In this very special bonus episode of The Sunnydale Diaries, that we recorded back in July, we step out of Sunnydale and into Los Angeles to revisit one of the most emotionally devastating crossovers in the Buffyverse: Angel Season 1, Episode 8 “I Will Remember You.”

Recorded live from our hotel room during Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, this episode finds us reacting in real time to the unforgettable moment when Angel becomes human, giving Buffy and Angel the one thing they’ve always wanted, and the one thing they can never keep.

We break down:

• Buffy and Angel’s long-awaited chance at a normal life

• The demon blood that changes everything

• Saltwater, regeneration, and the brutal cost of mortality

• The Oracles, the Powers That Be, and the heartbreaking reset

• The return of the Buffy/Angel theme at exactly the wrong moment

• And of course… that final goodbye

We talk about the ethics of the reset, the cruelty of memory, and why Angel, alone, has to carry the weight of what could have been.

If you love:

• Buffy & Angel’s romance

• Emotional gut-punch episodes

• Or crossover events that actually matter

Then this episode is required listening.

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