Introduction

Welcome to The Watchers Diaries. Our plan for this blog is to watch every episode of the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then to meet up here afterwards to discuss each in turn. We might get a little high-minded and occasionally we might be full of shit but that’s just who we are.

We are as follows:

J: I was an occasional Buffy watcher during the original run but became disenchanted around the 5th Season. After years of making fun of every Buffy fan I met, I was persuaded by my friend Ashley to give the show another chance. I got halfway through the second season and was forced to admit that I was hooked. I love the themes of loss, belonging, and power. This will be my 2nd time (not counting the original run) through the series.

Ashley: A friend once dismissed my love for Buffy by saying “Well, we can chalk that up to nostalgia, though, right?” And I replied, “Yeah… except I didn’t start watching Buffy until I finished my undergrad degree a few years ago, so not really.” Point is, I unabashedly enjoy and love Buffy (along with all things Whedon) and I’m not afraid to take it pretty seriously sometimes (and other times sing along with finger puppets). Also, Joss Whedon’s arm once brushed up against me Comic-Con. Yeah, that happened.

Merrianne: I wasn’t allowed to watch Buffy when it was originally aired; my parents thought it was too weird. So naturally, when I left home, I began to embrace many previously banned cultural gems. Ashley directed me to the Whedon section of her impressive dvd collection and I eagerly watched disc after disc. Now I am (almost) a full-fledged Whedon geek.