Episode 90 - Interview with the Vampire...Slayer (Checkpoint)

Podcast: The Sunnydale Diaries - A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast · Sean and Melanie

Opublikowano: 2026-06-29

Buffy faces one of her most satisfying power shifts yet in Season 5 Episode 12, “Checkpoint,” as the Watchers Council rolls into Sunnydale with their usual blend of tweed, judgment, and wildly undeserved authority. Sean and Melanie talk about adult “tests”; from hospital in-services and job interview assessments to driving tests and performance reviews, before diving into an episode where Buffy is tested from every direction. This week, we cover the Council’s return, Anya’s deeply questionable cover story (including a daschund) Willow and Tara’s “gay-type lovers” clarification, Spike’s continued inability to handle feelings like a grown vampire, and G...