Tabula Rasa, B!tches!: A Buffy Rewatch Show

Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow so she can create a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him once more.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

With help from Faith's new Watcher, Buffy tries to destroy the legendary Glove of Myhnegon before it falls into the hands of the demon Lagos.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Sunnydale's adult population begins acting like immature teenagers after eating candy bars being sold to finance new high school band uniforms.Guest Links!See Bruce Press's work on Instagram: @brucefpphotoDonate to Dad's favorite charity, Planned Parenthood: www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/KDlEsm4r6EizP0SdpEj8Fg2?fb=trueSupport Maryland community theatre: @silhouettestagesCreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

As Buffy and Cordelia vie for the Homecoming Queen title, they are targeted by a group of killers preparing for "SlayerFest '98."CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Buffy's fear that Oz could have killed a student during a full moon is compounded when she runs into Angel, violent and feral, during her nightly patrol.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

A charismatic Slayer named Faith shows up in Sunnydale and quickly wins over Buffy's mother and all of Buffy's friends - but Buffy herself is slower to warm.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

A Nigerian mask that Buffy's mother has acquired from the gallery has the unique power of resurrecting the dead.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Now living in the big city, Buffy helps a woman whose boyfriend has mysteriously disappeared, while back in Sunnydale, her friends battle the forces of evil on their own.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Angelus hatches a plan to bring about the end of the world. This rising power draws an old friend back to Sunnydale. The Scoobies discover Jenny's plan. Buffy falls for a trap that has disastrous and fatal consequences for her friends.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Angelus hatches a plan to bring about the end of the world. This rising power draws an old friend back to Sunnydale. The Scoobies discover Jenny's plan. Buffy falls for a trap that has disastrous and fatal consequences for her friends.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

The Sunnydale High School swim team is on its way to the state championship - but members of the swim team keep turning up dead. It turns out the swim team coach is giving them performance-enhancing drugs that cause a demon to hatch from within them. Buffy stops the coach just in time, and the swimmers-turned-demons escape into the sea.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Buffy wrestles with guilt over Angelus' destructive actions. A tragic story gets recreated with a new ending. Spike is…healed!? This episode features friend-of-the-pod Frances from The Podcast Diaries!CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-PressConnect with The Podcast Diaries!Website: www.thepodcastdiaries.comEmail: ThePodcastDiary@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepodcastdiaries Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThePodcastDiary Instagram: www.instagram.com/ThePodcastDiary1

Allie and Nick discuss Buffy season 2, episode 18, “Killed by Death.”Buffy is sick with a nasty bout of flu that lands her in the hospital. While delirious with a fever, she sees an ugly demon creeping through the hallway after a small boy. The next day, the gang wonders if the demon is merely a manifestation of Buffy's childhood fear of the hospital. Spoiler alert: it's not, and Buffy realizes she can only see the demon when she has a fever. She reinfects herself with the flu, killing the demon just before it attacks more kidsCreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Allie and Nick discuss Buffy season 2, episode 17 “Passion.”Angelus' tormenting of the Scoobies heats up, coming to a dramatic head when he kills Jenny just as Giles and Jenny are making up. Giles goes on a vengeance-fueled attack at Angelus' hideout and is saved by Buffy just in time. The gang is devasted - and in a shuffle of papers, the instructions Jenny found to magic Angelus' soul back into himself are lost between desks.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

In this episode of Tabula Rasa, B!tches!, Allie and Nick welcome their friends from the Buffy Gays to discuss season 2, episode 15 of Buffy, “Phases!”A mysterious dog, which is later to be discovered as a werewolf, is on the loose. The werewolf, it turns out, is Oz! A werewolf hunter is on the prowl hoping to bag himself a pelt to sell. Willow, who is dating Oz, wants some “smoochies,” but when she turns up at his house to have a vulnerable conversation with him, he transforms. Buffy stops the werewolf hunter from killing wolf Oz, who Willow dispatches with a tranquilizer. The next day, Willow gets her damn smoochies.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

The Judge is recovering his full powers, and Spike's impatient to get with the killing. Angel and Buffy did the deed, and it turns out the sex was so good that the curse that put his soul in place was broken. Angel rises from the ground as Angelus, and his first act is to kill his first human victim in over 100 years. The news about the Judge is not good - at full power, he can kill with just a glance. Angelus rejoins Spike and Drusilla but pledges to dispatch Buffy, doing so by breaking up with her in the cruelest way possible and by threatening her friends.Fully recovered, the Judge makes to commit mass murder at the local mall. The gang stops him with the help of a rocket launcher that Xander knew about from his temporarily becoming a soldier during Halloween.Buffy and Angelus have their first showdown, and when Angelus mocks Buffy for not being able to kill him, she delivers a swift kick to the nards and says, “Give me time.”CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

The episode starts with Buffy having a horrible nightmare where an empowered Drusilla stakes Angel before wishing Buffy a happy birthday. Buffy and Angel have a preschool makeout the next day where Angel comforts and reassures Buffy, and they share with each other that their feelings are intensifying. At school, Willow asks Oz to go on a date with her to Buffy's surprise party at the Bronze the next night. Jenny is visited by her mysterious uncle, who warns Jenny to keep Buffy away from Angel. Dru and Spike are assembling an indestructible demon called the Judge, but Buffy manages to steal one of his arms, thus preventing his full assembly, and in the process, crashes her own party, quite literally. Jenny suggests that Angel take the arm to the other side of the world, but he and Buffy are ambushed by Spike's hench-vamps, and the Judge is re-awakened. The Judge has the power to kill with a single touch and almost kills Buffy, but she and Angel make an escape. They emerge out of the sewer and into the rain, running to Angel's apartment for shelter. Buffy changing into dry clothes not-so-surprisingly turns into professions of love and then the usual making out, falling out of screen, and one of them waking up after. THEY HAD SEX, PEOPLE. Angel awakens in distress and intense pain and runs from his bed into the street, leaving Buffy behind, still asleep in her afterglow. CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

On a mom-sponsored shopping trip to the mall, Buffy's errand to pick up clothes from the tailor is interrupted by Lyle Gorch, one of two vampire brothers from the Wild Wild West. Buffy and Lyle fight, but he gets away, cryptically saying, “this ain't over.” The next day in school, Xander and Cordelia continue to keep their relationship secret - at least out loud *suspicious side-eye*. During a sex education class, students are given raw eggs to look after as an exercise in responsibility and parenthood. Because this is Sunnydale, the eggs are not chicken spawn but contain mind-possessing face-hugger creatures taking over the school.Xander avoids being possessed by the simple expedient of boiling his egg to make it easier to look after. Buffy is attacked by her egg late at night but kills it with a pair of scissors. The rest of the gang, including Willow and Cordelia, are possessed and knock out Buffy and Xander, stuffing them in a utility closet. When Buffy and Xander wake up, they learn that there is a giant Bezoar demon under the school, which is laying the eggs. Buffy and Xander fight their way into the chamber where the Bezoar lives, but the Gorch brothers also arrive and fight some of the possessed. The egg-laying demon eats the younger Gorch brother, and Buffy is sucked in, but she soon emerges covered in blood. Lyle Gorch wisely bugs out. The episode closes with Joyce assuring Buffy that she will be grounded for the rest of her life.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Buffy returns from a night out with Xander and Willow to find Joyce kissing a man called Ted. Ted is charm personified and bakes superbly, impressing everyone but Buffy. Buffy recognizes she may be biased against men her mom is dating, but something about Ted feels off to Buffy. Ted and Joyce take the gang mini-golfing, and Ted and Buffy have an unpleasant confrontation over the rules of that great sport. Cordy and Xander continue to smooch in school broom closets illicitly. Buffy decides to spy on Ted, but he finds out. Ted is waiting for Buffy when she climbs through her window after sneaking out for a patrol. Ted has gone through Buffy's things, he threatens her, and during their argument, Ted hits Buffy. She lets loose and kicks him down the stairs, where he lands and breaks his neck. The police question Buffy, and even though no charges are brought, Buffy feels like even more of an outcast at school, made even worse by investigators speaking with Buffy's teachers. Giles saves Jenny's life while patrolling, and some trust is re-established. When Ted mysteriously shows back up at the Summers' residence, and after Willow, Xander, and Cordy do some snooping, we learn that Ted is actually a homicidal robot who has been drugging people around him with his delicious cooking. Ted attempts to kidnap Joyce but is defeated by a skillet-toting Buffy. We end with a sweet reconciliation moment between Buffy and Joyce on the porch.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

We pick up from the last episode with Kendra and Buffy facing off. Buffy calls a truce, and they go and confirm Kendra is indeed a Slayer, called when Buffy died at the hands of the Master. Trapped in a cage from his battle with Kendra, Angel is minutes from death by sunlight when he is saved by Willy - only to be delivered to Spike. Cordy and Xander are attacked by the Bugman Tarakan and barricade themselves in the basement. The stress of the moment leads to a quick and passionate make-out, and then, confused, they escape. Meanwhile, Oz and Willow are getting on well but are interrupted by the third Tarakan, disguised as a policewoman, who shoots at Buffy. Oz takes a bullet in the arm, saving Willow. The Gang then discovers that Spike means to revive Dru with a ritual that will kill Angel. Buffy opts to go directly to the church and intervene rather than taking Kendra's suggestion and regrouping with Giles first. Doublecrossing Buffy, Willy delivers her to Spike and the Tarakans. Just as Buffy is about to be killed, Kendra and the gang storm in. A massive fight ensues. Spike goes running away with Drusilla, but Buffy hits him with a well-thrown thurible to the back of the head, and an organ comes crashing down on them. Spike and Drusilla are presumed dead. The next day, Buffy sends Kendra home on a plane - this time, sitting with the rest of the passengers. Just as the episode fades out, we see a restored, vamped-out Drusilla emerge from the wreckage with an injured but still alive Spike!CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Career Week looms over Sunnydale High, and Buffy is reminded once more that her career is likely to be unpaid, antisocial, and short. Angel suggests the two of them go ice skating to cheer Buffy up. Spike and Drusilla are planning something big, but they need to keep Buffy occupied, so they send for the Order of Taraka, deadly semi-human assassins. The first assassin attacks Buffy and Angel at the ice rink but is stopped by a Buffpowered ice skate to the jugular. The second is a man made of bugs, who is unwittingly let into Buffy's house by Cordy. Angel tries to beat information out of Willy the Snitch - an owner of a local bar that caters to demons - but the presumed third assassin appears and locks Angel in a cage, with the sun rising fast. This third assassin then finds and attacks Buffy, and the episode ends with her telling Buffy, "Me name is Kendra: The Vampire Slayer.”CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

It's late at night in the Sunnydale library, and Buffy is driving Giles crazy with her workout beats. Outside, a man is frantically looking for Giles, but as he is banging on the library door, a zombie woman strangles him to death before falling to the ground and melting. Police question Giles, as the dead man was carrying a paper with Giles' name and address. When Giles sees the body, he recognizes the man as a friend from his past, twenty years ago.Buffy becomes worried about Giles when he begins acting strangely, missing his Watcher duties, staying in and drinking alone. She finds Ethan Rayne, who owned the Halloween shop, skulking in the library. Ethan is looking for Giles and references Eyghon - a demon that Giles, Ethan, and other friends experimented with when they were rebellious kids. Eyghon has returned to kill all of Giles' old gang, and only he and Ethan remain. After a scuffle in the library, unbeknownst to the Scoobies, Eyghon jumps into Jenny's body. The possession of Jenny grows stronger, but Willow's plan saves her. They trick Eyghon into jumping into Angel, who fights him off with his inner demon. Ethan has run off, and although everyone is technically safe, Jenny is shaken and seems to have lost trust in Giles.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

The episode opens with Angel saving a kid from Drusilla's clutches and urging her and Spike to leave town. Unbeknownst to them, Buffy is out patrolling and observes and misconstrues the interaction. The next day in school, Buffy and the gang learn that Billy "Ford" Fordham, Buffy's fifth-grade crush, has transferred to Sunnydale High. Xander is, unsurprisingly, jealous, and Angel is as well when he runs into the Scoobies at the Bronze that night. Later, Ford sees Buffy stake a vampire, confessing that he already knew she was the Slayer. Angel is suspicious about Ford and teams up with Willow and Xander to investigate him. They learn that Ford isn't actually enrolled at Sunnydale High and that he is part of a cult of vampire wannabes. Ford finds his way to Spike's hideout and cuts a deal: make Ford a vampire, and Ford will deliver Buffy. Ford lures Buffy into the cult's converted bomb shelter and locks everyone in, awaiting the vampires to come and convert them. Buffy learns Ford is doing this because he has cancer, is dying, and that he feels he doesn't have a choice. Buffy reminds him, “you don't have a good choice, but you have a choice.” The vampires break in, and Buffy holds Drusilla hostage, telling Spike to let the humans go. Spike does, and everyone except Ford escapes. The next night, Ford rises as a vampire and is staked by Buffy while she and Giles talk about the complicated nature of life.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

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Buffy is enjoying a rare night off with Willow and Xander, while across town, a young woman is pursued by men in robes. The next day, Giles scolds Buffy for what he believes is her letting her Slayer training fall by the wayside. Cordelia introduces Buffy to two fraternity guys, one of whom sucks, the other who sucks even more, but we find that out later. After an upsetting, angsty run-in with Angel on patrol, Buffy decides to accept Cordelia's invite to go to a fraternity party, lying to Giles about her plan that night. But, it turns out, the frat boys kidnap girls yearly to sacrifice them to a large demonic snake living in the basement of their frat house. They drug Buffy and Cordy, who wake up chained to the wall beside the snake demon. The rest of the gang finds this out and storms in to rescue the girls, but Buffy, of course, has it handled, cutting the head off of the phallic demon. Giles promises to take it easier on Buffy, and Angel finally asks Buffy out for a cup of coffee.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

It's foreign exchange student time at Sunnydale High, and Buffy is hosting a male student from South America. Xander isn't thrilled until it seems Buffy is actually hosting a girl, not a boy. Unbeknownst to the Scoobies, this girl, who takes on the name Ampata, is an ancient Incan mummy sacrificed by her people. She's brought back to life and must drain the life force of other people in order to remain alive. Xander quickly charms Ampata with his goofiness, and she agrees to go with him to the upcoming World Culture Dance. More bodies are discovered, and Buffy and Giles realize that Ampata is the mummy. Just as Willow is about to become Ampata's next victim, Xander offers himself in her place. Ampata hesitates just long enough to age quickly and turn to dust. The next day, Xander bemoans his awful luck in love, and Buffy points out that Ampata may have done bad things, but she also had horrible things done to her. CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerGuest hosted by Jordan de JongEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-PressConnect with The Podcast Diaries!Website: www.thepodcastdiaries.comEmail: ThePodcastDiary@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepodcastdiaries Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThePodcastDiary Instagram: www.instagram.com/ThePodcastDiary1

Principal Snyder has sentenced Buffy, on pain of expulsion, to set up the upcoming Parent/Teacher Night. Meanwhile, two new vampires have moved into Sunnydale - a cheerfully homicidal maniac named Spike and his spacey girlfriend, Drusilla. They tell the Anointed One they'll ‘take care' of his Slayer problem. Buffy tries to keep her mom from meeting Principal Snyder at Parent/Teacher Night, but the two do meet, and Principal Snyder apparently does not have nice things to say about Buffy. Suddenly, Spike and his goons burst through a window. Buffy and the Scoobies, aided by Angel and Ms. Calendar, defend the school while the parents and teachers hide. Buffy faces off against Spike, fending him off with help from Joyce. Spike runs away, the school is saved, and Joyce is so impressed with Buffy's leadership that she doesn't ground her. The next day, a defeated Spike concedes Buffy will be hard to defeat. He lifts the Anointed One into the morning sunlight, killing him, and takes over as the lead vampire in Sunnydale.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

Someone is digging up the corpses of women in Sunnydale - but for what purpose? While the gang investigates, Giles adorably struggles with asking out Jenny, and Angel and Buffy deal with their jealousy after Buffy's sexy dance with Xander last episode. Chris and Eric, two science geeks, are overheard saying Cordelia would be “perfect for us.” It's revealed Chris and Eric are putting together the perfect woman for Chris' brother, Daryl, who died and was brought back to life by Chris. They have this Frankenstein's Bride almost put together and kidnap Cordelia to use her head to finish the job. The gang finds her in time, and as Buffy and Daryl fight, the place is lit on fire. Seeing his quote bride go up in flames, Daryl chooses to be engulfed with it, screaming, “we'll be together always.” Buffy and Angel resolve their issues after Angel admits he's jealous of Xander and Buffy says it's not Xander she's in love with. Dawn approaches, so Buffy offers to walk Angel home. They leave the graveyard hand in hand.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVenmo: Allie-Press

After spending the summer with her dad in L.A., Buffy returns to Sunnydale very unsunny. It seems her take-down of The Master and dying and coming back to life are still affecting her. To make matters worse, the Anointed One and his minions have a plan to bring The Master back. Buffy keeps pushing everyone away as she avoids dealing with her trauma. Things come to a head when the Anointed One's goons kidnap Willow, Cordelia, Giles, and Ms. Calendar for the Master-restoring ritual. Buffy, with the help of Xander and Angel, saves the day and gains some closure by smashing The Master's bones to dust. The next day at school, Buffy finds true friends can forgive and forget. The gang is together again.CreditsHosted by Allie Press & Nick MercerEdited by Allie PressMusic by InflatonCultArtwork by Charlotte Fleming DesignConsultation by Evo TerraLinksListen to It Doesn't Matter by Alison Krauss & Union StationListen to Sugar Water by Cibo MattoConnect with us on social media!Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.comTwitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok: @tabularasabpodConnect with Allie on social media:Twitter, Instagram: @DaughterpickTiktok: @futureblackcatbuymeacoffee.com/AlliePressVemo: Allie-Press

Xander finally gets the nerve to ask Buffy out, and she feels bad when she has to tell him that she doesn't feel that way about him. Things get far worse, though, when she overhears Giles and Angel discussing a prophecy saying that the Master's ascension is at hand and that she will die trying to stop him. At this, she shouts out, telling Giles that she quits. But the vampires are growing stronger, and after an attack at the school that leaves Willow, in particular, shaken, Buffy decides it is time to face the Master. She is led to him by the Anointed One and is quickly overcome, the Master draining her blood and leaving her face down in the water. Xander, however, performs CPR and Buffy awakes feeling stronger than ever. Meanwhile, Giles, Willow, Cordelia, and Ms. Calendar are fighting off vampires and a huge monster that burst from the Hellmouth at the school. Buffy arrives back at the school to face the Master again and this time wins, throwing him through a glass roof onto a wooden shard below. The monster disappears back into the Hellmouth, and the gang retires to the prom at the Bronze. Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

Cordelia's friends are being attacked by a mysterious force, and nobody is sure what is happening or who is behind it. After one attack, Buffy hears an ominous laugh and follows but finds no one. The gang concludes that it may be an invisible person, and the prime suspect quickly becomes Marcie Ross—a girl no one seems to remember, even though she was in everyone's classes, including several with Xander and Willow.  Giles, Willow, and Xander follow music they think Marcie is playing, only to find themselves trapped in the boiler room with a gas leak. They are rescued by Angel. Meanwhile, Buffy and Cordelia are kidnapped by Marcie and taken to the Bronze, where Buffy manages to escape and stop Marcie before she disfigures Cordelia. After Buffy subdues Marcie, two government officials enter, taking Marcie away to be 'rehabilitated.' Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

Everyone's nightmares seem to be coming true at Sunnydale high—Xander goes to class in his underwear, Giles loses the ability to read, and time flies during Buffy's surprise test. Buffy keeps seeing a young boy around campus and begins to make a link when a student is attacked by a strange monster who keeps saying, ‘Lucky nineteen.' Buffy discovers that the boy she sees is an astral projection, as the actual boy is lying in a coma in the hospital after having been brutally attacked. The living nightmares worsen with Buffy encountering the Master, Giles mourning over her grave, and Buffy rising as a vampire. The gang tries to find the boy to help him wake up and discovers that the monster is a living nightmare version of the boy's baseball coach, who we find out is the one who put the boy in the coma. Buffy helps the boy face his fears, and all returns to normal. Check out the https://www.chadtough.org/ (ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation). Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

Giles has been put in charge of Sunnydale High's annual talent show by the new student-hating principal, Principal Snyder. Buffy, Xander, and Willow find Giles' new gig very amusing until they too are forced into participating by Snyder, who sees them, especially Buffy, as trouble makers. Things get worse, however, when a member of the cast is found with her heart removed, leading Giles to suspect there is a demon at work harvesting organs. Buffy first suspects amateur ventriloquist Morgan, a fellow student experiencing extreme headaches. But when he turns up minus his brain, Buffy's suspicion moves to Morgan's creepy dummy, Sid. Sid turns out to be a demon hunter imprisoned in a puppet's body and is hunting the demon himself. Sid helps Buffy track the demon down, saving Giles just before he becomes the demon's next victim. Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

While helping with a library project, Willow accidentally releases a demon called Moloch the Corrupter from his book prison into the Internet. The next day, Willow is giddy over a boy she's begun talking to online, while Buffy and Xander are skeptical that this boy is who he says he is. Moloch starts causing havoc in his new home on the Internet and recruits two of Buffy's fellow students to kill her. The Scoobies put together that Moloch is behind the chaos happening and is actually the one behind Willow's new romance. Willow is later kidnapped and taken before Moloch. Willow refuses to pledge herself to him, and Buffy and Xander arrive just as Moloch gets violent. Meanwhile, Giles works with the computer teacher Ms. Calendar to bind Moloch into a robot body. Expelled from the Internet, Buffy tricks Moloch into electrocuting himself, killing him for good.  Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

In Ep. 107 of Tabula Rasa, B!tches!, Allie and Nick discuss “Angel.” After saving Buffy from a group of fierce vampires called “The Three,” Angel hides out in Buffy's house until the coast is clear. The next night, the two share a kiss, and we learn that Angel is, in fact, a vampire! Meanwhile, Darla and the Master hatch a plan to bring Angel back to the dark side. Darla sneaks into Buffy's house, feeds on Buffy's mom, Joyce, and frames Angel for doing it. Buffy confronts Angel in the Bronze, learns that he is not evil due to being cursed with a soul, and just as Buffy is in danger from Darla, Angel kills Darla. Buffy and Angel kiss the next day, acknowledging their love is a forbidden one. Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

In the latest episode of Tabula Rasa, B!tches!, Allie and Nick discuss “The Pack.” On a school field trip to the zoo, Xander and a pack of four other students are possessed by the spirits of hyenas. Xander and his pack begin acting cruelly to Willow and other students. Although Giles initially brushes off Buffy's concerns about Xander, he changes his mind when the school's new mascot and Principal Flutie are eaten. Buffy, Willow, and Giles lure the pack back to the hyena enclosure at the zoo, and after a run-in with the hyena's keeper, Buffy restores Xander and the others back to normal. CW: This episode contains allusions to and discussions about sexual assault. Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

In episode 105 of Tabula Rasa, B!tches!, Allie and Nick discuss season one, episode five of Buffy, “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date.” Buffy is thrilled to be receiving attention from Owen, a brooding cutie who has a love both for poetry and for danger. In the course of trying to thwart the prophecy that foretells the coming of the Anointed One, Buffy has to learn the painful lesson that not everyone will be able to partake in the dangerous world that is dating the Slayer. Links https://youtu.be/G1_UMml4b_o (“Strong” by Velvet Chain) Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

In this episode of Tabula Rasa, B!tches!, Allie and Nick discuss the…interesting…episode that is “Teacher's Pet.” When one of Buffy's favorite teachers turns up dead, students wonder what happened. Students quickly move past their concerns when an attractive new substitute teacher, Ms. French, arrives and starts flirting with the male students in class. Ms. French, who we later learn is a She-Mantis, invites Xander to her home (yikes), where she plans to mate with and kill him. Buffy and crew discover Ms. French's lair, and Buffy disposes of Ms. French just before she has her way with Xander. Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season one, episode three, “Witch,” Buffy is trying to hold onto cheerleading - a pre-Slayer piece of her life she loved. At tryouts, cheerleaders begin dropping like flies - Buffy herself is targeted! - and the Scoobies suspect a powerful witch is behind the attacks. The gang rallies to get everybody back in their right bodies just in time and pig out on brownies. We learn that some people may want you to be different - like different things - and you may not, and that's great! Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra) Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress)

“The Harvest” picks up right where the pilot episode left off. Buffy saves her friends for the first, but not the last, time, and the gang experiences their first of many losses. The Scoobies rally and use their unique talents to thwart The Harvest and stop (or delay? Hmm…) the Master from being released and bringing about the end of the world. Tune in for a discussion of this episode, fight choreography, Xander's toxic masculinity, and how - sometimes - our parents just don't get it!  Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress) Credits Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra)

Connect with us on social media! Email: tabularasabpod@gmail.com Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @tabularasabpod Connect with Allie on social media: Twitter, Instagram: @Daughterpick Tiktok: @futureblackcat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress (buymeacoffee.com/AlliePress) We begin at the beginning with “Welcome to the Hellmouth,” the Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot episode. We meet the titular character, Buffy, and a slew of others who become the main characters for the coming seasons. Having just been kicked out of school in Los Angeles, Buffy is determined to have a fresh start in Sunnydale and leave her calling as the Slayer behind her. Buffy quickly learns that Sunnydale will not be as fresh a start as it seems, as her new friends are quickly put in danger, and she learns of an ancient vampire who may soon rise and bring about the apocalypse. In addition to discussing this iconic pilot, Allie and Nick introduce themselves, share how their decades-long friendship started, and bask in their mutual love for 90s fashion. Credits: Hosted by http://alliepress.net (Allie Press) & Nick Mercer Edited by Allie Press Music by https://www.facebook.com/InflatonCult (InflatonCult) Artwork by Charlotte Fleming Design Consultation by https://podcastpontifications.com/ (Evo Terra)

Welcome to the Hellmouth, b!tches! Oh, wait, that's Episode 1. Welcome to Tabula Rasa, B!tches!: A Buffy Rewatch Show! Super-besties Allie and Nick are ecstatic to share their favorite show with all of you. Each episode of this show will discuss an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, spoilers and all. So it's perfect for the Buffy newbie to watch along with or for the Buffy fan to hear takes they may not have thought of. Wherever you are with Buffy, you're welcome here.