SHE DIED? | Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 1x12 "Prophecy Girl" reaction (SEASON FINALE)
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SYNOPSIS:
After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
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That's the end of season one, everyone! Warning for everybody that didn't see the community post, this is Emma's last reaction to Buffy. Season 2 onwards will just be me, Georgia☺ Let us know, what are your top 3 episodes of the season? Do you agree with our picks?
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Looking forward to your individual journey into the Buffyverse. Quick comment to the beginning discussion. The government did not take her for rehabilitation but to train her to be a spy and assassin.The government wants to use their supernatural powers to kill and spy on the opposition.
My top 3 of the season are Prophecy Girl, Angel, and Nightmares.
Top three
•Tha Pack
•Angel
•Prophecy Girl
Sad to see you go, Emma, you'll be missed. ❤️ Yay for Georgia carrying on! ❤
@@TheCornerverse Top 3…
Angel
Prophecy Girl
Never Kill A Boy On The First Date
OMG, I love that super affectionate cat.
Haha, he's featured in almost every reaction at this point. He always wants a belly rub!
Buffy's speech when she finds Giles and Angel together always chokes me up that's some bloody good acting from SMG, all the cast did a good job to be fair.
Bye Emma. Sorry to see you go, both of you made a great team! But I'm glad Georgia is continuing, you are one of my favorite reactors ❤
"Do you think it will hurt"? The two of you are very good. Nice job..
Fun and solid reaction. You are correct that there was little if any expectation there would be a Season 2 when the filming started . All of the episodes were finished when the show premiered and the shock at its success was startling The WB network renewed after episode 4 and production was needed because the e network wanted the show to begin in September 1997. One of the best ways to watch and appreciate BTVS is to think of the show not in episodes or seasons. Buffy is really an epic novel with 144 episodes. The first 12 are prologue to establish core characters to have foundation for the overall storyline.
The scene when SMG says she’s only 16 a n d doesn’t want to die is a point when many Buffy fans think the show changes. Also, to become a Vanpire, the Vampire sucks enough blood to almost kill you and then has you suck the vampire’s blood. Then the Vampire finishes and kills you. Then the dead person will rise has a vampire. Buffy does not suck the Masters Blood and does not die from this biting attack. She dies from drowning for less than 2 minutes and is then recisictated by Xander using CPR. The prophecy has been fulfilled, The Slayer was killed but Buffy being saved is a critical part of the future. The reason Buffy is different is because she has triumphed over her greatest fear, dying. This was foreshadowed in Nightmares when fears were overcome by Xander( the killer clown) and the injured boy with his abusive coach. Buffy’s fear of death has been holding her back. She has not only faced but has conquered her greatest fear, dying. This has allowed her to become mentally stronger but one event does not fully change a person. This show has consequences, nothing b is simple, and the journey is just starting. Hope you are enjoying Season 2 .
They didn't know if they were getting renewed back then.
Actually that's true for almost all the seasons. The only time they knew there would be a new season was in Seasn 6. So all the seasons have a really nice closure to them in case that was the last episode. That's more than almost all other shows did up to this date.
it only gets better and better from here
I love season 1 tbh but the later season are definitely better . But I really think it's a amazing start ♥️ wish emma the best ❣️ hope u watch the rest of the show on ur own . There is a reason why Buffy is on the top tv show lists ❤ again wish u the best ❤
“In order to become a vampire, first they suck your blood , then you suck their blood, it’s like a whole big sucking thing. Mostly they’re just going to kill you.” Buffy episode 1
Keep in mind that Buffy isn't a show about a girl who fights monsters. It's a show about the horrors of being a teenager (high school = hell) and the pain of growing up. The writers frequently use the supernatural stuff to comment on what they are going through but it's not the main focus.
"Vampires have no breath" is one of the dumbest plot devices this show did. You can see and hear them breathing. They pant when they've been running or fighting.
(pant pant) "You have to do it" (pant pant) "I have no breath" (pant pant) LOL
it's an awkward line, but angel doesn't have time to teach a college course on vampires.
what he means to say is that vampires can't give life, in any way, in any context. putting your mouth on a corpse's mouth is not going to revive you.
They shot the whole season before any of it aired, ao there was no "we like it, get ready for season 2" feedback from the network
But aside from that, Joss Whedon doesn't like season-ending cliff-hangers. He thinks they're a cheat. Finish one story and then build on it, rather than tease out the connexion over the summer.
Giles doesn't live in the LIbrary; we saw him arrive at the school in the morning in Episode 4. And if he did live there, vampires wouldn't be able to enter, whether it was Angel or the random horde. (Or Darla, back in the "Angel" episode.)
Although if Giles DID live there, it would be funny to see Buffy try and toss the Master through the skylight, only to for him to bounce off of the force-field and into the trees. 🙂
Yes, Xander was very mature to reach out to Angel. He may have his flaws, but Xander is as much of a hero as anyone in the cast, IMO.
The reason Angel was just staying home is because there's a scene where the Anointed shows up at Angel's apartment and warns him not to interfere. It's a REALLY good scene on the page, but it didn't make into the final edit. Possibly because David B. (Angel) isn't a good enough actor to pull a top performance out of a child actor (in the "I Quit" scene, David is trying his best, but he's clearly a step behind Sarah Michelle and Anthony Head, who are much more experienced actors). Although one wag said they just didn't want to show Angel having a little boy in his bedroom…
I really, really love the "I quit" scene. I think it's the best scene of the season. (Although Xander intimidating Angel didn't suck, either. [Did I mention I can quote his speech from memory?])
My Top Three
3. Nightmares (the scene with Hank rejecting Buffy gets me every time. Plus I love how they mock their own tropes: "It's Billy" "Well, that explanation was shorter than usual. It's Billy!")
2. Welcome to the Hellmouth. (This is perhaps a nostalgia pick. I didn't start watching until Season 2, and I didn't see S1 until after Season 5 aired [there were no DVDs sold in the US before then, because of a rights issue with the syndicated repeats], and it was amazing to see it all so fresh and new again. I still got a twinge, years later, when the blurb for the repeats wrote "Buffy moves to Sunnydale, California, meets her new Watcher, Giles, and makes new friends." I can't tell you how much that simple sentence of description thrilled me. [Alas, it's been changed. The new tag line isn't bad, just not as good.])
3. Prophecy Girl. On a level above. I've only just realized this year that Willow telling Xander "I'll see you on Monday" is her putting him into the deep-freeze, since they usually hang out on the weekends.
Speaking of the bonds between the characters…
GEORGIA: "All it takes is for Willow to cry and [Buffy] is willing to sentence herself to death." Yes, and that's why we have Buffy-Loves-Willow lesbian fanfiction, lol.
(Not that it's impossible for that to happen on the series, even if this is 1997. [Obviously I can't give spoilers, one way or another.] But if Buffy DOES have those feelings, then it's hard news for her to hear Xander say "Willow's not looking to date you", lol. Bad Xander! Did you even ask?)
And speaking of crying, I love how that single tear that rolls down Buffy's cheek when the Master tells her "If you hadn't come, I couldn't go" is in one continuous shot. No cuts for someone to put a glycerine drop in Sarah Michelle Gellar's eye…that's a real tear because SMG is *that* good of an actress. Even though she never won the Emmy award that she deserved.
Sorry to hear that Emma won't be joining us in Season 2. I enjoy the divergent perspectives.
Wow, I wonder how many would-be-great scenes got cut out over the seasons.
That's a good top 3! I fear we definitely don't have the same nostalgia towards the first episode. The first episode is NEVER one of my favourites of any show, especially on a first watch.
The "I quit" scene is one of my favourite scenes of the season. I can't wait to see her acting flourish over future seasons!
I know, it's such a shame. We've been doing this together for 4 years but schedule conflicts became too much of hassle and commitment.
the most ironic part of her confrontation with The Master is if she hadn't come to stop him... he couldn't have escaped. he needed her blood to get out. but also ironically when Buffy came back his blood made her stronger and immune to his hypnotic powers (which is how he killed her the first time).
Yeah...except Buffy never drank the Master's blood. Rewatch the scene - he drinks, he drops her in the water and he leaves. Buffy drowned in water, not blood.
Buffy was stronger because she had faced her fear of dying, she'd gone to do her best, but she'd died anyways...but thanks to Xander doing CPR, she came back. She'd experienced the Master's power, but she was back - and she wasn't afraid anymore. She was determined and confident. Her fear had sapped her strength, had made her hesitate; now she was no longer afraid - she was totally pissed off, and that gave her strength, it gave her purpose, and it strengthened her will.
Goodbye Buffy the Gray, hello Buffy the White.
@@ernesthakey3396 no but when the master drank from her his power was transfered from him to her...that is why when Buffy came back she quote "i feel... strong?" and was unsure why and on the roof was immune to his hypnotic powers. on the roof he tried to use the same hyponsis trick again but it didn;t work (not to mention buffy picked him and threw him over her head). i never said Buffy drank his blood, but buffy did gain his power...this is later even more evident when she faced Dracula because Dracula's hypnosis powers didn;t work on her either.
@@IDyce88 you said "his blood made her stronger" etc.
His blood didn't enter her in any way. If you had simply said "some of his power transferred to her" that would have been a decent theory and I wouldn't have bothered to comment, just liked and moved on. Words have meaning, and you said blood. Maybe spirit, energy, etc., might have been better word choices, when the vampire lore is all about blood and you say blood then how else should we take it but literally as blood?
@@ernesthakey3396 her blood is how he escapes the underground prison, that's a different part of that episodes story, he drained some of her blood and that is how he broke out of that prison. Slayer blood is very powerful (as it is mentioned in both the lore and in a much later episode when Angel get's sick and the only cure is a Slayer's blood...remember?) The Master needed Buffy to come to HIM so he could escape...if she hadn;t come down there...then he couldn;t have escaped...DUH! that's the point. that's why he calls her the lamb...a sacrifial lamb, the blood of the lamb...as in you take the blood of the lamb. you might want to do research on history and occult...blood of the lamb...sacrifice rituals...that sort of thing. that's why when he drained her he said "oh god the power" because Buffy had such power in her blood...and why he could simply break through the shield keeping him in.
@@ernesthakey3396 it's always blood, blood is the most powerful transference...not energy. the point is this, Buffy SHOULDN'T have goen to the master because going there was what he wanted, he wanted her BLOOD, killing her was just a bonus...the blood set him free. What he DIDN'T realise was that when he took her blood he also made her stronger (as in immune to hypnosis powers) but he of course didn;t think she would come back to life.
So...I don't think the idea of the class full of invisible kids was to rehabilitate them. I got the impression that they were all being trained to become assassins. I suppose the very chilling aspect of that would be that not only are all of those kids invisible, but they all also have no qualms about committing murder.
Buffy didn't drink any vampire blood so no, she wouldn't come back as a vampire. To trigger the transformation the vampire has to drain the human almost entirely but not completely and then feed her some of his blood. Only then is the transformation triggered. Besides - Buffy didn't even die from the bite, she only fell unconcious...and then drowned because her face landed in the water.
22:03 The Anointed is a vampire. Of course he stays a vampire even after the master died.
Buffy's "I feel stronger." remark was more about her being freed from the shackles of the prophecy, She's died, and been brought back from death, so that prophecy holds no more power over her. As for the quick resolution to the Master, I do chalk that up to the show not knowing if they would ever be anything more than this 12 episode mid-season fill in for a different show that got cancelled. It would have been nice to see where they could have taken the Master as an ongoing antagonist to Buffy. However, let's just say, this show makes the best of no longer having the Master as part of the plot. Just as Buffy is freed from the limitations of the prophecy with her brief death, this show's overall story is now freed from having to keep the Master in a place of story prominence.
Definitely an ep that needs to be watched with the ginger tom! No, to be a vampire you have to swallow their blood which she didn't.
LOL, they weren't rehabilitating the invisible kids. They were teaching them to be invisible government assassins. Go check out the textbook they were using.
I don't think "The Pack" is a general favorite, maybe just a favorite for your viewers. Personally I have "Witch" at #2, and "Prophecy Girl" as #1. The rest are just ... growing pains throughout.
It's a shame Emma's leaving.
I like _The Pack_ , just because that pretentious scene of the gang walking in slo-mo through campus to the guitar riffs reminds me so much of 1980s teen soap operas.
I lived in Califonia and there was a 6.7 earthquake. They used to have office pools guessing the Richter Scale was for it. The winner would win the money.
Just found your channel and showed all your Buffy Season 1 reactions… I’m sure I’ll look through your other shows soon.
Sorry to hear that Emma is not reacting to the rest of the show as I was very interested to see if your favorite episode pics lined up more in Season 2. (My guess is that it well still be a bit mixed, but maybe a bit more agreement too.)
Still looking forward to you continuing though… the show will still have some “Season 1”-style episodes, but season 2 definitely is where the show really begins to approach it’s true greatness. 👍
Hi Emma and Georgia! This video was in my recommendations a few days ago so every night since then I've watch a few of your Buffy reactions to catch up to this one. Buffy The Vampire Slayer is one of my favorite shows, one of my favorite things ever, and your reactions to it are so entertaining and fun while also taking certain aspects of it seriously- a nice balance. I've just subscribed and I'll definitely be continuing to watch your reactions, though I did see Emma is leaving the channel :( I hope things go well for her with her new job and anything else in her personal life that perhaps was another obstacle for continuing on the channel!
Thanks for watching along with us! It's such a shame that Emma has left, but we were already struggling with scheduling conflicts.. this new job would've meant we were on complete opposite schedules lol. I will ask her if she's going to continue and if she does, I'm sure there will be some way of shoehorning her thoughts in somewhere!
Never heard of The Vampire Chronicles, but it definitely sounds like the archetype fit with future generations of vampire stories! I think I may know who the character similar to Lestat is in BTVS, but you can let me know in three episodes😉
@TheCornerverse That's too bad :/ But yeah, sounds like a difficult thing to work around with practically opposite schedules. I was actually trying to rewatch Buffy with a friend who hadn't seen it before and she felt it was a big tv blindspot. But we only got to S2 E3 before she unfortunately had to tell me it wasn't working out with her schedule anymore.
Interview With The Vampire is the first book in The Vampire Chronicles, so you may know of that because of the 1994 movie and new TV series adaptations.
Wow. Even Willow was rude about Jenny being in on the secret.
Buffy didn't die from the bite - the Master didn't take enough, a vampire needs to nearly drain a person. And the victim doesn't come back unless they have drunk a little vampire blood in return.
Buffy, in episode 1 - "they have to suck your blood, then you have to suck their blood - it's a whole big sucking thing."
Xander redeeming himself after acting like a jerk to Buffy was great, loved his speech to Angel. But why didn't Angel go to help Buffy himself? That trope of Xander insulting women and then redeeming himself and reasserting his feelings by saving their life has happened several times this season, for example in _The Pack_ when he treated Willow so nastily, but it comes off as a little contrived.
This show is all about character development, and the characters start out as high school stereotypes: Xander the testosterone-addled adolescent boy, Cordelia the mean queen, Willow the shy nerdy doormat, and even Buffy the LA Valley Girl.
Yes, the Master's death is anticlimactic, especially compared to the later boss battles, but like many things that's because of the limitations of being the first season. Later seasons have better budgets for effects and longer filming schedules; also longer season runs means better established story arcs, though that has nothing to do with the previous statement, just throwing it out there
Prophecy Girl definitely the best episode of S1. Many who are new to the show complain about the special effects, but have to bear in mind this is 27yo show, and S1 did not have a massive budget, plus the writers were conscious of the fact they never knew if it would be recommissioned. Here you can really see the direction of the show changing, giving all the characters so far much more purpose. This incredible show just gets better and better, you will love S2. Some comic relief also, this show has the best one liners ever. The Master ' what do ya think, 5.1' and 'By the way I like your dress'. SMG'S acting is superb here. When she says 'I'm 16 years old I don't want to die' you really feel her anguish. Great enthusiastic reactions to S1, from mid season 2 onwards this show goes like a rollercoaster and never stops with some amazing episodes. S3 is just out of this world, S5 is just off the charts!
When it comes to the previous episode, I would think that her family didn't notice that she was gone. I doubt they reported her missing, because after all. She was already invisible, before she became invisible.
Even to her own family?!
@@TheCornerverse yeah, it's a tragic tale, hence the madness. The descending into it. Having nowhere to go, even family, even home.😭
My top 3 episodes of this season are:
3.) Nightmares
2.) Witch
1.) Prophecy Girl
Great picks! That's 3 of my top 4!
14:22 "Shoot the kid"
LOL!
Season 2 will be in colour! Kidding, back in the '60s TV shows started in black and white for a season or 2 before making the expensive switch over to colour.
New sub here. Where there’s Buffy reaction I’m there
I guess there aren’t too many worse things that can happen to you than death and she was clearly afraid of it. Maybe she got over that after dying and over done with it.
The whole no breath thing never made any sense. Just ignore it ;)
You've made it through season one, which is iconic and fun, but also really campy and low budget. The show starts to get really good halfway through season 2, which you will be reminded of by a comment saying "THIS is when the show really gets good!" by some random watchers underneath every single episode :D
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