19th May 2023

5.8: Tough Love (s05e19)

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We’re continuing our essential episodes of Buffy Season 5 with episode 19, Tough Love.

We had some strange mic stuff happening in this episode – the volume dips randomly every now and then. We don’t think its too bothersome, but we are sorry it is happening at all.

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