Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 'Once More, With Feeling' (2001) feat. Josh Tonks

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Give us something to sing about! In celebration of the 20th anniversary of one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's greatest episodes, we're revisiting the 2001 musical episode 'Once More, With Feeling' (S06E07) along with guest and musical theatre expert Joshua Tonks. Buffy is an important text for women and queer viewers who see themselves represented in the Scooby gang’s Chosen family and Buffy’s strength. And while Joss Whedon is a POS (yes, we know!), we’re highlighting the work of everyone who stepped up IN SEASON SIX to make TV’s best musical episode. Following a Buffy primer for the uninitiated, we go into a detailed production history about how this Very Special Episode got made. Then it’s a song by song break-down, complete with Karaoke renditions. Plus: how the writing fails Dawn, praise for Tony winner Hinton Battle, a fun new way to troll Trace, Josh’s walks us through musical subgenres and the importance of the show’s lesbian relationship (and unsubtle ode to cunninlingus). Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Josh: @JoshuaTonks / Eerie Earfuls on Bandcamp Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:30.3	Beware. What's ahead? I think this lines mostly for loud. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the horror queer's episode on season six, episode seven of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, once more with feeling.
1:58.9	Now, we are not oblivious to the fact that television shows are not something we cover
2:02.6	often on the podcast, with the main exception being the trio of episodes we covered on
2:06.5	American Horror Story Asylum back in 2019.
2:09.6	But we don't usually cover TV as that requires our listeners to have a knowledge of the
2:13.3	show's mythology and continuity.
2:15.2	So, why are we covering an episode from a sixth season of a television series that went
2:19.6	off the air in 2003?
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