In the worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, the sheer care, craft, and detail poured into every episode means no single viewing could ever catch it all.

Over the years, fans have dissected the series frame by frame, analysing everything from dialogue, costume choices, and directing quirks to the tiniest prop — whether it’s an Orb of Thesulah, a gifted broadsword, or a certain stake named Mr Pointy. Entire catalogues have been built around every character, actor, demon, and denizen to pass through Sunnydale, Los Angeles, and beyond.

This corner of the site is where we take individual episodes and dive into them with delicious, obsessive detail, unearthing the facts and curiosities you might never spot unless you were a full‑blown fanatic.

We’ll be starting soon with — where else — Welcome to the Hellmouth. And here’s a little teaser before we begin: what’s the connection between the very first victim of Season 1 and the CSI franchise? That, and plenty more, coming soon…