Will definitely listen to that one. Lots of buffyverse stuff over past few years - podcasts from cast members, new audio book, upcoming series, drama between former cast members, death of Michelle (RIP), the whole joss Whedon mess (nicest way to describe it)…
Yet despite all of that, the series still connects to so many people. A friend of mine has 4 daughters. When each is old enough she sits them down to start S1. They’ve all grown up loving the show (#4 still too young).
I came to the show late, about 10-15 years ago, I’ve felt that except for a few incredible peak episodes, the overall arc of the series is greater than any individual episode. Kind of a sum of the parts thing.
The one thing I’ll never get: why did Buffy never once say “Willow, we’re going shopping. You need better sweaters”.