This week on Must Be Tuesday: A Buffy Podcast, we’re sinking our teeth into “The Pack” — the hyena-possession classic that is way better than people give it credit for. Whether this is an unpopular opinion or not… we’re proudly Team Pack.

Between the eerie courtyard slow-mo prowl, Xander’s unsettling transformation (and very selective memory afterward), and the episode’s surprisingly dark turns, “The Pack” is early Buffy at its weirdest — and honestly, at its most compelling. We break down why the tone works, how the show uses this episode to test the boundaries of what a Monster-of-the-Week can do, and why this one sticks with you long after season one is over.

We also talk Xander’s possession arc (and everything the show does and doesn’t say about it), Willow’s emotional honesty, and Buffy navigating yet another week of “why is my high school like this?” energy. Plus, our thoughts on the episode’s darker moments, its place in early Buffy world-building, and how it sets the stage for the show’s willingness to push boundaries.

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This week on Must Be Tuesday: A Buffy Podcast, we’re talking “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date” — where Buffy tries to have one normal night out and, shocker, the Hellmouth says absolutely not. Between crypt-side flirting, a brooding Giles reciting prophecies like a Victorian audiobook, and Owen’s obsession with death (red flag much?), this episode proves dating in Sunnydale is truly killer.

We break down how Buffy’s fight for balance — Slaying vs. social life — sets the stage for her whole journey, plus how the episode nails that early Buffy tone: campy, quippy, and a little tragic. Also, why does every “nice guy” in 90s TV have a pocket watch and a morbid hobby?

Plus: our takes on Giles’s father-figure guilt, Angel’s professional lurking skills, and a morgue date that somehow gets worse by the minute.

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Watch Episode 6: “The Pack” before next week — and until next Tuesday, if the apocalypse comes, beep us!

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This week on Must Be Tuesday: A Buffy Podcast, we’re heading back to biology class for Teacher’s Pet, where Buffy loses a genuinely wonderful teacher, Cordelia finds a head in the fridge (Sunnydale High cafeteria vibes), and a mysterious substitute shows up with big “extra credit after class” energy. Spoiler: she’s a literal She-Mantis, because in this town even faculty recruitment is cursed.

We break down how the show tries to throw us off with “Fork Guy” — a clawed vampire who is very much not the threat — and how even he’s scared of our seductive substitute. We also get into the chef’s kiss levels of cringe high-school-boy behavior, from braggy locker-room fantasies to Xander’s “I swear I’m cool” meltdown, proving teenage hormones are almost as dangerous as giant mantis talons.

Plus: Buffy’s bat-sonar science moment and that egg-cluster stinger ending that absolutely says “this isn’t over”… even though thankfully, it kind of is.

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Watch Episode 5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date before next week — and until next Tuesday, if the apocalypse comes, beep us!

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