Ready? OK. Steph and Kara review this classic teen comedy, ostensibly because of its Buffy connections but really because we want to get our cheer on. This movie is a ray of Californian sunshine as we head into Canadian winter. Hear us discuss… The splendour that is a non-cynical teen movie Kirsten Dunst is an acting treasure Queerness and queer-coding Who are the bad guys in this movie? This movie handles racism and cultural appropriate way better than it has any right to Trigger warnings Fatphobia, homophobia, racism, sexual assault 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Julian Nicola Tasha Jordan Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Kristi Kimmie Laura Bahia Brandon The Second James Katie

We survived. Not the battle. High school, er, the podcast! After recapping all seven seasons of this incredible show, Prophecy Girls is closing this chapter. We’ll be moving on to Los Angeles to check in with bae later this year. Before we go on our break, though, it’s time to look back at this entire show. Hear us discuss… We rank the seasons and the Big Bads What aged well (and didn’t) from our intro episode The ups and downs of making the pod Memorable memes and moments from the pod What the past 3 years have meant for us as friends and fans

Hear ye, hear ye, all rise for the Honourable Judges Chow and Babcock: court is now in session. The defendant: Spike, aka William the Bloody, once vampire menace and now vampire with a soul. The charges? Everything from aiding and abetting apocalypses to perversion and pooping. Hear us discuss… Does seeking out a soul change anything about Spike’s guilt or redemption? Can Spike’s relationship with Buffy be redeemed? Is Xander just as bad as Spike? Appropriate sentencing for Spike’s crimes Spike as a flawed man vs Spike as a flawed creation of the writers Trigger warnings Misogyny, sexual assault 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Julian Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Bahia Brandon The Second James Katie

The Ultimate Evil. A vampire with a soul. A vampyre with a Y. A final season of Buffy that’s all about power. She has it, and she decides to share. Join Steph and Kara one last time as they discuss the last season of this amazing show. Hear us discuss… Best episodes of the season Does the First measure up as a Big Bad? How Kara would have ended it Steph’s rewrites for Spike and Robin Wood Your hot (s)takes! 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Bahia Brandon The Second James Katie

Reinvigorated by a VIP’s visit, Buffy elects to take the battle to the First. She concocts a plan to use the scythe and Willow’s magic to level the playing field for good. Scoobies, Potentials, and allies assemble one last time in this series finale. Hear us discuss… Angel’s versus Spike’s role in the finale The First, like so many Big Bads, just can’t shut up Buffy is a badass in so many ways So long, Sunnydale! The heartbreaking perfection of so many final moments Trigger warnings Blood, body horror 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James Katie

Buffy rallies against Caleb and the First and rejoins the Scoobies and potentials. As Giles and Willow seek the origins of the scythe Buffy has acquired, everyone else prepares for the final battle. They know it’s coming, and they know not everyone will make it out alive. Hear us discuss… Rise of the flippity-dos part 2 & return of the research girlies! Anya and Andrew are another buddy comedy we NEED Ludwig Dawn Beethoven’s final symphony is a masterpiece Buffy and Faith bonding over being hot chicks with superpowers is everything Our pod might have Bangel bias, but c’mon, this show does too Trigger warnings Drug use (forced), kidnapping, neck snapping 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James Katie

An exiled Buffy seeks solace from a surprised Spike. Back at the Summers residence, Faith rallies the army for an assault on an arsenal. Everyone is very horny. Hear us discuss… We enjoyed this glimpse of Faith as “the boss” and wish for more! OK, Spike, you get this one night, but don’t get any ideas Where are the Potentials during the 3 hookups, stuck in the basement? The First gets less scary every time it shows up Last 5 minutes should be called the rise of the flippity-dos Trigger warning Sex 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James

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 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James

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 white-girl gang to be patched up? Trigger warnings Body horror, eye gouging, maiming, misogyny, neck-snapping 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James

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 even GET a soul? Someone call Lloyd Trigger warnings Incest, misogyny 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon The Second James

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 these male tears we’ve been collecting! 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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 prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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 love “ancient Africans” speaking Swahili and taking the fall for the Watchers Council Hasn’t Buffy been through enough? Trigger warnings Assault, misogyny, racism, suicide 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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 backfire More about vampire poops Andrew gets redemption in 20 minutes or less or it’s free Daddy Giles is SO. STRESSED. Trigger warnings Blood, torture 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

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 warnings Blood, neck snapping, torture 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

What if Buffy had been produced on the CW instead of its predecessor, the WB? Someone decided to find out, and The Vampire Diaries is the result. Steph and Kara watched the first two episodes of the series together, followed by a 50-minute recap of the entire eight seasons, and they have THOUGHTS. Watch @joshdfloyd’s incredibly detailed recap over at Recap & Chill on YouTube: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Full Series Recap | Season 1-8 Ending Explained Hear us discuss… Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran so this show could walk What do you mean, Elena and not Bonnie is the main character? Which flavour of vampire do you like best? Original, Crystal, or with Lemon? Show said “death is your gift” and Bonnie said, “No thank you, refund please.” Team Stefan or Team Damon? The answer will surprise you! 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

Buffy has put a name to the faces Spike has been seeing: the First Evil is behind everything. But what is it, and how can they stop it? Just in time, Daddy Giles arrives, bringing with him three new stepdaughters and a grave warning. The First won’t stop until the slayer and every girl who could be a slayer is dead. Hear us discuss… Accents are confusing, ok? Don’t @ Steph The logistics of feeding a (slayer) army Construction company insurance rates in Sunnydale must be sky high So is Joyce (RIP) wherever she is in the afterlife What TIME is it??? Trigger warnings Neck snapping, torture 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon

With more questions than answers, the Scoobies turn to research and interrogation. Willow runs into Andrew and, after a brief showdown, he joins Spike in the blonde male bondage club at the Summers residence. Just when it feels like they might make progress, the forces of darkness launch their most daring attack yet. Hear us discuss… If the principal is evil again, at least he’s hot evil this time? The butcher shop battle of the dorks Anya discovering a whole new calling: interrogator Sympathy for Xander, doomed forever to fix this house Of course Buffy is the one who finally puts the puzzle together 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: @prophecygirlspodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @prophecy_girls on Twitter prophecygirls.ca ✉ Email us at prophecygirlspodcast@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://prophecygirls.ca/discord We love hearing from our listeners! Support Prophecy Girls on Buy Me a Coffee! Find Prophecy Girls merch at https://prophecygirls.ca/store 🎬 PRODUCERS: Emma Kyle Kala Destiny Erika Allison Jace Julian Haley Nicola Tasha Holli Jordan Louise Joshua Rickey Suzannah Amie Jasmine Rachelle Kristi Kimmie Laura Lauren Bahia Brandon