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I don't think I realized last time that the last episode kind of feels like earlier seasons. Like there's quipping and joking which wasn't there for a lot of the season.

Just an odd observation.

This time around, it also felt anticlimactic, I'm not exactly sure why.

Now to decide what else I should watch.

Came across this on Pinterest.

Spotted this while scrolling today and I’d no idea this happened. We’re probably still waiting on that bus lane. 😂

*Irish spell = in the Irish language (As Gaeilge)

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/10/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-at-20-the-thrilling-brilliant-birth-of-tv-as-art

I created this design inspired by the Buffyverse. As fans, what do y'all think?!

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There's been quite a bit of talk of a reboot series. Why Not, Instead do what Veronica Mars did & make a 2hour Movie to continue the story in a bigger way?

Sarah Michelle Gellar, maybe a year or two ago mentioned she Would be interested in doing a Movie based on the series if the plot is solid. Why hasn't that materialized?

I'm speaking specifically about season 6. Giles leaves, probably on some "your slayer is dead retirement" severance package.

But the council surely knew she came back to life eventually. They weren't surprised about her existing in season 7 and it's likely Giles filled them in since he wasn't fired anymore right?

Wouldn't buffy get a new watcher just as protocol even if she says no when they show up?

What would have happened if Angel had not been resurrected?

Does anyone else...kind of love her?

I'm rewatching season four and she's such a little weirdo. So tightly wound and anxious and trying to Human properly, and just managing to annoy the bejeesus out of everyone around her. I strongly relate. I am much better socialized these days, but nineteen year old me? I was easily this passive aggressive and uptight with my first roommates. Stop drinking her milk, Buffy!

I know, I know, she's awful! But she doesn't know any better! I wish she'd stuck around longer.

Also why is their room so big?

I'm indifferent to negative about this. So many questions.

I made a post last month about my experience watching Buffy for the first time and everyone here told me to go watch Angel next. Well I did, and exactly 31 days later I have finished the Buffyverse and I have a lot of questions.

I need to know how Buffy and Angel were aired, did an Angel episode come right after Buffy or were there two separate days? It was fun to watch Angel thinking of the stuff that was going on in Buffy (I didn't actually watch them side by side). Like Angel s3 finale next to Buffy s6 finale must have been wild???? Were ya'll just watching Dark Willow for the first time and suddenly Angel comes on and his evil teen son appears out of nowhere???

Also since I just finished it I'm very intrigued about Angel s5 because they mention Buffy a lot and I don't understand if it was fanservice or if it's something that's explored in the comics (Buffy being in Rome and such).

Just how Angel ties to Buffy in general really intrigues me, like Buffy s7 literally starts with everyone sensing the supreme big bad but in Angel they are fighting their own super big apocalyptic bad that literally takes the sun away? wth. I feel like there are so many instances were it doesn't make sense that Buffy and Angel aren't crossovering more. I know it must have been nearly immposible to write both separate shows and crossovers and have the actors appear in both, but I feel like it was a missed opportunity. What's the general opinion on that? Maybe it's that I grew up watching a lot of crossover media that was really crossover.

And talking about crossover episodes the one were Willow appears on Angel is my favorite thing ever (again missed opportunity for the rest of the characters). I feel like the Willow we get on that episode was more resembling to a Buffy s4 Willow? It's the Willow that we should've gotten back in s7, all awkward and nerdy and jokey. And don't get me started on her and Fred, I still think that it was too soon after Tara and I can't picture her with anyone else but please, her and Fred would've been amazing I love them sm. What was up with that anyways, did people ship them or something? I feel like it was a pretty scpecific thing to do just for a one episode giggle.

Anyways this post makes 0 sense but I have finished my hyperfixation of the last 2 months right when I'm getting into the thick of college (it started a couple weeks ago) so I don't know how I'm gonna cope with life now D: (though I'm excited to rewatch Buffy knowing everything I do now)

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I've been listening to a bunch of classic Gothic novels from 18th/19th century Britain. It's the predecessor to Modern Horror, and hence Horror parodies like Buffy. Drusilla's backstory has a very similar vibe to Mathew Lewis' The Monk.

An innocent and devout Christian being drawn to the pleasures of sin despite the ever-present fear of God and damnation pretty much sums up both Dru and Ambrosio. The path to Hell Dru endures is a very painful drama filled with romantic longing that could fill a good 500 pages if fleshed out a little, yet it's relegated to brief backstory. Not to mention the prime opportunities for classic Gothic tropes like delightfully spooky old convents and churches! And the whole conflict of Dru struggling to accept her ability of The Sight, and how Angelus confuses her into believing such a gift is evil witchcraft to be shunned by Christiandom.

This fanfic would easily write itself, but I think what'd make it really cool would be to craft it in the style that was popular at that time 200 years ago! It's an intimidating task to imagine (the Brits have a ton of big, flowery words for starters lmao), but not at all impossible!

The next couple to be eliminated was Xander and Anya which I was honestly shocked by as I really thought Jenny and Giles would be eliminated before them and I love Xander and Anya and also think Xander gets some undeserved hate

Now let's see who gets voted out today as we only have six couples remaining

1. Buffy and Angel

2. Buffy and Spike

3. Willow and Oz

4. Willow and Tara

5. Jenny and Giles

6. Spike and Drusilla

Eliminated Couples:

1. Willow and Kennedy

2. Willow and Xander

3. Cordelia and Groo

4. Spike and Harmony

5. Buffy and Riley

6. Fred and Gunn

7. Angel and Cordelia

8. Wesley and Lilah

9. Xander and Cordelia

10. Angel and Darla

11. Fred and Wesley

12. Xander and Anya

So, i am doing my first Buffy rewatch in about 15 years. I just finished Pangs from Season 4 where Angel comes back for the first time. That got me thinking that there might be Angel episodes I should be watching in real time that correlate with Buffy. I tried to get into Angel but I just don’t like it. So, as a major Buffy fan who dislikes Angel, are there episodes I really need to watch to keep up with Buffy or can I skip them all? If there are ones I should be watching, can someone help a girl out and tell me which ones and which buffy episodes they follow?

I didn't come up with this chart, the credits go to https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentCharts/s/z3fkQMa2De

i actually really liked this season! i think restless and hush are my favorite episodes ive seen so far. looking forward to season 5

I did this on the Angel sub too and including main-ish/recurring cast but boy do we not have time for that with Buffy.

Sarah Michelle Gellar: Season 5. She deserves this for 'The Body' alone but Season 5 was so physically and emotionally demanding of SMG. I mean, the Buffybot and The Body being two episodes removed from each other? Doing the action-packed Spiral and the introspective Weight Of The World in succession? I can't even pick best episodes (besides The Body), she's note-perfect in every single one.

Alyson Hannigan: Season 6. Cliche, perhaps, but correct. Considering Alyson's specialties are mainly comedy and making people cry (both of which she does brilliantly, by the way), the fact that she was able to pull off Willow's transformation into a villain - even before Dark Willow - is pretty fantastic. Best episodes: Flooded, Tabula Rasa, Wrecked, Villains.

Nicholas Brendon: Season 1. It will never not blow my mind that Nicholas Brendon had given up acting for two years before this role and barely had any acting credits to his name, and he's able to more than hold his own against Sarah, Alyson and Anthony, all of whom had been acting professionally for years. He's great in every season, but his performance in the Season 1 is sheer unadulterated talent. Best episodes: The Pack, Nightmares, Prophecy Girl.

Anthony Stewart Head: Season 2. It's when he gets the most material and he can really show his dramatic chops. Season 6 is also a contender, even though he's barely in it. Best episodes: The Dark Age, Innocence, Passion (duh), Becoming Part 2.

Charisma Carpenter: Season 3. Charisma had really grown into the role and had a really deep understanding of Cordelia's layers by this point. She plays the small details of Cordelia's reactions so brilliantly here, like she is personally feeling everything Cordy is feeling. Best episodes: Homecoming, Lover's Walk, The Wish, Gingerbread, The Prom.

David Boreanaz: Season 2. I mean... come on. The man is dripping with charisma the second he rises to his feet that alley in 'Innocence'. He is absolutely electric as Angelus, and Boreanaz really sells Angel's re-ensoulment in 'Becoming Part 2' as well. Best episodes: Lie To Me, Innocence, Passion, Becoming Part 1 and 2.

Seth Green: Season 4. A bit little, a bit late, but Seth Green doesn't disappoint when they give Oz some deeper material. Best episodes: Fear, Itself, Wild At Heart, New Moon Rising.

James Marsters: Season 7. His monologue in 'Beneath You' alone could earn Season 7 the top spot, but he might be the best thing about this season. Spike has like four different arcs and James Marsters devours every single one of them. Arguably, Spike was given too much screentime, but Marsters is just so damn good that I don't care. Best episodes: Lessons, Beneath You, Same Time, Same Place, Bring On The Night, Touched, Chosen.

Emma Caulfield: Season 7. This is mostly for 'Selfless', I won't even lie. I nearly gave it to Season 4 because she's just comedy gold, but she's so damn good in Anya's guilty vengeance demon era that I had to give her credit for that. And she's still so, so funny. Best episodes: Same Time, Same Place, Selfless, Him, Never Leave Me.

Marc Blucas: Season 5. I don't love the writing for Riley in Season 5. But Marc Blucas plays the hell out of it. In fact, I don't think he had a single dodgy moment in his entire run on the show that wasn't the result of cringey dialogue ("And you're gonna teach me" bleurgh), and I don't think he gets enough props for his performance as Riley. Best episodes: Buffy vs Dracula, The Replacement, Out Of My Mind, Shadow, Into The Woods.

Michelle Trachtenberg: Season 5. Yes, I know. "Get out, get out, get out" is in this season, as is that weird tense-mouth thing Michelle was doing every time Dawn was angry. But her highs as Dawn are so high in this season and the role is so demanding, especially for her age at the time, that I think it outweighs the bad. Best episodes: Listening To Fear, Blood Ties, Tough Love, The Gift.

Amber Benson: Season 6. Season 6 brought out a really interesting dimension to Tara's character and Amber Benson played it really well. Tara's a character whose primary characteristic has always been "shy", and, in Season 6, she imbues her with confidence and authority without taking away from Tara's "essence". Best episodes: Once More, With Feeling, Tabula Rasa, Dead Things, Older and Far Away, Entropy.

Apart from the supernatural stuff, what do you think is the most unrealistic thing about Buffy the Vampire slayer?

So I have been thinking king about this lately and this doesn't really apply to just Buffy but vampires in general.

So one method for killing a vampire is a wooden stake to the heart. Now in the Buffy universe the stake goes in puncturs the heart and the vampire turns to dust leaving the stake behind.

My question is why dose it have to be wood, a bullet or 2 would damage the heart just the same. Or is there some sort of special property to wood?

Afterlife has my heart. SMG blows me away in every scene. Buffy plodding into the Summers Residence, grimacing after she spots the photo of Joyce always gets me.

What’s your underrated favorite?

Results for episode 2: 6 >> 7 > 514 > 2+3. Previous poll is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buffy/comments/1cb203j/222_whats_your_favorite_episode_2_across_all/

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This randomly crossed my mind, as these two are often pitted against each other (among the people that I know and for reasons I don’t understand). It’s all in good fun and admittedly, I’m not the most well versed on Taylor, but these are my guesses….

Angel - Lana, or so he says, but Taylor in private - specifically “Shake It Off”

Anya - Taylor, but as a businesswoman more than an artist

Buffy - Taylor, but Lana post-resurrection (thanks to Spike)

Cordelia - Taylor, but grew to appreciate Lana after getting visions. Taylor’s still her girl, though

Dawn - Taylor, but pretends to “get” Lana because having a sister for a slayer is so hard

Faith - Lana, but she’d never admit to either. She fully supported what Courtney Love had to say about both

Giles - Lana, but only if he was forced to choose and as long as it’s not that bloody “Cola” song again

Oz - Lana, but is only aware of Ultraviolence and prefers his music to be a bit more underground

Riley - Imagine Dragons ever since the radio stopped playing Nickleback

Spike - Lana, “she’s a poet,” he says

Tara - Lana, but Willow made her a Swiftie with those two COVID albums

Willow - Taylor, Reputation made her feel like a bad bitch and she liked “Vigilante Shit” before the dance but her favorites are obviously her earlier stuff

Xander - Taylor, but in private or “because Anya has it on”

What about you guys, what do you think?

I’m watching Buffy all the way through for the first time, and I’m to the point where I was told to alternate Buffy/Angel episodes. Maybe I haven’t given it enough time, but I’m not loving Angel.

How important is it to keep alternating and watch Angel episodes for Buffy to make sense? Does Angel get better? I’m just kind of bored with Angel if Buffy isn’t involved. I’ve kind of stalled my rewatch because of the switching back and forth because it feels like I’m losing momentum with Buffy.

TIA!

What would have happened if Jenny WAS NOT killed by Angelus? If when I was going to cast her spell I had asked Buffy to be with her. How would it have affected the series?