Sept. 14, 2026

Bonus: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, Part 1 with Lindsay Drysdale & Will Salmon

[BONUS] It's time to kick off our coverage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's third season... tracking the messy, emotional fallout of Buffy’s flight from Sunnydale, her tense homecoming, and the arrival of some dangerous new faces...

And joining us to discuss these episodes is writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale, and journalist and podcaster Will Salmon...

🎯 The Agenda

~ [ 00:01:30 ] "Anne" with Lindsay Drysdale

Living under an alias in L.A., a lonely Buffy struggles to escape her past before a demonic threat forces her hand.

~ [ 00:56:45 ] "Dead Man's Party" with Lindsay Drysdale

Then, Buffy's return to Sunnydale hits a major wall as friends and family struggle to process her sudden reappearance.

~ [ 01:37:48 ] "Faith, Hope & Trick" with Will Salmon

The gang meets Faith—the energetic new Slayer in town—just as a pair of sophisticated vampires arrive with a vendetta.

~ [ 02:18:00 ] "Homecoming" with Will Salmon

Then, a fierce competition for Homecoming Queen turns into a literal fight for survival when Buffy and Cordelia are targeted by a deadly gauntlet.

🎙️ The Lineup

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠
Guests: Lindsay Drysdale & Will Salmon
Editor: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠

"You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm dirty. I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays... Oh, I just suck at undercover." — Buffy

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