I used to always say, "I like being in big crowds, so that I can be alone more comfortably." This was just after my mother's passing, and I would go to bars and parties just to let the noise wash over me to escape my need to mourn. I felt that way again when Buffy said, "I can be alone with you here..." Depression can take many forms.
I might be crazy but I think this scene confirms Buffy was in a mental institution because she said the same words the psychistrist said in 'Normal again' 2:49 her friends keep bringing her back to her hallucinations, the analogy is too perfect it's actually scary...
❤ and Buffy dont love him...or just keep refusing to accept it! She opened only to him about this serious stuff and dont realize tgat she do love him 🤔👀
I'm sure our loved ones are at peace but what about US? Buff, did you ever stop to think about us? Say your sister becomes a talented and accomplished artist and it's her first individual exhibit at the MoAD or the MoMA. Do you think she's not gonna notice that you're NOT THERE??? Even if she's surrounded by friends and fans and she's got her " Susan " or her " John " by her side??? The man I love will never come to any of my art shows and that is that.
Whew lawd this hit my teenage mind HARD back in the day. Folks don't realize how unprecedented this arc/ dialog was for television. Buffy broke all types of walls.
Life compared to paradise would definitely seem a downgrade. Buffy was done but her friends just couldn't let go and to her she must feel as though she was being pubished.
I wonder sometimes how this season would have played out if she’d spoken like this to Tara from the get-go… not saying Tara cared more than Spike, certainly not, but I think Buffy would have been more open to accepting help and guidance from Tara. And then maybe her relationship with Spike could have been much less toxic - if she had an ally other than him to lean on.
Maybe I’m alone in this opinion but I don’t think it’s nothing wrong for resurrecting someone from heaven, like it’s not like your gonna live forever you’ll go back there eventually
Having watched Angel and seeing how the Powers That Be are not actually benevolent makes me think that when Buffy was in “heaven” could have been similar to what everyone on Angel experienced with Jasmine’s love. Maybe Buffy felt at peace but her essence was actually being fed on by some god being. The way Buffy describes being ripped away from “heaven” is like what the characters who see Jasmine’s true face and the harsh reality of the world feel having lost the bliss of knowing Jasmine’s love. That “heaven” was an illusion and Buffy deserved better.
@@notredorangesoda Interesting take. I don't believe it was meant that way by the writers at the time, but you make a good point. The question then becomes, did she simply have the inevitable put off?
@@cetkatI think in the world of Buffy and Angel, the Powers That Be were not involved for the good of humans at all. Buffy showed us the death of one god, Angel showed us the death of a god and the dampening of another god’s abilities. If there was a greater power that ruled them all or controlled the rules of the universe, that greater god could have stepped in and fixed things at any time. Slayers were called to clean up the messes that were created by the chaos a greater god being let happen. The demons predated humans if I’m not mistaken, and gods only liked humans because of the worship and power it gave them over them. I don’t know whether Buffy just put off the inevitable, but her being on earth was for the greater good of humans and earth needed her. She did however deserve real peace and happiness for all the saving she did.
Having watched Angel and seeing how the Powers That Be are not actually benevolent makes me think that when Buffy was in “heaven” could have been similar to what everyone in Angel experienced with Jasmine’s love. Maybe Buffy felt at peace but was actually being fed on by some god being. The way Buffy describes being ripped away from “heaven” is like what the characters who see Jasmine’s true face and the harsh reality of the world feel having lost the bliss of knowing Jasmine’s love. I’m not saying the scoobies should have brought her back for this reason but that “heaven” was an illusion and Buffy deserved better.
I understand what buffy means along time ago when I was at my lowest and darkest moments in my depression I secretly tried taking my own life and before I woke up inside a hospital I was finally feeling peaceful I wasn't feeling no more pain but then when I did woke up all the pain came back, after that I didn't try again I just became numb I put on a fake smile and pretend to happy and okay in front of people
@@emelinda5569 I suffer from treatment resistant depression, so believe me when I say that I understand. You're very strong to still be here. If I may ask; are you against medication, have you tried everything? There are people with whom the current treatments simply don't work, but I wouldn't want you to unconditionally accept the status quo either.. there are even treatments like ketomine, opioids, and even some psychedelics (at very low doses) that have shown promise in studies. I believe ketomine has even reached regular treatment protocols now. There is a balance between necessary acceptance, and yet still trying, that can be found.
I think about this scene a lot. The mental health of a Slayer isn’t talked about enough, because they are portrayed as these mystical warriors who can fight anything. But let’s all remember..they are still human. Who were activated at 15, the emotional intelligence of a teenage girl is at its highest and fragile at that time. But 1,000s of years ago that wouldn’t give a rats ass about that. So it’s very hidden from the human eye. And the only way to get out of the pain of being “the chosen one” is to die, and her friends didn’t understand that. They just brought her right back to that pain so they could play hero’s and have Buffy thank them (especially Willow) so they could have their friend back. And I know that thought she was in hell because of the portal she jumped in. But not ONCE they didn’t think “Maybe she ended off in Heaven? She did save us by killing herself?” And ANYONE could see that Buffy is hiding her pain, But Spike is the ONLY one who could see it.. Not even Dawn who found Buffy on that ledge again..who turned around and asked her if this was hell.. I wouldn’t sleep if my sister just asked me that. And THAT she had to break out of her casket and dig herself out of her grave was horrific. In season 1 Buffy said that her fear was to be buried alive. And I wished Spike would have said something to them after he saw Buffy’s hands and knew what she had to do. Buffy deserved better..
When I was a teen, I ranked the 6th season as the lowest. Now, as an adult, it's my 3rd favorite buffy season, (with season 3 as my top 1 and season 5 as my top 2) because of how serious they tackle mental health issues and drug addiction in this. The writing itself is so amazing and so terrifyingly real.
This scene really shows the mental strength Buffy had. Even though she would have had a right to hate them, she chose to bear it in secret, can you imagine, getting into heaven and your friends, in their selfishness bring you back? good intentions or not. How angry would we be.
And Spike didn't react right away like the other scoobies. He listened to her so intently. Without any judgment. For me Spike and Tara were so right for buffy. Even though Spike started having dark intentions towards her. But he redeemed himself. I wished Tara survived too and always be Buffy's right friend.
There's parts of me that really don't like season 6 but Buffy's depression is something I'll always relate to. It speaks to the quality of the writing that something I understood as a 10/11 year old at the time is still finding ways to impact me as a 33 year old.
Well, here it is, the very best moment of all Trek, and not a single phasor, tricorder, transporter, replicator, warp drive, photon torpedo, comlink (or even a captain) in sight. Just three people living in the moment. Best scene ever.
I think this conversation between Buffy and Spike pretty much sums it all up: everything here, in the real and living world is hard. We face loss after loss until we become one ourselves. For our loved ones that still live, that is. I hope Buffy’s description of Heaven is accurate, and we will all be with all our loved ones forever after we die. Most of all, wherever we go after death, I hope to see my family again. Especially my grandma, but hopefully everyone I’ve ever loved.
Whoever wrote her lines, knows about depression and how it feels
Not even 4 minutes long and it’s one of the best scenes in the entire series.
1:40
I was hapy before all this and it felt like this
"Three shots of something called Tequilla". LOL
I used to always say, "I like being in big crowds, so that I can be alone more comfortably." This was just after my mother's passing, and I would go to bars and parties just to let the noise wash over me to escape my need to mourn. I felt that way again when Buffy said, "I can be alone with you here..." Depression can take many forms.
I might be crazy but I think this scene confirms Buffy was in a mental institution because she said the same words the psychistrist said in 'Normal again' 2:49 her friends keep bringing her back to her hallucinations, the analogy is too perfect it's actually scary...
I just love Riker being amused when Dianna keeps poking him in the chest. 😂
❤ and Buffy dont love him...or just keep refusing to accept it! She opened only to him about this serious stuff and dont realize tgat she do love him 🤔👀
How Jonathan Frakes kept from Lhao is great acting. Wonder how many takes he did.
I will have these scene stuck in my head forever. Buffy was way ahead of its time for a WB/UPN/CW show.
I'm sure our loved ones are at peace but what about US? Buff, did you ever stop to think about us? Say your sister becomes a talented and accomplished artist and it's her first individual exhibit at the MoAD or the MoMA. Do you think she's not gonna notice that you're NOT THERE??? Even if she's surrounded by friends and fans and she's got her " Susan " or her " John " by her side??? The man I love will never come to any of my art shows and that is that.
Whew lawd this hit my teenage mind HARD back in the day. Folks don't realize how unprecedented this arc/ dialog was for television. Buffy broke all types of walls.
The saddest moment in the entire show 😭
Sarah in season 6 should be studied. What a actor.
Willow did what she wanted, period.
3:35 The realization what she just shared with.. Spike.
Best buffy scene ever
Life compared to paradise would definitely seem a downgrade. Buffy was done but her friends just couldn't let go and to her she must feel as though she was being pubished.
I wonder sometimes how this season would have played out if she’d spoken like this to Tara from the get-go… not saying Tara cared more than Spike, certainly not, but I think Buffy would have been more open to accepting help and guidance from Tara. And then maybe her relationship with Spike could have been much less toxic - if she had an ally other than him to lean on.
Maybe I’m alone in this opinion but I don’t think it’s nothing wrong for resurrecting someone from heaven, like it’s not like your gonna live forever you’ll go back there eventually
Having watched Angel and seeing how the Powers That Be are not actually benevolent makes me think that when Buffy was in “heaven” could have been similar to what everyone on Angel experienced with Jasmine’s love. Maybe Buffy felt at peace but her essence was actually being fed on by some god being. The way Buffy describes being ripped away from “heaven” is like what the characters who see Jasmine’s true face and the harsh reality of the world feel having lost the bliss of knowing Jasmine’s love. That “heaven” was an illusion and Buffy deserved better.
@@notredorangesoda Interesting take. I don't believe it was meant that way by the writers at the time, but you make a good point. The question then becomes, did she simply have the inevitable put off?
@@cetkatI think in the world of Buffy and Angel, the Powers That Be were not involved for the good of humans at all. Buffy showed us the death of one god, Angel showed us the death of a god and the dampening of another god’s abilities. If there was a greater power that ruled them all or controlled the rules of the universe, that greater god could have stepped in and fixed things at any time. Slayers were called to clean up the messes that were created by the chaos a greater god being let happen. The demons predated humans if I’m not mistaken, and gods only liked humans because of the worship and power it gave them over them. I don’t know whether Buffy just put off the inevitable, but her being on earth was for the greater good of humans and earth needed her. She did however deserve real peace and happiness for all the saving she did.
Having watched Angel and seeing how the Powers That Be are not actually benevolent makes me think that when Buffy was in “heaven” could have been similar to what everyone in Angel experienced with Jasmine’s love. Maybe Buffy felt at peace but was actually being fed on by some god being. The way Buffy describes being ripped away from “heaven” is like what the characters who see Jasmine’s true face and the harsh reality of the world feel having lost the bliss of knowing Jasmine’s love. I’m not saying the scoobies should have brought her back for this reason but that “heaven” was an illusion and Buffy deserved better.
The Time Travel Movies are the best Star Treks.
Deanna: "It's a primitive culture. I'm just trying to blend in." Riker: "You're blended all right." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ladies and Gentlemen.....Kamala Harris.
The look on Spikes face as she told him were she was is heartbreaking 🥺 I feel so sorry for Buffy in this moment.
Riker looking over at drunken Troi at the end is the funnies thing in Star Trek.
I understand what buffy means along time ago when I was at my lowest and darkest moments in my depression I secretly tried taking my own life and before I woke up inside a hospital I was finally feeling peaceful I wasn't feeling no more pain but then when I did woke up all the pain came back, after that I didn't try again I just became numb I put on a fake smile and pretend to happy and okay in front of people
@@emelinda5569 I suffer from treatment resistant depression, so believe me when I say that I understand. You're very strong to still be here. If I may ask; are you against medication, have you tried everything? There are people with whom the current treatments simply don't work, but I wouldn't want you to unconditionally accept the status quo either.. there are even treatments like ketomine, opioids, and even some psychedelics (at very low doses) that have shown promise in studies. I believe ketomine has even reached regular treatment protocols now. There is a balance between necessary acceptance, and yet still trying, that can be found.
I think about this scene a lot. The mental health of a Slayer isn’t talked about enough, because they are portrayed as these mystical warriors who can fight anything. But let’s all remember..they are still human. Who were activated at 15, the emotional intelligence of a teenage girl is at its highest and fragile at that time. But 1,000s of years ago that wouldn’t give a rats ass about that. So it’s very hidden from the human eye. And the only way to get out of the pain of being “the chosen one” is to die, and her friends didn’t understand that. They just brought her right back to that pain so they could play hero’s and have Buffy thank them (especially Willow) so they could have their friend back. And I know that thought she was in hell because of the portal she jumped in. But not ONCE they didn’t think “Maybe she ended off in Heaven? She did save us by killing herself?” And ANYONE could see that Buffy is hiding her pain, But Spike is the ONLY one who could see it.. Not even Dawn who found Buffy on that ledge again..who turned around and asked her if this was hell.. I wouldn’t sleep if my sister just asked me that. And THAT she had to break out of her casket and dig herself out of her grave was horrific. In season 1 Buffy said that her fear was to be buried alive. And I wished Spike would have said something to them after he saw Buffy’s hands and knew what she had to do. Buffy deserved better..
When I was a teen, I ranked the 6th season as the lowest. Now, as an adult, it's my 3rd favorite buffy season, (with season 3 as my top 1 and season 5 as my top 2) because of how serious they tackle mental health issues and drug addiction in this. The writing itself is so amazing and so terrifyingly real.
This scene really shows the mental strength Buffy had. Even though she would have had a right to hate them, she chose to bear it in secret, can you imagine, getting into heaven and your friends, in their selfishness bring you back? good intentions or not. How angry would we be.
Spike's reaction when Buffy mentioned heaven. He knows he can't go there.
It's imposible to see this and not to cry...
Spike’s the only one who seems to understand what Buffy goes through in life. He’s the only one she feels comfortable opening up to. Besides Angel.
And Spike didn't react right away like the other scoobies. He listened to her so intently. Without any judgment. For me Spike and Tara were so right for buffy. Even though Spike started having dark intentions towards her. But he redeemed himself. I wished Tara survived too and always be Buffy's right friend.
Right after she says "I think i was in Heaven" .... when she adds "and now I'm not" the music becomes slightly darker.
Me when going from being a kid to having a summer job
Wow, her "friends" and I use the term loosely really screwed her up big time.
Really fantastic scriptwriting. How did they describe how I feel without my desired
There's parts of me that really don't like season 6 but Buffy's depression is something I'll always relate to. It speaks to the quality of the writing that something I understood as a 10/11 year old at the time is still finding ways to impact me as a 33 year old.
Well, here it is, the very best moment of all Trek, and not a single phasor, tricorder, transporter, replicator, warp drive, photon torpedo, comlink (or even a captain) in sight. Just three people living in the moment. Best scene ever.
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"They can never know" is one of those lines that sticks with ya decades later.
It definitely does. I think this and her seeing Kendra dead and then "killing" Angel are my most memorable scenes.
I think this conversation between Buffy and Spike pretty much sums it all up: everything here, in the real and living world is hard. We face loss after loss until we become one ourselves. For our loved ones that still live, that is. I hope Buffy’s description of Heaven is accurate, and we will all be with all our loved ones forever after we die. Most of all, wherever we go after death, I hope to see my family again. Especially my grandma, but hopefully everyone I’ve ever loved.
I never understood why they all assumed she was in hell. Made absolutely no sense
Heaven and hell is right here on earth
As is call baby daddy Angel
Spike was second choice/he should have stayed gone
Sarah, I love you. You are incredible. ❤
When I see this I crying...