Author: Bates Podcast

In this episode we watch a fairly misogynistic run of Angel episodes. Or are they? They empower the women from time to time sure… Alright, we’ll give you misogynistic, but homophobic? We think not.

All this didn’t stop us from enjoying discussing them or watching them, really. Not the best run, but not quite the worst.

Come on! This is a world where Expecting, She, and I fall to Pieces exists.

These are miles better then those.

MILES.

We start the ep with a little Cat’s Crypt, WWBW, Angel discussion, and end it with Sue’s latest camping exploits. Peace.

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So– Angel is back! Our Angel hiatus is over, now we will be taking a little Buffy Hiatus for better or worse. Let us say for better! This week we opened season 3 with Heartthrob, That Vision Thing, and That Old Gang of Mine. Ok… better is coming. I swear.  Oh- and look for the new segment “Cat’s Crypt” (another Wright sister whom you may know as La Gata has dipped her toe in the dark side).

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This is really the second episode of a two-parter in which Sue watched Once More With Feeling and Tabula Rasa. It took the length of two podcasts to discuss them though- so here is part two.

In this episode, we talk about the shenanigans had when Will casts a spell gone wrong and we watch as Joan, Anya, Rupey, Alex, Willow, Tara, Desperate-For-a-Shag Giles, and Umad try to figure out who the bip they are and what the bip is going on. It’s all good fun until it really isn’t.

We are joined again by Guest Carol, who graciously stayed up well past her bedtime, but Newbie guest B had to bow out and hit the hay. But no one fear- I watched it with her. There was plenty of squeals of laughter and delight and (cartoony heart eyes at the end). Sue just might have thought it was pretty good too.

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If you can’t tell from the commentary that came out a few days ago- we watched Once More With Feeling. THEN the three of us (Newbie Bronwyn featured in the commentary) PLUS special guest Carol recorded a podcast about it. We had a blast talking about this landmark episode and getting more thoughts out of Sue and B about how it is all going down. And where DO (they think) we go from here? (Now I can write that and the newbies get it. Yay!)

Join us! I had to cut out the Tabula Rasa stuff because it was all just too long. The fortuitous thing is– Sue and I are going to be at a retreat of sorts next week, so we don’t have to worry about putting a podcast out. Except I will. I will have to edit it, but that I can do.

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Well, for better or worse, we have recorded a commentary track.  Basically, Em and Sue spent the weekend in Wyoming together and we set aside some time to be able to watch this landmark of television history together as B and Sue experience it for the first time.  We couldn’t resist having a digital recorder going in the room while it happened, just to record the event.  Therefore, the audio from the episode is very prominent, so what that means to our podcast listeners is that you either have to mute your tv as you watch so you can watch along- or you can simply listen to it like a regular podcast.

I mean- who by now needs to even watch it at this point?  We’ve seen it enough, our minds can fill in the visuals.  Enjoy.  There isn’t a ton of talking- but there is plenty of (raucous?) laughter.

ps sorry about all the kids- we had a house full of them.  They were upstairs with the rest of the fam- but they still managed to make their presence “felt”.

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In this episode Em and Sue and special guest “B” (our newbie watching sis in law Bronwyn) go over Buffy season 5 in depth, taking a look back at it as a whole.  We get some wish list items and predictions from both of them, now that they’ve seen Bargaining and After Life (you know- so the big question is now answered– now what? Or “where do we go from here?  You might ask…).  Then, I’m sorry to say- in the last few minutes we talk Angel.  “In depth” would be generous, but I’d say we at least go over the finer points.  What do you want from us?  It was getting late.

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In tonight’s episode- first Em and Sue discuss what they’ve been watching including finally talking about The Fall and True Detective. Then we move on to Angel and discuss Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Through the Looking Glass, and No Place Like Plrtz Glrb, wrapping up Angel Season 2!

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