“I want it over with.” -Buffy Summers

Ever been in trouble? I mean, like, really in trouble? Like maybe you’re on the verge of failing... Read Comments: 0

Welcome back, Buffyphiles! Sorry again for the week off, though I confess I appreciated the brief respite from feverishly tapping out notes on Buffy and sorting through them for deeper meanings (or at least... Read Comments: 0

“Phases”

Next to vampires, there’s probably no monster more ripe for use as metaphor than the werewolf. Both I Was A Teenage... Read Comments: 0

“Ted”

I have one major qualm with “Ted,” a generally entertaining MotW episode with some solid emotional underpinnings. That qualm is this: Even... Read Comments: 0

“Lie To Me”

“Lie To Me” has one of Buffy’s best cold opens to date, beginning with a young boy hanging around a playground at night, waiting for his mom to come drive him home.... Read Comments: 0

“Inca Mummy Girl” / “Reptile Boy”

I want to start this week by returning to something I wrote last week. When I said I had qualms about Buffy’s... Read Comments: 0

“When She Was Bad”

You guys warned me last week that the Season Two opener was a rough one, and man you weren’t lyin’. In theory,... Read Comments: 0

“Nightmares”

Last week, I noted that the problem with “I Robot, You Jane” was that the episode had about a... Read Comments: 0

“Angel”

In my first Buffy blog, I mistakenly referred to Angel’s past (as an ancient... Read Comments: 0

“Teacher’s Pet”

This week’s trio of episodes is fairly Xander-iffic, starting with Episode 4, in which Xander develops a crush on substitute teacher Miss French, who... Read Comments: 0

When Buffy The Vampire Slayer debuted in March of 1997, my wife and I were living in an... Read Comments: 0