Buffy’s attempt to re-enroll at UC-Sunnydale fails because she missed the application deadline meaning outside of slaying, her only other outlet is the Doublemeat Palace. Riley Finn returns to Sunnydale in pursuit of a demon and seeks Buffy’s help in killing it. He also comes with a surprise… he is married.
Podcast Length: 20:52
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Joyce’s surgery is a success and she is resting comfortably. Buffy and Riley finally carve out some alone time. Riley sneaks out in the middle of the night and Spike follows him to a vampire brothel, where Riley pays to have his blood sucked. Spike takes Buffy to see what Riley’s doing.
Podcast Length: 27:42
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A released mental patient is killed by an alien visitor and the Scooby Gang investigates while Riley secretly calls the military for help in between trysts with vampire girls on the side. They discover that the alien is a Queller demon, which targets the insane and they decide it must have been summoned by Glory.
Podcast Length: 20:24
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While Buffy and Dawn await the results of Joyce’s CAT scan, the gang researches more about The Beast/Glory who shows up at the magic shop to buy supplies for a spell she plans to incant with one of her scabby worshipers though the group is unaware of her presence until Anya sees the sales receipt some time later. We learn that Glory plans to raise a reptile demon that will seek out the location of The Key and report it back to her.
Podcast Length: 33:47
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While on a routine patrol at the cemetery, Buffy is staked by a vamp and rescued by Riley. Buffy, discouraged by this turn of events, turns to Spike to learn how he was able to kill two slayers in hopes that she can sharpen her skills.
Podcast Length: 28:59
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Joyce is serving Dawn breakfast one morning when she suddenly faints to the floor asking Dawn “Who are you?” While playing with the doctor’s stethoscope at the hospital, Dawn discovers that Riley’s heartbeat is off the charts. Despite the doctor’s advice and Buffy’s concern, Riley insists he’s fine and leaves the hospital. Buffy enlists the Initiative’s help.
Podcast Length: 26:55
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Having split from the group, Buffy goes to look for Riley. Riley was led to Adam because Adam activated a behavior modification chip in Riley’s chest that places him under Adam’s control. Adam takes Riley to a secret lab in the Initiative where he sees that Drs. Walsh and Angleman are zombies serving as lab assistants to Adam who has turned Forrest into a demon/human hybrid just like himself. Meanwhile, Buffy realizes it was Spike who pitted them against one another to distract them from focusing on Adam. They make up and plan to raid the Initiative.
Podcast Length: 27:42
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Colonel McNamara is ordered by government officials to get Riley back into the fold unbeknownst to the rest of the group. Willow and Tara continue to flourish in the newness of their relationship and they finally get that new kitten to play with. Buffy is reeling from an altercation with Angel in L.A. and continually pushes Riley away. Angel comes back from Los Angeles to apologize, but gets into a fight with Riley and more Initiative guys before he can do so.
Podcast Length: 26:27
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Tara and Willow’s blossoming relationship take an odd turn when Oz suddenly appears at the door while the gang is at Giles’ place. Oz takes Willow for a walk and points out the full moon and the fact that he’s learned to control the wolf. Oz reveals that he traveled the world and found his salvation in Tibet, where he learned to control the wolf via chanting, herbs, charms, and the like and that he’s come back for her.
Podcast Length: 25:26
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Buffy and Riley can’t get enough of the passion and are taking every opportunity to get it on. Xander and Anya, meanwhile, have skipped sex for the second night ever, which has Anya thinking they’re breaking up. While dealing with her frustrations, Anya bonds a little with Spike as they both miss the ability to do harm to humans. Meanwhile a house party on campus turns dangerous as the sexually repressed spirits of children who used to live there begin to terrorize the partygoers all prompted by Buffy and Riley’s love-making.
Podcast Length: 31:06
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