The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, May 17

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BUFFY: Mom! I'm-I'm okay.
JOYCE: Buffy, terrible things have happened. What were you doing?
SPIKE: What, your mum doesn't know?
BUFFY glares at Spike.
JOYCE: Know what?
BUFFY: That I'm, uh... in a band. A-a rock band with Spike here.
SPIKE: Right. She plays the, the triangle.
BUFFY: Drums.
SPIKE: Drums, yeah. She's, uh, hell on the old skins, you know.

~~BtVS 2x22 “Becoming, Part 2”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• The Return of the Zeppo (Buffy/Spike, T) by maryperk
• the balloon goes up (Cordelia & Willow & Xander, G) by NahaFlowers
• Beauty of nature (Willow/Tara, G) by Firerose17
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• [Untitled - #22 or #36 prompts for fuffy] (Buffy/Faith, not rated) by fictiongods

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Sunnydale Imp, Chapter 21/77 (OC, ensemble, nor rated) by Bloodredtiger
• Visiting Limbo, Chapter 6/13 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Soulburnt
• Second Coming, Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Faith, T) by daemonology
• undone with you, Chapter 5/8 (Buffy/Giles, E) by guin_ramble, TheScholarlyStrumpet (equipoise)
• Summer Secrets and Slayer Hearts, Chapter 10/? (Buffy/Giles, Willow/Tara, Xander/Anya, M) by Jazer94
• Slayers of Lake Hellmouth, Chapter 3/? (Buffy/Spike, G) by blancheswallpaper
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• The Demon With No Name, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Cazzy
• A Century of Longing, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Pyewacket
• The Pryce of Tyme, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Joan963z, Ragini
• What Happened On Saturday, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by thehuntress
• Xanadu, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by violettathepiratequeen
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• Xanadu, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by violettathepiratequeen
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• Willow and the Angels, Chapter 1 (ensemble, not rated) by ILLYRIAN

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Textposts: Even more Buffy textposts (Giles, Xander, Buffy/Faith, worksafe) by ihavenoconsistentinterests
• Textposts: ✦ calendiles text post memes ✦ (Giles/Jenny, worksafe) by calendials
• Textposts: Poor boy (Andrew Wells, worksafe) by garscrucible
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• Artwork: ATS 303. That Old Gang of Mine (worksafe) by tmcarlee

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• season 6 actually feels so raw, so intense, gripping, so personal, like it doesn`t want you to look away while everything shatters into small tiny ugly pieces by elverrie
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• Can Buffy finally kill Angel? Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2x22 'Becoming, Part Two' reaction! by All Bronze, No Brains
• Buffy S1E8 "I, Robot... You, Jane" Review by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
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• I just finished all of Angel for the first time by artsygrl2021
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• Buffy Slays, S1 E2: The Harvest by violettathepiratequeen
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• PODCAST: 2x22 'Becoming, Part Two' reaction! by All Bronze, No Brains!
• PODCAST: S5. Ep15. A Hole in the World by Investigating Angel
• PODCAST: Let's Fly Pigeon (BtVS S6E2) by It Stakes Two

[In Search Of]

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• ISO: Does anyone know of any books (not graphic novels/comics) that take place during [AtS] season five? requested by ceecee1909
• ISO: Any Buffy edit ideas? requested by Taras_Willowverse

[Fandom Discussions]

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• ppl acting like buffy ended the series single like she’s being an independent woman will never stop being funny to me by messedupdoilies
• over time i’ve let people convince me otherwise, but i rewatched a little angel season 5 last night and i’ve come to the conclusion that spike was absolutely acting out of character by xaeyrnofnbe
• the line delivery in angelus and spike’s first meeting. the way he says “…with another man” specifically by xaeyrnofnbe
• god i love anya. i know shes a demon and that’s her explanation for how she is, but in my head she is neurodivergent by lostxspectre
• i rlly love this scene [7x20 "Touched"] cuz he’s the one who’s comforting her, watching her sleep. he’s happy but also terrified by professeurm
• [Sequel] when I saw who they picked for the new star of the series, my mind instantly noted how she looks like she could be related to Buffy and Dawn by lilyginnyblackv2
• Ik some people ship Faith and Buffy but honestly they give too much “straight girl in a homoerotic relationship with her lesbian friend.” by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
• the crushing but casual cruelty of the way Angel tosses out a “love you too” is so well done in Innocence by femmedefandom
• fun detail I didn’t notice before. Willow’s first ever magic spell she does, in season two, is a dark spell performed on a Hellmouth by femmedefandom
• buffy starting season 6 being so miserable and getting out all alone by herself from her own grave and ending it feeling the fire again by elverrie
• If Buffy (the vampire slayer) was smart she would have gotten a job at the undertakers and glued wooden stakes to the lid of every coffin by bluntshavingrazor
• How is Giles staying in the States if he has no job? How does he afford his apartment? by discipleofkleio
• so we all agree that Drusilla was a potential slayer when she was human, right? by trashdiscourse
• can somebody with the knowledge explain to me like what`s the difference between anya and spike. love them both, but i just honestly do not get it by elverrie
• the real angst of the mortal/immortal Spuffy is that Buffy knows that she will go to heaven when she dies but they don’t know about Spike by kpchrs
• fun lore is that we see 4 slayers die by a vampire on screen [...] Spike is the only vampire we see killing a slayer without any mind tricks, pure fighting skill alone by femmedefandom
• [Multiple reblog comments about 2x22 "Becoming pt.2"] by femmedefandom
• thinking about butch trans spike and her string* of femme girlfriends by tenderjock
• I don’t think Joyce handled the Slayer reveal well at all, that’s pretty clear. However, I do think that Buffy waited much too long to tell her by femmedefandom
• [ask by maybehappylittlerobot] Biggest in-universe supporter of the ship? Spuffy (please let it be Dawn) answered by takaraphoenix
• Ok you know the scene, the infamous scene, in Empty Place, where they kick Buffy out of her own house because they don’t like how she’s leading them by peachesandvampires
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• Which is your favorite season premiere and why? by porchpoetics
• Why do some people take the characters so seriously sometimes? by Big-Restaurant-2766
• How does Spike bleach his hair if he can’t see his own reflection? by Spidergirlsheis
• Say they never made the angel spin-off, you think they still would have made Anya cast? Or kept cordelia around as Xanders love interest? by The-Nerdy-Bisexual
• What’s with Angel stalking every woman he likes (first time watcher) by WentOutOfBusiness
• What happened to Spike's car? Maybe it was explained and i just forgot [...] by Krystal_Waters
• Is there some reason why vampires have no reflection in a mirror? by Casaplaya5
• [Sequel] Is anyone else annoyed by criticism over the new Buffy series already? by crystalyarn
• What are your favourite looks for Buffy? I think season 4 and 6 were her best. by HomarEuropejski

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Interview with The Master – Mark Metcalf Part 2 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
• What’s New in the Buffyverse: Breaking news! by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
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• CONVENTION: James Marsters GalaxyCon Oklahoma City 2025 Schedule by dontkillspike
• PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival: Everything to Know About Hulu's Potential New Series by Kelly Connolly, TV Guide
• PUBLICATION: 8 Best Female Characters In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ranked by Amy Cowley, Game Rant
• PUBLICATION: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Casts Ryan Kiera Armstrong by Scott Goldie, filmhoundsmag
• PUBLICATION: 10 Gimmicky Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes Fans Still Love 22 Years Later by Emma Singer, CBR.com
• PUBLICATION: Buffy star hints return will deliver on famous "promise" to fans: "It’s high time someone did" by Iona Rowan, Digital Spy

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