“The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.” Widely regarded as one of the best TV finales of the 20th Century, Becoming Parts 1 and 2 deliver flashbacks, action, comedy, heartbreak, mystery, love, betrayal, confrontations, strange alliances, hope and sacrifice. Immerse yourself in 1998 pop culture and events with Penny and Kara and enjoy the deep dive into this rich story of an impending apocalypse during finals! Travel back to 1753 and witness Darla sire Angel, then watch him get cursed in 1898. Join us as as we wonder about vampire grooming struggles and stay tuned for the Watchers’ Diaries and a conversation about the expanded Buffy-verse of comics, games, novels, and other merchandise. Join the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stillslayingcast/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Content Warning: Discussion of stalking and domestic violence starting at 8 minutes and continuing until 38 minutes. Penny and Kara dissect the way that passion informs all of our actions, Angel’s stalking behavior, the growing animosity between Angel and Spike, separating art from artist, and ableist language. These two attorneys talk about the laws around stalking and violence against women and the treatment of stalking in the media. Next on Still Slaying: we’ll be skipping three episodes, “Killed By Death,” “I Only Have Eyes for You” and “Go Fish.” Don’t worry, we’ll provide summaries of each of these, then our main coverage will be of Season 2, Episode 21, “Becoming, Part I.” Let us know what you think! Join the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. Follow us on Instasgram https://www.instagram.com/stillslayingcast/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== Links: “Invisible Women” by Caroline Criado Perez https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/ Intimate Partner Violence - Fast Facts: Preventing Stalking https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/stalking/fastfact.html Resources: https://victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center/about-us/ & https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/forms-abuse/stalkingcyberstalking#1 “Daredevils Live!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M399-PvdzJE “Exploitation Feminism: Trashiness, Lo-Fidelity and Utopia in She-Devils on Wheels and Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls” By Kristina Pia Hofer https://doi.org/10.4000/transatlantica.7928 ---------- Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Come celebrate Valentine’s Day on the Hellmouth! Penny and Kara talk sexual ethics, the history of Valentine’s Day and Silence of the Lambs. They'll have you wondering: What is a proportional response to a public breakup? Are puffy hearts still in style in 2023? Does Angel really know what speaks to a girl's heart? TW: discussion of sexual assault and consent. Next Week: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2, Episode 17, "Passion" Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.

7: “Phases” (BTVS S2E15) Penny, Kara and special guest Jim sink their claws into this episode that introduces werewolves (one of the classics!) to the Buffy-verse. From the caloric needs of a Slayer, to masculinity, toxic and ideal, and queer representation on TV in the 90s, this trio revels in an Oz-centric story and delves into the details and nuances that make the show so special. Super-fan Riley (the dog) joins in enthusiastically in the spoilery conversation. Check out the article, "The Rise of Buffy Studies" by Kathryn Schwab for The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-rise-of-buffy-studies/407020/ Next time, we’ll be covering Season 2, Episode 17, “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” If you are watching Gen V, check out the coverage by our friends at TV Podcast Industries. https://tvpodcastindustries.com/podcast/the-boys-tv-podcast-from-tv-podcast-industries/episode/gen-v-episode-6-jumanji-podcast #representationmatters Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.

Penny, Kara and special guest Anwen get deep into “Innocence.” They talk about how living on the Hellmouth wreaks havoc on your dating life, purity culture, slut-shaming, aspirational behavior and toxic behavior and how this episode is the set-up for the rest of the season and the series. Buffy has now averted two apocalypses. Listen closely and you can hear Kara’s dog asking for attention. Next time, we’ll be covering Season 2, Episode 15, “Phases.” Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.

It’s Buffy’s 17th Birthday and the Scooby gang are planning a surprise party. You would think that Buffy has enough things jumping out at her from the dark, but she seems really moved by the effort her friends put in. This is the Hellmouth, though, so her party is interrupted by vampires and a severed arm in a box. Penny and special guest Anwen discuss romance, vengeance, ethics, vampire makeup and fangs and have a grand time doing it. For the hosts, viewing the show with the accumulated wisdom of the last 25 years of life changes how they relate to the characters. How has your life changed Buffy for you? Or, if this is your first time watching, we’d love to hear from you about how the show holds up to fresh viewers. Next time, we’ll be covering the dramatic, heart-wrenching conclusion to this episode in Season 2, Episode 14, “Innocence.” Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message tohttps://podcastica.com/, or join us athttp://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.

Content warning: discussion of domestic abuse and domestic violence Penny and Kara are joined by Randy of the Welcome to the White Lotus podcast to talk about Season 2, Episode 11, “Ted” guest starring the legendary John Ritter. The wide ranging discussion touches on the ways that Buffy is just a teenage girl in so many ways and gets real about the ick of the age difference between Buffy and Angel. Next time, we’ll be covering Season 2, Episode 13, “Surprise.” Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message to https://podcastica.com/, or join us at http://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, the following resources may help. RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCENATIONAL CRISIS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSISTANCE: The National Domestic Violence Hotline tel:1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) http://www.ndvh.org/ National Dating Abuse Helpline tel:1-866-331-9474 http://www.loveisrespect.org/ National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp 1-800-4-A-CHILD (tel:1-800-422-4453) http://www.childhelp.org/ National Sexual Assault Hotline tel:1-800-656-4673 (HOPE) http://www.rainn.org/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline tel:1-800-273-8255 (TALK) http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ National Center for Victims of Crime tel:1-202-467-8700 http://www.victimsofcrime.org/ National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project Call: tel:1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733) http://www.polarisproject.org/ National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights tel:1-510-465-1984 http://www.nnirr.org/ National Coalition for the Homeless tel:1-202-737-6444 http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ National Resource Center on Domestic Violence tel:1-800-537-2238 http://www.nrcdv.org/ and http://www.vawnet.org/ Futures Without Violence: The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence tel:1-888-792-2873 http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health tel:1-312-726-7020 ext. 2011 http://www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org/ National Runaway Safeline tel:1-800-RUNAWAY or tel:1-800-786-2929 https://www.1800runaway.org/ National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (NDDVH) Website: https://www.thedeafhotline.org/Hotline: tel:855-812-1001 (Voice/VP) Email: hotline@adwas.org Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) Website: https://www.adwas.org/Email: adwas@adwas.org Office: tel:206-922-7088 (Voice/VP)

Since Halloween is “dead for the undead,” Buffy, as an 18th Century noblewoman, and pals, Willow as a ghost and Xander as a soldier, chaperone trick-or-treating. Just when everyone is having the best time, a spell takes over the city and people are turned into their costumes. Children are now monsters attacking civilians and each other. With Buffy sidelined, Willow takes control. Join Penny and Kara along with guest Mark from Piratecorpsentertainment.com and laugh and gasp your way through this classic episode. Meet up at the Bronze for listener feedback and, if you don’t mind spoilers, stay tuned to the end for the Watchers’ Diaries. Next week, we’ll be covering Season 2, Episode 11, “Ted.” Be seeing you… Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message to https://podcastica.com/, or join us at http://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5950776/advertisement

It’s parent-teacher night at Sunnydale High and Buffy’s slaying life, highschool life, and home life are colliding. There's no amount of lemonade that can sweeten Principal Snyder's opinion of Buffy. We get to meet a new pair of vampires, Spike and Drusilla, new in town and looking to make a big impression. Join Penny and Kara as they dive into the episode and revel in the glory of Spike and Buffy’s meet-cute. Meet up at the Bronze for listener feedback and, if you don’t mind spoilers, stay tuned to the end for the Watchers’ Diaries. Next week, we’ll be covering Season 2, Episode 6, “Halloween.” Go Razorbacks! Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message to https://podcastica.com/, or join us at http://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5950776/advertisement

Welcome to Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast! In this introductory episode, we (Penny and Kara) do not try to hide our excitement to be talking about Buffy. We're both longtime fans of the show and the character, and cannot wait to share that love with the listeners. Listen in as we talk about our history with this show and our plans for this podcast, where we'll be diving deep into our favorite episodes of the show. For our first full episode we'll be jumping straight to season 2, episode 3, “School Hard", and then we'll move on to these season 2 eps: S2 E3 · School Hard S2 E6 · Halloween S2 E11 · Ted S2 E13 · Surprise S2 E14 · Innocence S2 E15 · Phases S2 E16 · Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered S2 E17 · Passion S2 E21 · Becoming (Part 1) S2 E22 · Becoming (Part 2) The Taster’s Choice commercials discussed on the podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsO22fsSLg Theme Music: ℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. Morillon Goopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Join in on the conversation! We love feedback. You can email or send a voice message to https://podcastica.com, or join us at http://facebook.com/groups/podcastica where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.