In this episode we put on our little Freudian jackets and analyse Willow's dream in the episode Restless. Restless provides an insight into the 4 main scoobies, particularly into their concerns and fears (somewhat like Fear Itself, but more mysterious and more subtle). Here, we talk about Willow's subconcious issues with her sexuality and confidenc…

In the second half of our two-parter, we discuss the most heartbreaking moments in the later seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. We plunder the depths of our emotions to take a look at some moments that will make you sob in despair as Joss Whedon expertly manipulates our heartstrings like an evil puppeteer. If your favourite episode wasn…

This week we pull out our handkerchiefs and settle down to talk about the most heartbreaking moments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel - EXCLUDING moments involving deaths. We could speak about The Body all day, but won't. In this half (there's a lot of heartbreak in the Whedonverse) we talk about the Camus and the absurdity of existence, leavi…

This day 20 years ago Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first broadcast with its first episode, "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Since then it has provided rich and varied content and is generally considered one of the greatest television programmes of all time. What better way of celebrating it is there than dedicating our... 21st episode to it? That's like…

This week we analyse whether the relationship between Xander and Anya was healthy, and talk more generally about the facets of their identity that sparked their romance in The Prom, and which led to their eventual separation in Hell's Bells. To finish, we use the impartial and unquestionable criteria of a Cosmopolitan magazine article to decide onc…

We foolishly forgot to buy the Angel Investigations crew their Christmas presents, so we go through their Amazon wishlists to buy some last-minute gifts using Amazon's fantastic next-day delivery service. There are further ASMR tingles and lots of fun. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.com…

To celebrate the yule period, we sit around a Christmas tree and shake the presents of the Scooby Gang and try to guess what their presents are, and then we rudely unwrap them! Prepare for ASMR tingles and Jolly Christmas jingles! Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.com Podcast here: http://…

In the final part of our Halloween Hoedown, we finally get to the bottom of which of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel halloween episodes is the best using an infallible mathematical system of rating the episodes. You'll probably be listening to this after Halloween. If so, just embrace it because it's spoooooooky still. Find us on Facebook - …

Our 4 part Halloween Hoedown continues to continue with the series 4 episode "Fear Itself", in which Buffy and her fellow scoobies are trapped inside a frat house. The episode was largely inspired by New Deal economics and the work of John Maynard Keynes. This episode will surely prime your pump of Whedon love, and it has a sketch to boot. Find us …

The 4 part Halloween Hoedown continues with the Buffy series 6 episode "All the Way", in which Dawn nearly gets unlucky. Get ready for spooks, terror, Simpsons, Caramel Cod, and above all a sketch at the beginning. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.com Podcast here: http://themagicboxpodca…

Our 4 part Halloween Hoedown begins with Angel's "Life of the Party". We rate the episode on various categories, from Best Costume to Spookiest Moment to Best Inanimate Object. Prepare for terror and some discussion of The Rock. It's spookylicious! Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.com Pod…

One of Angel's major motivating factors in both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel is to atone for his crimes that he committed when he did not have a soul. This raises the question of whether Angel should pay for the crimes of Angelus. We discuss the results of Angel's soul being returned by the Romani Gypsies and their reasons for returning it, a…

This week we discuss the characters that you forgot to remember from both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel spanning across the seasons. Join us as we remember those you can't remember - the forgotten heroes such as... um... you know... that guy..? Let's talk about the Marcie Rosses of the Buffyverse. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. S…

In this week's episode we redeem the episode She, Angel Season 1 Episode 13. Well... we try to redeem it. Among other subjects, we speak about the female lead character, Angel's dance moves, and mobile phone technology whilst trying to remain as positive as possible. It's hard sometimes. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast …

In this week's episode we consider the intentions behind Willow's use of magic, and what it says about her character more generally. We also discuss magic in the Buffyverse more generally, including ensouling Angel, the "my will be done" spell, the Memory Purging spell in Tabula Rasa, and more. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us p…

In this week's episode we analyse Faith's development from thestart of Bad Girls to the end of Consequences, the turning point ofher character development in series 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayerand marking her transition from "good" to "evil". Find us on Facebook - The Magic BoxPodcast. Send us podcast ideas- themagicboxpodcast@gmail.comPodcasthere…

In this week's Magic Box podcast, we discuss (competitively) whether it was right for Buffy to be kicked out of the Summers house in the episode Empty Places. Was it democracy in action, or just plain old mutiny? Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.comPodcast here: http://themagicboxpodcast.…

In this episode we discuss whether it was reasonable for Angel and his fellow investigators to defeat Jasmine, or whether it would have been better to allow them to stay in their euphoric slave mentality. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.comPodcast here: http://themagicboxpodcast.libsyn.c…

Following a facebook page which quickly voted Doublemeat Palace as one of the worst episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ever, we review Doublemeat Palace and consider why people might dislike it. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.comPodcast here: http://themagicboxpodcast.libsyn.comiTunes…

In celebration of Buffy Summers' birthday week, we talk about her birthday experiences - how they progress, how her friends react to them, and all the rest. The theme was supposed to be birthdays more generally but that didn't pan out. Sorry Tara... and Cordelia. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcas…

Episode 4: Ripper In this episode we discuss the proposedspin-off series Ripper - an unmade series centring on Giles.We talk about what contents were intended to be included, what wewould have liked to see on the show, and why the show never reachedour TV screens. Join us every 3 weeks as we discuss Buffyand the original spin off; Angel. Find us on…

Episode 3: Spin-Offs That Were Never Meant ToBe When Buffy finished in 2003 and Angel in 2004.Fans wanted more of our beloved buffyverse. Lots of possible spinoff were talked about after the two shows ended, many fans wantedthe verse to continue like in ATS. This podcast will be discussingthe suggested spin off shows and whether we would have watch…

We compare the Big Bads of all seven seasons of Buffy - The Master, Angelus, The Mayor, Adam, Glory, Willow/Life/trio and The First. After discussing each Big Bad briefly and how well the big bads fits in to their season. We pit them against each other, and try to decide who is the best Big Bad.

We talk about the unaired pilot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and compare it to the first episode of season 1, Welcome to the Hellmouth. We talk about fake Willow, creepy Giles, and much much more. Good ol' 90s. Find us on Facebook - The Magic Box Podcast. Send us podcast ideas - themagicboxpodcast@gmail.com Podcast here: http://themagicboxpodcast.l…