SPIKE BEGINS - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reaction - 5x7 - Fool for Love
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The newest video in my editor reacts to series. This week I'm watching and reacting to Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first time.
After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.
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A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural drama television series based on the 1992 film of the same name. It was created by Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions, with later co-executive producers being Jane Espenson, David Fury, David Greenwalt, Doug Petrie, Marti Noxon, and David Solomon.
The series narrative follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply "Slayers". In the story, Slayers, or the "Chosen Ones", are chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but as the series progresses, she learns to embrace her destiny. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang" - a reference to the animated franchise Scooby-Doo that features a group of friends solving mysteries together.
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"Why do I feel bad for this murderer?" Because Buffy is one of the best TV shows ever made.
Though she doesn't feel bad about non-murderer Riley.
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Well the show isn’t perfect 😆
@@jp3813 Meh, Riley is a wet blanket.
The amazing thing about Spike is that he is able to get to any level of compassion or love for someone else without actually having a soul. Was he such a good person when he was alive that some of that is left over, like muscle memory, in a way it doesn't for any other vamp we've seen on the show?
@@itsonlysound This and some of the later episodes of angel showcase the fact that Vampires are still heavily influenced by who they were. (very Minor and vague spoilers ahead). A vampire is essentially a human who's soul has been replaced by an evil demon.
All of the 'vamp group' (darla/dru/angel/spike) have something about them that makes them kinda unique.
Darla had a hard life and it made her a hard person, but she was a strong, powerful woman in a time when that was very rare, and being sired by the Master just made her embrace it even more fully.
Angel was a spoiled brat 'alpha male' who never got daddy's approval. When he lost his soul, he embraced the worst parts of his toxic masculinity and became the Alpha Vampire. When he got his soul back, it was the equivalent of someone hitting rock bottom and looking back at how horrible they were, and deciding to try to be better.. But he still has that darkness inside him, and his entire story arc is one of redemption and constantly TRYING to be better. (And there are several notable times when he fails).
Dru is.. well, she's crazy and psychic.
And then there's Spike, who even as a Soulless vampire is still capable of compassion b/c when he was alive he was a kind, emotional person.. but he is currently inhabited by EVIL, which is how he can enjoy hurting, murdering, etc. It's also what makes him so Insightful. Most vampires don't see things the way he does. It's what makes him special, and one of the many reasons I think he's the most interesting vampire characters (in any media, not just the buffyverse).
Also, lets remember that even with a soul, there are humans in both series (and unfortunately real life) who do far worse things than Spike has Ever done, despite him being considered one of the worst vampires in history.
There's Also another scene in S6 E19 where Spike does something HORRIBLE, but feels instantly bad about it despite being an 'evil soulless monster' which further points to how good of a person he used to be, that even without his soul, he can be ashamed by his actions, and he then tries to change.
Spike's signature leather trenchcoat is a trophy he took the last Slayer he killed.
He got his scar from the first slayer he killed and his coat from the second.
Wow massive spoilers great job geez🙄
@@katarinad1309 These are things that happened in this episode.
I am a sucker for a Spike episode, but this is one of my all time favourites of the whole Buffyverse.
Amazing reaction as always
This episode definitely shines as one of the best.
Deep down inside, Spike has a good heart. Even as a vampire.
I think its that part of humanity that he still has, that even the Judge saw in season 2...and that humanity he has is the part of him that loves Buffy and he still has the big poetic heart, despite the demon side of him constantly at odds with it.
His heart doesn't work.
@@HelloXrancidkitteh Being a vampire/demon. I think amplifies certian negative aspects of you. Angelus was kinda bratty and thought he was owed something thus as a vampire he was super narcissists. William was a sweet poetic man who loved with his whole heart. As a vampire he was still sweet and poetic but his love became possessive and greedy. Its why I like Spike more than Angel because angels good nature ultimately comes from guilt. While spikes good nature comes from well being good natured.
@@wisewillowgamesI agree with everything you said. But for those reasons, that's why I like Angel more. Sometimes, it's harder to be a good person, to push on and try, even when you don't have a finish line in sight.
That willpower to keep going is inspiring to me
This one is awesome! Sarah's and James's chemistry is just so perfect and memorable, it's great that they get basically an entire episode dedicated to showing it. Also the editing in that alleyway fight scene is just 👌
The porch scene is one of my favourite moments between Spike and Buffy. It shows that he really does have some compassion. And the transition of emotions on his face and the little head tilt he does…just amazing!
One of the things that often gets overlooked is that Buffy is different from other slayers *because she has friends and family.* Most slayers are totally solitary, they keep their identities a secret, and they don't form personal connections to anyone but their watchers. So most slayers die young, they can burn out quickly and get tired of fighting night after night, they have no one to lean on and are dealing out death every day, and it makes sense that they would eventually give up and stop fighting so hard.
Something Joyce said back in Gingerbread always stuck with me... the slayer keeps fighting and fighting but does that stop the demons? Do things ever really get better? Probably at some point they start to feel totally hopeless about it, and they have nothing personal to fight for, and they just get tired enough to WANT to stop and that's when the vampire gets them.
But Buffy... she's got backup, she has friends, love, her mom and now a sister, a life other than slaying, and those are the things she has to fight for. As long as she has those things, she's less susceptible to the hopelessness that comes over other slayers.
Lmao what? It never gets overlooked. It’s not even subtextual, it’s textual. It’s literally what Spike says at the end of his lesson. It’s literally what the second to last episode and finale of season 4 was all about. There have been so many other episodes that harp on this as well, like when Kendra first comes to Sunnydale.
@@Uhohlisa fair. Tbh most of what I watch are reactors not fandom conversations. So I notice a lot don't pick up on that until someone else points it out
@@enicole1203 It's ok this person was just being an asshole for no reason. Even if they had a point, there was no reason to be such a smug dickhead about it. lmao what??
It was mentioned in an earlier episode that Spike got his name from shoving railroad spikes through his victims' heads. What's the chances that guy was the first one he tried it on?
I highly suspect that guy was. he literally foreshadowed his own death
Slim to none. Pretty sure that was just a spin Spike put on the fact that what the guy said was the real reason. Same as to why he's REALLY called William the Bloody. Because of the his bloody awful poems.
@@HelloXrancidkitteh Me too, but that speculation leads to speculation on Cecily, and that’s a rabbit hole that’s hard to fathom.
@@godmagnus We aren't aware of how exactly Spike retold his rejection to Buffy, he embellished to make himself look better. "I've always been bad." Cut to nerdy poet. "I had to get myself a gang." He just joined Darla's group. What we see was was how it happened, minus the monologueing to Buffy.
@@TigerNightmare And this is the moment I realize that Buffy's "you're beneath me" line isn't her turning Spike's words from his story against him -- he would have never told her that detail in that manner. It's just horrible coincidence.
As others have said, this is one of the best episodes of the entire series. Spike's backstory is beautiful and tragic and fascinating and sheds so much light on the creature he is today, not to mention is incredible insight into the nature of the slayer. I love this one.
Spike's bleached hair IS explained, in the "New York City, 1977" thing:. He found punk rock!
We also see the origin of his name, his poetic leanings, his eyebrow scar, and his cool leather coat... But that's a topic 40 other people will probably comment upon.
There's a throw away line much later that suggests the origin of his look or its effect on a copycat...
"I don't really care for Riley so i don't really care if he lives or dies," LMAO. Fair.
this episode is just ahhh!!! *chefs kiss*
Simply the best
:)
The moment I fell in love with spuffy was when he pats her on the back. 💕
Why do we love Spike? Awesome writing and the amazingness that is James Marsters. James and Sarah did so awesome in this episode. As far as Spuffy goes, I don't really have much of an opinion as far as Spike's feelings for her. Rather, I love whenever those two characters are on screen together. Their interactions are always just so interesting!
Fun fact- spike was only supposed to be in 3 or 4 episodes but the fans liked him so much they kept him on
This is one of those *GASP* episodes. Everyone who watches it catches their breath multiple times - those scene transitions!
So many gasps in this reaction, so much fun watching you experience this! Fool For Love is a masterpiece. The fact that you can go from calling him creepy to feeling sorry for him in less than a minute just proves that.
This has got to be in the top ten of all Buffy eps.
this is SUCH a good Spike episode. I love that we finally get a little backstory and even a flashback to what happened between him and Dru after leaving Sunnydale at the end of season 2. interesting Dru saw Buffy when looking at Spike, like either she foresaw him loving Buffy or was he already obsessed and just hadn't come to that conclusion himself yet.
One of the best eps of the series this one - Bet you loved it
now u know he was a poet and y he was so keen on love in season 3 lovers walk
My soul is wrapped in harsh repose,
midnight descends in raven colored clothes,
but soft… behold!
A sunlight beam
cutting a swath of glimmering gleam.
My heart expands,
'tis grown a bulge in it,
Inspired by your beauty…
effulgent.
-William Pratt, 1880
It's a word that was more commonly used in the 19th century and was at its lowest point around 1990. It's been trending up ever since.
This is such a perfect character study episode. This is what Lost (and way too many other shows) tried and failed to emulate. On Buffy and Angel, flashbacks are fairly rare, so they're more effective when they do use them. What we learn about Spike has massive implications of who he is and why, while other shows treat their flashbacks like foreshadowing setup to something else that doesn't really matter in the long run, backstory that doesn't serve the characters' frontstory.
In School Hard he says Angelus sired him, but I think Dru siring him works better. So it's Darla -> Angel -> Drusilla -> Spike.
I like to see it as the fact that Dru couldn't really teach him the ropes of being a vampire, Angel took that role. so, in a way, Angel was also his "sire", or Yoda, as Spike also refers to him.
Yes, this episode retcons Spike's origin slightly, for the better.
Its the Master to Darla to Angel to Drusilla to Spike
@@Ataraxy123
this episode fleshes things out, but it's not a retcon. "my sire, my yoda" is clearly not literal. yoda wasn't anyone's father, but rather a father figure. likewise angel was a sire figure to spike.
@@sirmoonslosthismind I agree and Spike always says things with flair. To me it was always up in the air Angel never HAD to be his direct sire.
I think he did clarify that Angel wasn’t his proper Sire in a different episode, I vaguely remember
SPOILERS FOR THE FIREFLY COMIC _THE SHEPHERD'S TALE_
One of my favorites from the whole of the Buffyverse. I haven't gotten this far on my lists, but I would probably rank this as my sixth favorite episode/story. Perhaps seventh. It's fighting with the _Angel_ S2 episode _Are You Now or Have You Ever Been._
I love that Lexi makes the connection between the demon here and the chaos demon Spike mentions in S3. Not many first time viewers do, at least that I can remember.
The progression of William to Spike is such a fascinating story. In some ways the layout for this episode is done in the same way as they eventually did with _The Shepherd's Tale._ Only in _The Shepherd's Tale,_ the flashbacks move in reverse chronological order down to Shepherd Derrial Book's childhood.
Slow motion walking scenes go back to the 1983 movie _The Right Stuff._
Buffy being disturbed over Spike having Sex after killing a slayer is amusing considering how many fans I've seen do the same thing at her and Riley's _The I in Team_ sex scene after killing the Polgara demon. And the fact that Spike is right. That moment did make her get an HH factor, just as Faith said.
Right! When Buffy gets all hypocritical on getting "off' on killing is crazy. She did the same thing with Captain Cardboard in S4 like girl stop lol Whether Buffy wanted to admit it or not, Spike and her were mirrors of each other. He truly understood her in a way no one else did.
„Why do I feel bad for that murderer?“ 😈This is not a Episode, it’s a Movie 🎥 about William the Bloody. One of the best 😎
Buffy definitely can't die when there's two more seasons left
Most reactors don't catch that the Boxer Rebellion slayer scene is a couple years _after_ Angrl got his soul back. Look at the dates here and the flashbsck in Becoming Part 1. He's still trying to pass as one of them, but he isn't any more.
That's why Angel had the sour expression, not jealousy.
It's funny that you said you'd never had believed Spike having chemistry with Buffy, because I watched your older reactions recently and you made that exact comment seasons ago. James plays Spike as fighting=foreplay, and you noticed immediately that this soulless creature is capable of love (for Dru) so it's not surprising that the women he hates/fights with are also the ones he catches feelings for.
The origin of Spike's modern hair is told in the novel "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Origins: Spike: the Spikening." The story goes that one day, he decided to change his hair... And then he did.
Yeah, he was clearly influenced by the punk scene of the 70's, I assumed it was just wanting to adopt that style.
On eof my favorite endings to an episode of Buffy.
Doing the magic for Dawn to have "always been there" means that they don't have to worry about someone giving up the info that Dawn is the key that Buffy is protecting. Or, if the key is just an object, Glory might have ways to find it. If nobody knows, Glory can't get the info from anyone.
It was a very smart plan to protect the key. Just extremely violating.
Spike always has the best character dialogue. Most of the favourite quotes I have from the show are monologues and Spike does a lot of monologues. For some reason - a quick response or one-liner doesn’t do it for me. It has to be lengthy and detailed emotionally gripping strands of utterances.
Spike is very empathic and great at reading people. However, he's not the most introspective or self-aware. As a result, when his own biases interfere he doesn't tend to realize it. He probably believed what he was saying about having a death wish was true, but there's nothing we've seen on screen to believe Buffy has one.
spuffy porch scene you will always be famous
It's a shame Giles never got around to training Buffy in the correct use of the holy hand grenade.
or training anya with it
In "Lovers Walk" (3x8) when Buffy and Angel are throwing bottles of holy water at the vampires I have always thought of the bottles as holy hand grenades.
'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
One, two, five!
@@KT-iy9vc Cat Valentine: One, two, four...
Also, the showrunners knew while making season 5 that they would get more seasons, but since they were switching networks after the season 5 finale a lot of the details were up in the air, specifically for fans. But they weren't facing abrupt cancellation at any point I don't think.
Top 5 episodes of the series! Great reaction.
Effulgent: Shining brightly or radiantly.
Spike was right about having 1 good day, that's what happens in tennis, 1 young, hungry player can beat the world champion if she/he has 1 good day.
So we always knew Drusilla was ... well... freaky. But this is a whole level new level of kink. Seemed like a nice guy though that Demon - hope it works out between them ;)
I always wonder what Spike is actually telling Buffy. For several reasons, it's highly unlikely that he told her everything we see in the flashbacks - for one thing, how could he have told Buffy about the Chinese Slayer's last wish when he didn't understand her?
and that whole situation with ceicila was humiliating, seems unlikely he would mention much of that
@@nostrum6410 I don't think he told Buffy that. I think that was just Spike's mind going back into that time. ( so it gives the excuse for the writers to tell his backstory ) it was only a sad coincidence that Buffy said that he was beneath her.
Next episode is amazing. It turns out that Spike traveled through time at one point and was William Shakespeare!
One of my favourite episodes!
This and some of the later episodes of angel showcase the fact that Vampires are still heavily influenced by who they were. (very Minor and vague spoilers ahead). A vampire is essentially a human who's soul has been replaced by an evil demon.
All of the 'vamp group' (darla/dru/angel/spike) have something about them that makes them kinda unique.
Darla had a hard life and it made her a hard person, but she was a strong, powerful woman in a time when that was very rare, and being sired by the Master just made her embrace it even more fully.
Angel was a spoiled brat 'alpha male' who never got daddy's approval. When he lost his soul, he embraced the worst parts of his toxic masculinity and became the Alpha Vampire. When he got his soul back, it was the equivalent of someone hitting rock bottom and looking back at how horrible they were, and deciding to try to be better.. But he still has that darkness inside him, and his entire story arc is one of redemption and constantly TRYING to be better. (And there are several notable times when he fails).
Dru is.. well, she's crazy and psychic.
And then there's Spike, who even as a Soulless vampire is still capable of compassion b/c when he was alive he was a kind, emotional person.. but he is currently inhabited by EVIL, which is how he can enjoy hurting, murdering, etc. It's also what makes him so Insightful. Most vampires don't see things the way he does. It's what makes him special, and one of the many reasons I think he's the most interesting vampire characters (in any media, not just the buffyverse).
Also, lets remember that even with a soul, there are humans in both series (and unfortunately real life) who do far worse things than Spike has Ever done, despite him being considered one of the worst vampires in history.
There's Also another scene in S6 E19 where Spike does something HORRIBLE, but feels instantly bad about it despite being an 'evil soulless monster' which further points to how good of a person he used to be, that even without his soul, he can be ashamed by his actions, and he then tries to change.
The period from Buffy 4x15 to Angel 2x7 has the highest density of amazing episodes in the whole Buffyverse: Faith, Tara, Oz, Spike, Xander, Dawn, Wesley... all of them get close looks at their characters in this particular phase. But don't worry, there are a lot of super episodes and arcs left.😊
If you wanna know who copied Spike, have a look on Billy Idol 😉.
Spike gets the eyebrow scar from his first and his coat from his second slayer. His kind of trophys.
Also, Darla to some degree.
Buffy is the first slayer to have connections and family. She doesn't want to die because then she can't protect them
This is my favorite Season !!
One of my favorite episodes.
When she was up against wall she was excepting the death blow from the vampire
Such a great episode! One of the series' best!
The begining when Buffy got staked by 2nd time from helpless only because chattingbox without being careful when Riley asks how many vampires there was by one and saying if was super vamp (if was true😏) Nope! Only table turned buffy explains how was so embarrassing!! Lol!😂😂
This episode is in the top 10. Maybe in the top 5. I love this episode.
The Whirlwind finally all together.
I love how this episode highlights the different approaches to vampirism Spike and Angelus have but at the same time the passion they have for what they believe to be art.
Darla>Fool For Love
I think slayers eventually get cocky with their slaying which leads to their death which of course almost happened to Buffy.
To have a Death Wish means that you are on a destructive path that will only lead to your death. She's not wishing for death.
Slayers can die at anytime. They are on a battlefield, a one woman army. But one poor move, one unlucky coincidence, one too powerful vampire and a Slayer is dead. Slayers can come back from a whole lot of damage but they are still mortal. Buffy is lucky in a way because she doesn't train a whole lot. That Chinese Slayer probably trained everyday (Kendra did too).
When you are finally done with Buffy the TV show there are comics that have more Spike and Dru backstory.
Spuffy!! Always! Forever!
old reaction so spoiler...But Am I crazy, or is spikes first mortal love, the actor who played anyas vengeance demon friend? but they arent suppose to be the same right..Actually just looked up the lore..and they are the same, just wonder if it was planned or just chance..Also it is really telling how much chemistry buffy and spike have just innately compared to riley..its very telling
He said that because he's mad at himself and took it out on her.
He's angry at himself because he's in love with you. Like truly in love.
You know that saying...You always hurt the ones you love.
It rings very true.
Angel hurt Buffy because he loves her.
Spie hurts her because he loves her.
However, her hurting Riley? Part of it is from love and part is the fact she can't get over Angel.
I would seriously rate Fool For Love as a Top 5 episode from the whole Season, it is an exceptional episode, this why S5 is by far the best season. The flashbacks are superb we can see where William/Spike is the way he is. He has been treated appallingly by women through the ages Cecily/Drusilla/Buffy. He was a gentle person as a human as opposed to Liam/Angel was an awful human. The scene in The Boxer Rebellion where Drusilla, Darla, Angel and Spike are walking away from the fire and Spike jumps in the air is one of the most iconic ever. This scene is exactly replicated in Angel episode called 'Darla' S2 E7 for those watching the watchlist of both shows in order. The fight on the train too with Spike in 70s where he steals the slayer's coat was brilliant. Buffy repeats Cecily's words 'you're beneath me' there is just so much foreshadowing in this episode it's amazing. A truly brilliant episode in S5 without doubt the best season, Fool For Love is definitely in top 5 episodes of whole series. It is right to say this is best episode so far in S5 up to here, but incredibly there are two more in this Season that even better than this! S5 blows all the others away. Incredible writing!
Which episodes you meaning?
I love your reactions. This episode is amazing
His look is described as a Billy Idol parody and it's an accurate depiction
Lol, I hope one day that you rewatch your own reactions one day, so you know how much I am yelling at my phone right now. Not angry yelling, excited yelling.
hey Angel, your jealous is showing...lol
I've never liked the scene with the Scoobies patrolling with Riley; it seems so forced. Like, Riley's been with this group for months now; he's been out of the military for a good while too. This can't be the first time he's gone patrolling with them; and he's not that dumb to think they would know his hand gestures.
And then on the flip side we have Willow, Xander and Anya walking around like they've never been on patrol before. You think they were just hanging out or having a picnic.
It's more that it's life for them, they grew up in Sunnydale, it's second nature and no big deal. For Riley it's a cool job where he gets to be the expert and show off, sometimes to people who don't understand what he's doing. I think both of them are used to patrolling with Buffy.
Lexii, por fin! I miss your Buffy's videos
This episode is in my top 3.
Yay more reactions! Love this episode!
Actually it wasn’t Angelus..it was Angel, and he was horrified..
Now, go watch the corresponding Angel ep right now, get the crossovers!
That wasn't rude.. Spike is just a good RPG player : always check for a loot !
every single night the same arrangement, buffy goes out and fights the fight🤷♀️
this episode 💗
19:45 You may feel a bit less sad for him when you consider he got the name Spike from torturing people to death with railway spikes. My guess is that the people at that party were the ones he did that to. William the human you may feel sorry for but Spike the vampire is an absolute monster. Even Angel said so.
Under vampire morals, they deserved it. Feel less sorry for human Spike than vampire Spike, though, at least in this specific situation.
Yes and no. But mostly no. Spike mostly killed people who hurt him/his feelings (crime of passion), slayers (his "duty" as a vampire), and happy meals on legs (food). He was never about torture or mental games for the sake of it.
Angel said a lot of stuff that weren't true at all. For example, he said he never fed off humans since he got his soul. He also said soulless vampires don't have any humanity.
In reality, the writers haven't established those details yet. In the show, Angel could have been projecting his own absolute monster or straight up lying to save face. Up to your interpterion.
Either way, Angel did BS from time to time, there's no reason to assume he wasn't about someone he hated also, exaggerating, or telling half-truths.
(spoilers for Buffy S7 and Angel S5)
As Spike pointed out, and as proven as the truth in flashbacks, Angel is the one who turned him into a monster. I'll remind you that the first thing Spike did after Drusilla sired him was sire his own mother because he wanted to save her the pain and dying. He actually started out as very humane until Angel took him under his wing almost like a big brother.
The railway road spikes Spike you're describing is the same Spike Lexi is feeling sad for. Because he's always had William in him. He's always had a lot of humanity left in him. Even as the monster Angel turned him into he was capable of feeling and expressing human emotions. That's why Lexi feels for him.
Riley went back alone because he is on a destructive "I need to be the hero" / "thrill seeker" path. I choose to see it as him going down a path of self harm by his unconscious trying to cope with him being sexually abused in Who Are You.
Regarding extras like Tara not being in every episode I wonder if that comes down to each episode only being sold to The WB for $1M per episode (so the budget was smaller than that to provide a profit for Fox) when modern shows can have budgets 10x and even 100x that. Even the old (TOS) of Star Trek cost more per episode ($1.5M) to make than Buffy.
I think angel sired him, and dru doing it was a ret con
Dru sired him, Angel was more like the teacher, the Yoda.
it's obviously a retcon but one that makes sense, why on earth would Angel ever turn William?
It was a retcon, from the one time Spike said "you were my sire, man, my Yoda!" - and they expanded "sire" to also include grandsire, great-grandsire, etc. So the Master sired the entire line.
@@ernesthakey3396
it was never literal. yoda wasn't anyone's actual father, but he was luke's father figure. likewise, angel was a sire figure, given that drusilla was too insane to really train a new vampire.
@@sirmoonslosthismind definitely
Yay
26:42 Every single night, the same arrangement: she goes out and fights the fight.
Ha!
Stahp
i won't try to guess at whether buffy has a death wish, but i will say that, to use your words, i don't think buffy has seen "what's on the other side". cpr doesn't summon a person's soul, so buffy's was still around at that point.
“You guys need to tell me if this show ends on a cliffhanger.” 🫣
LOL.
we should tell her it ends with a literal cliffhanger, with buffy hanging off an actual cliff lol.