2.17 Passion | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
February 25, 2026
AI Summary
5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Casual rewatch podcast episode, breaking down Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2, Episode 17 ("Passion") scene-by-scene with spoilers, script analysis, and fan theories.
- The Key Players:
- Hosts: Jenny Owen Youngs (musician, witty tangents) and Kristen Russo (sharp editor, emotional reactor); electric chemistry full of inside jokes, music nerdery, and heartfelt Buffy love.
- Guest: LaToya Ferguson (Buffy superfan/expert); here because it's her all-time favorite episode, delivering a passionate monologue on its emotional peaks.
- The Vibe: Fun, geeky, and intensely emotional—mix of laugh-out-loud banter, horror chills, and tear-jerking grief over the episode's tragedy.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: LaToya Ferguson**
- 2 (04:17) **Favorite vs. Best Episodes Debate**
- 3 (09:46) **David Boreanaz's Angelus Performance**
- 4 (12:11) **Script Analysis: Ty King and Joss Rewrites**
- 5 (18:24) **Bronze Scene and Angelus Lurking**
- 6 (20:36) **Angelus' Sketches and Artistic Side**
- 7 (23:34) **Library Briefing and De-Invite Prep**
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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!
Special guest LaToya Ferguson joins us for her FAVORITE EPISODE OF BUFFY: "Passion"! We've got some script deep dives, a round of applause for David Boreanaz as he settles into the true darkness of Angelus, a funeral for Willow's fish (RIP), and then of course the sound of all of our hearts shattering in unison as we are forced to face the rose, the loss of Jenny Calendar, and the devastation of Giles and the scoobies. SOB.
Our original coverage of "Passion" — with no spoilers! — aired on May 24, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the/id1150241800?i=1000385755153
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MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | bufferingcast.com/music
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