Mar 05 2025
Welcome to Once More, With Spoilers, where Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs revisit every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one at a time — for the SECOND time! — this time discussing each episode with spoilers!
We are currently conducting a survey to determine what, definitively, IS the greatest love of all… Is it our collective love for the hilarity and chaos of campy season one Monster-of-the-Week episodes? Is it Principal Snyder’s love of hating the children he is charged with educating? Is it Xander’s love of Chocolate Hurricanes? Is it our love for the fact that this is the only episode of Buffy that features a ventriloquist’s dummy? Is it a father’s — I mean Watcher’s — love for his daughter — I mean Slayer? Or are all of these tied for second place, and is the GREATEST love of all our love for Cordelia???
Lay back, relax, and let us strap you in to our guillotine for Season 1, Episode 9, “The Puppet Show.”
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ALL THE SHOWS WE COVER
Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
SPOTIFY • APPLE • AMAZON • YOUTUBE
The eX-Files | Covering The X-Files
SPOTIFY • APPLE • AMAZON • YOUTUBE
Angel on Top | An Angel Podcast
SPOTIFY • APPLE • AMAZON • YOUTUBE
Doomcoming | A Yellowjackets Podcast
SPOTIFY • APPLE • AMAZON • YOUTUBE
The Boiler Room | A My So-Called Life Podcast
SPOTIFY • APPLE • AMAZON • YOUTUBE
Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure | @bufferingcast on socials
MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | bufferingcast.com/music
PATREON | patreon.com/bufferingcast
MERCH | bufferingcast.com/shop
PODCAST SCHEDULE & EVENTS | bufferingcast.com/jennycalendar
Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson
Edited by: John Mark Nelson
Logo: Kristine Thune
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