Wolfote as an alternate cooler name for the Coywolf, discover that bullying just works, and think this whole case would have been solved so muc...

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84:10

S11 E7: "Rm 9'cha Glad I Tipped?"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/09/23

This week we are on the run from murderous robotic sushi chefs while we discuss “Rm9sbG93ZXJz”! We’re talking unappetizing blob fish dinners, how it’s fair turnaround for Scully to be trapped in a car with a speeding driver, whether this can be considered Ghost in the Machine Part 2, and have a heated debate over whether we like the emoji conductor or not. It nearly comes to blows. We reject the fiction that Scully would have a smarthome, shake our heads because they’re always on their damn p...

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104:58

S11 E6: "Not Now, Kitten, Daddy Is Confronting His...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/09/16

This week we are going AWOL and hunting down our old Vietnam buddies while we discuss “Kitten”! We’re talking how they really could have come up with a cooler evil-project name than MK NAOMI, that Kersh is back: meaner and balder than ever, how Mulder and Scully’s main character disease is really turning terminal, and that Skinner might as well give up entirely about having any career anymore. We admire Skinner’s turn on the cover of LL Bean, learn what a petard is, tell Mulder and Scully to ...

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92:59

S11 E5: "Mr. Ghouli, Tear Down This Reality"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/09/09

This week we are tracking down our long-lost son while we discuss “Ghouli”! We’re talking Detective Saw, Ghouli fanfiction, the continuing Ford car commercial, birthday boys, and Mulder and Scully’s son surprisingly being a bit of a player. We get sad about Scully’s monologue, think we might also make up an urban legend if we had mind powers, ask whether Mulder could have come up with a better coffee-shop persona than “Bob”, and wave goodbye as Jackson/William and Ghouli drive off on their cr...

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117:10

S11 E4: "That's Not How I Remember The Lost Art of...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/09/02

This week we are sorting through our faulty collective memories while we discuss “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat”! We’re talking the Mandela/Mengele effect, how dangerous it is to hold Scully up when she’s hangry, the return of Chuck, Mulder’s Squatchin’ outfit, and how troubled we are by this episode’s erasure of the true Reggie. We won’t stand for it! We note how terrifying it is to hear “Let me show you this quick video”, how Po-Co is never going to happen, the bloodcurdling screams of Meg...

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96:23

S11 E3: "Is It Still A Plus One If It's Your...

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/08/26

This week we are avoiding our evil doppelgangers while we discuss “Plus One”! We’re talking our love for Dean Cavalier: Attorney at Law, how much Mulder would love Evil Scully, the strange nurses, and confounding bread pills. We wonder exactly how much sleep Scully really needs, doubt that it’s really that much fun playing Hangman that many times, get really excited about the John Wick armory and katana sword collection, and get really invested in Prison Break for a while. Send us...

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109:55

S11 E2: "Can't Touch This (Because It's A Simulation)"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/08/19

This week we are on the run from long-dead friends while we discuss “This”! We’re talking the return of Cyber Langly, the Boo Crew suddenly turning into action stars, how we really could have used more of Mulder and Scully handcuffed-together hijinks, Skinner’s boring apartment, and how much Deep Throat hates QR codes. We pitch a ‘Mulder and Scully go to IKEA’ episode, enjoy the escape room vibes, think the episode would be improved with a dance battle, and wonder where exactly Langly’s...

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131:05

S11 E1: "My Struggle III: Still Strugglin'"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/08/12

This week we are doing our very best just to make it through this episode intact while we regrettably discuss “My Struggle III”! We’re talking the episode titles reflecting our increasing struggle to watch these, CSM name drop without any forewarning, Chris Carter’s “Secret Science” AMA, Mulder becoming a noir detective out of nowhere, and how this whole apocalypse thing was just one big joke. We get really excited about the possibility of Scully transmitting brain morse code, wonder when exa...

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112:47

S10 E6: "The Man from S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E. II"

Sunnydale Nation: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast ·

2025/07/29

This week we are trying to stop an apocalypse, develop a world-saving vaccine, locate our long-lost son, and find a good parking spot while we discuss “My Struggle II”! We’re talking Scully’s strange anti-vaxx turn, the tonally bizarre Guy Ritchie fight scenes, Scully being able to stop a riot with just her words, CSM’s return as a cartoon flaming skull, and the fastest-onset apocalypse we have ever seen. We wonder just how quick Scully is able to develop a vaccine, if Teen Willy has a permit...

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