Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!

'War Stories'


Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!

Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.


Jessica - Mar 13, 2026 5:21:28 am PDT #10689 of 10702
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It doesn't work out narratively for several reasons (Xander has been such a dick all season his death wouldn't have the same audience impact as killing off the only character everyone agrees has never done anything wrong, and also he's been in Willow's life all along so the motivating factor of "after years of being treated like a worthless side character someone finally came along who made me like myself" wouldn't be there) BUT on the plus side Tara would be alive and Xander wouldn't be in S7.

The uno reverse of Spike getting his soul back instead of his chip out continues to be a very VERY stupid fake out.

Meanwhile in LA: A was a big fan of Connor sinking Angel to the bottom of the ocean while Cordy ascends to a higher plane, both for the visual parallelism and the fact that it got them away from having a romantic relationship when they are PERFECT BEST FRIENDS. They were less enthused about Wesley/Lilah (not upset just not interested), but I'm pretty stoked for S4 "I'll take away your bucket" Wesley.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 13, 2026 6:23:47 pm PDT #10690 of 10702
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.

Really, all the death and chaos that The Beast and Jasmine will inflict on the world in Season 4 will be well worth it for having derailed any chance of romance between Cordelia and Angel.


Shir - Mar 14, 2026 6:52:22 am PDT #10691 of 10702
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Thank you for the update, Karl! And hi back.


-t - Mar 14, 2026 11:13:34 am PDT #10692 of 10702
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Reboot not going forward. I am weirdly touched by SMG’s announcement [link]


Tom Scola - Mar 15, 2026 10:52:42 am PDT #10693 of 10702
They pay me in WOIMS

I wonder how long before the pilot leaks.


-t - Mar 15, 2026 11:57:12 am PDT #10694 of 10702
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Not too long, I hope


Tom Scola - Mar 18, 2026 10:39:54 am PDT #10695 of 10702
They pay me in WOIMS

Buffy reboot post-mortem from Variety.


Laura - Mar 18, 2026 12:11:25 pm PDT #10696 of 10702
Our wings are not tired.

Bottom line, I would rather not have a reboot at all than have an awful one.


Trudy Booth - Mar 18, 2026 2:18:06 pm PDT #10697 of 10702
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

The Firefly cartoon is the only thing getting me through this!


JenP - Mar 18, 2026 2:23:04 pm PDT #10698 of 10702

Bottom line, I would rather not have a reboot at all than have an awful one.

Yeah, but I'm not sure I trust the judgement of Hulu executives to make that call. But, that's how the world works. Moving on!