Published: March 28, 2016, 6 p.m.
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Join us as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 17, \\u201cPassion,\\u201d and episode 18, \\u201cKilled by Death.\\u201d
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\\nSuperfans: Selina and Karen
\\nNewbies: Mitch and Kristen
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Mitch saw Hamilton (to the jealousy of everyone who still hasn\'t been able), Karen had a fun fact planned that she forgot due to yummy beverages the night before, Kristen has a box of DVDs that weighs more than a couple of small children, and Selina is rewatching Battlestar Galactica while nursing a fever just like Buffy in Killed by Death.
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\\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 17, \\u201cPassion\\u201d:
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\\n-Newbie reactions: Kristen and Mitch both found the big death abrupt.
\\n-Angel\'s monologue about passion narrating the episode: Love it or hate it?
\\n-Should Buffy tell Joyce about the supernatural threat?
\\n-Does not telling Joyce put her in danger that she wouldn\'t be in otherwise?
\\n-Buffy and Joyce: Is Joyce trying not to be a helicopter parent or does she just not try?
\\n-Jenny and Giles are so, so close to happiness...and then Angel rips it away.
\\n-The scene in Giles\' apartment is so beautifully disturbing.
\\n-When Willow cries, we cry. This episode definitely instigated a few teary eyes.
\\n-Angel is blissfully happy at the same time and it\'s so incredibly creepy.
\\n-Are we all equally emotionally invested in this episode?
\\n-The floppy disk gives us hope despite so many other hopes being dashed.
\\n-We are focused on everyone\'s reactions to Jenny\'s death, rather than the event itself.
\\n-Giles the badass and his need for vengeance.
\\n-Favorite Scenes
\\n-Favorite Lines
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\\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, episode 18, \\u201cKilled by Death\\u201d:
\\n-Synopsis
\\n-Newbie reactions: Kristen was scarred forever by the creepy guy and Mitch was creeped out by the eye suckers.
\\n-This is a skippable episode for Selina, while Karen tries to convince us that it has its own merits.
\\n-The lack of Angelus might be one reason we don\'t love this episode as much.
\\n-The creepy guy is very Freddy Krueger-esque.
\\n-Cordelia and Xander have a moment, and she calls him out on his Buffy fixation.
\\n-Xander and Cordelia are truly starting to care for each other, and that changes things.
\\n-Cordelia is slowly being unveiled as a vital part of the Scooby gang. She is really into this now.
\\n-Selina fills in a gap that was puzzling Kristen.
\\n-The Scooby gang killed this villain differently from how they\'ve gone at it before.
\\n-Favorite Scenes
\\n-Favorite Lines
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\\nListener Feedback:
\\n-Gordon references #NationalPuppyDay\'s coincidental overlap with "Passion."
\\n-We remind everyone who the newbies and the superfans are, and how you can double check who is who on every episode.
\\n-Mandi tells us we\'re the best part of her Monday. We really appreciate the love!
\\n-Mariah asks a question about why Cordy was immune to Xander\'s love spell in the last episode.
\\n-Shari is excited that there are differing opinions on Xander.
\\n-A pair of listener comments from IHATEXANDER and Melisa get us talking about Xander on Buffy and what does or does not bother us about him as a character.
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