By Sabrina Boyer This episode begins with a dream. Buffy’s dream to be exact. She’s in water being pulled down to the bottom by the Deputy Mayor, Alan Finch, the one Faith killed.... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer So every Scoobie has a superpower; Buffy is the slayer, Giles is the watcher, Willow is a witch, Oz is a werewolf, Angel is a vampire, Faith is a slayer (and at least for a few more eps,... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer Little Red Riding Hood always creeped me out. I mean, I like the fact that a young girl could outsmart a wicked bad wolf, but if we think in terms of metaphor and cautionary tales, the big bad... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer Everyone knows the story of Hansel and Gretel, right? A father abandons his two little kids in a forest because he does not have the money to feed them; knowing this, the kids leave breadcrumbs behind so they... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer So this isn’t one of my favorite episodes, and when I did a year long Buffy lecture series, my co-sponsor and I debated about whether or not we should show clips from this episode when we discussed season... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer So I’m super nervous about covering this episode. There’s just so much that happens here not least of which we get introduced to my favorite Buffy character of all time: Anyanka. If you don’t just love her when... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer Ok, so you know it’s bad if Spike is giving you love advice. There’s definitely something wrong if your relationship is more complicated than Spike and Dru’s. Poor Spikie.... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer In my feminist studies, we oftentimes discuss the competitive nature of the patriarchal society in which we live, particularly for women as we are taught to compete against each other for men, jobs, attractiveness, etc. Because of this,... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer I think I need to start this off by saying that this is one of my most favorite quotable episodes…ever. How can you not love this episode when Giles begins with something ominous and paranormal like helping Buffy... (Continue reading)
By Sabrina Boyer I was never a homecoming queen. Secretly, at times, I wanted to be, but then I saw the fake smiling, the balancing act of wearing a cheap crown and the bull$h!t that went along with being the supposed... (Continue reading)