"Imagine having to tell your boss you lost a corpse?" Newb: "Boss, I lost a corpse." Sunnydale Coroner: "How do you LOSE A CORPSE!!! YOU'RE FIRED" Newb; "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry-" Sunnydale Coroner: "I'm just messin' with you. Don't sweat it. Happens all the time."
SC: We actually have a pool going if you want to join. Your predecessor won last month. Newb: Where are they? SC: I had to fire them last week. Newb: Why? SC: They died 3 months ago.
1) Yes, that was friggin' perfect. I loved that zoom so much, I had to click back and watch it again. 2) In the digital streaming age, a 21-year-old isn't too young for X-Files awareness.
This is it. Alley box is the one. She has heart and I’m totally looking forward to your reactions going forward. *Gets the notification for another video* *sparks fly*
Of course they check to see if the bodies are still there. It's Sunnydale. Do you know how many victims of unsolved murders get back up and leave afterwards? I don't. But it's probably a lot. Specially the ones with puncture marks and severe blood loss.
@@zemoxian And a list of morgue expenses for your insurance- shelf space, materials... maybe a packed lunch to tide them over until they leave the building
My favorite part of this episode is how Ethan Rayne agrees with Buffy that his plan isn't gonna work, but he does it anyway. That's the second time in the season so far that a character does something completely irrational but so consistent with their personality. The character development in Buffy was AH-MAAAZING
I keep meaning to say this and keep forgetting, so here is as good a point as any: the way you edit your videos feels like an audiovisual version of like... modern social media/chat speak? it looks and sounds the way an excited conversation in a group chat feels. almost like it's a visual representation of changing your punctuation or capitalization to get a certain tone across via text? i don't know if i'm explaining what i mean clearly but. just know that i think it's super fascinating and love it very much.
omg thank you so so much :’) im so glad u enjoy my editing! i tend to use my edits as a way of adding jokes i was too slow to think of while watching/couldnt make the joke properly so i do tend to use it as if im talking to my past self haha
@@alleybox - Most reactors on YT just leave the show plain in the corner and that's absolutely fine. But you put a lot of spin (sometimes literally) in your videos, and it may scare someone off at first if they'd never seen your videos, but you make it fun and unique.
“I mean.....weed is an option.” Right, Angel’s bell had me on the edge, but that line tipped me over. The second I have enough money, I’m supporting you on Patreon!
Glad you caught the "delivery day" bit; I always loved how matter-of-fact-ly Angel delivers (lmao) that line, but it often gets buried in all the other *great* things about this ep.
Great reaction! By the way, I was rewatching an episode the other day and was legitimately disappointed when Angel didn’t actually have bells as he was coming and going!
Police: "Who murdered this man? What, the corpse assaulted a morgue attendant and ran away? Oh it's one of THOSE cases... The man clearly wasn't dead to begin with and that's that. Case closed."
"Yes he does" "No I don't." "Yeah ya do." 🤭🤭😹😂🤣🤣 I always felt the way Angel said "it's delivery day" was super suspicious. Glad Xander asked, a true sociopath wouldn't. @12:17 Between the three of them as fighters, my money will always be on Willow.
The Giles/Jenny relationship is so sweet and engaging. Love their chemistry (lol, hate that term cuz it’s all about audience perception but still). Love finding out about characters backstories.
Love Giles's darker past, if you like his acting here, definitely check out Repo the Genetic Opera, he's a dark character but damn is his acting phenomenal, also keep up with the angel bell, cracks me up every time.
Your love of Giles warms my heart,. He was always my favourite character in a show filled with great characters, probably because I’m English . Bloody colonials 😁
Mine too since 1997 (I was 9 😂), I'm also English. Now I'm older he's also way more my type than any of the other guys on Buffy despite the very significant age gap, I have a thing for ''nerds' with a dark side (which is funny considering my partner is not a nerd but does have a dark side).
Your utter joy and delight in each episode just makes me so happy. You're like, the dream friend we all want when we share shows that we love to. Totally 100% involved and loving it and having so much fun. Thank you for posting these during the quarantine.
@@barbarabaker1457 Seeing the words 'gay' 'ships' and 'fanfiction' reminded me of a very early, famous (at the time) ff about Kirk and Spock. I never read it but I hear it was very well done and the buildup was so gradual that it was believable.
haha some of my patrons were discussing that... some of us kinda agreed that something couldve happened back in the day and maybe thats why theres a little more tension but its all theories
Angel mainly has pig's blood at this stage, I think. I always love it when Willow loses her temper with people. It doesn't happen often and she always has a good reason.
Yup yup yup! That Giles centric episode... ❤️ Love your reactions! I’m really glad this new generation is getting into the Buffyverse! It really is an iconic show!
"Is he checking that they're there" On the one hand, this is Sunnydale, people getting up and walking out of the morgue is not an uncommon occurrence. On the other hand, man, do not wanna be the guy who drew the short straw and had to do THAT job.
Hey - just wanted you to know that you're the first person I've decided to go on the full journey of watching 'Buffy' re-runs. I am an old fogey, (I watched this series when they first dropped on television), but what a treat to see that your reactions are similar to what I experienced, (back when dinosaurs clomped across the earth). But there are differences - you're wayyyy smarter than me, and you're able to suss out plot lines and character motivations much better than I ever could. You're catching stuff that completely went over my head. Thank you for diving into this fantastic series. Not only will you (and me) enjoy the heck out of them, but you'll have a ship load of essential pop culture references at your beck and call!
I hope I don't need to update this comment, but considering what happened in the comments to the last video, I'm listing all the people posting spoilers in the next few hours that I have available. That's right, I'm going to be a narc. Alley can see my list and then choose not to read those commentors. Starting in 21:26 from now. Edit: Sigh... the list: Final edit: that's it for me, someone else will have to take over being the spoiler narc. . Khadharpha - minor spoiler Andrew Pisaneschi - the same minor spoiler - edit: now deleted. Buffy8Fan - the same minor spoiler - edit: now deleted. Thanx Buffy8Fan. . Ian Smart, thinking he's being cute, hinted at a *MAJOR* spoiler.
I think I'm finally going to do it and introduce my boyfriend to the world of Buffy this year. He knows nothing and I'm honestly not sure what his reactions will be. But you are setting incredibly high expectations for him. If he doesn't *dab* for the theme song, I may have to end things.
If you start him with season 1 then keep reminding him that it was a mid-season replacement and the budget sucked and they didn't even know the show would be picked up for a second season... and that it gets *much* better. If you want to skip season 1 then I recommend starting with S02E07, 'Lie to me.' It introduces all but one of the important characters highlighting their essential traits, provides more backstory than every other episode up to that point, sets the tone for the remainder of the series, and it's just a damn good episode almost guaranteeing that he'll fall in love with the show right off the bat. He could follow along from there without missing all that much.
Or just watch it from the beginning and tell him it’s an awesome show. Even if season 1 is a bit of a dud looking back, a lot of the reactors seem to like it well enough. I enjoyed it back in the day when it was airing.
Unfortunately he's kinda picky and hates cheesy old CGI and obviously we all know it's very 90's style corny for a bit too lol. I think I'm gonna pick just a couple better ones from season 1 and then start season 2. I don't want to pass up a couple episodes and reveals I truly enjoy soooo here's hoping 😅🤞🤞🤞
I was worried when you didn't seem to be feeling the Giles and Jenny chemistry when she first appeared but my God you seem to be really into it now . It's going to be fascinating to see where the story goes from this point . If Ethan tying down Buffy and giving her a tattoo is unexpected and surprising then all I can say is hold on to your hat and your dog !
I think one of the best things about this show is that while Giles is an adult, they made him a fully realized character... which often does not happen on shows with a teen protagonist. I love it when these young reactors appreciate Giles... cause Giles is both nutritious and flavorful.
@@barbarabaker1457 I'm not super familiar with That 70s show. Do you feel that it DOES or does NOT have fully realized adult characters? Or have I COMPLETELY misinterpreted your comment?
I will never get bored if your reactions...Your love for Giles and Jenny is just 💯😍 Oh and I totally got that tattoo because I am a complete Giles nerd with an Anthony Head obsession 🙄🙈
What Angel said was that he still has a demon locked inside him, waiting for a fight. The two demons fought, and Angelus won. So that is one tough demon he's got in there, I guess.
Loved the excitement of finding out it was a Giles episode. Hated that I got Miranda Cosgrove stuck in my head again. Now I have go on Spotify and listen to it over, and over, and over... 😝
dang, you talked over/missed one of my favorite lines from the entire series. xander mentioning his uncle rory being a stodgy taxidermist. hilarious and pointless info worded and delivered perfectly. it cracks me up. and it's not the last we hear of rory either, just wait.
Ahh, you cut out one of the best Giles/Cordelia interactions. Cordelia: Well, evil just compounds evil, doesn't it? First I'm sentenced to a computer tutorial on Saturday, now I have to read some computer book... There are books on computers? Isn't the point of computers to replace books? Giles: (cuts her off) Cordelia, I'm a little busy right now. (points out the detective) Cordelia: Oh! Great! (steps up to Det. Winslow) Can you help me with a ticket? It's totally bogus. It was a one-way street. I was going one way. Giles: (raised voice) Cordelia! Cordelia: What?! Why does everyone always yell my name? I'm not deaf! And I can take a hint. (unsure) What's the hint? Giles: To come back later. Cordelia: Yeah, when you've visited decaf land. (leaves)
Some of the current sensitivities were there too. In the early seasons Giles had to keep a certain number of inches away from Buffy, when she was supposed to be 15 or 16.
Caitlin O'Brien, It used to be easy to leave campus when I was in high school. We did it all the time. There were no gates, walls, cameras, etc. Upperclasspeople could drive off campus for lunch. Even freshman walked across the street to the park to get stoned. We also had a designated (cigarette) smoking area!
Maybe it's because the first season was so short episode wise, but I feel like the second season is packed with these really deep and telling episodes. Season two just doesn't hold back.
While not everybody in the fanbase loves this one, I find it to be one of my favorite "standalone episodes" of the season. No, there's really nothing here to move the story arc forward but that's okay because there's some really nice character development going on. This is, IIRC the very first Giles centered episode of the series and we get quite a bit of backstory. Also, who doesn't love Ethan Rayne?
I love your reactions! It's great seeing another person get into Buffy, especially one near my age cause I feel like most of the fans are older. Keep at it!
i love this series so much, ive watched buffy like 10 times over and now its like im watching it with my friend for the first time haha. I cant wait for the next ep!!
Okay I only ever rewatch the last three seasons or so, so I don't remember like ANY of this. I'm like "WHAT GILES WHAT IS YOUR PAST?????" but like.....I've watched this sdkgbjdjfkg
Alley, your videos just get more precious by the minuet! I was gleefully smiling at your enthusiasm all the way through. Next one is a two-parter - any chance you'll give us a "mega episode" and do them back to back ..? (Admittedly, I just want another video.. =P )
Have you taken a day to watch and record several episode into the future? I think thats the safest way to avoid spoilers. Be posting episode 02x09 but you yourself have watched up to season 3 or something. Stay unspoiled as long as you can, this roller coaster is starting to go uphill!
@@thejisunband The problem is also what is considered a spoiler. Because maybe someone doesn't feel them saying "Oh, can hardly wait until you see episode x, it's so AMAZING!!" is a spoiler, but it certainly sets up a certain expectation in the reactor that can spoil how they view the episode. Especially if there are 50 other comments saying the same thing. Yet this kind of stuff is rampant all over reaction videos. You can't get rid of all of it, especially because most people think it's fine if they want to leave comments like this. I personally go with the maxim that if I didn't know it on the day the episode I'm commenting on aired, I don't say it. (Unless it's got a spoiler warning and is hidden below the "read more" button on the comment on channels that allow that.) And that includes future episodes as well as stories from cons, commentaries, interviews, etc and other behind the scenes stuff. And it means no comments like "Can hardly wait to see you react to episode x, it's my favourite of the whole show!" Because you didn't know that when that episode aired! (Simple rule, but too many don't follow it.) Comments like that may not be too bad if they were the only one saying it, but people need to remember that for especially popular episodes like your favourite is likely to be, the reactor is getting tons of comments from other people too, saying that episode is a favourite....and it will affect how they go into the episode when they watch. Not to mention, reactors will get 50 comments saying to watch out for this amazing episode, plus 3 comments saying this episode changes everything, 2 comments saying about how the show really got serious with this episode and 2 other comments with "clever" hints that give enough away that the reactor can easily figure out what's going to happen, now that they're paying special close attention to how this episode is going to be amazing and change everything. YOU AREN"T THE ONLY ONE LEAVING COMMENTS SO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GIVING AWAY ANYTHING MAJOR, 100 COMMENTS GIVING AWAY LITTLE PIECES ADDS UP TO THE WHOLE THING! AND THEY GET COMMENTS ON OTHER PLATFORMS SO JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS LIKE YOURS HERE DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T GETTING THEM ON PATREON OR SOCIAL MEDIA! (Sorry, this is a sore spot for me.) Looking at what happened to Liam Duke recently, I don't think it's possible to keep reactors completely spoiler free, unfortunately. They went after him about Buffy in comments on other show reactions and on his social media accounts.Those people were freaking entitled! It's sad, but too many people feel entitled to make comments that give crap away as long as it isn't an actual plot point plainly stated. (And there are even some jerks who will deliberately do that in order to spoil people on purpose.) People never think this applies to them and give away so much more than they realize they're giving away. (Or don't care, because they don't think it's anything "major".) And it's sad because while they're ruining it for the rest of us (and the reactor!), they're ruining it for themselves at the same time. If you do find a way to stop it, though, let me know, would love to use it elsewhere!
@@thejisunband I'm not convinced thumbs down actually do anything. I'm going to test it now. Your comment right now has 2 thumbs up, so I'm going to give you a thumbs down then refresh the page to see if it has any effect. Don't worry, I'll give it a thumbs up later. Edit: Just as I thought, no effect.
This is a great episode. Love when a bit of the Ripper attitude comes out of Giles. He is a badass under his twead exterior. He has to be responsible as an adult but deep down wooooo, darkness.
I have no idea if Giles and Ethan had a little something going on back in the day in the canon of the story, but it sure feels like the actors were playing it that way, and I LOVE it. Ethan is one of my favorite minor characters on the merits of his chemistry with Giles alone, let alone his general chaotic asshole charm.
A good thing with this series is that even though they do the "monster of the week" thing periodically, they don't waste those episodes but instead have them tie in for more characterisation, so even if the monster plot of that episode doesn't necessarily have much impact on the ongoing story, it can provide extra context for how characters react in later situations.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it to you, but you should check out the old Taster's Choice coffee commercials featuring Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) that came out a few years before Buffy. There was a serialized story/romance in the commercials, and the whole thing was kind of a phenomenon. People eagerly anticipated the next installment. (I don't know if it actually helped them sell any coffee, though.) Pretty sure the ads are all on TH-cam (along with some other videos featuring people talking about the whole thing and a bit of a reunion). Anyway, you get to see more of Giles - albeit a slightly younger version - in a romance context.
I hadn't heard of the Tasters Choice ads, but looking it up they were based on the UK Gold Blend ads that also starred him and those had a ridiculous following over here. Pretty sure it was one of the most talked about storylines on UK tv at the time, which is pretty impressive for a bunch of coffee adverts.
"tammy reacts" just reacted to this episode today as well, I'm loving this. In my opinion (your mileage may vary) there are no bad episodes left in this season, eps. 2 and 5 seemed by-the-book but the show has found its footing. I was surprised you didn't see Ethan's name on the list when Giles was crossing off names. Details can be important. I was disappointed he escaped... again.
It's not that Angel "had practice" fighting a demon inside him; it's that he *has* a demon inside him that, due to his Angelness, hasn't had a good fight for a while. His pre-existing demon fought the invading demon and won.
"Hello fellow human beings"
*me, an alien*
"dawwww" :-(
Glad your enjoying this series only gets better and hope you do reactions to a certain spinoff😜😎..
"Imagine having to tell your boss you lost a corpse?"
Newb: "Boss, I lost a corpse."
Sunnydale Coroner: "How do you LOSE A CORPSE!!! YOU'RE FIRED"
Newb; "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry-"
Sunnydale Coroner: "I'm just messin' with you. Don't sweat it. Happens all the time."
LMAO
Facts.
SC: We actually have a pool going if you want to join. Your predecessor won last month.
Newb: Where are they?
SC: I had to fire them last week.
Newb: Why?
SC: They died 3 months ago.
I loved how Cordelia was amped to help. "What about me? I care about Giles." So cute.
Bringing her fully into the gang.
I really do like Cordelia. She is the best person in the gang besides Buffy.
the editing and zoom on Xander when Buffy enters Jenny's class.... the X-Files theme... I cannot...
Alley, aren't you too young to have acquired some "X-Files awareness"?
1) Yes, that was friggin' perfect. I loved that zoom so much, I had to click back and watch it again.
2) In the digital streaming age, a 21-year-old isn't too young for X-Files awareness.
Alley brings even more humor to this show.. it’s like watching extra scenes that didn’t make the original cut! I love it!
The Giles centric episodes are always LIT 🔥 🔥 🔥 the thirst is real
"I am disgusted" not really: your joy at Giles/Jenny and Angel is giving me life. The Sparks fly with the rain on Giles was perfect.
That frickin cat bell KILLS ME every time
Right? I keep thinking it's my cat.
Oh, if you love Anthony Head now, imagine him dressed in drag in Rocky Horror--because that's his dark past!
... wait he's in ROCKY HORROR?! :O
@@jessiegeorg6632 British stage production. He played Frank-n-furter... or however that's spelled.
Jessie Georg
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Then retired as The Repo Man lmfao...
@@AshLee92490 He was also the prime minister in Little Britain.
This is it. Alley box is the one. She has heart and I’m totally looking forward to your reactions going forward.
*Gets the notification for another video*
*sparks fly*
"The demon inside me was itching for a fight."
That line from Angel was good. Real good.
That cat bell is still giving me life.
Of course they check to see if the bodies are still there. It's Sunnydale. Do you know how many victims of unsolved murders get back up and leave afterwards?
I don't. But it's probably a lot. Specially the ones with puncture marks and severe blood loss.
Talisguy
Nah, then you’d have to pay for all the resulting property damage. Maybe just a form letter with proper morgue self checkout procedures?
@@zemoxian And a list of morgue expenses for your insurance- shelf space, materials... maybe a packed lunch to tide them over until they leave the building
THE REPLIES 😂😂😂 Fanfiction material!
**sPaRkS fLy intensifies**
also one of my favorite cordy quotes was in this episode: "it was a one way street! I was going one way!"
My favorite part of this episode is how Ethan Rayne agrees with Buffy that his plan isn't gonna work, but he does it anyway. That's the second time in the season so far that a character does something completely irrational but so consistent with their personality. The character development in Buffy was AH-MAAAZING
Well, Ethan is quite literally a worshiper of chaos, so yeah, it fits him to the proverbial "Tee".
I keep meaning to say this and keep forgetting, so here is as good a point as any: the way you edit your videos feels like an audiovisual version of like... modern social media/chat speak? it looks and sounds the way an excited conversation in a group chat feels. almost like it's a visual representation of changing your punctuation or capitalization to get a certain tone across via text? i don't know if i'm explaining what i mean clearly but. just know that i think it's super fascinating and love it very much.
omg thank you so so much :’) im so glad u enjoy my editing! i tend to use my edits as a way of adding jokes i was too slow to think of while watching/couldnt make the joke properly so i do tend to use it as if im talking to my past self haha
alley box.
It’s very effective and affecting!
@@alleybox - Most reactors on YT just leave the show plain in the corner and that's absolutely fine. But you put a lot of spin (sometimes literally) in your videos, and it may scare someone off at first if they'd never seen your videos, but you make it fun and unique.
“I mean.....weed is an option.”
Right, Angel’s bell had me on the edge, but that line tipped me over. The second I have enough money, I’m supporting you on Patreon!
Me too with the Patreon. I may have to shift some priorities.
After all, it is a Joss Weed-On show.
Glad you caught the "delivery day" bit; I always loved how matter-of-fact-ly Angel delivers (lmao) that line, but it often gets buried in all the other *great* things about this ep.
Great reaction! By the way, I was rewatching an episode the other day and was legitimately disappointed when Angel didn’t actually have bells as he was coming and going!
For me, that's canon now.
"Everytime a bell rings an Angel gets his wings" ahahahaha Angel and his bell, all we need are his wings now
“I mean.........weed is an option.” 🤣🤣🤣 So many great edits in this I can’t name them all.
Police: "Who murdered this man? What, the corpse assaulted a morgue attendant and ran away? Oh it's one of THOSE cases... The man clearly wasn't dead to begin with and that's that. Case closed."
"Yes he does" "No I don't." "Yeah ya do." 🤭🤭😹😂🤣🤣
I always felt the way Angel said "it's delivery day" was super suspicious.
Glad Xander asked, a true sociopath wouldn't.
@12:17 Between the three of them as fighters, my money will always be on Willow.
The Giles/Jenny relationship is so sweet and engaging. Love their chemistry (lol, hate that term cuz it’s all about audience perception but still).
Love finding out about characters backstories.
Love Giles's darker past, if you like his acting here, definitely check out Repo the Genetic Opera, he's a dark character but damn is his acting phenomenal, also keep up with the angel bell, cracks me up every time.
Your love of Giles warms my heart,. He was always my favourite character in a show filled with great characters, probably because I’m English . Bloody colonials 😁
Mine too since 1997 (I was 9 😂), I'm also English. Now I'm older he's also way more my type than any of the other guys on Buffy despite the very significant age gap, I have a thing for ''nerds' with a dark side (which is funny considering my partner is not a nerd but does have a dark side).
Your utter joy and delight in each episode just makes me so happy. You're like, the dream friend we all want when we share shows that we love to. Totally 100% involved and loving it and having so much fun. Thank you for posting these during the quarantine.
Willow is amazing in this episode too - so smart, to think of the loophole with Angel being dead and all :)
Also, the chemistry (ugh, hate the term) between Giles and Ethan... but we gays be reading into things.
Pretty sure random ships are why fanfiction was invented.
@@barbarabaker1457 Seeing the words 'gay' 'ships' and 'fanfiction' reminded me of a very early, famous (at the time) ff about Kirk and Spock. I never read it but I hear it was very well done and the buildup was so gradual that it was believable.
haha some of my patrons were discussing that... some of us kinda agreed that something couldve happened back in the day and maybe thats why theres a little more tension but its all theories
@@alleybox "...and it's possible a man slipped in. There would be no way of knowing." th-cam.com/video/2JO3oJybBTw/w-d-xo.html
Dave Wolf im screamiNG fkfkcc
Your humor, passion, and amazing editing mixed with my favorite show of all time is a TREAT
Love this episode but honestly the highlight for me is Cordy and Zander's bickering. Never gets old.
Angel mainly has pig's blood at this stage, I think.
I always love it when Willow loses her temper with people. It doesn't happen often and she always has a good reason.
Yup yup yup! That Giles centric episode... ❤️
Love your reactions! I’m really glad this new generation is getting into the Buffyverse! It really is an iconic show!
THAT FUCKING BELL ON ANGEL I SWEAR XD kills me everytime
"I, that, oh..." I don't know why, but I loved that sentence. :D
Also, never stop giving us Angel's cat-bell. Another great video!
I love the way you said, "bitch!" 🤣 You sounded just like Willow.
So we can post comments here too... without damaging the space-time continuum.
Excellent.
You're amazing!❤😆I love your videos so much!😂❤😍
"Is he checking that they're there" On the one hand, this is Sunnydale, people getting up and walking out of the morgue is not an uncommon occurrence. On the other hand, man, do not wanna be the guy who drew the short straw and had to do THAT job.
Alley: WHOS BACK???
TH-cam: *plays cinema add*
Hey - just wanted you to know that you're the first person I've decided to go on the full journey of watching 'Buffy' re-runs.
I am an old fogey, (I watched this series when they first dropped on television), but what a treat to see that your reactions are similar to what I experienced, (back when dinosaurs clomped across the earth).
But there are differences - you're wayyyy smarter than me, and you're able to suss out plot lines and character motivations much better than I ever could. You're catching stuff that completely went over my head.
Thank you for diving into this fantastic series. Not only will you (and me) enjoy the heck out of them, but you'll have a ship load of essential pop culture references at your beck and call!
I hope I don't need to update this comment, but considering what happened in the comments to the last video, I'm listing all the people posting spoilers in the next few hours that I have available. That's right, I'm going to be a narc. Alley can see my list and then choose not to read those commentors. Starting in 21:26 from now. Edit: Sigh... the list: Final edit: that's it for me, someone else will have to take over being the spoiler narc.
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Khadharpha - minor spoiler
Andrew Pisaneschi - the same minor spoiler - edit: now deleted.
Buffy8Fan - the same minor spoiler - edit: now deleted. Thanx Buffy8Fan.
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Ian Smart, thinking he's being cute, hinted at a *MAJOR* spoiler.
Tim, you’re a hero!
Yeah I'm reporting spoilers too
why are people trash? hopefully she gets some good mods soon.
You are doing God's work. We thank you.
Bless you Tim...
I think I'm finally going to do it and introduce my boyfriend to the world of Buffy this year. He knows nothing and I'm honestly not sure what his reactions will be. But you are setting incredibly high expectations for him.
If he doesn't *dab* for the theme song, I may have to end things.
If you start him with season 1 then keep reminding him that it was a mid-season replacement and the budget sucked and they didn't even know the show would be picked up for a second season... and that it gets *much* better.
If you want to skip season 1 then I recommend starting with S02E07, 'Lie to me.' It introduces all but one of the important characters highlighting their essential traits, provides more backstory than every other episode up to that point, sets the tone for the remainder of the series, and it's just a damn good episode almost guaranteeing that he'll fall in love with the show right off the bat. He could follow along from there without missing all that much.
Or just watch it from the beginning and tell him it’s an awesome show. Even if season 1 is a bit of a dud looking back, a lot of the reactors seem to like it well enough. I enjoyed it back in the day when it was airing.
Unfortunately he's kinda picky and hates cheesy old CGI and obviously we all know it's very 90's style corny for a bit too lol. I think I'm gonna pick just a couple better ones from season 1 and then start season 2. I don't want to pass up a couple episodes and reveals I truly enjoy soooo here's hoping 😅🤞🤞🤞
If you love Giles this much, you should really watch Repo: The Genetic Opera. He is amazing in that!
I second this.
I would love a Repo reaction from Alley, truly an amazing film
Both he and Spike guest star on Warehouse 13
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Love your reactions
Your edits are everything 😍
I love how the Angel cat bell 🔔 continues. I wait for it and wish I could give you a high five
I was worried when you didn't seem to be feeling the Giles and Jenny chemistry when she first appeared but my God you seem to be really into it now . It's going to be fascinating to see where the story goes from this point . If Ethan tying down Buffy and giving her a tattoo is unexpected and surprising then all I can say is hold on to your hat and your dog !
I think one of the best things about this show is that while Giles is an adult, they made him a fully realized character... which often does not happen on shows with a teen protagonist.
I love it when these young reactors appreciate Giles... cause Giles is both nutritious and flavorful.
@@UTU49 Reminds me of That 70's show.
Oh my gosh, I was so excited when I read this and yet seeing it exceeded my expectations.
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Giles is top 3 characters for me
@@barbarabaker1457 I'm not super familiar with That 70s show. Do you feel that it DOES or does NOT have fully realized adult characters?
Or have I COMPLETELY misinterpreted your comment?
I will never get bored if your reactions...Your love for Giles and Jenny is just 💯😍
Oh and I totally got that tattoo because I am a complete Giles nerd with an Anthony Head obsession 🙄🙈
OMG, Angel’s 🔔 cracks me up every damn time!
Me as a kid: Angel ❤️🤤👏🏼
Me as an adult: Giles 💖✨👏🏼🤤🍆
Remember when Ethan called Rupert "Ripper" in Halloween? :)
Ethan's main priority is keeping Ethan alive...
So adorable on your first view lol. Makes me wish I hadn't seen this 40 times
What Angel said was that he still has a demon locked inside him, waiting for a fight. The two demons fought, and Angelus won. So that is one tough demon he's got in there, I guess.
"I was only going one way..." one of my favorite Cordi line
Loved the excitement of finding out it was a Giles episode.
Hated that I got Miranda Cosgrove stuck in my head again.
Now I have go on Spotify and listen to it over, and over, and over... 😝
Xander: Ooh, gang, did you hear that? A bonus day of class plus Cordelia. Mix in a little rectal surgery and it's my best day ever!
dang, you talked over/missed one of my favorite lines from the entire series. xander mentioning his uncle rory being a stodgy taxidermist. hilarious and pointless info worded and delivered perfectly. it cracks me up. and it's not the last we hear of rory either, just wait.
Your vids are such a fun combo of review and afterthoughts, loving them! Thanks
As a teacher, I do find it pretty odd how willing Jenny is to say certain things to Giles when there are potentially student ears around XD
Was waiting for the Giles backstory reaction, did not disappoint "y'know, there's weed" lmao!
Ahh, you cut out one of the best Giles/Cordelia interactions.
Cordelia: Well, evil just compounds evil, doesn't it? First I'm sentenced to a computer tutorial on Saturday, now I have to read some computer book... There are books on computers? Isn't the point of computers to replace books?
Giles: (cuts her off) Cordelia, I'm a little busy right now. (points out the detective)
Cordelia: Oh! Great! (steps up to Det. Winslow) Can you help me with a ticket? It's totally bogus. It was a one-way street. I was going one way.
Giles: (raised voice) Cordelia!
Cordelia: What?! Why does everyone always yell my name? I'm not deaf! And I can take a hint. (unsure) What's the hint?
Giles: To come back later.
Cordelia: Yeah, when you've visited decaf land. (leaves)
It totally bugs when the epic lines/scenes get cut, overlooked, and/or talked over.
@@beachgirl4583 It's kind of unfair of us, as we have the luxury of knowing that they are coming.
@@beachgirl4583 Well, we could always pay for the uncut Patreon version...or somebody else could :)
I love the way you edit your videos ❤️
a lot of the giles and buffy stuff wouldn't fly today. "Oh, I'm just hanging out at night with this 16 year old in spandex."
And how easy it is for people to just walk on and off the school campus
Some of the current sensitivities were there too. In the early seasons Giles had to keep a certain number of inches away from Buffy, when she was supposed to be 15 or 16.
Caitlin O'Brien,
It used to be easy to leave campus when I was in high school. We did it all the time. There were no gates, walls, cameras, etc.
Upperclasspeople could drive off campus for lunch.
Even freshman walked across the street to the park to get stoned.
We also had a designated (cigarette) smoking area!
I look forward to these reactions more than anything else every week. Thank you for the much needed survival content during lockdown.
Oh my god I love all your reactions this is such a good episode I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Maybe it's because the first season was so short episode wise, but I feel like the second season is packed with these really deep and telling episodes. Season two just doesn't hold back.
Reacting to you reacting to Buffy has become my new favorite hobby! ^^
While not everybody in the fanbase loves this one, I find it to be one of my favorite "standalone episodes" of the season. No, there's really nothing here to move the story arc forward but that's okay because there's some really nice character development going on. This is, IIRC the very first Giles centered episode of the series and we get quite a bit of backstory. Also, who doesn't love Ethan Rayne?
I still wish they produced that ‘Ripper’ spinoff. Just thinking of Giles in his younger years. They hint so much at his dark side. I want to see it!
I love your reactions! It's great seeing another person get into Buffy, especially one near my age cause I feel like most of the fans are older. Keep at it!
i love this series so much, ive watched buffy like 10 times over and now its like im watching it with my friend for the first time haha. I cant wait for the next ep!!
Heavy hitters in a row? It's more likely than you'd think! Welcome to Season 2, Alley
Love how involved you're getting. We do love to see it.
Okay I only ever rewatch the last three seasons or so, so I don't remember like ANY of this. I'm like "WHAT GILES WHAT IS YOUR PAST?????" but like.....I've watched this sdkgbjdjfkg
Your edits are the absolute best and funniest thing, on top of your reaction, it’s just awesome and so much fun.
I’m rewatching the whole series and catching your vids on par.. you make it just that more delightful! I love the memes you add in!!
That wasso much fun to watch, your reactions are giving me life
And it's a fun way to revisit this show that I haven't watched in years
Alley, your videos just get more precious by the minuet!
I was gleefully smiling at your enthusiasm all the way through.
Next one is a two-parter - any chance you'll give us a "mega episode" and do them back to back ..? (Admittedly, I just want another video.. =P )
Giles wished he was in "the middle of something really important." ;-)
Have you taken a day to watch and record several episode into the future? I think thats the safest way to avoid spoilers. Be posting episode 02x09 but you yourself have watched up to season 3 or something. Stay unspoiled as long as you can, this roller coaster is starting to go uphill!
I've seen people trying to spoil hints about season 5. The only solution is to police ourselves... except without the choking or shooting.
I think on Patreon she's just seen Bad Eggs -but people not spoiling, and potentially mods, is the only real solution.
Can we all put thumbs down on spoiler comments? That way at least she might know to skip it. It’s so frustrating to see them.
@@thejisunband The problem is also what is considered a spoiler. Because maybe someone doesn't feel them saying "Oh, can hardly wait until you see episode x, it's so AMAZING!!" is a spoiler, but it certainly sets up a certain expectation in the reactor that can spoil how they view the episode. Especially if there are 50 other comments saying the same thing. Yet this kind of stuff is rampant all over reaction videos. You can't get rid of all of it, especially because most people think it's fine if they want to leave comments like this.
I personally go with the maxim that if I didn't know it on the day the episode I'm commenting on aired, I don't say it. (Unless it's got a spoiler warning and is hidden below the "read more" button on the comment on channels that allow that.) And that includes future episodes as well as stories from cons, commentaries, interviews, etc and other behind the scenes stuff. And it means no comments like "Can hardly wait to see you react to episode x, it's my favourite of the whole show!" Because you didn't know that when that episode aired! (Simple rule, but too many don't follow it.) Comments like that may not be too bad if they were the only one saying it, but people need to remember that for especially popular episodes like your favourite is likely to be, the reactor is getting tons of comments from other people too, saying that episode is a favourite....and it will affect how they go into the episode when they watch. Not to mention, reactors will get 50 comments saying to watch out for this amazing episode, plus 3 comments saying this episode changes everything, 2 comments saying about how the show really got serious with this episode and 2 other comments with "clever" hints that give enough away that the reactor can easily figure out what's going to happen, now that they're paying special close attention to how this episode is going to be amazing and change everything. YOU AREN"T THE ONLY ONE LEAVING COMMENTS SO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GIVING AWAY ANYTHING MAJOR, 100 COMMENTS GIVING AWAY LITTLE PIECES ADDS UP TO THE WHOLE THING! AND THEY GET COMMENTS ON OTHER PLATFORMS SO JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS LIKE YOURS HERE DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T GETTING THEM ON PATREON OR SOCIAL MEDIA! (Sorry, this is a sore spot for me.)
Looking at what happened to Liam Duke recently, I don't think it's possible to keep reactors completely spoiler free, unfortunately. They went after him about Buffy in comments on other show reactions and on his social media accounts.Those people were freaking entitled! It's sad, but too many people feel entitled to make comments that give crap away as long as it isn't an actual plot point plainly stated. (And there are even some jerks who will deliberately do that in order to spoil people on purpose.) People never think this applies to them and give away so much more than they realize they're giving away. (Or don't care, because they don't think it's anything "major".) And it's sad because while they're ruining it for the rest of us (and the reactor!), they're ruining it for themselves at the same time. If you do find a way to stop it, though, let me know, would love to use it elsewhere!
@@thejisunband I'm not convinced thumbs down actually do anything. I'm going to test it now. Your comment right now has 2 thumbs up, so I'm going to give you a thumbs down then refresh the page to see if it has any effect. Don't worry, I'll give it a thumbs up later.
Edit: Just as I thought, no effect.
"weed is an option...." Bahahaha! Hilarious!
"Sam Winchester wishes."
Me, a Sam girl: Heeeey now! No need to be like that.
Ahem, yeah. I do feel like Sam and Willow would get along fantastically.
this is a really strong season most of the time and you have some great episodes coming up
alley: are you really living if you haven't summoned a demon in your 20's?
Are you trying to tell us something, alley?
Said you wanted to know more about Giles so this is the episode telling us about Giles.
So much plot.... and you’ve barely started! Eeee... excited for you to see what’s next!
I love your enthusiasm. That’s how I feel about these episodes, some good stuff and some super cheesy funny stuff but it’s all enjoyable.
This is a great episode. Love when a bit of the Ripper attitude comes out of Giles. He is a badass under his twead exterior. He has to be responsible as an adult but deep down wooooo, darkness.
I have no idea if Giles and Ethan had a little something going on back in the day in the canon of the story, but it sure feels like the actors were playing it that way, and I LOVE it. Ethan is one of my favorite minor characters on the merits of his chemistry with Giles alone, let alone his general chaotic asshole charm.
You might check out Anthony Stewart Head's album. You might dig it.
I second this.
cant wait , cannot wait. keep watching gurl
A good thing with this series is that even though they do the "monster of the week" thing periodically, they don't waste those episodes but instead have them tie in for more characterisation, so even if the monster plot of that episode doesn't necessarily have much impact on the ongoing story, it can provide extra context for how characters react in later situations.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it to you, but you should check out the old Taster's Choice coffee commercials featuring Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) that came out a few years before Buffy. There was a serialized story/romance in the commercials, and the whole thing was kind of a phenomenon. People eagerly anticipated the next installment. (I don't know if it actually helped them sell any coffee, though.) Pretty sure the ads are all on TH-cam (along with some other videos featuring people talking about the whole thing and a bit of a reunion). Anyway, you get to see more of Giles - albeit a slightly younger version - in a romance context.
I loved those ads!!
I remember it was a huge deal discussed at school when the next one dropped
I hadn't heard of the Tasters Choice ads, but looking it up they were based on the UK Gold Blend ads that also starred him and those had a ridiculous following over here. Pretty sure it was one of the most talked about storylines on UK tv at the time, which is pretty impressive for a bunch of coffee adverts.
I believe they were the exact same ads in the US, just with the branding changed. But yeah, they were huge and much talked about here, too.
The bell for Angel kills me every time !!!!!!!
"tammy reacts" just reacted to this episode today as well, I'm loving this. In my opinion (your mileage may vary) there are no bad episodes left in this season, eps. 2 and 5 seemed by-the-book but the show has found its footing. I was surprised you didn't see Ethan's name on the list when Giles was crossing off names. Details can be important. I was disappointed he escaped... again.
It's not that Angel "had practice" fighting a demon inside him; it's that he *has* a demon inside him that, due to his Angelness, hasn't had a good fight for a while. His pre-existing demon fought the invading demon and won.
In Halloween you asked 'Why is Ethan here?', well now you know, to get a rise out of Ripper ;)
Your joy is so infectious 💛💛💛
great reaction as usual, we all love Giles, especially when Ethan is around
This episode is kind of a mess but it gives me Giles so... I'll take it
I’m enjoying these recaps/reviews.
Ready for the next video already lol