The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, July 29 - Thursday, July 30

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GILES: Yes. Interestingly, I don't give a rat's ass about the Council's orders. There will be no test.
Quentin: The test has already begun. Your Slayer entered the field of play about ten minutes ago.
GILES: Why?
Quentin: I don't know. I returned there just as she entered. Now Giles, we've no business...
Giles grabs him by the coat and shoves him up against the doorframe.
GILES: This is *not* business!

~~Helpless~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• By the Rose-Wreath’d Gate (Giles, PG) by aadler
• Time To Go (Angel/Buffy, G) by badly_knitted
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• By the Rose-Wreath’d Gate (Giles, PG) by aadler
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• Five Slayers Giles Never Served (Giles, Maggie Walsh, Lilah Morgan, Anya, Tara, Willow, T) by punch_kicker15
• All I need is the air that I breathe (Spike/Buffy, M) by Niamh
• The Wrong Discovery (Giles, Willow, Angel, T) by Aaronlisa
• Comfort (Xander, Anya, Willow, T) by Aaronlisa
• Quella sera, nel bosco (Angel/Buffy, Riley, T, in Italian) by Troi_ontheHellmouth
• The Duplicitous Dead (Spike/Buffy, Xander/Anya, Giles/Ethan, Angel-bashing, E) by Micrindle
• Darkened Room (Angel/Buffy, E, in Italian) by Troi_ontheHellmouth
• Live a Little (Giles/Jenny, M) by Melacka
• Consequently (Angel/Willow, T) by Ladyfae
• Suits in Whedonland (crossover with Suits, Buffy, Xander, Giles, G) by lateVMlover
• Devil takes no shit (crossover with Devil May Cry, G) by Aragorn_II_Elessar
• wives and wifi passwords (Tara/Willow, T) by danverspotsticker
• spaghetti is harder than you think (Faith/Buffy, not rated) by toyhdgehog
• Sunlight on a Ripened Grain (Buffy, Spike/Buffy, G) by Chibiness87
• chemistry from your company (Jenny/Giles, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
• Obstacles (Giles/Buffy, M) by froxyn
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• Bad, Bad, Bad Boys and Dangerous Girls (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by Anya_Mae
• Wounds That Heal (Spike/Buffy, PG) by DarkEternity96
• Sunlight on a Ripened Grain (Spike/Buffy, G) by Chibiness87

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Devil In Disguise, Chapter 16-17 (crossover with Dexter, M) by frogfarm
• From Beneath Me, Chapter 1 (crossover with Marvel universe, Scoobies, G) by lateVMlover
• Slayer Problems, Chapter 1-2 (Spike/Buffy, T) by EllieRose101. COMPLETE!
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• Slayer Problems, Chapter 1-2 (Spike/Buffy, PG) by EllieRose101. COMPLETE!
• Skipping the Stone, Chapter 52 (Spike/Buffy, Dawn, R) by sandy_s, Badwolfjedi
• Rewrite, Chapter 10 (Spike/Buffy, R) by hopelesswanderer
• Princess Buffy's Choice, Chapter 12-13 (Spike/Buffy, Angel, PG-13) by zarryspolo
• Promise Me, Chapter 1-5 (Spike/Buffy, Angel, PG-13) by Lucky_19
• First Wives but Second Loves, Chapter 8 (crossover with Charmed, Spike/Buffy, R) by rkm

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Digital painting: Buffy (worksafe) by jamiealways
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• Vid: Hero (Buffy) by iwannadogirlystuff
• Vid: Spike by Rachel Strayer Video
• Vid: Happier (Scooby ensemble, multiple canon relationships) by WeCanTry
• Video: Wishverse Opening Credits by R M
• Dramatic reading: SF98 Recreates: Did It Sing? by Slayerfest 98
• Dramatic reading: Buffy's monologue ["I'm standing on the mouth of Hell..."] by Rosie Ferris
• Fandub: 2x01 Voiceover | Cordelia "Spank your inner moppet" by A Pixie's Whisper
• Fandub: 6x06 Voiceover | Tara "Why use magic" by A Pixie's Whisper
• Music: Buffy The Vampire Slayer theme ukulele and guitar cover by We Will Rock Uke
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• Digital artwork: Buffy (worksafe) by PennCentral9

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• PODCAST: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) by Silver Scream Queens Podcast
• PODCAST: Does Buffy Suck? Welcome To The Hellmouth (s01e01) by Prison Wallets - A Love Story To Movies
• Buffy Group: Teacher's Pet Breakdown by Joliene T. W. Gatlin
• PODCAST: Buffy and the Art of Story S1 E4: Teacher's Pet and three previous episodes by Lisa M. Lilly
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 7:Angel (RECAP/REVIEW) by JustDaggers
• PODCAST: Out of Mind, Out of Sight by Flunking The Written
• Prophecy Girl Analysis by Caitlin Bloody Mary
• When She Was Bad, Some Assembly Required, School Hard by Just Jossin
• Buffy Season 2 Review Non-Spoiler by Chan Thorpe
• Revolting Reviews: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 7 by Random Horror
• 10 Scariest Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes by WhatCulture
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• Chosen is a beautiful ending. by nyshasays and others
• Opinion - Living Conditions is actually really funny by superb-shower
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• PODCAST: Still Pretty 123. Intervention (S5.18)
• PODCAST: Revisiting Sunnydale 111 RVS: Wrecked S6 E10
• PODCAST: Buffy Boys 078 - To Each His Nightmare (S04E22)
• PODCAST: Buffering the Vampire Slayer 5.20: Spiral

[Recs]

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• More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages: post 1, post 2, post 3 by petzipellepingo
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• Episode reaction channel "After Show Reactions" recced by phereiamtosavetheday

[Fandom Discussions]

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• [why buffy is ‘stronger’ after she dies in prophecy girl] by starlightswait, impalementation
• The 6 characters meme, but Wesley in every season he appears in by carry-on-my-wayward-wesley
• the angelus arc in buffy and the harvey arc in farscape by impalementation
• Re: people saying buffy’s behaviour in s7 is out of character by ofstormsandwolves, firelxdykatara, captain-keeli
• Re: the parallels you see between angel/darla and bangel by demandingbillydolls
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• If Buffy had given Dawn to Glory by curious33 and others
• Which characters do you think are most similar from other franchises [Angel, Buffy, Giles] by burrunjor
• Re: Does anybody hate Cordelia? by burrunjor, Faded90
• Giles in Angel season 5 by burrunjor and others
• Three questions about Warren Mears by curious33 and others
• Hottest Bangel scene (cont'd) by multiple people
• Re: Who should have died in S7 Jonathan or Andrew? by curious33, Faded90
• Who loves Dawn and Xander together? by curious33 and others
• Was Gunn's old gang going to join up with Holtz by burrunjor
• Clem was the kindest creature on the show by curious33 and others
• Most complex relationship? (cont'd) by nightshade, Faded90, and others
• Re: Should we have seen more of Tara's magic? by VisionGirl and others
• Personality MBTI of The trio by curious33
• Unpopular Buffyverse Opinions (cont'd) by Mr Trick, Faded90, and others
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• Marcie by ickle_cat1 and others
• [For the final battle why did Willow have to wait until the slayers and potentials were already in the hellmouth] by mackiger
• How does the power of the slayer transfer? by RickOShay25
• Mustard Theory by NebCam101
• What are some of your favorite outfits on the show? by Garlicknottodaysatan
• Does anyone else wish Sophie and Clem had dated? by generalkriegswaifu
• [they never take their shoes off] by howyouspeak
• Crossover or returning character interactions you wish we got to see by ryanbe55
• Buffy - what would you change? by lordnastrond
• Unpopular opinion: the seasons ranked! by burneraccsorry
• Does anybody else really love season 7? by Diccy123
• As a newbie to the Buffy and Angel [comics], where to begin? by jacoma89
• Which episodes do you feel really show Giles’s love for Buffy? by Pennywise-Is-All
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• Fashion in Film: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ft. an inspired lookbook by La Mode Darling
• LGBT Representation in Buffy the Vampire Slayer - and why it still holds up! by Dan Farrell

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Robia Scott on My Best Story
• James Leary on My Best Story
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• PUBLICATION: How Style Instagram Accounts Have Immortalized "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" by Gabe Bergado, Vogue

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