Honestly, it's probably the best I've seen in any series I've watched, and I love seeing reactions to it. I call "The Moment When Fans Realize How Much They've Come To Care About Cordelia" because most people tend to not like her in the first season, and two seasons later they're devastated about her "death" lol. It shows not only how much the character has evolved in those two seasons, but how much your feelings about her have evolved right along with her...
I wish it would have become a running gag in the series that demons unanimously adore Joyce and often visit her for motherly support, despite wanting to kill her daughter. And that it’d have culminated in a scene in an episode where Joyce was at risk from a demon, and all of Sunnydale’s demons band together to rescue her, and take her home safely.
Spike's line "I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it" is one of my all-time favorites. It ranks right up there with a line from The Crow, "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children." You're going to LOVE the next episode.
Yes! James Masters has so much range. He can play the villain and the fool and everything in between. And, he certainly gets the chance to do that with Spike.
Lover’s Walk is my very, very favorite episode ❤️ -Spike’s “love’s not brains…” monologue. -Spike and Joyce. -The Cordy fake out. -“We don’t… carry… leprosy 😕 “ -Oz and Willow being the cutest ever. (“What’s the occasion?” “Pretty much you are.”) It’s all just so good.
5 by 5’s old military jargon that meant a radio signal was coming through loud and clear. In slang it pretty much means “I’m good.” Faith likely had a veteran in the family
Very cool. I had no idea about the jargon. Just assumed from the L7 type of thing. The writers never seemed to give her much backstory, but I wish they had
@@alfredattackHer backstory is more context clues and reading between the lines based on the things she says and triggers. They give a little in the comics...
@@spamfilter32 It was actually Aliens, and the woman was a military pilot, so what the OP said it true about where it's from. And it's never been said that that's what she got it from Aliens. The most you can is that it's a fan theory...
@@alfredattack There's actually a wikipedia page which discusses this (because of course there is); the article you want is entitled "Signal strength and readability report".
James Marsters is such a great actor! He can't help but ooze charisma. I met him at Dragon Con forever ago & got his autograph. He shook my hand and I stg, the entire world melted away and I could only see him. I've never had that experience before or since!
I love that Spike feels like the mirror of Angel with Angel being the brooding serious type and then Spike just swings in on a wrecking ball with a bottle of alcohol and ready to cause chaos.
Scarily enough, Charisma Carpenter suffered an injury similar to the one in this episode in real life: at the age of 5 she was playing around a swimming pool that was under construction, tripped and fell on a piece of exposed rebar. She still has a scar on her belly to this day. I'm not sure if the writers knew about it when creating this episode though
Knowing Joss Whedon, it wouldn’t surprise me if he knew and wrote it deliberately hoping that it was cause her discomfort or relieve trauma, then pretend he never knew about it. The cast and crew of Buffy, Angel, Firefly, DCEU and MCU have all come out and stated what a terrible person he is. As well as his ex wife and previous partners.
I LOVE the fake out. The fact that it’s cruel and in bad taste makes me laugh even harder at the sheer audacity of the writers. It’s so funny to me for some reason.
Spike's hand catching fire in the garden of the ruined mansion is a reference to the first scene there when Spike berates Angelus for choosing the mansion with the garden because they could catch fire in it.
Strike four for the Council. First leaving the Watchers of two Slayers(a literally unprecedented situation) in the dark about each other. Then, again leaving Giles ignorant of Faith's calling. Then leaving a traumatized juvenile Slayer living in a roach motel with zero means of support. Now a "memo", maybe, about a rogue Watcher...an extremely dangerous person. Dafuq, guys...you can't pick up a phone? Spike...what can you say? Comedic, terrifying and perceptive at the same time. This is the show purring on all cylinders, with well developed characters, situations and lore. A string of real bangers are coming up.
It is heavily implied that the council thought very low of Giles, even before he became Buffy's Watcher. In fact, that is probably why they made him Buffy's Watcher. She was supposed to die quickly. She was prophesied to die within a year of coming to Sunnydale, so they assigned someone they didn't think much of to be her Watcher because it would be a short assignment anyway. Save the "real" potential Watchers for whomever came after Buffy.
The actor who plays spike is so good, I did relate to xander and his tragic love life in some ways. It's just a shame what happened to the xander actor with his troubles and health.
Great stuff guys, as always! These two episode are so much fun/chaotic. You gotta love Spike who comes into town and manages to break up everyone's relationships.
Spike and Joyce are so pure together. 🥰 And him taunting Angel is hilarious! That fakeout with Cordy was so mean. I was ready to cry the first time I watched this episode. 😆
Happy "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" Friday night with Cody and Sergio! Great reaction you two! 😊 Episode 3x07: I've always thought that this episode had two revelations: That Faith's new Watcher was evil. And the revelation to the Scooby Gang and Giles that Angel was alive and back in Sunnydale. Love the scene when the Scoobies and Giles confront Buffy about Angel's return. Episode 3x08: One of my favorite episodes of the season, and one of my all-time favorite episodes of the whole series. Spike's back!!! And unfortunately Oz and Cordelia found out about Willow and Xander. Spike was the highlight of this episode. Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
I just want to say that I am living for these reactions. Cody is so quick and picks up on things that even diehard fans need rewatches to catch. I feel like I would totally geek out with him over easter eggs in-person. And Sergio’s energy just makes watching these more fun than watching them alone. Growing up in the 90’s and 2000’s, I am a fan of both Buffy and Charmed. I cannot wait to see how you guys react to future episodes. I don’t want to spoil anything for you guys but I will say, Season 3 is one of my favorites. Some memorable episodes with aspects that will be revisited in future seasons. The Buffy writers do a good job at keeping continuity and with callbacks, more so than Charmed did even though I love that show too.
The fact that Willow tried to do a spell on Xander without him knowing, especially with what happened last season with the pove spell (she was even upset with Xander afterwards), is honestly troubling. She should know better smh...
Willow hates confrontation. Both not telling Xander what she was doing, and doing it in the first place are both signs of her attempting to avert confrontation.
@@lance9249 Yup. Giles even confronted Willow about her sneaky, magic experimenting in 3x03. She was trying to casually show off her new magic knowledge and experimentation to Giles, but then tried to quickly backtrack when she saw the way Giles was looking at her about it. Like, he's warned her at least twice now, and she's still being casually reckless with it, except time she tried to cross Something could have hone very wrong, much like the love spell from last season, and the fact that Xander had to even remind her of that is crazy. And at least when Xander did it, he didn't know what COULD go wrong. Willow does and tried to do it anyway, instead of just stop cheating...
@@spamfilter32 But by trying to do it without Xander's consent, then tried to lie about it when he figured it out. And again, she KNOWS what could happen if it goes wrong. It makes what she was doing even worse than what Xander did because he not only did he not know at the time, and Willow's doing it to cover her own wrongdoings. I mean, you can't sit here and do wrong, and then do even more wrong because you don't like confrontation. She literally could have just stopped cheating...
Synchronized slaying 🔥 That intervention scene 💔 Slayer fight! Oz’s Pez gift! 💚 Spike trauma dumping on everyone 😂 Buffy/Angel/Spike dream team against the vamps! 🙌🏼 Secret’s finally out. Poor Cordelia! And Oz 😭 Xander remains the absolute worst 🤦🏽♀️ Hated the cheating storyline! It felt really out of character for Willow. Not liking what they’ve done w/ her character so far this season 😢 Spike was a breath of fresh air this season needed to bring a little levity to the somberness. Anyways, enjoyed the reactions as always! 🖤
5 X 5 comes from military communications as a measure of signal strength and clarity, so 5 X 5 means a very strong signal that is absolutely clear, or "Perfect, Couldn't Be Better". It rapidly came to be used in that sense throughout the military. That's the sense Faith uses it in, though often very sardonically.
That is because Faith is referencing the movie Alien when she says 5x5. The pilot of the drop ship says 5x5 while landing on the Alien planet; before everything goes to shit.
@@spamfilter32 Aliens was 1986, Revelations was '98 so it is possible that Faith saw the film on TV at some point, but when Cpl. Ferro says the dropship is "in the pipe 5 X 5", she means the speed and angle of descent are perfect.
@@erichunter7649 yep. But "5 by 5" dates back a lot further: "five by five Etymology 1 edit From radio communications phrase dating from the 1950s. The first five referred to a rating of signal clarity, the other to reception strength." Basically "loud and clear", and became slang for "doing fine"
@erichunter7649 Yes. But everything was not fine when she said it. That line, "Everything is fine," is coupled with, "NO, it's not," because of the impending doom of the Aliens. And that is how Faith is using it. Whenever Faith says, "5x5," she is saying, "Everything is fine," but what she really means is, "No, it's not."
I do think that by now, Buffy has earned their trust, and although she should have confided in Giles, she shouldn't be doubted as she took the right choice when she sent Angel to hell. Do they really think she'd risk Angelus again?
@lance9249 That was Angelus, it's Angel that's come back. She killed Angel to save the world, not Angelus! Buffy has proven she can make the tough decisions despite her emotions!
Marsters is indeed terrific in this role. Which doesn't change the fact that Spike is a p of s. Something that fandom generally has trouble remembering.
This was the first episode I ever saw...by accident...channel surfing on a day off. In one episode, I was treated to love triangles, vampires, martial arts brawls, witchcraft, and an episode closing with a remarkably perceptive and poetic punk rock vampire driving out of town in daylight with his windows blackened, screaming along to the Sex Pistols 'My Way'. I knew immediately that I had found my tribe...a feeling I only had a few times in my life...once when walking into a Pixies/Love and Rockets concert and seeing an entire crowd of punks in black. Been a fan ever since.
I'm going to assume from your "six different colored stones" reference that you've seen at least a good chunk of the MCU. You may recall the scene in Age of Ultron where Tony goes into the barn to work on the tractor and runs into Fury where, after a bit of back and forth, Tony says "you're not the Director of me". Recall that Ultron was written/directed by Whedon; that line is a direct callback to and/or stolen from Xander's line @05:55. There's arguably also a small callback to 3x8 from another Whedon thing, but I've no idea whether you've seen it and so shall keep silent. ;)
for the SAT, the verbal and the math, each have a max score of 800. 1600 is the maximum combined score you can get for the SAT, and people who get that score are called National Merit Scholars. One of my classmates (actually 1 year ahead, but we were both on the fencing team together) was a National Merit Scholar. He went to Princeton.
Yay! Season's picking up (not a spoiler, just a formula) also with Donald Sutherlands passing you should definitely check out the Buffy movie! It's fun 🎉
Spike the greatest character in The Buffyverse! Was great to see him back here. Lover's Walk another super episode keeping up the great quality of S3. All the relationships here are having problems Angel/Buffy, Spike/Drusilla and the Oz/Willow/Xander/Cordelia situation. Spikes monologue was very true regarding Buffy and Angel he really nailed it there. You can really see how the writing is now much more intense in that it really delves into the Psyche of each characters emotions. Season 3 is just banger after banger after banger!
Generally, episode 7 is where the season “begins.” The seventh episode is where the seasons truly takes a shift and presents the key theme of the season to unpack.
I agree with you Cody! I can't STAND season 3 Xander and the whole willow/Zander plot is a ship I could never. Ship I would sink! But yall made a good point about grace for faith this episode, which is something I did not have for her when I first watched this. She really tried so hard. I think another thing that broke her was that she finally had someone in Gwen Post and now she's back to being alone like always 😢
I hate how harsh people are on characters like Xander. Buffy needed to hear it and the rest of the Scoobies were all on the same page as him regarding the return of Angel. That includes Willow, by the way... Her undying support isn't a good thing. It's dishonest. People need to hear what they don't want to hear sometimes.
Have to remember Willow was big crushing on Xander for a long time prior to OZ entering the picture. I think she needs to sort it out or he would just always be in the back of her mind.
I wish it would have become a running gag in the series that demons unanimously adore Joyce and often visit her for motherly support, despite wanting to kill her daughter. And that it’d have culminated in a scene in an episode where Joyce was at risk from a demon, and all of Sunnydale’s demons band together to rescue her, and take her home safely.
Revelations and Lover's Walk! 😍 This season has so many bangers! I think I only dislike ONE episode in the whole season and it's later on. You guys have a lot of amazing and heartwrenching episodes ahead!! I love these reactions! Keep them coming!
@@Ndjdj-xr9dx I don't like the Zeppo. I don't like the character who is in the spotlight, in general, and I don't care much about this character either (no spoilers).
@@hannahawesome85 fair i dont really like the character. i think there are people like that so i feel like the writing if said character is well and while i do not like that character personally i did really like the zeppo and the way that episode was formatted. i still thought it was pretty fun and unique
I love y'all's commentary! So insightful, you're so good at predicting things and understanding what's being symbolized and represented... are y'all planning on watching Angel when it starts at the beginning of season 4? :)
⭐You go Cordelia!!Xander did not appreciate Cordy! She was Queen of the whole school, and she risked it all to be with him, and he dogs her out!! He's nothinggg. "Xander, STAY AWAY FROM ME." That's all that needs to be said when cheated on ladies, and gentlemen.⭐Go Cordy!⭐
@@spamfilter32 she’s not. They use 5 by 5 in Aliens, not Aliens. To add, that’s not what the expression means nor is it where it comes from. The expression was said well before that movie
@Halfaxa7 it doesn't matter that the expression is older than the movie. What is relevant is where Faith heard the expression, and how she uses it proves she heard it from the movie. When Faith says 5x5, there is always impending dread. Aliens.
So far, episode 7 has been a banger in each season. S1E7: Angel: we find out Angel is a vampire. S2E7: Lie To Me: Buffy's old friend tries to trade her life for immortality. S3E7: Revelations: Angel's presence is revealed, and Mrs. Post causes chaos. 😊
Revalations: Buffy lied flat out when she said she was going to tell them as she told Angel she was never going to tell anyone. The gag reel has fun with Giles getting knocked out. Post wants people to think she isn't evil by being...a horrible bitch? "A word of advice, you're an idiot." That's neither a word (3) nor advice. Five by five is military speak for good signal strength or loud and clear. Buffy all too often excludes Faith. And Faith has technically lost two watchers and feels no one has her back. She serms to have been on her own (no family/friends) even with her first watcher. Lover's Walk: Spike. Spike and Joyce. Spike making faces to Angel behind Joyce. He's akso very insightful. 800 is a perfect score, 1600 total. 1430 is way too high for someone who all too often uses the wrong words and misses a lot of classes. Xsnder being surprised he is in Cordy's licker shows how seriously Cordy takes the relationship vs how Xander doesn't, and shows it time and time again with Willow. At least she has the excuse for being into Xander before this season. He just wants what he can't have. She keeps needing to stop him. There is no reason for Buffy and Willow to have been walking through the cenetary. Spike makes up for the Willow/Xander crap.
Thank you! It always bothers me on the episodes where they gang up on Buffy because they really go in on her, and I’ve never felt it’s fair because she’s dealing with a lot the best she can. I’m not saying don’t hold her accountable but part of a conservation is hearing the other person, especially when you have no idea what they’re going through.
As much as I dislike Xander (IMO he is better in S4…mostly), he does have a really fun episode coming up later this season. “Lovers Walk” is one of my favourites! James Marsters adds so much to this show. And Spike’s dynamic with Joyce is just the BEST
While it may come across as fictional gibberish - and it is most certainly mispronounced - the research team on Buffy really did their homework when it came to references to Ireland (and I'm assuming other cultures too) on Buffy. When Mrs. Post invokes the power of the glove, she cries out, "Tar chugam a chumhacht Myhnegon!", which is Irish-language/Gaelic for, "Come to me, power of Myhnegon". Lesser TV shows would have just made something up, I'm sure.
I'm right there with Cody in the disdain for Xander this episode. I'm not a fan of his character in general, although he does have his redeeming moments. In Revelations, however, "break him in half" as Cody said. lol
I will always be Team Spike. I love James Marsters. He does a lot of voice acting. He has done the voice of Lex Luthor for a few DC projects like Superman: Doomsday. He did the voice of Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super. James Marsters also plays the camera man in House on Haunted Hill. Much love to you guys for these reactions, and hope we get the ANGEL season 1 reactions, too. ❤ P.S. Xander is an idiot.
Revelations is an interesting episode as we get the gang finding out Angel is still alive, Willow and Xander contemplating an affair. It of course suits Xander to have Angel dead because even though he has Cordelia, and now nearly Willow, he is still madly jealous of Angel and Buffy and would drop both of those in an instant if Buffy wanted him. Great foreshadowing here again with Buffy and Faith. One thing about this show in particular is we have another English Baddie in Gwendolyn Post, along with Ethan Rayne, Drusilla and Spike etc. Faith referring to her as Mary Poppins was very funny. Another really good episode in S3 of which the quality of show improves leaps and bounds in a very near flawless Season.
2 episodes with deeper long term impacts that get lost in the entertainment, laughs, and drama. First , the Buffy/ Faith dynamic. It’s easy to forget that Faith is younger than Buffy and had the more typical Slayer background. She had no emotional safety net( alcoholic abusive Mother) and the first adult that cared for her, her Watcher, was brutally murdered before her and she did not stop the violence. Faith wants what Buffy has and she wants to belong. The fight was 2 Alphas fighting and Buffy is not accommodating. Buffy wants Faith in the group but on Buffy’s team. Buffy is not a follower. Faith has not learned to give freely and can not understand partnership. The last scene in the motel is sad. Buffy tries but she can’t give Faith what she wants but more importantly, Faith has no idea of what she needs. BTW… 5X5 is Faiths catch phrase that all is good because she can have whatever she wants and needs. In Lovers Walk, listen closely to Spike.He is a villain but he is also a truth teller. In Buffy, demons that bring chaos also bring clarity. This entire episode is Spike disrupting the structure so that truth is revealed. Spike says so much about the present, but about the future. For centuries the clown, jester, or mentally challenged told truths in plays and stories. In Buffy it is chaos that heralds truth and the reality we are living. His speech to Buffy and Angel is setting many different truths in motion. Great reactions and buckle up. The next 14 episodes are quite a ride and get the drinks and tissues ready.
my man is back *swoon* the first episode is sad and awkward but also kinda fun. a bad watcher. i mean I bet it happens a fair amount honestly. and think about files, he was in the dark magic before. the second episode...well that's not fun. as much as I love seeing spike again. and I love love love his dynamic with joyce. they are great together. but this episode is so heartbreaking overall. everyone is in such a bad place at the end. i feel so bad for cordy and oz. but that scene with the funeral is the funniest fake out ever, its so good!
Come on guys give Xander a break, after all he is one of the main scoobys. Also are u sure u ain’t reading the comments ahead of time Cody…jk I guess I’m jealous because I never can guess anything right, anyway guys great reaction as always and thank you both for making my day.
Whenever you react to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, I suggest you watch the unrated cut, which is 101 minutes. I also suggest that you watch Repo first followed by TCM2, which will you get you in the mood to cap it off with House Of 1000 Corpses since all 3 star Bill Moseley as an unofficial Bill Moseley trilogy
When Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) was 5, she was playing around where a pool was being constructed and fell into it and was impaled by rebar in the same spot that they had Cordy impaled. She still has the scar from that. * * A suggestion for some future viewing - The Owl House. It's an animated series about a 14-year-old girl named Luz Noceda, who doesn't have any friends at her school because they other kids think she's too weird & is obsessed with a magical book series - The Good Witch Azura. She ends up in a world with magic, witches, & demons makes friends as she's learning more about the world & magic. It's a lot of fun, has plenty of LGBTQ+ representation (Luz is bi & finds a girlfriend, but there's more than just the two of them). It was unfortunately cut short by Disney because they like to have shows that aren't as serialized as The Owl House was, so they can pick a random episode of it to air after their movies or specials and show it so anyone watching won't be lost if they're not regular viewers.
Honestly, if I was sure I was about to die, I’d probably make out with my best friend of a decade who I’d had sexual tension with too. It’s terrible Oz and Cordy had to find out that way, but I don’t think I would have done anything differently. And yeah, I love Spike so much, and him being friendly with Joyce while mocking Angel is a delight.
I hope you guys don't become full-on Xander haters. That happens to a lot of reactors. I get why it happens because Xander IS kind of a dick and has a lot of character flaws, but I think that makes him one of the most complex characters in the cast. Anyway, love the reactions, you guys are fun and have good nuanced character discussions. Keep it up!
It astounds me every time just how bad at communication the watchers council is... I would consider it's just Giles being bad at checking his email on the whole Gwendolyn Post thing, but still kind of astounding there is no gossip machine given the time that's passed. I can't really give that though because when you add on the whole two slayers in Sunnydale debacle that no longer makes sense. As for THAT, I would consider saying nothing was maybe intentional, but the goal would have been to keep the two slayers separate if so. Kendra would have never been sent to Sunnydale. They either would have made sure the watchers knew, if not the slayers, or at the very least given Kendra and her watcher a reason to NEVER come to Sunnydale. It's so bad. They are the WORST at internal communication.
Unconscious Cordi/Funeral scene is one of the best fake outs in the series! And there are plenty more to come. 👏🏾😂😂
I remember watching back in the day and freaking out. I'm yelling at my TV for no reason. The stinkers got us all.
Honestly, it's probably the best I've seen in any series I've watched, and I love seeing reactions to it. I call "The Moment When Fans Realize How Much They've Come To Care About Cordelia" because most people tend to not like her in the first season, and two seasons later they're devastated about her "death" lol. It shows not only how much the character has evolved in those two seasons, but how much your feelings about her have evolved right along with her...
Spike making faces behind Joyce will never not be hilarious XDD
also the "you have any of those little marshmellows?" bahahaahah so cute of mr Bloody
I wish it would have become a running gag in the series that demons unanimously adore Joyce and often visit her for motherly support, despite wanting to kill her daughter. And that it’d have culminated in a scene in an episode where Joyce was at risk from a demon, and all of Sunnydale’s demons band together to rescue her, and take her home safely.
Spike's line "I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it" is one of my all-time favorites. It ranks right up there with a line from The Crow, "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children."
You're going to LOVE the next episode.
It can't rain all the time
That funeral - one of the very best misdirects in television.
The whole "Tell me you don't love me" parallel with I Only Have Eyes For You. Except instead of grief over what she lost, now she's reached acceptance
Also reinforcing her connection to James in that episode.
Yes! James Masters has so much range. He can play the villain and the fool and everything in between. And, he certainly gets the chance to do that with Spike.
Lover’s Walk is my very, very favorite episode ❤️
-Spike’s “love’s not brains…” monologue.
-Spike and Joyce.
-The Cordy fake out.
-“We don’t… carry… leprosy 😕 “
-Oz and Willow being the cutest ever. (“What’s the occasion?” “Pretty much you are.”)
It’s all just so good.
I love the delivery of "we don't carry leprosy?!" ahahah
5 by 5’s old military jargon that meant a radio signal was coming through loud and clear. In slang it pretty much means “I’m good.” Faith likely had a veteran in the family
Very cool. I had no idea about the jargon. Just assumed from the L7 type of thing. The writers never seemed to give her much backstory, but I wish they had
@@alfredattackHer backstory is more context clues and reading between the lines based on the things she says and triggers. They give a little in the comics...
The drop ship pilot in Aliens says it as she is landing on the alien planet. This is what Faith is referencing.
@@spamfilter32 It was actually Aliens, and the woman was a military pilot, so what the OP said it true about where it's from. And it's never been said that that's what she got it from Aliens. The most you can is that it's a fan theory...
@@alfredattack There's actually a wikipedia page which discusses this (because of course there is); the article you want is entitled "Signal strength and readability report".
What a way to end an episode. Everyone is miserable, while Spike is energetically happy with the whirlwind of chaos, he (in part) caused.
“The Whirwind” was coincidentally the name of the clan that Darla, Angel, Dru and Spike were a part of together.
I was just waiting for the "funeral scene". 😂
James Marsters is such a great actor! He can't help but ooze charisma. I met him at Dragon Con forever ago & got his autograph. He shook my hand and I stg, the entire world melted away and I could only see him. I've never had that experience before or since!
He really is the best!
I met him at dragon con a few years ago too and he was so lovely! I was like 😍 the whole time lol
I love that Spike feels like the mirror of Angel with Angel being the brooding serious type and then Spike just swings in on a wrecking ball with a bottle of alcohol and ready to cause chaos.
Well now I'm picturing Spike swinging naked like in the Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball music video🤪
The fake out funeral was everything.😂🪦❤️
Not you figuring out Mrs Post was bad IMMEDIATELY. FYI I post comments as I watch live lol
Willow's, "Giles, no one is doing the 'I' statements!" is her showing her dislike of confrontation. One of her defining characteristics.
Scarily enough, Charisma Carpenter suffered an injury similar to the one in this episode in real life: at the age of 5 she was playing around a swimming pool that was under construction, tripped and fell on a piece of exposed rebar. She still has a scar on her belly to this day. I'm not sure if the writers knew about it when creating this episode though
Knowing Joss Whedon, it wouldn’t surprise me if he knew and wrote it deliberately hoping that it was cause her discomfort or relieve trauma, then pretend he never knew about it.
The cast and crew of Buffy, Angel, Firefly, DCEU and MCU have all come out and stated what a terrible person he is. As well as his ex wife and previous partners.
Spike and Joyce is still one of the best scenes. I adore it. I am SO excited for next week as always.
Buffy & Faith fighting is just kinetic and fierce and incredible. The choreo and stuntwork are epic.
Alyson H is REALLY good at crying.
I LOVE the fake out. The fact that it’s cruel and in bad taste makes me laugh even harder at the sheer audacity of the writers. It’s so funny to me for some reason.
Spike's hand catching fire in the garden of the ruined mansion is a reference to the first scene there when Spike berates Angelus for choosing the mansion with the garden because they could catch fire in it.
Strike four for the Council. First leaving the Watchers of two Slayers(a literally unprecedented situation) in the dark about each other. Then, again leaving Giles ignorant of Faith's calling. Then leaving a traumatized juvenile Slayer living in a roach motel with zero means of support. Now a "memo", maybe, about a rogue Watcher...an extremely dangerous person.
Dafuq, guys...you can't pick up a phone?
Spike...what can you say? Comedic, terrifying and perceptive at the same time. This is the show purring on all cylinders, with well developed characters, situations and lore. A string of real bangers are coming up.
It is heavily implied that the council thought very low of Giles, even before he became Buffy's Watcher. In fact, that is probably why they made him Buffy's Watcher. She was supposed to die quickly. She was prophesied to die within a year of coming to Sunnydale, so they assigned someone they didn't think much of to be her Watcher because it would be a short assignment anyway. Save the "real" potential Watchers for whomever came after Buffy.
@@spamfilter32 at least they didn't start her with the "blueberry scone"
Absolutely here for Lover's Walk. Let's goooo
25:59 “Home, sweet home” is the first thing Spike ever said in BtVS. Back in episode 2x03.
I've always wondered about that. have he and drew lived in Sunnydale before? Is it like their favorite hellhole resort? It's never mentioned.
The actor who plays spike is so good, I did relate to xander and his tragic love life in some ways. It's just a shame what happened to the xander actor with his troubles and health.
The Cordelia Fakeout in Lovers Walk is the second Big Thing that I always look forward to in reactions.
Great stuff guys, as always! These two episode are so much fun/chaotic. You gotta love Spike who comes into town and manages to break up everyone's relationships.
Spike and Joyce are so pure together. 🥰 And him taunting Angel is hilarious!
That fakeout with Cordy was so mean. I was ready to cry the first time I watched this episode. 😆
Faith did watch her first Watcher get killed by a vampire, so watching Angel fight Miss Post would be triggering for her.
Happy "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" Friday night with Cody and Sergio!
Great reaction you two! 😊
Episode 3x07: I've always thought that this episode had two revelations: That Faith's new Watcher was evil. And the revelation to the Scooby Gang and Giles that Angel was alive and back in Sunnydale. Love the scene when the Scoobies and Giles confront Buffy about Angel's return.
Episode 3x08: One of my favorite episodes of the season, and one of my all-time favorite episodes of the whole series. Spike's back!!! And unfortunately Oz and Cordelia found out about Willow and Xander. Spike was the highlight of this episode.
Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊
Yes Spikes back and more drama!!!!❤
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again a million more times- Charisma Carpenters line delivery is always PERFECTION!
I just want to say that I am living for these reactions. Cody is so quick and picks up on things that even diehard fans need rewatches to catch. I feel like I would totally geek out with him over easter eggs in-person. And Sergio’s energy just makes watching these more fun than watching them alone. Growing up in the 90’s and 2000’s, I am a fan of both Buffy and Charmed. I cannot wait to see how you guys react to future episodes. I don’t want to spoil anything for you guys but I will say, Season 3 is one of my favorites. Some memorable episodes with aspects that will be revisited in future seasons. The Buffy writers do a good job at keeping continuity and with callbacks, more so than Charmed did even though I love that show too.
I see a horror bandwagon buffy reaction. I click.
The fact that Willow tried to do a spell on Xander without him knowing, especially with what happened last season with the pove spell (she was even upset with Xander afterwards), is honestly troubling. She should know better smh...
Willow hates confrontation. Both not telling Xander what she was doing, and doing it in the first place are both signs of her attempting to avert confrontation.
@@lance9249 Yup. Giles even confronted Willow about her sneaky, magic experimenting in 3x03. She was trying to casually show off her new magic knowledge and experimentation to Giles, but then tried to quickly backtrack when she saw the way Giles was looking at her about it. Like, he's warned her at least twice now, and she's still being casually reckless with it, except time she tried to cross Something could have hone very wrong, much like the love spell from last season, and the fact that Xander had to even remind her of that is crazy. And at least when Xander did it, he didn't know what COULD go wrong. Willow does and tried to do it anyway, instead of just stop cheating...
@@spamfilter32 But by trying to do it without Xander's consent, then tried to lie about it when he figured it out. And again, she KNOWS what could happen if it goes wrong. It makes what she was doing even worse than what Xander did because he not only did he not know at the time, and Willow's doing it to cover her own wrongdoings. I mean, you can't sit here and do wrong, and then do even more wrong because you don't like confrontation. She literally could have just stopped cheating...
@lance9249 for Willow, magic is a shortcut. Willow likes shortcuts because she dislikes confrontation.
@AshLee92490 yes, Willows wrongdoing was amplified by her desire to take shortcuts and avoid confrontations.
Synchronized slaying 🔥 That intervention scene 💔 Slayer fight! Oz’s Pez gift! 💚 Spike trauma dumping on everyone 😂 Buffy/Angel/Spike dream team against the vamps! 🙌🏼 Secret’s finally out. Poor Cordelia! And Oz 😭 Xander remains the absolute worst 🤦🏽♀️ Hated the cheating storyline! It felt really out of character for Willow. Not liking what they’ve done w/ her character so far this season 😢 Spike was a breath of fresh air this season needed to bring a little levity to the somberness. Anyways, enjoyed the reactions as always! 🖤
Lol, yall are so cute to think season THREE is messy!
5 X 5 comes from military communications as a measure of signal strength and clarity, so 5 X 5 means a very strong signal that is absolutely clear, or "Perfect, Couldn't Be Better". It rapidly came to be used in that sense throughout the military. That's the sense Faith uses it in, though often very sardonically.
That is because Faith is referencing the movie Alien when she says 5x5. The pilot of the drop ship says 5x5 while landing on the Alien planet; before everything goes to shit.
@@spamfilter32 Aliens was 1986, Revelations was '98 so it is possible that Faith saw the film on TV at some point, but when Cpl. Ferro says the dropship is "in the pipe 5 X 5", she means the speed and angle of descent are perfect.
@@erichunter7649 yep. But "5 by 5" dates back a lot further:
"five by five
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From radio communications phrase dating from the 1950s. The first five referred to a rating of signal clarity, the other to reception strength."
Basically "loud and clear", and became slang for "doing fine"
@@ernesthakey3396 Yes, see my original comment that spamfilter was replying to.
@erichunter7649 Yes. But everything was not fine when she said it. That line, "Everything is fine," is coupled with, "NO, it's not," because of the impending doom of the Aliens.
And that is how Faith is using it. Whenever Faith says, "5x5," she is saying, "Everything is fine," but what she really means is, "No, it's not."
I do think that by now, Buffy has earned their trust, and although she should have confided in Giles, she shouldn't be doubted as she took the right choice when she sent Angel to hell. Do they really think she'd risk Angelus again?
@lance9249 That was Angelus, it's Angel that's come back. She killed Angel to save the world, not Angelus! Buffy has proven she can make the tough decisions despite her emotions!
this episode shows you how much you love Cordy. ☺️ can't wait for the next reaction. 🙌🏽
Marsters is indeed terrific in this role.
Which doesn't change the fact that Spike is a p of s. Something that fandom generally has trouble remembering.
Everybody loves a bad boy!
I first watched this episode when it originally aired in the UK. I can still remember the gut punch at the Cordelia fake out.
My baby returned ❤❤ but the way I ugly cried the hell out of the Cordelia fake out scene was crazy !! ,
This was the first episode I ever saw...by accident...channel surfing on a day off. In one episode, I was treated to love triangles, vampires, martial arts brawls, witchcraft, and an episode closing with a remarkably perceptive and poetic punk rock vampire driving out of town in daylight with his windows blackened, screaming along to the Sex Pistols 'My Way'. I knew immediately that I had found my tribe...a feeling I only had a few times in my life...once when walking into a Pixies/Love and Rockets concert and seeing an entire crowd of punks in black. Been a fan ever since.
I'm going to assume from your "six different colored stones" reference that you've seen at least a good chunk of the MCU. You may recall the scene in Age of Ultron where Tony goes into the barn to work on the tractor and runs into Fury where, after a bit of back and forth, Tony says "you're not the Director of me". Recall that Ultron was written/directed by Whedon; that line is a direct callback to and/or stolen from Xander's line @05:55.
There's arguably also a small callback to 3x8 from another Whedon thing, but I've no idea whether you've seen it and so shall keep silent. ;)
So many classic eps. Next week's two are incredible.
17:55 Oh, that's what it does...
for the SAT, the verbal and the math, each have a max score of 800. 1600 is the maximum combined score you can get for the SAT, and people who get that score are called National Merit Scholars. One of my classmates (actually 1 year ahead, but we were both on the fencing team together) was a National Merit Scholar. He went to Princeton.
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Yay! Season's picking up (not a spoiler, just a formula) also with Donald Sutherlands passing you should definitely check out the Buffy movie! It's fun 🎉
He did?? Rip.
Spike the greatest character in The Buffyverse! Was great to see him back here. Lover's Walk another super episode keeping up the great quality of S3. All the relationships here are having problems Angel/Buffy, Spike/Drusilla and the Oz/Willow/Xander/Cordelia situation. Spikes monologue was very true regarding Buffy and Angel he really nailed it there. You can really see how the writing is now much more intense in that it really delves into the Psyche of each characters emotions. Season 3 is just banger after banger after banger!
Generally, episode 7 is where the season “begins.”
The seventh episode is where the seasons truly takes a shift and presents the key theme of the season to unpack.
I agree with you Cody! I can't STAND season 3 Xander and the whole willow/Zander plot is a ship I could never. Ship I would sink! But yall made a good point about grace for faith this episode, which is something I did not have for her when I first watched this. She really tried so hard. I think another thing that broke her was that she finally had someone in Gwen Post and now she's back to being alone like always 😢
I hate how harsh people are on characters like Xander. Buffy needed to hear it and the rest of the Scoobies were all on the same page as him regarding the return of Angel. That includes Willow, by the way... Her undying support isn't a good thing. It's dishonest. People need to hear what they don't want to hear sometimes.
Just wanted to say how much i love your reactions! Buffy has been my favorite show since I was 9 and I look forward to your videos every week!
Awesome reaction of my favorite Buffy The Vampire Slayer episode!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Funny enough no spoilers but the next episode is my favorite of Season 3 honestly. Great reactions guys!
Have to remember Willow was big crushing on Xander for a long time prior to OZ entering the picture. I think she needs to sort it out or he would just always be in the back of her mind.
I love your channel! Definitely my happy place :)
Can't wait to see you do Interview with the Vampire (TV) and The Buffy movie.
Thanks so much for watching with us! 😊 Definitley will be getting to those! 💜
5 by 5 is what’s you say to test radio frequency if it sounds good it’s “5 by 5”
Angel taunting Spike in the magic shop is him letting his sadism out.
38:45 Ah the infamous swerve 😂 I always look forward to this in reactions, one of the best ever 😂😂😂
I wish it would have become a running gag in the series that demons unanimously adore Joyce and often visit her for motherly support, despite wanting to kill her daughter. And that it’d have culminated in a scene in an episode where Joyce was at risk from a demon, and all of Sunnydale’s demons band together to rescue her, and take her home safely.
Revelations and Lover's Walk! 😍 This season has so many bangers! I think I only dislike ONE episode in the whole season and it's later on. You guys have a lot of amazing and heartwrenching episodes ahead!! I love these reactions! Keep them coming!
i am curious now which episode you’re talking about
@@Ndjdj-xr9dx I don't like the Zeppo. I don't like the character who is in the spotlight, in general, and I don't care much about this character either (no spoilers).
@@hannahawesome85 fair i dont really like the character. i think there are people like that so i feel like the writing if said character is well and while i do not like that character personally i did really like the zeppo and the way that episode was formatted. i still thought it was pretty fun and unique
I love y'all's commentary! So insightful, you're so good at predicting things and understanding what's being symbolized and represented... are y'all planning on watching Angel when it starts at the beginning of season 4? :)
Thanks so much for watching, we do our best while also enjoying everything they throw at us 😊 So far we do have plans on watching Angel!
Two more really good episodes especially Lover's Walk. Really enjoyed your reactions. Also love the Rocko's Modern Life sweatshirt!
⭐You go Cordelia!!Xander did not appreciate Cordy! She was Queen of the whole school, and she risked it all to be with him, and he dogs her out!! He's nothinggg.
"Xander, STAY AWAY FROM ME." That's all that needs to be said when cheated on ladies, and gentlemen.⭐Go Cordy!⭐
Its ok to love Spike, many of us do.
When Faith says she is "5x5" she is saying she is square. Like saying "We're square" or that she is even / fine, without animosity.
Faith is referencing the movie Aliens. The pilot of the drop ship says 5x5 while landing the drop ship on the alien planet.
@@spamfilter32 she’s not. They use 5 by 5 in Aliens, not Aliens. To add, that’s not what the expression means nor is it where it comes from. The expression was said well before that movie
@Halfaxa7 it doesn't matter that the expression is older than the movie. What is relevant is where Faith heard the expression, and how she uses it proves she heard it from the movie. When Faith says 5x5, there is always impending dread. Aliens.
Classic Cordelia's death fake out! I always look forward to that reaction.
How dare they 😭 but also good one! Lol
THE drama of season 3.. grab the popcorn
I figure the funeral was for the magic shop woman.
Xander always pisses me off cause he’ll be right in the thick of being wrong ie cheating with Willow and be judgmental of what everyone else is doing.
Not so fun fact, James Masters burned his hand in the scene with Spikes hand in the sunlight. He waited longer than he was told to.
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So far, episode 7 has been a banger in each season.
S1E7: Angel: we find out Angel is a vampire.
S2E7: Lie To Me: Buffy's old friend tries to trade her life for immortality.
S3E7: Revelations: Angel's presence is revealed, and Mrs. Post causes chaos.
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Revalations: Buffy lied flat out when she said she was going to tell them as she told Angel she was never going to tell anyone.
The gag reel has fun with Giles getting knocked out.
Post wants people to think she isn't evil by being...a horrible bitch?
"A word of advice, you're an idiot." That's neither a word (3) nor advice.
Five by five is military speak for good signal strength or loud and clear.
Buffy all too often excludes Faith. And Faith has technically lost two watchers and feels no one has her back. She serms to have been on her own (no family/friends) even with her first watcher.
Lover's Walk: Spike. Spike and Joyce. Spike making faces to Angel behind Joyce. He's akso very insightful.
800 is a perfect score, 1600 total. 1430 is way too high for someone who all too often uses the wrong words and misses a lot of classes.
Xsnder being surprised he is in Cordy's licker shows how seriously Cordy takes the relationship vs how Xander doesn't, and shows it time and time again with Willow. At least she has the excuse for being into Xander before this season. He just wants what he can't have. She keeps needing to stop him.
There is no reason for Buffy and Willow to have been walking through the cenetary.
Spike makes up for the Willow/Xander crap.
Thank you! It always bothers me on the episodes where they gang up on Buffy because they really go in on her, and I’ve never felt it’s fair because she’s dealing with a lot the best she can. I’m not saying don’t hold her accountable but part of a conservation is hearing the other person, especially when you have no idea what they’re going through.
LOL not them switching to the funeral scene and then Buffy just being like “so Cordelia is going to be alright?” Lol
Did they just call me a ghoul? 😭😭😭 Ok I guess
As much as I dislike Xander (IMO he is better in S4…mostly), he does have a really fun episode coming up later this season.
“Lovers Walk” is one of my favourites! James Marsters adds so much to this show. And Spike’s dynamic with Joyce is just the BEST
We do still appreciate him as part of the gang. We always say that he’s like a brother to us. We roast him as he roasts 😂
While it may come across as fictional gibberish - and it is most certainly mispronounced - the research team on Buffy really did their homework when it came to references to Ireland (and I'm assuming other cultures too) on Buffy. When Mrs. Post invokes the power of the glove, she cries out, "Tar chugam a chumhacht Myhnegon!", which is Irish-language/Gaelic for, "Come to me, power of Myhnegon". Lesser TV shows would have just made something up, I'm sure.
Yeah... the watcher going bad is the worst thing that ever happened in Buffyverse.
And yeah, this slayer vs slayer is a pretty unique thing.
I'm right there with Cody in the disdain for Xander this episode. I'm not a fan of his character in general, although he does have his redeeming moments. In Revelations, however, "break him in half" as Cody said. lol
I will always be Team Spike. I love James Marsters. He does a lot of voice acting. He has done the voice of Lex Luthor for a few DC projects like Superman: Doomsday. He did the voice of Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super. James Marsters also plays the camera man in House on Haunted Hill. Much love to you guys for these reactions, and hope we get the ANGEL season 1 reactions, too. ❤
P.S. Xander is an idiot.
Without spoilers, unfortunately, her friends ganging up on buffy and Buffy apologizing to them at the end every time is… not gonna change.
I love Faithhhh
Revelations is an interesting episode as we get the gang finding out Angel is still alive, Willow and Xander contemplating an affair. It of course suits Xander to have Angel dead because even though he has Cordelia, and now nearly Willow, he is still madly jealous of Angel and Buffy and would drop both of those in an instant if Buffy wanted him. Great foreshadowing here again with Buffy and Faith. One thing about this show in particular is we have another English Baddie in Gwendolyn Post, along with Ethan Rayne, Drusilla and Spike etc. Faith referring to her as Mary Poppins was very funny. Another really good episode in S3 of which the quality of show improves leaps and bounds in a very near flawless Season.
That Cordelia fake out is sooo good!
I watched your Spike scared me moment way to many times lol.
The real best pairing of this show is Joyce and Spike
2 episodes with deeper long term impacts that get lost in the entertainment, laughs, and drama. First , the Buffy/ Faith dynamic. It’s easy to forget that Faith is younger than Buffy and had the more typical Slayer background. She had no emotional safety net( alcoholic abusive Mother) and the first adult that cared for her, her Watcher, was brutally murdered before her and she did not stop the violence. Faith wants what Buffy has and she wants to belong. The fight was 2 Alphas fighting and Buffy is not accommodating. Buffy wants Faith in the group but on Buffy’s team. Buffy is not a follower. Faith has not learned to give freely and can not understand partnership. The last scene in the motel is sad. Buffy tries but she can’t give Faith what she wants but more importantly, Faith has no idea of what she needs. BTW… 5X5 is Faiths catch phrase that all is good because she can have whatever she wants and needs.
In Lovers Walk, listen closely to Spike.He is a villain but he is also a truth teller. In Buffy, demons that bring chaos also bring clarity. This entire episode is Spike disrupting the structure so that truth is revealed. Spike says so much about the present, but about the future. For centuries the clown, jester, or mentally challenged told truths in plays and stories. In Buffy it is chaos that heralds truth and the reality we are living. His speech to Buffy and Angel is setting many different truths in motion. Great reactions and buckle up. The next 14 episodes are quite a ride and get the drinks and tissues ready.
The Cordelia troll is just epic!
my man is back *swoon* the first episode is sad and awkward but also kinda fun. a bad watcher. i mean I bet it happens a fair amount honestly. and think about files, he was in the dark magic before. the second episode...well that's not fun. as much as I love seeing spike again. and I love love love his dynamic with joyce. they are great together. but this episode is so heartbreaking overall. everyone is in such a bad place at the end. i feel so bad for cordy and oz. but that scene with the funeral is the funniest fake out ever, its so good!
Come on guys give Xander a break, after all he is one of the main scoobys. Also are u sure u ain’t reading the comments ahead of time Cody…jk I guess I’m jealous because I never can guess anything right, anyway guys great reaction as always and thank you both for making my day.
The funeral fake out always works with reactors lol.
Whenever you react to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, I suggest you watch the unrated cut, which is 101 minutes. I also suggest that you watch Repo first followed by TCM2, which will you get you in the mood to cap it off with House Of 1000 Corpses since all 3 star Bill Moseley as an unofficial Bill Moseley trilogy
New viewer/subscriber! Really loving y’all’s vibe.
When Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) was 5, she was playing around where a pool was being constructed and fell into it and was impaled by rebar in the same spot that they had Cordy impaled. She still has the scar from that.
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A suggestion for some future viewing - The Owl House. It's an animated series about a 14-year-old girl named Luz Noceda, who doesn't have any friends at her school because they other kids think she's too weird & is obsessed with a magical book series - The Good Witch Azura. She ends up in a world with magic, witches, & demons makes friends as she's learning more about the world & magic. It's a lot of fun, has plenty of LGBTQ+ representation (Luz is bi & finds a girlfriend, but there's more than just the two of them). It was unfortunately cut short by Disney because they like to have shows that aren't as serialized as The Owl House was, so they can pick a random episode of it to air after their movies or specials and show it so anyone watching won't be lost if they're not regular viewers.
Honestly, if I was sure I was about to die, I’d probably make out with my best friend of a decade who I’d had sexual tension with too. It’s terrible Oz and Cordy had to find out that way, but I don’t think I would have done anything differently. And yeah, I love Spike so much, and him being friendly with Joyce while mocking Angel is a delight.
I hope you guys don't become full-on Xander haters. That happens to a lot of reactors. I get why it happens because Xander IS kind of a dick and has a lot of character flaws, but I think that makes him one of the most complex characters in the cast.
Anyway, love the reactions, you guys are fun and have good nuanced character discussions. Keep it up!
It astounds me every time just how bad at communication the watchers council is...
I would consider it's just Giles being bad at checking his email on the whole Gwendolyn Post thing, but still kind of astounding there is no gossip machine given the time that's passed. I can't really give that though because when you add on the whole two slayers in Sunnydale debacle that no longer makes sense.
As for THAT, I would consider saying nothing was maybe intentional, but the goal would have been to keep the two slayers separate if so. Kendra would have never been sent to Sunnydale. They either would have made sure the watchers knew, if not the slayers, or at the very least given Kendra and her watcher a reason to NEVER come to Sunnydale.
It's so bad. They are the WORST at internal communication.