And now... Dracula is a sympathetic character; the Council is not good at things; a dragon is not a horse, actually.

(Do we have to put spoiler warnings? Watch these shows, dang it!)

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LINKS from Emily:

• Katia McClain’s essay “Representations of the Roma in Buffy and Angel” in the book Joss Whedon and Race books.google.com/books?id=0rR5DQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PT135#v=onepage&q&f=false
• The “G” Word Isn’t for You: How “Gypsy” Erases Romani Women (2017 piece by Naomi P. for National Organization for Women) now.org/blog/the-g-word-isnt-for-you-how-gypsy-erases-romani-women/
• Romani Experts Discussed Hate Speech and Antigypsyism in the Media (2021 Romea news piece by Yveta Kenety) www.romea.cz/en/news/world/romani-experts-discussed-hate-speech-and-antigypsyism-in-the-media

Emily observes the nurse’s sick melons; Sam learns about Empire dresses; David Fury maybe should have written something different; “speculative fiction” apparently means nothing in particular.

Note: This episode contains spoilers for the shows!

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LINKS from Emily:

Info about Monster Slayer & creation story

http://navajopeople.org/blog/nayenezgani-slayer-of-alien-gods/

First installment of “Story of the Twins” with Navajo and English subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqTWSvrhjFI

RECS from Sam:

Marvel did a cool book spotlighting Indigenous creators called Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices. Maria Wolf, who is a relatively new artist, has been doing amazing cover work and is one of my current faves.

Dynamite has a new graphic novel coming out called Thunderous by M.L. Smoker, who is a member of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of Montana’s Fort Peck. Art by Dale DeForest, who is Navajo and grew up in 4-corners area of the Navajo Nation around Shiprock and Farmington New Mexico. From what I’ve read, it pulls from a lot of Indigenous stories and beliefs.

In which we discuss the first three stories from Tales of the Slayers, plus Angel vs. Frankenstein.

Note: This episode contains spoilers for the shows!