Episode #163 - 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' 3x13, 3x14 - The Forearms Are Back

Published: May 30, 2016, 6 p.m.

Join us as we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, episode 13, \u201cThe Zeppo\u201d and episode 14 \u201cBad Girls.\u201d
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\n\n\nSuperfans: Selina and Karen
\nNewbies: Kristen and Mitch
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\n\n\nFun Facts:
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\n\n\nKaren is a traveling fool who slept with the windows open in NYC and caught some city gunk, but she also saw X-Men: Apocalypse and loved it. Mitch gives a glowing recommendation for AirB&B. Kristen bought Batman stamps and is super excited about them. Selina once had a dog named Zippo, which is almost Zeppo, so it's topical.
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\n\n\nWe have a bit of a discussion about this whole Zeppo business to Mitch who was super confused.
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\n\n\n\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, episode 13, \u201cThe Zeppo\u201d:
\n-Synopsis
\n-This was a fun departure from the normal storytelling structure.
\n-Is Cordy pining after Xander? Or are they just reverting to their pre-relationship status quo?
\n-Xander learns more about himself in this episode and finds some inner peace.
\n-This episode helped Mitch see some growth in Xander.
\n-Michael Cudlitz cuts his zombie teeth here before showing up on The Walking Dead.
\n-Who else thought they were actually talking about baking a cake?
\n-Xander and Faith get their freak on. Bow chicka wow wow.
\n-Cordy and Xander weren't having sex. We definitely thought they were.
\n-This says more about Cordelia than it does Xander.
\n-Karen has some thoughts about Faith.
\n-Could Xander losing his virginity to Faith cause problems later on?
\n-Favorite Scenes
\n-Favorite Lines
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\n\n\n\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, episode 14, "Bad Girls":
\n-Let's talk about Fuffy. Did you see the ship?
\n-Buffy wants to walk on the Faith side of things for a bit.
\n-This episode was all about Buffy trying to feel free rather than be weighed down by guilt and worry.
\n-How does this Slayer-death-calling-a-new-one-thing work? If Buffy died here, would another Slayer have been called?
\n-Are the Slayers free from rules and laws of the world? SHOULD they be?
\n-The downside of Faith's IDGAF philosophy is that she doesn't care even when she takes a human life.
\n-The cardinal rule of slaying: Human or not?
\n-We meet Wesley the Watcher in this episode.
\n-Wesley is totally the stuffy version of Giles. Especially from Giles' persepective.
\n-Obligatory discussion about how gross Balthazar is. Ugh. And we say the word "moisten" a lot. Even worse.
\n-Is the mayor a big bad? Is he pure evil?
\n-Favorite Scenes
\n-Favorite Lines
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\n\n\n\nListener Feedback:
\n-Sarah's favorite Buffyverse character showed up in "Bad Girls," and Mitch lists all the characters it could possibly be.
\n-Kimberlie tweets to further praise Ariana for last week's "Helpless" synopsis magic.
\n-And Laura shares her love for both "Gingerbread" and "Helpless" and all the Buffy and Willow goodness in each of them.
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