Love the show, and ash and Elena are great together. My one note is that the “bad friend” reading of Buffy in season for is grating. Ok, that’s my only issue. Other than that I love it!

I find the two women hosting annoying at times and I enjoy them at times. And like others have said, overly negative. I dislike when they talk over miles (I think the man’s name?). He seems a little more objective in his reviews.

I was so excited when I found out you guys were doing this - great concept - but since season 4 ish it is more like a “Bash Buffy” podcast and unreasonably so. I think what has gotten lost is that this was a teen show from the 90s not a movie in the Academy Awards picture of the year category. For this buffy fan you have taken this fun tern show a bit too seriously and destroyed the fun of the podcast in the process

Maybe if they actually liked the show they were recapping, they could convince a guest to come on. Started fun, plummeted to unlistenable take downs of every episode. If you hate everything about this show, why are you wasting your time (and ours)?

I really enjoyed this podcast for the first few seasons but at this point (season 6) it really just seems like they hate the show and, if you are a fan, it is no fun to listen to. They have said multiple times “this isnt what I signed up for” and criticize the show for not being what they want it to be rather than what it is. I get it, the show made changes they dont like but I almost wish they would just stop reviewing it as they clearly find no joy in the show anymore. I am going to try to get through season 6 and then bail as there is no way they are going to like season 7. EDIT: On last episode of season 6 and I have grown to just hate this podcast. I’m done

This show was on originally during my teen years and I never watched it, until now because of your podcast. So a first time watcher here, and I love your takes on the episodes. Keep it going!

This podcast started out so fun and I loved listening to it. If you’re a new listener, I highly recommend to stop listening before Season 6. They’ve become so negative and harsh, giving Buffy zero grace and wanting her to just get over depression like it’s that easy. Ripping apart characters and story arcs. At this point, I doubt I’ll listen to Season 7 and/or whatever show they rewatch next. I don’t know if they have something going on in their personal lives making them so negative and horrible. They aren’t like this on their other podcasts. It’s gotten very hard to listen to. They are ruining episodes.l I’ve always enjoyed.

Skip 4-7 if you love Buffy and prefer a balanced level of criticism. POD gets increasingly negative and more like a slam-watch as seasons go on. Do check out Morbid which is steadily top tier.

I think you guys forget that Willow ingested ALL of the dark magic. So the more powerful she got the more evil she got. It started of course with her wanting justice for Tara but with all that dark magic she’s turned evil and doesn’t care who she destroys, that’s why she goes after everyone she loves

I am also not a fan of season seven so I look forward to taking the ride with you guys, where at least I'll get to laugh, and Mikey will sprinkle wisdom on us. I don't know what you're gonna do next, but please please please add Bates Motel and 12 Monkeys (and maybe Penny Dreadful) to the list of shows you might cover in the future.

Bring on season 7. My fav

Like a lot of others, I really liked this podcast the first few seasons but it’s a hard turn in the later seasons when the hosts become insufferable and so negative I had to stop listening. Mikey is the one host who seems to at least try to be positive but Ash and Alaina just continue to get more and more unlistenable each episode. It’s one thing to not like a plot line or a character’s decisions but it’s basically become a 2 hour hate session for each episode where they complain nonstop and just hate on every character except Dawn. There are so many better Buffy podcasts out there and I would skip this one entirely if I could go back and not waste my time listening to the first 100+ episodes

If Darla had syphilis, and Angel fooked her; doesn’t Angel have syphilis now? “Geek” is carnival/circus talk. There are Freaks and Geeks in the Sideshow. Kendra was called when Buffy died; Faith was called when Dru killed Kendra.

It’s hard to listen to them dump on every episode. This used to be a fun listen, now I struggle to get through their episodes. Their distaste for season 6 of Buffy has leaked into their podcast in a way that ironically makes it hard for their listeners to enjoy the pod. To be clear, I still love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and agree with some of their views about this season, but I would rather watch season 6 over and over rather than listen to the constant negativity about the season. It has gone farther than just constructive criticism and has turned to complete negative takes. They are allowed to dislike season 6, but their constant attitude towards it makes it hard for their audience and fans of the show to enjoy the pod. I dislike this season of the pod more than I dislike this season of the show at this point.

I really wanted to like this podcast...and I did for the first season! But they've become self-indulgent with silly jokes that go on way too long and their commentary is notably immature. If you want actual conversation about the show and themes, this isn't for you.

I love this show! And the addition of Mikey is chef’s kiss! The best is when they all three crack up! I have really enjoyed watching this show for the first time then listening to their view on all things Buffy.

It’s hard to listen to when you actually like the show. For the last three seasons, the content has been almost entirely about how much they don’t like what they’re watching. And complaining that they hope it gets better but they have no hope it will. Really is putting a lot of people who enjoy the show off.

I recently started this podcast and I am obsessed! I have gotten into a routine of watching an episode and then listening to their recap. I really hope they do this with another show after finishing this one. Amazing concept.

Even better than re-watching the entire series for the 5th time in a row! Total mind meld.

Every podcast these two spit out is gold. This podcast makes my brain and heart so happy and I’m so grateful it exists. They are so funny together and I’m loving listening to this journey from two different perspectives.

These ladies (and Mike) are well researched, hilarious, and retell their experience so wonderfully. I loved being on the ride and well... Unfortunately, I found out Wondery (their parent company) is owned by Amazon and I cannot continue in good conscience as a listener.

Loved the show when it first started and I love the dynamic between the three hosts. But the amount of negative comments about the later seasons are what have driven me completely away from it. It’s OK to dislike an episode, but you don’t have to tear it apart every time and I also hate the fact that you guys go after the writers so much, it’s not easy to write a show. You say things like Buffy wouldn’t do that. But the thing is, she did do those things, it’s just so you just don’t like what she did. It went from being a celebration of the show to a complete bashing of it.

Love this show, and all of Ash and Alaina’s shows. THANK YOU GUYS for listening to the reviews that requested you just take a week off and not give us a rerun.

I used to love listening but here lately it’s becoming so negative and harder to listen to. I really don’t want to hear about how much you hate what you are watching , when so many of us have positive thoughts on the entire series. You are allowed to not like things of course but going on and on about it week after week is hard to listen to, reign in it please!

Remember in the 90’s when you watched a show while on the phone with a best friend. That’s the re-watcher. Reliving every campy moment with you two awesome ladies and relishing in every awkward moment of being a teenager ❤️

Can’t get enough!

I haven’t finished all episodes but what am i to do when i am done? I imagine i will be as sad and pathetic as angel when he dove into a pile of garbage to eat a rat.

I have been listening for a while. I even used to listen to the morbid podcast, but the amount of wellness is way too much. We live in a different time. And reviewing an old show, it would be nice to get away from all the wokeness. Nobody likes having it constantly shoved in their face. We listened to podcast to get away from certain things and if I wanted to listen to I’d be looking for that

I LOVE this podcast! Like Alaina, I grew up loving Buffy. I have listened to (I think) all of the Buffy podcasts out there and this is the best I have heard. The combination of Alaina’s stellar recapping, Ash’s honest and hilarious reactions as a first time viewer and Mikey’s excellent analysis of the skills of the writers, producers and directors is a real winner! You must check this out!!!!

Unfortunately I agree with a lot of the negative reviews on this show. I enjoyed it at first, but the way the plot is read as a terribly cheesy script with so many unfunny inside jokes that they refuse to stop saying completely turned me off. It’s uncomfortable when they have guests on who clearly don’t think their jokes are funny.

I am a huge Buffy fan. I listen to lots of rewatch podcasts for this and Angel. While there are a lot of good ones. This is one of the better ones. I spoke too soon on the bashing of Xander. They started out not doing that but fairly quickly turned out bashing him like all others. I understand though I’m of a different generation so my appreciation of the time is much different than most watching now in days. Still a fun podcast to listen to for Buffy fans everywhere.

I know there is a revival of Buffy podcasts and audio recently, but I consider this podcast the OG of them all. I am almost dreading the fact that this podcast might end as we are in the later seasons of Buffy. I love Ash and Alaina as our hosts and the addition of Mikey, also producer and editor. Great banter and detailed summaries and episode recap! Hooked!

Hey weirdos… I love that! I love you all!! I also loved Buffy. You hit it out of the park with this podcast!! You 2 are so funny & talented! Also I found you all on Morbid & I just love everything Alaina & Ash! Alaina I listened to your books, let me just say you are such a talented writer & I loved them!! Can’t wait for book 3. Thanks for being you ladies!!

They girls were funny before, but when they added Mikey, this podcast became a genuine B.I.T - Btchz in Tow - where a guy and more than one gal combine for explosions of irresistible laughter. They can beat any fit of sadness on the planet.

Really enjoy the podcast (Morbid too) so much I got a Wondery subscription)

These girls keep me laughing and possibly sane! Bless you and yours!!

Before I get to my subject, I have to say, I LOVE this podcast!! It’s fun, informative and… did I mention fun? I really appreciate how y’all breakdown the episodes and actually discuss them. Not every rewatch podcast does that. Great job ladies!! Now to my subject, in the episode Angel, I believe Ash asks if Buffy had a watcher before Giles. I don’t remember if it’s Buffy or Angel, but there is a flashback scene somewhere that shows Buffy finding out she’s the slayer for the first time. A man named Merrick tells her. Merrick was her first watcher but he dies at some point. So, she did have some training before Sunnyvale. Also, I think, don’t quote me, that the show was supposed to be a loose continuation of the movie staring Kristy Swanson. Again, great job ladies!!! I can’t wait to catch up to where y’all are in the podcast and then keep going!! Sarah

I love you guys and I love this podcast, but I do hope that it gets acknowledged that Nicholas Brendon is an abusive piece of trash and James Marsters wrote a VERY inappropriate song about a then UNDERAGE Michelle Tractenberg. Since you also do Morbid, please stop fawning over these men.

Worst recap and rewatch ever

I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that they don’t read these reviews but I wish they would. I’ve been listening for a while because I loved Buffy so much and it’s fun to revisit but these two are often insufferable. They run “jokes” into the ground. Example: Calling the initiative Edgers which is annoying and actually grosses me out. Something stupid that cracked them up for 10 minutes that makes no sense is something called Nana Bob and they continue to say it. If this is what Morbid is like I would never be able to listen. I listen but it’s in such small doses because it’s all I can stand.

I LOVED this podcast when it started up but now it’s ruining the show that I’ve loved forever. The show used to be funny and light hearted but now it’s so serious and basically just how Ash, Alaina and Mikey would write the show better/how to handle every life situation perfectly. The show was supposed to express real life decision making and in real life 20 year olds make mistakes! I’m glad Ash and Alaina are so perfect though lol

Love Buffy! Love Morbid! You guys Joyce owns the gallery! She is not stealing art! lol

I used to really, really like this podcast. I was so excited when I found out about it. But it went from a fun show with a good concept (one host being a super fan, the other never having watched), to a frustrating 90-minutes jam-packed with bits and inside jokes that were barely funny the first time they said them (DAWN-key, Nana Bob, the feckin-tapeworm, etc) repeated over and over and over and over. I’ve had to skip ahead so many times when the hosts devolve into giggles over a story or a joke that the listener isn’t in on (just edit that out!). Now it’s basically just turned into “how we would parent a fictional character and how we would rewrite the show”, which frankly just isn’t that compelling to listen to. As you scream into the mic asking BtVS actors to come on your show…maybe consider that you’ve now created a show that it would be really hard for them to participate in hosting? It would essentially just have to be you explaining all your bits to them. I may be in the minority but I did like the addition of Mikey — I like that he actually researches the context and behind the scenes to talk about, and has thoughtful input on the show itself. I’ve been hanging on for their season 5 recaps because I’ve been hoping it will get better…but I think I’m done. Giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because it did start out stronger.

Your podcast is absolutely amazing! Makes my day. I’m currently re-watching Buffy and on season four right now. FYI, not sure if you know but James Marsters narrates books for Jim Butcher. Super awesome!!

You guys are a dynamic duo when hosting anything. Adding Mikey in more has been such an amazing trio! Y'all are hilarious and so great at storytelling!

I drive a lot for work and I’ve been listening to this podcast in the car. Fairly certain I’m an unsafe driver when I do because I’m laughing so hard.

I overall really like this podcast!! The only thing that bothers me is the beating of a dead horse when they try to make a point. I think we all get that they hate Angel and Riley. Every time it comes up it’s a 5 minute tirade about how much they hate them and how terrible they are. I also feel like they are Spike apologists and it’s definitely a little frustrating to hear them defend Spike over things they would’ve torn Riley or Angel apart for 🤷🏼‍♀️ Still a great listen!!

I love this podcast. Stupid that it took me so long to write a review but I’ve fallen in love with Buffy again listening to you guys and I love Mikey! Truly can’t wait for the next one!

Mikey elevates this show x10

Update: More Mikey! Love all three of you! 5th season already?? This is my favorite pod still. So funny! Original: Thank you for reliving such a great show! Very funny and fun to discuss how some things have not aged well. A bright spot in my weekly queue of podcasts!