The Watchers' Rewatch

The Watchers' Rewatch episode 25: Surprise

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Buffy's 17th birthday is approaching, as are the various body parts of The Judge. Emotions will be high, plots will be revealed, foiled, and brought to completion. Character revelations will be... revealed! And Buffy will go through *three* outfits in one night due to getting the first one wet and the second one... look, there's apparently a lot of water in this one, ok?

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 24: Bad Eggs

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:42:07 GMT

Buffy finds herself inside a story about a hive mind that is controlling people, only it's a really really *poor* version of that story unlike Ender's Game, The Borg, The Faculty, or anything tangential like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. And we are both *very* grumpy about how badly this episode presents almost everything. If you thought I was harsh on 'Witch' then hold onto your stakes because we have almost nothing positive to say about this episode!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 23: Ted

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

After an incredibly underwhelming explanation of why the Order of Taraka are no longer chasing Buffy ("Angel's contacts say the contract is off" - How? Why? Since when does Mr. Brooding have 'sources' with access to this level of information? When did their raison d'être shift so significantly? I WANT A COMIC TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS) she, along with the audience, discover that Joyce has a new boyfriend. A new boyfriend who is very likeable and has massive boundary issues that he hides with 'mini pizzas' (if it's not thin crust it's not a pizza don't EVEN get me started on top of this Order of Taraka nonsense) and software upgrades. Things get worse, then a *lot* worse, then a different kind of worse which is kinda better.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 22: What's My Line? Part 2

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

How will Buffy escape the inescapable Order of Taraka? Will Drusilla be revived? Will Angel survive the OBVIOUS DIRECT SUNLIGHT THAT HE'S DRAGGED THROUGH? Find out the answers to... some of these questions and more as we explore this week's tangent-a-palooza on The Watchers' Rewatch!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 21: What's My Line? Part 1

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:17:04 GMT

It's career fair day.... week.... generic period of time that we prove doesn't start on a Monday but is retroactively referred to as 'week' even after the initial banner doesn't specify that.... ANYWAY... Spike is working on restoring Dru to full strength and doesn't want the Slayer's interference. He sends in the 'big guns', the Order of Taraka to keep her busy. One of the suspected members of the order turns out to be... someone unexpected. Is it a suspicious ploy? Are there members of this order that we haven't noticed? Why do I use '....' so much? Some (but not all) of these answers await!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 20: The Dark Age

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT

People that Giles used to know are turning up dead (sometimes shortly after turning up alive). At least that means we get to see more Ethan in this episode! Also, more versions of Jenny! Flirty Jenny, amorous Jenny, scared Jenny, questionable skincare Jenny, glowing eyes Jenny and even Jenny with extra protrusions!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 19: Lie to Me

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT

A cute boy from Buffy's past reemerges so, as you've probably guessed, villain. But seriously, he's *gorgeous*.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 18: Halloween

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT

It's Halloween in the Buffyverse, which is actually a night of non-demonic activity in the canon. Which of course means that it's a massive night for demonic activity in this episode. Princess Buffy, Soldier Xander, Ghost Willow and not-a-cat-girl Cordelia will have some spooky goings-on to contend with.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 17: Reptile Boy

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:58:47 GMT

Buffy decides to go to a frat party after a lovely young man ignores her initial disinterest and uses social manipulation until he gets the answer he wants. The moral of the story? Don't drink alcohol, apparently.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 16: Inca Mummy Girl

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

A Mummy drains a student's life force and decides to lie low in.... the Slayer's house? Wow, bold move. She'd better not give herself away by doing something truly demonic like... I don't know... hooking up with Xander?

Oh wait...

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 15: School Hard

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Buffy and SheilanotKathy both have the credentials to be considered the biggest troublemaker at SunnyD High, so obviously they will be organising everything for the parent/teacher conference. Oh, also there's this bloke called 'Spike' in town with his beau 'Drusilla' and they might end up being important...

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 14: Some Assembly Required

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

There are missing bodies of dead adolescents... well, technically there are just bits missing, but who are we to quibble over a limb or two? Buffy and gang must work out what someone would want with the... parts... and then find who is behind said nefarious plot. At which point they will... errr... wait a while until the plot is ready for the baddies to be confronted. Sure.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 13: When She Was Bad

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT

It's been a quiet summer in Sunnydale, but Buffy doesn't seem quite right upon her return from a break in L.A. It can't possibly have anything to do with the fact that she literally died a few weeks ago...

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The Watchers' Rewatch Season 1 Wrap Up episode

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Tish and Jago give their thoughts on season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as the first 12 (*ahem* 13) episodes of the podcast. Join us, along with the 3 or 4 listeners who wrote in with their thoughts! Yeah it's kinda 3 and it's kinda 4. It's a bit weird, I know.

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The Watchers’ Rewatch episode 12 part 2: Prophecy Girl

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The second part of our episode about a girl... and a prophecy... a 'Prophecy Girl', one might say.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 12 part 1: Prophecy Girl

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The season 1 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which it seems our heroine may not make it to seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

An invisible force is attacking people. Cordelia thinks it's all about her... and she's right!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 10: Nightmares

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT

The nightmares of Sunnydale residents begin to manifest, from the common to the terrifying, the heartbreaking to the peculiar.... and to whatever Cordelia's count as.

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The Watchers’ Rewatch episode 9: The Puppet Show

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:31:28 GMT

Someone or something is murdering people at the Sunnydale High talent show - and it's not just Cordelia's singing! It'll take a really big brain to work out what's going on and who or what is behind it... a really big, squishy, juicy brain... maybe some bawdy humour from a puppet too.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 8: I, Robot... You, Jane

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

A powerful demon is sealed into a book hundreds of years in the past... which is then opened by Buffy in the present and TOTALLY SAFELY SCANNED ONTO A COMPUTER WITHOUT INCIDENT using technology that I spent an unreasonable amount of time investigating the veracity of given the year. Then Willow gets an online boyfriend who totally isn't the demon that totally wasn't released into the internet. Hijinks ensue.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 7: Angel

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

We discover more about our mysterious friend Angel (well, he didn't say he was our friend) as well as his connections to Buffy's world and some of its less than savoury characters.

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 6: The Pack

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Xander stands up to a group of bullies, which should in no way result in him eating a live pig. This is the Hellmouth though, so... yeah. At least he doesn't eat any humans!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Will Buffy be able to handle dating without her duties as the Slayer getting in the way? Will she be able to thwart the rise of 'The Anointed One' before he can join the Master's ranks? Will Angel manage to communicate his emotions to another person?

No, no and no. But we'll still have great fun talking about it all!

Note: apologies for the lower audio quality for this episode - it's been put through every piece of editing software I have to clean it up. Higher quality audio will resume in the next episode!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 4: Teacher's Pet

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Xander has a new romantic interest in the substitute biology teacher. Better yet, she seems to be interested in *him*! Better still, her head can rotate -180- degrees!

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 3: Witch

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Discover the first instance of magic as presented within the show. Also discover my very strong opinions about this episode (come at me on discord if you must).

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 2: The Harvest

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:15:00 GMT

After a chilling cliffhanger that may or may not produce a plothole in the opening moments of this episode, we see Buffy attempting to thwart a sinister plan. If only vampires had watches...

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The Watchers' Rewatch episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:11:49 GMT

We start our journey as Buffy kinda starts her journey. She's starting her Sunnydale journey at least!

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