Buffy The Vampire Slayer 5x12 Checkpoint Reaction | First Time Watching
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- Buffy The Vampire Slayer 5x12 Checkpoint Reaction | First Time Watching
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The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.
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Xander's proud "I've clocked field time," always makes me smile.
Buffy's speech to the Watchers Council is just about perfect. It has the right amount of Buffy being Buffy, the Watchers being Watcher-y, levity and seriousness, humor and straight talk. It's iconic.
I do want to point out that although the Watchers and their Council are a metaphor for misogyny, just as the Buffy's struggles in the show are a metaphor for growing up, they are not, in-universe, being misogynistic. They do have some hundreds (or thousands?) of years of experience fighting evil, and they do have right to be legitimately concerned about the information they possess can be misused. They are being belligerent here, because (as Buffy pointed out), they have egos that need to be mollified. And, in a way, Buffy getting the better of them proved that she is worthy of being the Slayer, and can be trusted with what they'll be giving her. She didn't play by their rules, but she did win their game.
She passed the test by being everything she really was, not by their approximation of it.
@@elfboy29 Buffy didn't need to pass any test, that was her big realisation. She had the Watchers Council pegged. They weren't testing her. They were attempting to make Buffy feel inadequate so that Buffy would end up begging them to be their puppet. The Watchers Council were trying to intimidate Buffy to get her to willingly do as they wanted, same as Glory - the Watchers were just being more subtle and manipulative about it.
If you haven't already, I recommend Passion of the Nerd's review of this episode (& of "Helpless"). Also: "Buffy Gets Therapized | Power Speech" Mended Light channel (10min) -- dissection of the speech & The Council's behavior by a licensed therapist. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
@@becca1189 I've been following Ian Martin (PotN) since before he started his _Buffy_ reviews, and my recognition of the metaphors is straight out of his book. It's the in-universe take that I disagree with him on.
@@menachemsalomon The fact remains that the only person who has any chance defeating Glory is Buffy. The Council would have to tell her one way or the other. They simply wanted to do so in a way that put them back in charge. Otherwise they simply could've shared the information with her from the get go. Putting the fate of the world ahead of their own agenda: control The Slayer. Misogynistic or not they were being manipulative & controlling. It was themselves they were concerned about, not if Buffy was worthy or if the information would be safe with her. I'm sure they kept tabs on her & her activities. They already knew she was on the "good" side. I doubt they would've even bothered to make the trip across the pond otherwise. The fact that Buffy needed them enough for Giles to meet with them opened the door for them to regain control of Buffy & they took the opportunity to do so. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
The showdown between Buffy and The Watchers at the end was so cathartic. Years of built up frustration finally coming back on them and it was extremely satisfying to see Buffy finally put them in their place and take back her power.
And the villain is revealed at last…
Buffy has quite a resume. Dealing with vampires, werewolves, evil witches, mummies, dummies, robots, snakes, faith, commandos, hyenas, invisible people, anointed ones, death, evil watchers, trolls, human knights, just to name a few, lol.
Now…she deals with a God. No wonder the watcher’s council came back. They need her more than they care to admit.
In case it wasn't 100% clear Buffy was speculating that Rasputin was a vampire or some other demon. This episode always reminds me how little Glory has been in the series till now. This is one of Buffy's best speech's in the series, like many a repressed worker she realises the value of her labour and threatens to withdraw it if she didn't get her way. Great stuff.
I also like rewatching Buffy the early years it’s great to see Dawn interact with the gang in those episodes
Willow: "You know. One of those...top levels."
Tara:(Totally confident) "FIVE."
"They didn't put a chip in your head, did they?"
"NO."
"Be funny if they did..."
I love how Joyce and Spike are so friendly.
"WILLOW'S A DEMON?!!!" XD
Love the reveal on Glory at the end.
i still want to know their magical proficiency levels.
And this episode, in part, helps cement my suspicion that Joyce is secretly an art smuggler, and that Giles is her fence.
Hear me out, and this episode doesn't necessarily pertain specifically to Joyce's role in this, but... She's always been bringing all these crates home whenever the gallery is doing "inventory" - but why would she bring any of those items to her home? Wouldn't you do inventory at the gallery? You know, to inventory what you have at the gallery?
There were pieces she'd just keep and put up around the house, like the zombie mask from "Dead Man's Party".
As for Giles' part, he was unemployed for all of season 4, but seemed to be financially comfortable. He admitted he only bought the magic shop because he was bored, and because he didn't want the Scoobie meeting at his apartment all the time. It's plausible that in season 3, between his knowledge of potentially dangerous, mystical art she might smuggle in, and learning the Council had fired him, she approached Giles with the opportunity to supplement his income. He accepted begrudgingly, then ultimately decided to buy the magic shop as a front for selling some of the mystic pieces. And _that_ is how he came into possession of the statue that was illegally removed from another country, that could melt human eyes... 🤔
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Why can I now totally see this 🤣 thank you for that eye opening new theory! Love it 😅
I like it. You know someone is going to write a fanfic about this now, right?
NIGEL: "This is beyond insolence-"
*swish THUNK*
BUFFY: "I'm fairly certain I said no interruptions."
THE AUDIENCE: "YES! YES! HELL YES!"
Absolutely one of my favorite sequences all season. We've seen Buffy scrambling since the start of it: dealing with a kid sister, finding out said sister is actually a mystical key and her memories are all manufactured, the threat of Glory, her mom's illness, and Riley's dissatisfaction and departure. She's been on the backfoot in episode after episode.
But then the Council shows up, Glory pops up in her home to have a chit-chat, and a group of literal knights (The Knights of Byzantium) ambushes her, and finally she comes to the realization that it's all about the power she has over all of them. No longer on the backfoot, she plants her heels and takes charge. You can only push Buffy so far before she pushes back, and you absolutely love to see it.
I can't tell you how endearing I find it that you rewatch Buffy by yourself!
Haha yes!! I've now just started season 5 again, but I might put a pause on it for a bit to space it out more!
@@julesreacts Would you consider making a 'top 5 buffy episodes so far' type of post? I'm very curious which are your faves at this point
I was thinking of doing something like that when I've finished, like a compilation of my favourite moments!
@@julesreacts I'd love to see that!
Jules will be watching other Buffy reactors before she finishes the series herself! She is fully one of the obsessed... like the rest of us.
Glad you're going back and rewatching the show! Man, the first three seasons (the high school years) have such a different feel than the later seasons, it's interesting going back retrospectively.
Also love Joyce and Spike suddenly geeking out together over Passions. 😂
I adore their friendship 😅💜
@@julesreacts Spike has admired Joyce ever since she hit him in the head with an axe! That's quintessential Spikeness...
Buffy's style, both hair and clothes is superb in this episode!
One of my favorite scenes in the series!! Buffy giving it to the council was watching over and over! 👍👏👏
Go Buffy Go! She can be persuasive when she want's to beamazing speech indeed! Thanks so much Juliette🥰I died laughing when the two of them sat down to watch the soap opera😂🤣
It's so, so satisfying to see confident Buffy 💜 I'm so glad you enjoyed, Tex 🤗
I get what you're saying about Riley and Buffy, but the arc of their storyline felt very true to life. Some folks may never have experienced what Riley did or may just not be wired to think that way, but to realize and be reminded again and again that the one that you are madly deeply in love with, had been even more madly deeply in love with another before you and remains so and simply isn't with them due to a circumstance beyond both their control, well it can be crushing and bring about a great sadness that can only be made worse by proximity. A proximity and acceptance that Riley at first chose, thinking that his love would be enough. But he was not alone in his realization and then had to actually meet that other person who before could have just been a story not yet made real, but then by seeing him, meeting, him talking to him and being physically overwhelmed by him, well imagine that.
Every close family and friend and even enemy of Buffy's that was around to witness both relationships are aware as well and they constantly bring things up unintentionally and intentionally in the case of Spike to make it known to Riley. He's only with her because her true love, her first love is not an option. Riley can only ever be the safe choice, the possible choice, but never fully, wholly, completely, without a shadow of a doubt, the choice.
I always love Buffy's speech to the Watchers - it's a real stand up and cheer moment. :)
Buffy telling off the council wasn't just a long time coming for this episode, but they had that coming since they were introduced with the cruciementum storyline.
I love this episode so much!!
I love Spike and Joyce so much. Joyce is just so lovely and clearly has a soft spot for him.
Really enjoy this episode, Buffy finally starting to understand the nature of power - it's not with her fists (great though they are) but with her identity - she just has to realise that she has true power innate to herself. She does not need to prove anything to anyone. An excellent life lesson for us all to learn.
This episode is one of those that makes me say season 5 is my favourite. That final scene is epic
The power speech. 🥳
Finally Buffy realizing she has the power, she is the one, she is the leader. About damn time.
Fun Fact, when that episode aired first, some fan wrote the thesis about Spike thats mentioned.
I loooooooooooooooooooooove this episode soooooo much!!! Buffy's power moment is, honestly, THE one and absolutely one of my favorite scenes from the whole show!!
ANd of course... "She's a god" "Oh". Beautiful.
God … how I love that speech.
Hey Jules, the comedy in this episode is top tier BTVS. 😂 It's a trip to think that old heads like me have been rewatching Buffyverse for 20 years. 🙈😭 Now you are one of us 😍
One of us! One of us 😅🥰
Joyce: Buffy, I like this guy more than all your previous boyfriends
Buffy: He is NOT my boyfriend!
Joyce: Calm down, Buffy! You are so grumpy and angry all the time. Maybe you should watch Passions with us from time to time. Spike should come by soon, there is a new episode tonight, come join us. 😄😆
I caught that one Jules, Ben waiting to see him😂👌❤️
"There isn't going to be.a review..." One of the best speeches in the show. "That was excellent."
I think that's my favourite Buffy speech in the whole show. She has some good ones, but this one shows her strength at a different level!
Glory didn't need Bens help in finding Buffy since Ben by mistake told the minion that her name was Buffy Summers so all Glory had to do was to use the phone book to find the summers residence.
Always loved Buffy:s power speak over the council in the end, the only negative bit is the extremely American tv/movie trope of having the scoobies cheering and clapping at the end (or this is perhaps normal behavior in the US and not just a media thing, I have no idea, as a non American it just feels so strange and out of place).
Everybody has commented on THE SPEECH. Nothing I can add to that. However, how did Glory find out where Buffy lives? It is 2000 or 2001 at the time, all you have to do is look up Summers in the white pages of the Sunnydale phone book...
Always enjoy your reactions. Buffy's speech at the end is prime Buffy, just perfect, and watching it never gets old.
It's great to see someone else who likes Riley and wanted it to work out with him and Buffy.
Such a terrific episode, led by Sarah's brilliant performance.
Buffy's Power Speech is one of the best monologues ever written between tv, movies, plays, and books. I love it with a fiery passion. There are only two others from Buffy that I like better and those come in season 6 and 7. They aren't as epic, but I love them for different reasons. But I can only pick a handful from other literature or entertainment that sticks with me like this one does. One is from Doctor Who.
buffys speech at the end is so good. this episode is great, but that speech is epic. it would have been perfect IF ONLY SHE HAD ASKED FOR THEM TO PAY HER TOO!!! it always makes me sad that she leaves that out. giles isn't the only one who is working hard and should be compensated for all that time. also I LOVE spike and joyces relationship. their dynamic is the so good.
I will never understand why a Slayer doesn't get a wage and is expected to work for money AND slay all night 🫣
Buffy should've asked for the whole gang to be paid while she was at it. They all regularly put their lives at risk while helping the Slayer and it's not like the Watchers Council can't afford to pay them (judging from what we've seen).
Buffy's power speech is one of the best moments in a show full of great moments, it's only really equaled in this episode by the stunned look on her ace when she learns that Glory is a god. the rise and the fall of the mighty, both Buffy and the watchers. I also love that she trusts Spike to watch over her family, and the odd friendship Joyce and Spike share really showcases to shows strength in weird twists.
love your reactions as always, looking forward to the rest!
I'm not a big fan of Riley, but not necessarily his biggest retractor. I have come to appreciate though that Riley in season 4 is kind of different from Riley in season 5. His relationship seems a lot better with Buffy and I can buy them as a couple, even if I stan Buffy and Angel.
I think the depiction of Buffy and Riley's relationship, and Riley as a character in season 5 overshadows people's impressions of Riley and his relationship with Buffy overall.
I first started watching regularly towards the end of season 4, so a lot of my familiarity with Riley and Buffy was season 5 for a long time; especially since season 4 wasn't in reruns right away where Buffy was being syndicated (back in the stone age, when we were at the whims of network schedules and syndication deals....); and it took many rewatches to appreciate the nuance of these characters, and season 4 in its own right; which for a long time always seemed like a weaker season. It's more so the season arc that's weak, but it has a long strong individual episodes.
And in the end....
Glory is a Goddes!
It was clear that she is not a common demon, but this is a shoking plot twist!
How do you defeat a God??!! 😱
Power speech are absolutely awesome! Buffy after everything that happenend to her, and her beloved, is still capable to demonstrate how much Amazing she is. Strong, indipendent, smart and percectly aware of her role, and with the carisma to impose her condition to Watchers. She is also a very good and selfless person who does not forget to demand respect for the value of those who help her, not even those who have no powers but have always been at her side.
when you said you have faith my brain simultaniously pictured faith the slayer and sang faith by George Michael 😂
It's interesting. Riley is my guy. Even when Buffy was concussing him with text books. This is a good one. Watchers Council is coming.
it's very harsh portrayal of the way the watcher's were set up. They Are like the NCAA making millions of dollars off "student " Athletes and just replacing them every four years with little regard for them, their well being or their health. Meanwhile the people actually doing the job (athletes/slayers) aren't being compensated for the income they generate or the good they do.
This Interview scene gets reused in Firefly when Malcolm and his crew are captured by an alliance Cruiser in Bushwhacked though it's mostly Wash who gets the comedy bits.
It is funny how Joyce and Spike get along.
Great resolution in this episode.
This is absolutely in my top five episodes of the entire series. It is a bit cheesy with the knights who say knee (unneeded Monty Python reference, sorry) but the way that Buffy turns the tables on the council is just wonderful.
My favorite episode has always been..."The Puppet Show" from Season 1...=)
I wanted to say congratulations on the milestones for both channels.
Thank you 💜💜
This is one of my favorite episodes. We find out a little teeny tiny bit more about Ben & Glory's dynamic, Buffy calls out The Council of Watchers on their B.S., & we get more of Spike bonding with Joyce (which apparently pains Dawn a little). Definitely an ep. that I always look forward to.
Great reaction, as always! See you for Angel!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Becca, thank you! I hope you're having a great weekend 💜😌
I'm rewatching them a lot in tandem with your vids. Such a good show that means so much to so many still.
Yes, Giles should get paid. And Buffy as well. And the rest of the Scoobies should get some sort of stipend matching their level of contribution to, you know, the fight against evil. I mean, the Watchers seem to have no issues hiring dozens of people (they roll deep in this episode), why couldn't they have funded the "Sunnydale Chapter"?
You could use that shot of Buffy from the thumbnail in a shampoo commercial.
haha yes 🤣
The second half of season five - and so it begins...
Chip or not it pays to remember that Spike is still a soulless vampire so there's no telling what he might do.
Exactly! Part of the reason that he seemed inconsistent was the fans loved him so much, and the writers kept having to make him do truly vile things to remind them of that very fact. In the Buffyverse, soulless vampire = evil. Not all demons are evil (some are harmless), but vamps are evil unless they have a soul.
Yep! Luckily evil doesn't mean all having the same personality; the memories etc of the original person, which apparently also comes with some of their basic personality but without the moral filter, definitely inform how the vampire acts.
This is one of my favorites
Have yourself a wonderful day as well Jules.
let's watch some soap operas with Spike!
Did you know Passions was a real soap opera? Cracks me up.
It must be my analytical mind... At the end of this episode, I would expect my first reaction to its revelation to be "Oh, crap." -- but very quickly I get to: "Okay, what makes a god different from a demon or anything else 'we've' faced, why does this particular one not like us (and why haven't we come into conflict with others before), can we change its mind, and if not how do we kill it." Easy peasy! 😆
I'm glad I'm not the only one who re-watches Buffy! The Watcher's Council is pretty much useless, in my opinion (Buffy nailed that in her speech). Spike's "interview" with the council was hilarious. Buffy trusts him to look after Dawn and Joyce. Buffy's reaction at the end when she found out Glory was a god was understated, yet her surprise is evident in SMG's facial expression. Enjoyed this and as always, looking forward to your next reaction. ❤🙂
This episode raised the question; why doesn’t the council support Buffy financially so that she can devote herself to slaying full time? And if they’re so powerful why not just get Faith out of prison and rehabilitate her and support her financially so that they have a slayer on the books?
I've always wondered that!!
Spike has a weird friendship with Joyce and is almost as strong as Buffy and he can't hurt humans. That's why she "trusts" him with Joyce and Dawn.
I have to admit, I always skip straight to the scene in Spike's crypt, because the best scene comes shortly after the funny one.
You've just rewatched season 3, the last time the Council came to Sunnydale they fired Giles.
54 pages left in the book of Buffy and a wonderful episode that frames this brilliant season. The internet / UA-cam etc. get plenty of grief, but without these technologies we would never know Juliette in the land down under. Its been a blessing to share time with her and thank you Jules for reaching out.
I remember you commenting along season 4 how you didn't like unemployed Giles, and how he could possibly afford it. Well, in this episode we realize he was double dipping, he was paid for being librarian by Sunnydale, but he was also being paid by the Watcher's Council. We also know that he could be hired as an antiquities expert like he was in the end of Season 2 when they discovered Acathla. Giles had plenty stashed away, I'm sure.
The only thing that gets me, Buffy might have negotiated for something for herself while she had them over a barrel, very annoying, but I guess that selflessness is in line with her character.
Its been almost 20 years since I first saw this episode and I'm just now wondering what would have happened if Glory had just killed Dawn then and there when she broke into Buffy's house.
It's Friday once again with Buffy and it's really getting exciting
especially in this episode with the Council visiting Sunnydale
have a great weekend my friend Juliette.🇦🇺😺🇦🇺
A fantastic episode that finally sees Buffy not only stand up to the council, but put them in their place. It's so satisfying after what they did to her back in Season 3.
That scene between Buffy and Glory also really serves to raise Glory's threat factor. She may not do anything, but she just feels so threatening and dangerous - Clare Kramer does an incredible job. Then of course there's that big reveal at the end that recontextualises everything they thought they knew about Glory.
Rewatching Buffy, yeah, get used to that - although rewatching before you finish the series might mean you need help. Either help or a 2nd monitor, whichever. I can't wait to watch you react to your reactions to Buffy, Jules-ception if you will.
Thanks for the great reaction, I hope we all have a wonderful day ahead of us.
EDIT: Oh, about the question of how Glory found Buffy's home - telephone directories used to be a common thing way back when, they listed people by name and included their address and phone number. Once Ben said her full name that was enough information to look up all the Summers names in the area, and if there was stake out the houses, or, if there was only one family with that name, then they knew it had to be her place.
The weekend, Jules💜 Welcome to it!
I want to firstly say I think it only natural that Dawn is listening in more. I would be sort of creeped out if people stopped talking when I entered the room as well, added to the bits she has already heard. The Scoobs need to learn to limit their conversations, about Club things, to the Club. It's why Fight Club has the Don't talk about Fight Club rule! 😅
Riley and Buffy. I do love reading the comments whenever you toss out a thought about Riley - The comments become a Just After Watching Passions moment - with all manner of yeahs and nays - although it would seem to be tilting in the nay direction, mostly. It's good that Spike and Joyce don't seem to have so many divisive issues with the soaps! 😜
I was very curious as to what Glory actually was, so I welcomed that bit of info from the Council. However, do not lose faith in the gang, you've seen what Kratos has done, many times. All things are possible, until they are not.
The musings you make on Spike are very funny as well - since they also bring out the few Passions level freakouts in the comments 🤣
I like to think that this episode shows Buffy, as you say - "... elevated to a new level... " I thought it showed she has turned a corner - on many things. Regained a purpose, put Riley behind her, rededicated herself to the cause, and, obviously, struck back at the egotistical, stuffed shirts, by showing them how well she truly does know herself, and showed them her resolve to deal with this, for reasons which go way beyond the simple imposition of order they claim to uphold.
I am sure the writers will have her revert, now and again, to her high school self, but it was great to see her character given the respect and power she warrants in this series, and let it be known that they All function as a group, regardless of levels of contribution. A powerful scene.
Once again, they do manage to sneak in small moments of humor. Anya, is still hilarious, Willow, and Tara deflecting the interview pressure was delightful, Giles - always great, and Spike sitting with Joyce to watch a soap opera episode. Just a well put together entry in the Buffy story. 😂
And I really enjoyed the ending shot - a response which has become so attached to the John Wick movies - "Oh." 😂
Have a wonderful weekend, Jules💜🤗💜 I hope you enjoyed last night's pizza - I think it is always better when the crust is from scratch - Sorry about the mushrooms though! I hope the Herbs, and, of course, the Cheese, stepped up! 🥰
I will be watering my trees, pepper plant, herbs, and bird/squirrel 🐿 watering hole shortly, and that's about it - very unhealthy air in store for the entire weekend, and probably next week, during the massive heat dome - oh well. It's summer, so, unfortunately, expected. Take care! 😊
Tom 😸💜
I am so glad you enjoyed this episode as well, especially Buffy taking her stand there at the end. I feel that at times I can really relate to her, and although I know she is extremely capable of great things, she does seem to battle a lot of self-doubt at times. She really shouldn't. She is incredible. I do like that she's not all "superhero-y" and overconfident, kinda makes her more relatable hehe 😜
Some of the freak outs about Spike or Riley in the comments make me a little nervous as I don't like confrontation, so I've definitely been pulling back a lot lately with interacting. But I do love how people are SO passionate. It really is such a wonderful show with the best cast of characters 💜
I hope you have a fantastic weekend, Tom 💜 I'm doing "okay". I've really not felt like myself lately and need to have a bit of a shake up, I think! Anxiety/nerves/blahs for no reason. See, your heat dome sounds wonderful but in reality, I bet it's not 😅 I'll just have to be content with wearing a few extra layers. I wore a cardigan to bed last night as it was so cold but forgot the socks and was too lazy to get up 🤣
Joyce and Spike bonding over Passions is a mood.
Great reaction to an episode that every Buffy fan has wanted since Helpless in Season 3. You started off by lamenting the failed Riley- Buffy romance. It is sad but this episode in its way is a map to what Riley and Buffy were doomed. Riley is the perfect suburban Male provider and family head type. His wife is in the Junior League, is a class room Mother, and is a Girl Scout Leader for her daughter Muffin. Now look at Buffy in this episode. Can the Buffy that tells the council off, beat up knights, and stand up to a God be happy clipping coupons and waiting in the car pool line? The episode starts with Buffy reminding herself about Riley and ends with a stronger independent Buffy taking command. This episode is the demonstration of a maturing Buffy that is still learning and will need a true partner one day that is her equal emotionally, mentally, sexually, and physically…. That’s not Riley
THANK you.
Personally, I never liked him and aside from a few standouts(Pangs, Something Blue, Restless, Living Conditions, Hush), season 4 is my least favorite season. Adam wasn't the greatest Big Bad and Riley and the Initiative was meh.
Also, Oz left, so...I forgot my original point. On a tangent.
Riley=Bad.
Thank you, William!
Honestly, the opinions of Riley seem to be so divided in the comments! Some love him, some hate him. It seems to be one of the most polarising subjects I've found so far!
Haha, William, you really think that's the kind of woman Riley would marry???
@@julesreacts Riley has been polarizing since the beginning . When it aired, half the girls liked him and the other half were so so. None of them thought he was great. By Season 5, all were tired of him and wanted Riley to go away. The most common response to what the didn’t like him was, He’s boring. That’s it in a nutshell. Buffy fans just don’t think Riley measured up.
@@shaynaformity1384 At this time in the show my viewpoint on Riley was shaped with my girlfriends I had been watching with since Season 1, Episode 5. None of them hated Riley but none of them really liked him . By the start of Season 5 they all wanted him
To go away. They kept telling me he was too boring and belonged on Dawson Creek.
Amazing episode Jules!!! 👋👋👏👏💖💖🙌🙌
Don't forget there are comics to read after the show ends. I highly recommend them!!!!!!! Also I'm team spiffy or bike 😂
Another great reaction.
I don't have a story today, I kinda got sick. So me and my cat are going to curl up in bed. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Cat 💜 aww I'm sorry to hear that. Hope it's not duck flu.. 😵 get better soon and rest up!
Somebody wrote a fanfic that was that thesis on Spike 🙂 kerk
Have you seen Passions? it's wild, it's always funny seeing it mentioned in this episode.
Anyone else counting down the episodes with dread?
The Council is awful but I do like the actor who plays boss and that ending well that explains alot
The ending was incredible!
@@julesreacts Yes Can't hardly wait til you get in 7th season or later in Angel like season 4 or especially season 5 but no spoilers from me just excited anticipation
i would thinkt hat buffys teachers dont like her because she probably isn't very focused on school. she probably misses classes a lot because of her mom or her slayer duties, doesn't have a lot of time for homework, and apparently has a tendency to speak up in class (the teacher said buffy of course like she interrupts a lot) so if that's the only impression you got of her she would not be a fave.
Oh. 😨
Glory be to god.
My bad, I meant to say, "Glory be a god?"
lol, I just finished watching Dracula 2000! Now its time for some buffy the vampire slayer
Probably got Buffy’s address from the phone book
What level of magic are you at? My wizard is at a level 10, thank you very much.
Man Jules and Sarah looked like sisters in that thumbnail.
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I have absolutely no trivia for this episode. I barely remember it, but I did enjoy it a lot.
Speaking if okder, did you watch those three videos I posted?
No by last time _by cleaning up Glory's mess, Ben was murdering a bunch of people. Murdering them, because he's a piece of crap bad guy!
What do you you like the best movies or TV shows? For me I like TV shows the best
The shows I watch here are pretty much the main media I watch. I spend most of my free time gaming haha
I am so glad you also like Riley. This Fandom tend to hate him because he's not a bleach blond bad boy.
Watching back when Riley was introduced, things were so different between them and Riley was so different, too. I just want Buffy to be happy, and I'll support whoever she is with! Though, I am a Buffy/Angel gal for life I think 🤣
Glory isn't a name. Glory is an honorific. Because god's don't really have names, just the honors we know them by.
Hey I don't blame you for wanting to rewatch Buffy so soon even before you finish the series with us, You will be rewatching Buffy many more times for years to come , That said I know you are watching a lot of other TV shows besides Buffy and in no way do I want you to rush through the series your pacing is great however could you try to maybe watch two episodes a week or maybe two back to back episodes of Buffy in one shot? Because it's going to take a very long time to get through the series if we are only doing one episode per week , you know what I mean?
Just a suggestion.
I never liked Riley much. Buffy told him no several times and he didn't listen.
Yeah, I remember that moment!
2/2. Also if you weren't watching multiple shows at once and you were just focused on one or two shows at a time I would have recommended reacting to horror/Slasher flicks in-between Buffy reactions.
Maybe that's something you can do in the near future. 🤷
This is definitely the plan once we are finished with Buffy/Angel! I want to react to movies for sure, but need to free up some time once some shows are done 😸
@@julesreacts Sounds good can't wait.
Everyone loves Spike as a character, but "the right one for Buffy" what are you talking about?! He's a soulless child torturing, mass murdering serial killer. Of course he's not the right one for Buffy. He's not the right one for anyone, he's a horrific monster that has a leash jammed into his head. He's a fun character but he's not even a good guy much less a partner anyone can trust.
I never said Spike was "the right one for Buffy". I've said several times that the pairing interests me, but I don't think I want it to become anything. How does that say to you that I think Spike is "right for Buffy"?
@@julesreacts Referencing your comments at 21:28 here. It seemed like, by saying you're "not sure if he's the right one for Buffy" it was something you were considering which was just wild to me! :P