2.16 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
February 11, 2026
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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Casual chat podcast recapping Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2E16 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," blending episode analysis, spoilers, production trivia, personal banter, and an original song.
- The Key Players:
- Hosts Jenny Owen Youngs (musician, wry wit) and Kristen Russo (podcaster, queer horror/book club host), divorced exes with electric, self-deprecating chemistry—diving into Xander's toxic arc and Cordelia's glow-up amid Buffy lore.
- Notes from producer LaToya Ferguson add fandom wiki gems and laughs.
- The Vibe: Fun, nostalgic, and hilariously chaotic—mixing sharp critique of toxic masculinity with giddy episode roasts.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:58) **Episode Intro and Valentine's Day Goof**
- 2 (04:07) **Cold Open: Necklace and Xander/Cordelia Arc**
- 3 (09:58) **Breakup Setup and Xander's Vulnerabilities**
- 4 (18:33) **Harmonettes and Amy's Cheating Magic**
- 5 (22:47) **Giles/Jenny Tension and Angelus Threat**
- 6 (26:52) **Vampire Warehouse: Angelus Details**
- 7 (36:22) **Valentine's Dance Breakup**
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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!
Bewitched by Amy, Bewildered by Xander, and Bothered by Giles' Lack of Patience?? Bewitched by Cordelia's character arc, Bewildered by Where Buffy Got That Silk Robe, and Bothered by Larry's Absence? No matter what is bewitch, bebother, and bebewildering, please join us, Diana, and Hecate for our coverage of this week's *very* timely Valentine's Day episode!
Our original coverage of "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" — with no spoilers! — aired on May 10, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-16-bewitched-bothered-and-bewildered-a-buffy/id1150241800?i=1000385283111
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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson
Edited by: Kristin Russo
Logo: Kristine Thune
We acknowledge that we and our team are occupying unceded and stolen lands and territories. Kristin occupies the Lenape territories of the Esopus Lenape Peoples. Jenny occupies the Wabanahkik territory of the Abenaki and Pennacook Peoples.
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