The Sunnydale Diaries - A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Episode 94 - The Body

This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, we’re taking on one of the most acclaimed (and devastating) episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5, Episode 16, “The Body.” F

Episode 93 - Cybernetics and Snack Foods (I Was Made to Love You)

Melanie somehow called it: robots have officially arrived in Sunnydale. In “I Was Made to Love You,” Buffy encounters April, a mysteriously strong young woman wandering

Episode 92 - Sweaters, Shrines, and Slayer Role Play (Crush)

Crushes can be awkward, embarrassing, and occasionally involve driving past someone’s house and getting caught. But in Sunnydale, they can also involve stolen sweaters, s

Episode 91 - What's up with Ben and Glory? (Blood Ties)

It’s Buffy’s 20th birthday, so naturally everything is about to go horribly wrong. During our episode discussion, we question Sunnydale hospital security, investigate th

Episode 90 - Interview with the Vampire...Slayer (Checkpoint)

Buffy faces one of her most satisfying power shifts yet in Season 5 Episode 12, “Checkpoint,” as the Watchers Council rolls into Sunnydale with their usual blend of tweed

Bonus Episode - HellmouthCon 2026 Recap!

Sean and Melanie are back from HellmouthCon, and they have a lot to report from their trip to Torrance High School (the real-life Sunnydale High!!) In this special recap

Episode 89 - Stuck in the MIddle with Xander (Triangle)

This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 11: “Triangle.” Giles leaves the Magic Box in Anya’s very enthusi

Episode 88 - The Wig MacGuffin (Into the Woods)

This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie head Into the Woods for one of Season 5’s heavier, less laugh-filled episodes. Joyce is finally out of surgery, Buffy

Episode 87 - The Crithering (Listening to Fear)

This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie are talking Listening to Fear...that title is still confusing. Between questionable science (“protein alkaloid” sure

Episode 86 - Rubber Snakes and Cat Pics (Shadow)

Buffy is used to saving the world, but what happens when she can’t fix what’s happening at home? In Season 5, Episode 8: “Shadow”, things get very real as Joyce’s health

Bonus Episode - Scooby Snacks - Lukewarm SpaghettiOs

In this special Scooby Snacks edition of The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie head straight to Xander’s basement to revisit one of Buffy’s most questionable food momen

Episode 85 - Spike, Slow-Mo Shots, and Subways (Fool for Love)

In this episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, we dive deep into Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 7: “Fool for Love.” Melanie’s prediction (surprisingly close) lead

Episode 84 - Brooms, Balls, and Sweetbreads (Family)

In this episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie dive into Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 6 “Family.” Melanie’s prediction about the episode being

Episode 83 - Magic Sand and Evil Tea (No Place Like Home)

This week on The Sunnydale Diaries, we’re covering Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 5: “No Place Like Home.” And wow — this one changes everything. From runni

Episode 82 - Lavender Daphne and the Eye Gesture (Out of My Mind)

In this week’s episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, we dive into Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5, Episode 4: “Out of My Mind", an episode packed with insecurity, power str

Episode 81 - X1 = X2 (The Replacement)

What if someone else could step into your life… and do it better than you ever have? In this episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie take on Buffy the Vampire

Episode 80 - Magic Slayer Handstand (Real Me)

Buffy has a sister. She’s always had a sister. And apparently… we just never noticed. No big whoop. In this episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, Sean and Melanie dive into

Episode 79 - Too Much Xanding! (Buffy Vs. Dracula)

Season Five is here and The Sunnydale Diaries is officially entering one of Sean's favorite eras of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this episode, we kick off Season 5, Epis

Bonus Episode - I Will Remember You (Angel Crossover)

In this very special bonus episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, that we recorded back in July, we step out of Sunnydale and into Los Angeles to revisit one of the most emoti

Bonus Episode - Buffy Season 4 Recap - Games, Guesses, and Gjetost

Get ready, Buffy fans, this is a big one! Sean and Melanie reunite in person for an action-packed, cheese-filled, season-spanning recap of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season