Conversations with Dead People
TV & Film
“She's a truck-driving Magic Mama! And we've got maybe seconds before Darth Rosenberg grinds everybody into Jawa-burgers, and not one of you bunch has the midichlorians to stop her.” - Andrew Wells
Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee, Season Six. We’ve come to the yellow crayon end of the darkest Buffy the Vampire Slayer timeline, and Mistress of the Dark herself, Elizabeth Rambo is back again to help us all get through it. In 621, “Two to Go,” we talk about the Dark Phoenix of it all, Doritos taste tests with prosthetic teeth, and the coolest scene transition effect in the entire series! And in 622, “Grave,” Giles is a Trojan Horse; Dawn gets to swing a sword; the Zeppo saves the day; and how the hell was the crawling out of the grave circular storytelling NOT part of the initial draft of this finale?!
Bonus: AITA for thinking things would have gone differently if Jonathan had ever been given a real shot at joining the Scooby Gang? (Possibly, since I literally almost die on mic during the recording session.)
Next: we’re in the endgame now as we begin our approach to that controversial opinion I’ve teased having about the series finale. But First, Evil in 701, “Lessons,” 702, “Beneath You,” and 703, “Same Time, Same Place.”
THE BREAKDOWN
Run Time: 01:48:36
00:00:55 - Intro / Guest
00:05:42 - Main Topic
01:44:54 - Outro / Next
THE LIBRARY
Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television, edited by Lynne Y. Edwards, Elizabeth Rambo, and James B. South
Television Finales: From Howdy Doody to Girls, edited by Douglas L. Howard and David Bianculli
Bite Me!: The Chosen Edition The Unofficial Guide to Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Seven Seasons One Book), by Nikki Stafford
THE MUSIC
“Conversations (feat. Wesley Mead)” by Azura (2017)
“Prayer of St. Francis” by Sarah McLachlan, Rarities, B-Sides, and Other Stuff, Vol. 2 (2008)
THE SCHOLARS
Whedon Studies Association is a non-profit academic organization devoted to the study of the works of Joss Whedon and his associates. They put out Slayage: The Journal of Whedon Studies, and Watcher Junior: The Undergraduate Journal of Whedon Studies, both blind peer-reviewed twice-yearly online publications. They also host the biennial Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses, which brings all these incredible scholars together to present papers, discuss ways of incorporating Whedon Studies in education, and basically just geek out together.
http://www.whedonstudies.tv/
Episode 42 - Forever / Intervention / Tough Love (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 41 - The Body (feat. Arlo Wiley)
Episode 40 - Crush / I Was Made to Love You (feat. Jessica Hautsch)
Episode 39 - Checkpoint / Blood Ties (feat. Johny Ho)
Episode 38 - Into the Woods / Triangle (feat. Jessica Hautsch)
Episode 37 - Shadow / Listening to Fear (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 36 - Family / Fool for Love (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 35 - Out of My Mind / No Place Like Home (feat. Stephanie Graves)
Episode 34 - Buffy vs. Dracula / Real Me / The Replacement (feat. Dax Stokes)
Episode 33 - Primeval / Restless (feat. Mary Ellen Iatropoulos)
Episode 32 - New Moon Rising / The Yoko Factor (feat. Nikki Stafford)
Episode 31 - Superstar / Where the Wild Things Are (feat. Kenn Edwards)
Episode 30 - This Year’s Girl / Who Are You (feat. Arlo Wiley)
Episode 29 - The I in Team / Goodbye Iowa (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 28 - Doomed / A New Man (feat. Johny Ho)
Episode 27 - Hush (feat. Kenn Edwards)
Episode 26 - The Initiative / Pangs / Something Blue (feat. Jessica Hautsch)
Episode 25 - Fear, Itself / Beer Bad / Wild at Heart (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 24 - The Freshman / Living Conditions / The Harsh Light of Day (feat. Stephanie Graves)
Episode 23 - Graduation Day (Part 1 & Part 2) (feat. Vickie Navarra)
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