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Haunted flubber, Orgies soundtracked by the Bay City Rollers, Angel's demon-soul parfait, queer body horror - it's all here in this week's episode, The Dark Age.

A dreamy figure from Buffy’s past turns up in Sunnydale, providing the unhappy catalyst for some learnin’ and growin’ from our heroine. Also, can we succeed in making this episode work as some kind of allegory for the French revolution? How is a teenage vampire cult like the misplaced political identifications of the new consumer class? And do vampires really need a dining table for their mealtime?

Spooky season in Sunnydale turns into some intense method-cosplay for the Scoobies, and as a result we learn about Giles' secretly sexy past. Cordelia's choice of beverage awakens memories of Celtic Tiger Ireland, and we continue our metaphysical investigations into the mechanics of supernatural transformation.

Buffy and Cordelia buddy up in this one, like sisters with really different hair. Reptile Boy explores the consequences of lying to your elders, drinking, and fancying boys through the medium of a giant snake who represents a penis, but also maybe represents capitalism? Cordelia's reading material has a surprising cover story, Argentina's economic collapse is foreshadowed, and the homosocial dynamics of Xander’s pledge experience reveal something in common with a [REDACTED] ex-head of state. Listen now and find out.

Join us on a journey into deepest darkest Latin America/ South America/ Peru / It's all the same *pan pipes play* for Inca Mummy Girl. Yes, the girl from the "cramped and dead" place with apparently no kitchens; is she talking about South America? Or is she talking about her sarcophagus? It is impossible to tell between these two things because they are the same to me! We also find out that Osh thinks he met the Inca Mummy Girl in question, discuss the ins-and-outs of life-force sucking, and ask the v important question: what the fuck is happening at the Bronze? I see geishas, sheikhs, vikings, Crocodile Dundee... and is that Justin Trudeau? 👀

Spike and Dru come to town at last, and light up Sunnydale with their exquisite horniness. But meanwhile, Buffy has her hands full with bigger problems: parent teacher evening. We're not totally convinced by the "wordplay" in this weeks title, and it calls to mind for Sadie an inexplicable moment in the great tram wars of Edinburgh. We also start working on our Joyce / Cordelia (slash?) fiction, and think of the similarities between juggling being a slayer and a high school student with being a podcaster and an academic.