👉 BIG OLD SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

The Buffy reboot/reimagining isn't happening for now. We are devastated. So naturally, we need to talk about Buffy and Spike in season 6.

Ariel and Morgan are finally diving into Buffy the Vampire Slayer where things are darker, messier, and include a whole lot more property damage 👀.

From literally breaking a house down during sex to invisible hookups to whatever the hell is happening on that balcony… they have thoughts.

They get into it all:

• The iconic Buffy/Spike “Smashed” scene: why it’s so hot and makes zero logistical sense
• How the show tries to portray Buffy’s rock bottom through sex (and where it succeeds vs. fails)
• The invisibility scene as a surprisingly perfect example of how simulated sex actually works on set
• Why the show keeps saying Buffy and Spike are kinky… while showing the most vanilla execution imaginable
• The difference between toxic intimacy vs. BDSM, and why those are not the same thing

Plus: pants continuity crimes, mystery penetration logistics, and a full breakdown of our personal histories with Spuffy.

Want to watch along? Our reaction covers "Smashed” (House scene): ~00:39:39, “Gone” (Invisibility scene): ~00:28:08, and “Dead Things” (Balcony scene): ~00:20:25 We cut around the clips, so it won’t sync perfectly, but you’ll absolutely get the point.

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CREDITS — BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Creators: Joss Whedon

“Smashed” (Season 6, Episode 9)
Director: Turi Meyer
Writers: Drew Z. Greenberg; Rebecca Rand Kirshner; Steven S. DeKnight

“Gone” (Season 6, Episode 11)
Director: David Fury
Writers: David Fury; Rebecca Rand Kirshner; Steven S. DeKnight

“Dead Things” (Season 6, Episode 13)
Director: James A. Contner
Writers: Steven S. DeKnight; Rebecca Rand Kirshner; Drew Z. Greenberg

Actors (featured in discussed scenes): Sarah Michelle Gellar; James Marsters; Nicholas Brendon; Emma Caulfield; Alyson Hannigan
© 1997–2003 Mutant Enemy, Inc. / 20th Century Fox Television. All rights reserved.

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