Hell Of A Mouth: A Buffy Fancast
Welcome to Hell Of A Mouth – a funtastic field-guide to Buffy The Vampire Slayer. We're here to both pay tribute to the greatest TV show (and TV fandom) of all time, and also to roast all the uber-sucky lists, articles, "hot" takes and critiques of Buffy and Angel that we find online.
"I’m glad the Buffy reboot is dead" ~ The Sunday Morning Herald
"The last thing we need is another terrible TV reboot."
Source: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot-dead-sarah-michelle-gellar-20260318-p5okhx.html
Buffy Core Character Tier List (Addendum) - revised ratings for Joyce, Anya and Xander
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Buffy Core Character Tier List (Addendum) - revised ratings for Joyce, Anya and Xander.
JOYCE (2003: 6 | 2026: 6.5).ANYA (2003: 7 | 2026: 7) | Revised Rating (2003: 7 | 2026: 8).XANDER (2003: 8 | 2026: 6) | Revised Rating (2003: 8 | 2026: 7 - 7.5).This episode was inspired by Charisma Carpenter and this video from her show TBIB: https://youtu.be/2Ofy19lFQ4s?si=tZuKQPk4LlN-DcD4
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer – A Core Character Tier List (2003 vs 2026)
Josh Liston's 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' core character tier list:
ANGEL (2003: 7 | 2026: 6) (9 in Angel)ANGELUS(2003: 7 | 2026: 9)ANYA (2003: 7 | 2026: 7)BUFFY (2003: 9 | 2026: 10M)CORDELIA (2003: 6 | 2026: 8) (10 in Angel)DAWN (2003: 4 | 2026: 6)FAITH (2003: 7 | 2026: 9)GILES (2003: 9 | 2026: 9)(JOYCE) (2003: 6 | 2026: 6)OZ (2003: 8 | 2026: 6)RILEY (2003: 5 | 2026: 3)SPIKE (2003: 10 | 2026: 10)TARA (2003: 5 | 2026: 8)WESLEY (2003: 5 | 2026: 7) (9 in Angel)WILLOW (2003: 8 | 2026: 9.5)XANDER (2003: 8 | 2026: 6)This episode was inspired by Charisma Carpenter and this video from her show TBIB: https://youtu.be/2Ofy19lFQ4s?si=tZuKQPk4LlN-DcD4
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Buffy's Season 1 feels like an "archaic hell dimension" – according to Bustle.com
According to an article on Bustle.com, Buffy's first season is should be remembered for its "shakiness".
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer is thought as a perfect piece of television, fans like to forget the shakiness of Season 1."
"..you feel like you've been transported to some archaic hell dimension."
Source Article (down in the mouth): https://www.bustle.com/articles/81352-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-pilot-30-laughable-things-you-forgot-about-from-episode-1
Is 'Living Conditions' a skippable Buffy The Vampire Slayer episode? (TVLine.com says give it a miss)
15 Buffy episodes to skip on a rewatch – is 'Living Conditions' really one of them?
Short-long: Don't skip 'Living Conditions' (Sarah Michelle Gellar is amazing in this episode).
Source: https://www.tvline.com/2269409/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes-skip-rewatch/
10 episodes of Buffy that "Haven't Aged Well" - according to ScreenRant
According to SR at least 10 episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Haven't Aged Well".
The ScreenRant Article: https://screenrant.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes-havent-aged-well-list/
The 10 Most Powerful Vampires in Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The 10 Most Powerful Vampires in Buffy The Vampire Slayer:
10) Zachary Kralik.
9) Sunday.
8) Drusilla.
7) Darla.
6) Dracula.
5) Angel.
4) Spike and Angelus.
3) Luke.
2) Kakistos.
1) The Master.
Collider labelled Cordelia, OZ, Tara and Anya side-characters in the Buffyverse
Collider labelled Cordelia, OZ, Tara and Anya side-characters in the Buffyverse. Sorry, but wtf?
Source Articles (read: source farcical): https://collider.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-side-characters-deserve-more-screentime/
Buffy: New Sunnydale (cancelled)
A rebuttal to those online who are celebrating the cancellation of Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale.
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"Conversations with Dead People" is the best episode of Buffy from S7 — according to VOX
"Conversations with Dead People" is the best episode of Buffy from Season 7 — according to VOX.com. We don't agree.
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"Something Blue" was a filler episode, and Buffy got worse and worse — according to ScreenRant
VOX called "The Body" & "Once More, with Feeling" some of the best episodes of TV ever put to air."Something Blue" was a filler episode, according to ScreenRant.Buffy's character got worse and worse as the series went on, according to ScreenRant.
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Was "I, Robot... You, Jane" really the worst Willow episode? — plus 117 Buffyverse Characters (Ranked).
Was "I, Robot... You, Jane" really the worst Willow episode? Plus 117 Buffyverse Characters (Ranked).
Articles:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ranking-every-episode-worst-to-best-sarah-michelle-gellar-joss-whedon-1234735428/season-4-episode-18-where-the-wild-things-are-1234735442/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/buffyverse-characters-ranked-worst-to-best
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S1.E1 - Welcome to the Hellmouth - a Buffy rewatch, about Buffy jokes.
Comedian Josh Liston shares his favourite funny moments from Buffy The Vampire Slayer's first episode, Welcome to the Hellmouth.
First Joke, Last Joke, Best Joke and Worst Joke.Sneaky-good Joke.Episode MVP.Who Got Done 'Dirty'?The Stake Rating (out of 5).....
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Were The Gentlemen from Hush really better villains than every vampire on Buffy?
Were The Gentlemen from Hush really better villains than every vampire on Buffy?
Read the Full Article from ScreenRant.com: https://screenrant.com/buffy-gentlemen-hush-perfect-scary/
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Collider left HUSH out of their Top 10 Funniest Buffy Episodes (Ranked) List — which is wild.
Collider.com left the episode HUSH out of their TOP 10 Funniest Buffy Episodes (Ranked) List. wtf?
The Full List: https://collider.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-funniest-episodes-ranked/
How can you leave one of the funniest episodes of TV ever off of a list like this? I get it, HUSH is also among the scariest Buffy episodes ever, but the quality of the joke writing and the physical humour in this episode are all-time-great. Anya alone gets this episode in the Top 10.
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Was Clare Kramer really wasted as Glory? Was Doc really a better Buffyverse character, than Lorne, or Gunn? Giles vs Snyder (and his Sixth Sense)
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Segment 1: Was Clare Kramer really wasted as Glory on Buffy?
Segment 2: Was Doc really a better Buffyverse character than Lorne or Gunn?
Segment 3:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer has some of the best comeback lines of all-time.
Principal Snyder: “There’s some things I can just smell. It’s like a sixth sense.”
Rupert Giles: "No. Actually, that would be one of the five."
Was Buffy S1 Really "Rough Around the Edges"? | Is 'Conversations with Dead People' Really a Top 10 Buffy Episode? | Spike's "Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea".
1) Was Buffy Season 1 "Rough Around the Edges" like James Hunt from WhatCulture.com said it is?
2) Is 'Conversations with Dead People' an overrated, correctly rated, or underrated Buffy episode?
3) Have you ever wanted to say Spike's "Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea ..." in real life?
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The Bezoar was BeZoring | Buffy at 75 on Rolling Stone's Best TV Theme Songs Ever List | S4's The Freshmen
In this episode Josh covers bad-Bad Guys, Rolling Stone disrespecting the Buffy Theme Song, and S4's The Freshmen and the character Sunday.
Was 'The Bezoar' was one of the worst bad guys ever on Buffy? https://whatculture.com/tv/10-worst-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-villains?page=4Buffy at 75 on Rolling Stone's Best TV Theme Songs List. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-tv-theme-songs-of-all-time-1234630913/S4's The Freshmen and the Character 'Sunday'. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0533498/....
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Is 'The Anointed One' really the worst Buffy villain of all time? Plus who was the most underused character on BTVS?
In this episode we cover two big questions in the Buffyverse, and we take a look at two different Buffy-related articles that might help us answer those questions better.
The Questions.
Who is the worst villain on Buffy The Vampire Slayer?Who was the most underused Big Bad on Buffy?The Articles.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/buffyverse-characters-ranked-worst-to-besthttps://whatculture.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-10-most-underused-characters?page=10Who is Kakistos?
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Happy 28th Birthday BTVS: You "Saved The World, A Lot" from Bad TV.
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Happy 28th Birthday BTVS: You "Saved The World, A Lot" from Bad TV.
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Episode Theme Music by Empires – Alex-Productions: https://youtu.be/418jbc4Bd3g?si=QZrNLwL75XCokKP5
A 'Bored Now' Bonus: Screen Rant called a classic Buffy catchphrase "Cringeworthy", and we don't agree.
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Screen Rant called a classic Buffy catchphrase "Cringeworthy", and we certainly don't agree.
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Episode Theme Music by Empires – Alex-Productions: https://youtu.be/418jbc4Bd3g?si=QZrNLwL75XCokKP5
Ranking the Best Big Bads in 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' - Did Collider Get it Right?
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In this episode we explore the following question, who are the best "Big Bads" in Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
Your host Josh is once again lightly-roasting the top search result in his home country of Australia, this time from Collider.com and their article titled "‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Big Bads Ranked from Worst to Best".
Follow along with Collider's List here: https://collider.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ranked/
Josh's Top 7 Buffy Big Bads:
The Ubervamp (the Turok-Han) (S7).Glory (S5).Angelous (S2).The Mayor (S3).The Master (S1...Welcome to 'Hell Of A Mouth' a Buffy fancast - plus Buffy Reboot News, and Rolling Stone's Best & Worst Buffy Episodes Ever
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In this introductory episode of the 'Hell of a Mouth' podcast, your host Josh Liston shares why he created this new show, how it's different from your standard Buffy Rewatch style podcast, and how important Buffy The Vampire Slayer has been to him throughout his life.
We also get some Buffy Reboot News from Sarah Michelle Gellar herself, some light-roasting of Rolling Stone's Top 10 Best Episodes Ever list (2017), and some medium-dark roasting of their 10 Worst Episodes Ever list (2023).
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