2.14 Innocence | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
January 14, 2026
AI Summary
5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Casual rewatch podcast chat dissecting Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2E14, "Innocence," with hosts riffing on scenes, themes, and character arcs during their second full-series watch (now with spoilers).
- The Key Players:
- Jenny Owen Youngs & Kristen Russo: Buffering's witty co-hosts with electric chemistry—Jenny's high-energy episode summaries and songs steal the show; Kristen's deadpan aging banter (e.g., cheaters glasses reveal) grounds the laughs. Guest clips from Joanna Robinson add nostalgia.
- The Vibe: Fun and nostalgic with emotional gut-punches—hilarious tangents mix with tearful breakdowns over Buffy's heartbreak.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
The episode pivots Buffyverse lore with Angel's soul-loss post-sex, blending romance tragedy, vampire psychology, and Scooby teamwork amid teen drama.
- Topic 1: Angel's Turn to Angelus. Angel loses his soul after "perfect happiness" sex with Buffy (the Romani curse's "hellmath" clause), emerging as eyeliner-clad sadist Angelus who taunts her cruelly and joins Spike/Drusilla's Judge plot.
- Topic 2: Teen Heartbreak & Betrayals. Willow catches Xander/Cordelia making out (devastating "We Hate Cordelia Club" fallout); Oz woos Willow romantically; Buffy confronts post-sex vulnerability and Angelus's gaslighting.
- **Topic 3: Vengeance Curse & Family Support
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:16) **Buffering Intro & Episode Setup**
- 2 (12:54) **Big Thoughts on David Boreanaz's Performance**
- 3 (14:27) **Cold Open: Factory & Angelus Emergence**
- 4 (26:58) **Buffy Returns Home Post-Sex**
- 5 (31:32) **Library: Scoobies Worry About Buffy**
- 6 (34:37) **Factory: Angelus Reunites with Trio**
- 7 (49:40) **Xander/Cordelia Makeout; Willow Heartbroken**
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Show Notes
Welcome to Once More, With Spoilers, where Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs revisit every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one at a time — for the SECOND time! — this time discussing each episode with spoilers!
Get in losers, we’re going to Sephora because HE’S! HERE! Angelus is BACK, not a soul to be seen! We revisit the origin of Hellmath this week with the equation as old as time: True Love + Orgasm = -1 Soul
What a time to be (un)alive.
Our original coverage of "Innocence" — with no spoilers! — aired on April 26, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the/id1150241800?i=1000384791067
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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson
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