Still reeling from their losses at the vineyard, Buffy and the Scoobies try to find a moment to breathe. Yet the First and Caleb don’t want to give them that luxury. When Buffy resolves on another risky plan of attack, she encounters unexpected resistance. Andrew and Spike go on a road trip together.   Hear us discuss… Giles is suddenly OK with Willow using mind control? Can Faith be redeemed? Does she get too much of a pass? Pour one out for the Bronze and its bloomin’ onion A rare L for Dawnifer here Buffy was just doing what YOU TOLD HER TO DO, Giles!   Trigger warning Misogyny ..read more

Move over, Spike: there’s a new King of Misogyny in town. His name is Caleb, and he has a message for the slayer. Buffy must decide whether or not to risk the Potentials while also dealing with the arrival of another “old friend” in town.   Hear us discuss… Hopefully Faith and Willow didn’t compare notes about their redemption arcs. Awkward. Faith and Spike comparing notes tho? PRICELESS Xander’s wet dream and hero speech cancel each other out, so he’s just meh Caleb: scary manifestation of misogyny or a boring preacher of patriarchy? What did the hospital make of Buffy bringing in a whi ..read more

Seeking revenge for his mother’s murder, Robin Wood cahoots with Giles to distract Buffy so he can take down Spike. He assembles a killer playlist and sets Spike off on a series of flashbacks to his earliest days as William the Bloody. Will Buffy choose to turn an ally into an enemy over an enemy turned ally?   Special guest Ryan B Talks TV joins us for this recap. Follow him on TikTok and Instagram @ryanbtalkstv   Hear us discuss… Nikki Wood: mother, slayer, badass Black woman The pathos of Robin’s story Whose side are you on, Giles? Spike’s mom does not got it going on Did Spike e ..read more

Come with us, gentle listeners, as recount for you the deeds of Andrew, Teller of Storyes. Sooth, if ever there was a noble scribe of a Slayer of Vampyre, ‘twas he. Middling of stature and dirty blond of hair, Andrew, Teller of Storyes, courageously chronicled the Hellmouth’s endest of days.   Real-life Teller of Storyes Kendare Blake joins us to help recap this episode!   Hear us discuss… Andrew is original-flavour adorkableness He’s providing a vital service, really It’s nice to see Jonathan one last time! Once again, Andrew speedrunning that redemption arc Finally, a use for all ..read more

Between all your hot (s)takes and all our hot guests this season, we can’t keep up! To give your opinions the time they deserve, we’ve saved up some to share in this bonus episode of Sunnymail.   Hear us discuss… Slayer lore and the slayer line Buffy’s leadership style Dawnterelle has more talent in her little finger than Xander has in his whole body Kennedy: not the rebound we want but maybe the one Willow deserves What DOES Giles have up his butt anyway? Listen to find out. ? SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygir ..read more

Now aware of Robin Wood’s literal slayer provenance, Buffy shows him the operation: secret hideout, army of potentials, and of course, the big board. In return, Robin gives her a bag. Inside the bag is a box. Inside the box are shadow puppets. Will these figures hold the answer? No, they’re just more men telling Buffy how to be the slayer.   Sarah and Lea, hosts of Investigating Angel, join us to help recap this episode!   Hear us discuss… Dawn is holding this house together Why does Kennedy get to hang around?? Spike putting that coat back on is not the win he thinks it is Gotta lo ..read more

S7E14: “First Date” (feat. Lily Anderson) Buffy and Xander each have a first date. Buffy goes to dinner with Principal Wood, who is finally prepared to reveal startling details about his past. Xander picks up Ashanti at a hardware store. Only one of these two dates ends up with someone suspended above the hellmouth. Meanwhile, the First tries to manipulate Andrew into taking care of a potential problem.   Author Lily Anderson joins us again to help recap this episode!   Hear us discuss… More revisionist history about Buffy’s feelings for Spike Token attempts at diversity that backfi ..read more

Giles takes the potentials out to the desert to meet Sineya and Cougar. Buffy stays behind because Spike is being a simp. Kennedy also stays behind, hoping to canoodle with Willow, but this leads to unintended side effects.   Hear us discuss… Dawn, Anya, and Xander are the best part of this episode Buffy should have just emailed Sam Did Amy learn nothing in rat prison? For shame Potentials can leap tall buildings in a single bound How long has Kennedy known Willow now? WHAT TIME IS IT? Trigger warnings Gun violence, misogyny   ? SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Fa ..read more

Buffy’s School for Slayers is in session, and you either graduate or you die. So, like regular school in Sunnydale. After a spell reveals Dawn has a destiny, she wrestles with the implications. But when Amanda shows up with a problem and Buffy isn’t available, Dawn has to step into her sister’s shoes sooner than expected.   Hear us discuss… What we think of Buffy’s counselling style What we think of Buffy’s teaching style CLEM! We missed you, how ya been? New school forgot to spray for white boy gangs Shut up, Xander, but also, you make a good point ? SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcas ..read more

No, this is not the dinner theatre sequel to last season’s musical. Instead, Buffy concocts a plan to take on the Turok Han while also showing the potentials what it means to be the slayer. It remains to be seen whether she can do this before Spike expires at the hands of the First’s minions.   Hear us discuss… Familiar faces among the new potentials! So are Anya and Giles going to tell anyone what they learned from Botox Eye? The weekly rampage through yet another construction site continues New Spike ship just dropped (or should we say, Spyke?) BEST. FLIPPITY DO. EVER.   Trigger ..read more