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 22 - Choices / The Prom (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 21 - Doppelgangland / Enemies / Earshot (feat. Matthieu Cravatte)
Episode 20 - Bad Girls / Consequences (feat. James Rocha)
Episode 19 - Helpless / The Zeppo (feat. Jennifer Walsh)
Episode 18 - The Wish / Amends / Gingerbread (feat. Mary Ellen Iatropoulos)
Episode 17 - Revelations / Lovers Walk (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 16 - Beauty and the Beasts / Homecoming / Band Candy (feat. Nikki Stafford)
Episode 15 - Anne / Dead Man’s Party / Faith, Hope & Trick (feat. Nikki Stafford)
Episode 14 - Becoming (Part 1) / Becoming (Part 2) (feat. Alexander Lester)
Episode 13 - Killed by Death / I Only Have Eyes For You / Go Fish (feat. Karen Viars)
Episode 12 - Phases / Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered / Passion (feat. Johny Ho)
Episode 11 - Surprise / Innocence (feat. James Rocha)
Episode 10 - Ted / Bad Eggs (feat. Kenn Edwards)
Episode 9 - What’s My Line? (Part 1) / What’s My Line? (Part 2) (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 8 - Halloween / Lie to Me / The Dark Age (feat. David Bushman & Arthur Smith)
Episode 7 - School Hard / Inca Mummy Girl / Reptile Boy (feat. Theresa Fortier)
Episode 6 - When She Was Bad / Some Assembly Required (feat. Michael Adams)
Episode 5 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight / Prophecy Girl (feat. James South)
Episode 4 - The Puppet Show / Nightmares (feat. Alexander Lester)
Episode 3 - The Pack / Angel / I Robot, You Jane (feat. Elizabeth Rambo)
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