Summary: Here is the Hellmouth Podcast for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, Season 4 Episode 6 - Wild At Heart. I hope all of you enjoy what is one of the milestone episodes in the series as a whole and hopefully have something new to think about when the podcast is over. Big announcement for the Hellmouth Empire so be ready for that just after the two minute Buffy!! Why haven't you signed up for the Hellmouth Empire facebook group? HMPC 0406 “Wild At Heart” - Buffy The Vampire Slayer * Hello Sunnydale and welcome to the Hellmouth Podcast for the Buffy The Vampire Slayer Series, Season 4 Episode 6 titled “Wild At Heart” * 2-Minute Buffy * It’s only for a moment but he’s ladies (*ladies*) he’s back the big bad. Spike has returned to Sunnyda-ughzzzzugh * Spike gets zapped by the mysterious soldier boys and hauled away to begin this episode. It’s just a taste, just a teaser but it brings good tidings of great joy to all of those that have missed Spike during the spike drought of season 3. * Have I said Spike yet and mentioned he’s back? * The gang is hanging at the bronze tonight and when I say the gang I mean the ‘whole’ gang. Giles makes a rare bronze appearance which leads to some awkward conversation, like running into your school teacher in the bathroom at the movies or something. * Veruca and her band are performing and this time it isn’t just Oz but all three guys seem drawn to her… performance. * The next day at school, Buffy has done some smart work according to professor walsh which means that Willow is jealous and Buffy has to do more work to lead a discussion group. * Oz and Veruca run into each other on campus and quickly fall into musician-eese * Willow shows up and strangely feels like the third wheel even though Oz is her boyfriend. * Willow is becoming very frustrated with the Veruca and Oz dynamic but that night Willow has Wicca Orientation and Oz has the first of three nights as a werewolf so there is no time for a sit down discussion. * Werewolf Oz gets out of his cage and while chasing Professor Walsh across campus runs into a she-wolf. * The next morning we find out that the she-wolf was Veruca. * It appears that something happened between them last night, something that has Veruca very proud and Oz very confused and ashamed. * Veruca and Oz have very different views about what it means to be a werewolf and how to deal with it. * Buffy hears about the attack on professor Walsh and heads to Giles to get his help. Giles is eager to oblige and begins looking into if it could have in fact been werewolves. * Buffy tracks down Oz who is repairing his cage. They compare notes, it was him who was out last night, he didn’t hurt anyone, yet. * Oz calls Veruca to meet him that night at his newly repaired cage to try and prevent her from hurting anyone and to protect her because he knows that Buffy will be out hunting for her; at least that is the pretense under which he lures her to his cage. * Once there they do a little bit of the werewolf Monster-mash. * After some furry fluking of his own, in a callback to season 3. Oz wakes up to find Willow has discovered he and Veruca very naked, very together, very much her worst fear realized. * Willow confronts Oz about what happened. * She knew something was going on. * There were other options besides locking the two of them up together for the night. * In one of the most heartbreaking moments, Willow realizes that Oz wants Veruca more than he wants her. * Willow wanders blindly through town and is saved by Riley before she is hit by a car. * Buffy knows all she needs to and is not just patrolling for Veruca tonight, she is on the hunt. * Willow goes to one of the campus labs to cast some nasty voodoo on Oz and Veruca. * Oz helps Buffy find Veruca but the trail leads to a dead end in the forest. * Then they realize that veruca is after Willow. * On the way back to campus,
