It was one of the reasons Joss Whedon wrote this episode. They actually pitched a musical episode to him before the season. If I remember the story correctly it was Amber and Anthony who pitched it to him.
Sarah is still somehow under appreciated in every regard. Such an incredible actress, and yes - thanks, comments - not a professional singer or someone with exceptional talent there. But, anyone with a shred of theatre or singing experience knows she did so well. She didn't try to crush any homers, she just did what she could with beautiful emotion and passion.
This episode was brilliant in that it starts as a seemingly lighthearted musical but once "Rest in Peace" hits it gets super dark, and then this and "Something to Sing About" just amp the sadness up to eleven. It's an absolutely genius episode.
@@EK-ev3pt it's totally true but for example although Anya and Xander's number is a bit sad it's still funny, even the first one even though Buffy's struggling it is not made to be as dark as some of the others imo
It’s been 20 years. Give it a rest.’one of the best shows/metaphors for life. It’s just that though, not real life. I watch this over and over band it touches a chord, but that’s it. I’m guessing all the characters in this show has moved on, so Must we all. Again please let it go, it’s pathetic
Fun Fact: For the majority of it's run, Buffy aired it's new episodes exclusively on Tuesdays. They also did so after the show switched networks post season 5, they aired on Tuesdays up until the very end of the show.
I read that Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't want to sing in this episode. But her voice just makes it so perfect! You can tell it's BUFFY singing and it feels more real.
As much of a dick as Joss has been revealed to be in recent years, at least he forced every actor to sing in their own voice. I think Nicholas' voice is the weakest but he has a whole damn duet and it isn't horrible to listen to. Michelle still has a few lines to sing but focuses on dancing because she knows that's her strong point. It's a common practise in Bollywood to get actors and then have singers who sing the songs in the film - the actors don't often sing the songs themselves. It's funny how that's the norm in India but here in the west if the actors aren't singing themselves we find it cheap and lazy. I don't understand why that is. Perhaps we've simply had poor syncs and dubs. I'm not against bringing in a vocalist for a musical for an actor who can't sing. But this episode is one of the rare chances in musical production where you can force everyone to sing even if their voice is crap - because that's the point. Sweet is a musical demon. He's making everyone sing and dance until they combust. He doesn't care whether you have a shower voice or are Pavarotti. You're going to sing and dance you're going to die doing it. Were I in charge of a musical I'd definitely want all the actors to sing in their own voices, even if, like Alyson and Michelle, they aren't comfortable with the idea or practise. But if push comes to shove I'd dub the actor. I'd be dictatorial over the dub though because it would need to be right. There's also the issue that, because we in the west assume actors in musicals sing their own songs, when it's revealed they haven't, somehow that's worse than the Third Reich. We dispose of them - the actor, not the singer, not the director, not the music coordinator - and it proves we as an audience are thick as pig shit. Unless they have enough clout to be a producer, actors very rarely get a say in what happens on a production. They're paid to show up, get dressed, say lines and do it again the next day. If part of that job is miming to a song an actual singer has sung, what's the problem. Just want to point out some musical-focused stupidity we have. But I agree, the fact everyone is singing in their own voice adds authenticity to this song - narrative reasoning aside - that ups the enjoyment even more.
This is honestly such a great depiction of depression, the symbolism and metaphors are perfectly handled by the amazing actors and voices. This is by far my favorite show, with its mature content and the way it handles difficult topics by use of humor and the supernatural. Fan-freaking-tastic!
Yaas! "Why I can't I feel, my skin should crack and peel, I want the fire back!" Ugh that always gets me emotional. As someone who's battled depression that part speaks to me. When you feel like you're no longer yourself and your light is gone, "I want the fire back" is such a good way of putting it.
So spot on Ruth K. The line that is the best for me represents what carried through my depression, the all encompassing desire to break through the wall and feel like a human again- "I want the fire back."
“I will walk through the fire, cause where else can I turn.. I will walk through the fire and let it.. [burn].” -this is the best song of the album easy.. reborn by fire.
Yes, I even have my own theory about this episode. I don't think the "demon" was really a demon. I think it was some guardian spirit that staged the whole event to bring them back together. And no one actually died, that was also staged.
1:30. I really appreciate that joss did the musical episode at this point in the series. Its not a silly musical episode, it's real, raw, and reveals buffy's secrets.
Similar to how Xena did their musical episode (actually before this one!); for a show that was *far* more silly than Buffy most of the time, they used their musical episode to resolve probably the darkest storyline they ever did.
It is funny that I watched this when I was really young and never noticed the small details and the symbolism behind the words. This is why I love the show... much better than I already thought it was.
I watched this episode first when I was still really young, and I thought it was super cheesy. Then I watched this episode once I had experienced major depression, and it kind of saved my life...
Literally there is so much media I didn't understand until my first major depressive episode. It makes the experience richer and more hurtful at the same time.
No matter how often I watch it, this episode never loses its appeal to me. Especially Buffy’s songs. “Going through the motion”, “Walk through the fire” and “Something to feel about” perfectly describe depression. That line “why can’t I feel, my skin should crack and peel… I want the fire back!” Seriously, when I was in therapy because of major depression, my therapist asked me not to only analyse my feelings, but to actually feel them! And I was like: “How?” I learned to become less numb by feeling with the characters of Buffy. And Pixar. I allowed myself to cry for them, and later on, I dared to cry for myself.
This is one of my favorite episodes from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Everyone did an amazing job singing. I have just finished watching the series and will again soon.
He has an *awesome* voice. Just nails anything. Always wanted to see him live. Have you seen him in Repo? The movie is so-so, but he's pretty damn good in it.
This was honestly such a dick move for the rest of the Scoobies to make! Like when I first saw this season as a kid I was uncomfortable with their reactions but couldn't really verbalize why. Now, as a mature semi-adult, I finally realize exactly how much Buffy was suffering during the last couple of BTVS seasons and how her friends just kept making it worse. For instance, at the beginning of this episode, they were still under the impression that she was only recently being tortured in hell (possibly for centuries considering that time passes faster in that dimension) until her resurrection. Even with this erroneous expectation, they still expected her to just immediately bounce back to her old self, take care of her adolescent sister while barely any older herself, start finding a way to support the household financially, miraculously get over her mother's death (which in her POV, happened very recently), and keep up with her duty to protect the Hellmouth all at the same time. And now, just because she hasn't been coping as well as her 'friends' would prefer her to be, when her sister and only living relative is kidnapped and is believed to be in life-threatening danger, they still expect Buffy to handle everything herself. I mean come on! If they have issues with how Buffy is handling things can they at least wait to discuss it until after Dawn is no longer in danger?! You know the kidnapped 14-year-old girl for whom they are nominally all responsible for? Additionally, how is Giles' first solution to this mess to leave the country instead of something actually useful like therapy or talking out their problems like mature adults? If I, a college student, can see and understand this why is it a roughly 40-year-old well-educated man like him can't? While her friends do hold a lot of culpability in this debacle as well (some more so than others), they are basically still kids and as the sole adult within the situation, he should have done more for them. (P.S. Sorry for the rant fellow BTVS fans but I have way too many opinions about this show and can't help but verbalize them on occasion) (Also I do like Rupert Giles, so please don't think I'm carelessly bashing any of the BTVS characters. I deeply appreciated every single one of the main characters)
At this point in the story the gang don't know they ripped her out of heaven, they think she was in hell. They think she should be happy to be back, not miserably depressed. As for Giles he seeing that Buffy will never mature while he's around, she expects him to do the adulting. She can't be all she needs to be with him helicopter parenting.
I love that they managed to perfectly balance everything about this out. They made a "just for the heck of it" musical episode with a one off villain, but also gave it prolonged problems and consequences that have to be dealt with. They didn't take the safe route of bursting into song making life better for a while.
Off the wall comment here - I don't see Sweet as a villain. More like Lorne in Angel. He's the one who forces everyone to come clean about their secrets before they burned them up from the inside rather than out. I thought it was one of the best messages on the show! (Okay, so the 'looking for a bride' bit was a little beyond the pale, but the guy deserved SOMETHING for his efforts - and he relinquished his claim pretty cheerfully 😄.)
I love how their song & magic is so powerful it propelled across dimensions to the respective actors and their local area and manifested two fire trucks to go by behind them at the exact moment they sing "BUUUURN" during filming..
"I'm under your spell," is utterly brilliant. First it's a declaration of love, but then it's repeated as a realization that what she thought was innocent love was actually an abusive relationship. Not to mention, of course, that in the show Willow literally cast a spell on Tara in the previous episode, and Tara discovers that, as a metaphor for her realization that (despite loving her) Willow is also abusing her in an unethical way, and the relationship needs to end. There are so many layers of interpretation in just that one sentence! It's really impressive writing.
Opening song floors me, then this one shatters me, and the one were she tells them all they 'saved' her from heaven brings it all together. It so gets the whole depression/PTSD thing for me. When I feel no one gets it, I watch this episode! Josh has got my back and I remember all the people who would save me from danger and back me up. But spike is so far gone on Buffy he cracks me up.
Buffy is such an inspiration for all of us. We all find ourselves in that position sometimes, when there's no choice but to steel ourselves and walk through the fire.
I'm curious, how did you sing this song with all the parts that overlap vocally? I mean there are parts of the song where Buffy, Spike, the Scoobies and Sweet are all singing completely different lines simultaneously 😋
Idk why but when Anya said “She came back from the grave much graver” I lost some people I love and literally almost all my animals. Two years ago my best guy friend killed himself and ever since then I haven’t felt really alive. People say I have changed
That must have been very difficult to go through. I want you to know that I wish you all the best. I hope one day you can feel alive again. Until then, keep walking through the fire. You'll make it out on the other side.
Out of nowhere I woke up today with this song in my head. Not complaining so I just had to find this now! 😊 loved this show and best damn musical episode of any show! Won awards didn’t it?!?
I understand this song more than when I watched it the first time. Just numb .. walking thru the motions of life.. being reckless waiting to feel something
I love it when spike is like I’m free if she dies, so I should help save her Also whenever he s on his to her and is singing about how he would let her die
Hollywood won't stop with rebooting shows that can't be replaced. How about some new ideas instead of rebooting iconic roles that should be treasured in reruns so the next generation can appreciate it like everyone does growing up when family put you on or you find it on your own
If I’m not mistaken, episode 10 of season 1 was intended to be the “musical” episode of the series, but so many other tv shows were set to release musical episodes around the same time so Joss Whedon scrapped the idea
Okay I like Giles for the most part but he handled this all wrong. Buffy was already feeling lost, confused, betrayed, numb, etc. Once he found out the reason for her withdrawal he should have cancelled his trip to England. Instead, just like every.male in her life (except xander) he abandons her. Is it really that surprising that she turned to Spike? He, at least, was willing to be there for her.
This was my favorite song of this episode I would love to know who the actor is who played the demon though his voice his range and pitch were awesome. I wonder if he’s a singer in regular life
"I hope she fries. I'm free if that b**** dies. I better help her out."
I always loved that line xD
What do you expect from a Brit? We are such a contradictory bunch. :-D
When I first heard this song I was too innocent 😂 I heard 'I'm free of those big skies' 🤣🤣
I have never heard a line that more perfectly captures unrequited love.
ME too.
"First I'll kill her; then I'll save her. NO; I'll save her then I'll KILL her!!"
Confused there Spike😁😁😁
"I think this line's mostly filler" - gets me every time.
Lol yea.
Love it!
Probably best not to give anything important to sing to her
Made all the better by her pouty little expression🙂
my gut says that was fully on the spot her forgetting a line and it works for the humor
Gile's voice is phenomenal
You know Anthony Stewart Head has a couple albums out right?
You should see Repo: The Genetic Opera if you haven’t yet. It shows a great range of his acting and vocal range
It was one of the reasons Joss Whedon wrote this episode. They actually pitched a musical episode to him before the season. If I remember the story correctly it was Amber and Anthony who pitched it to him.
Ambers voice is great too so it’s good that she and Anthony have a song together in this episode, cos it actually sounds like a pro song
I agree it can sound like him lol
Sarah is still somehow under appreciated in every regard. Such an incredible actress, and yes - thanks, comments - not a professional singer or someone with exceptional talent there. But, anyone with a shred of theatre or singing experience knows she did so well. She didn't try to crush any homers, she just did what she could with beautiful emotion and passion.
This episode was brilliant in that it starts as a seemingly lighthearted musical but once "Rest in Peace" hits it gets super dark, and then this and "Something to Sing About" just amp the sadness up to eleven. It's an absolutely genius episode.
"starts as a seemingly lighthearted musical"
It begins with a song about how Buffy is struggling with depression...
I don't think any of the songs are truly light hearted, their lyrics all reveal everyone's problems.
@@EK-ev3pt it's totally true but for example although Anya and Xander's number is a bit sad it's still funny, even the first one even though Buffy's struggling it is not made to be as dark as some of the others imo
And "Under your spell" already hinting at Willow manipulating Tara.
Best Buffy episodes - the singing one and the silent one.
Come on name the episodes; once more with feeling, and hush. Some of t.v.s best hours. TBH buff was and still is the best.
Hush will always be my fav acted episode
It’s been 20 years. Give it a rest.’one of the best shows/metaphors for life. It’s just that though, not real life. I watch this over and over band it touches a chord, but that’s it. I’m guessing all the characters in this show has moved on, so
Must we all. Again please let it go, it’s pathetic
Spike is the most badass person in the world
Blå Langøre he is in a band.
Caitlyn Love I did not know I am only on season 3 episode 20
No. Buffy is.
Spike is, I agree
You have Gunn and angel as well
Dawn's in trouble, must be Tuesday.
Fun Fact: For the majority of it's run, Buffy aired it's new episodes exclusively on Tuesdays. They also did so after the show switched networks post season 5, they aired on Tuesdays up until the very end of the show.
@ Scout Park Thanks for posting that! I love those sort of things producers stick into their works. Very neat to know the meaning behind that line. 🙂
@@scoutpark5230 Reminds me of Squidward's "I'll give him 11 minutes" line.
More like a day that ends in y
I read that Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't want to sing in this episode. But her voice just makes it so perfect! You can tell it's BUFFY singing and it feels more real.
As much of a dick as Joss has been revealed to be in recent years, at least he forced every actor to sing in their own voice. I think Nicholas' voice is the weakest but he has a whole damn duet and it isn't horrible to listen to. Michelle still has a few lines to sing but focuses on dancing because she knows that's her strong point.
It's a common practise in Bollywood to get actors and then have singers who sing the songs in the film - the actors don't often sing the songs themselves. It's funny how that's the norm in India but here in the west if the actors aren't singing themselves we find it cheap and lazy. I don't understand why that is. Perhaps we've simply had poor syncs and dubs. I'm not against bringing in a vocalist for a musical for an actor who can't sing. But this episode is one of the rare chances in musical production where you can force everyone to sing even if their voice is crap - because that's the point. Sweet is a musical demon. He's making everyone sing and dance until they combust. He doesn't care whether you have a shower voice or are Pavarotti. You're going to sing and dance you're going to die doing it.
Were I in charge of a musical I'd definitely want all the actors to sing in their own voices, even if, like Alyson and Michelle, they aren't comfortable with the idea or practise. But if push comes to shove I'd dub the actor. I'd be dictatorial over the dub though because it would need to be right.
There's also the issue that, because we in the west assume actors in musicals sing their own songs, when it's revealed they haven't, somehow that's worse than the Third Reich. We dispose of them - the actor, not the singer, not the director, not the music coordinator - and it proves we as an audience are thick as pig shit. Unless they have enough clout to be a producer, actors very rarely get a say in what happens on a production. They're paid to show up, get dressed, say lines and do it again the next day. If part of that job is miming to a song an actual singer has sung, what's the problem.
Just want to point out some musical-focused stupidity we have. But I agree, the fact everyone is singing in their own voice adds authenticity to this song - narrative reasoning aside - that ups the enjoyment even more.
You would find. The reason why she didn't wanna do it. Cause she can't sing.
@@wheelie_1988 She isnt the *best*, but its literally *fine*.
@@wheelie_1988Professional she is not. However for things like this, that's not always the worst thing.
@JoybuzzerX well at least she gave it a shot lol. Cause I personally can't sing myself.
This is honestly such a great depiction of depression, the symbolism and metaphors are perfectly handled by the amazing actors and voices. This is by far my favorite show, with its mature content and the way it handles difficult topics by use of humor and the supernatural. Fan-freaking-tastic!
Yaas! "Why I can't I feel, my skin should crack and peel, I want the fire back!" Ugh that always gets me emotional. As someone who's battled depression that part speaks to me. When you feel like you're no longer yourself and your light is gone, "I want the fire back" is such a good way of putting it.
So spot on Ruth K. The line that is the best for me represents what carried through my depression, the all encompassing desire to break through the wall and feel like a human again- "I want the fire back."
“I will walk through the fire, cause where else can I turn.. I will walk through the fire and let it.. [burn].” -this is the best song of the album easy.. reborn by fire.
Yes, I even have my own theory about this episode. I don't think the "demon" was really a demon. I think it was some guardian spirit that staged the whole event to bring them back together. And no one actually died, that was also staged.
Angel is better
Love Spike 🤣 climbs over fence to a brick wall only to find he's trapped lol
XD That may have been my favorite scene in the song.
give hm a break he was distracted by the song 😂😂 perfectly timed so he would arrive at the right time x
1:30. I really appreciate that joss did the musical episode at this point in the series. Its not a silly musical episode, it's real, raw, and reveals buffy's secrets.
Similar to how Xena did their musical episode (actually before this one!); for a show that was *far* more silly than Buffy most of the time, they used their musical episode to resolve probably the darkest storyline they ever did.
It is funny that I watched this when I was really young and never noticed the small details and the symbolism behind the words. This is why I love the show... much better than I already thought it was.
Bruno Oliveira right the sad fact is I was going through depression when I first watched this and didn't really catch the true meaning
And for me it was the very first episode of Buffy and i couldn't even undestand English, but i was so hypnotised by it
Amanda bowling p
I know the cast isn't a bunch of singers for the most part but they killed this episode.
I love Buffy's line "I want the fire back."
I touch the fire and it freezes me. Best line ever and applies to my life.
I watched this episode first when I was still really young, and I thought it was super cheesy. Then I watched this episode once I had experienced major depression, and it kind of saved my life...
That's beautiful 😊🙂
Literally there is so much media I didn't understand until my first major depressive episode. It makes the experience richer and more hurtful at the same time.
I've always loved the fire trucks going past them just as they sing "burn".
No matter how often I watch it, this episode never loses its appeal to me.
Especially Buffy’s songs. “Going through the motion”, “Walk through the fire” and “Something to feel about” perfectly describe depression.
That line “why can’t I feel, my skin should crack and peel… I want the fire back!”
Seriously, when I was in therapy because of major depression, my therapist asked me not to only analyse my feelings, but to actually feel them!
And I was like: “How?”
I learned to become less numb by feeling with the characters of Buffy. And Pixar. I allowed myself to cry for them, and later on, I dared to cry for myself.
Some people, she will never learn! Omg thats such a badass line
This is one of my favorite episodes from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Everyone did an amazing job singing. I have just finished watching the series and will again soon.
I love that song. Especially how every time Anthony Stewart Head joins in with the Scoobies, his voice is just so much better.
He actually sings songs independant of this. Just look him up on here, you may be surprised just how good he is, I was.
@@Dermacrosis Yes, his songs are really great. I've listened to all his albums years ago.
He has an *awesome* voice. Just nails anything. Always wanted to see him live. Have you seen him in Repo? The movie is so-so, but he's pretty damn good in it.
"To save the day. Or maybe melt away. I guess it's all the same..."
Hands down the greatest Buffy episode. Hush comes close, but this just edges it.
I don't really like Hush, but this is definitely one of the best ones.
The Body
OMWF and Hush are phenomenal, but The Body is my personal favourite.
Hush and Tabula Rasa are my 2nd and 3rd episodes, but yes. This is ABSOLUTELY #1
This is the most iconic and best episode 100% before I even saw this show I've heard these songs.
I never thought about the lyrics much, but looked them up today and they're much better than I remembered. Love this show!
This was honestly such a dick move for the rest of the Scoobies to make! Like when I first saw this season as a kid I was uncomfortable with their reactions but couldn't really verbalize why. Now, as a mature semi-adult, I finally realize exactly how much Buffy was suffering during the last couple of BTVS seasons and how her friends just kept making it worse. For instance, at the beginning of this episode, they were still under the impression that she was only recently being tortured in hell (possibly for centuries considering that time passes faster in that dimension) until her resurrection. Even with this erroneous expectation, they still expected her to just immediately bounce back to her old self, take care of her adolescent sister while barely any older herself, start finding a way to support the household financially, miraculously get over her mother's death (which in her POV, happened very recently), and keep up with her duty to protect the Hellmouth all at the same time. And now, just because she hasn't been coping as well as her 'friends' would prefer her to be, when her sister and only living relative is kidnapped and is believed to be in life-threatening danger, they still expect Buffy to handle everything herself. I mean come on! If they have issues with how Buffy is handling things can they at least wait to discuss it until after Dawn is no longer in danger?! You know the kidnapped 14-year-old girl for whom they are nominally all responsible for? Additionally, how is Giles' first solution to this mess to leave the country instead of something actually useful like therapy or talking out their problems like mature adults? If I, a college student, can see and understand this why is it a roughly 40-year-old well-educated man like him can't? While her friends do hold a lot of culpability in this debacle as well (some more so than others), they are basically still kids and as the sole adult within the situation, he should have done more for them.
(P.S. Sorry for the rant fellow BTVS fans but I have way too many opinions about this show and can't help but verbalize them on occasion)
(Also I do like Rupert Giles, so please don't think I'm carelessly bashing any of the BTVS characters. I deeply appreciated every single one of the main characters)
At this point in the story the gang don't know they ripped her out of heaven, they think she was in hell. They think she should be happy to be back, not miserably depressed. As for Giles he seeing that Buffy will never mature while he's around, she expects him to do the adulting. She can't be all she needs to be with him helicopter parenting.
as a 32yo and og buff fan I totally agree! I would have left them all to die!
I couldn't have said it better. I hate the gang for this. Spike is the only one that gets it and doesn't act like a total knob.
@@miked6430 also, it's actually a miracle that she didn't end up hating all of them. I know, I would.
Granted none of the scoobies saw Angel when he first came back from his hell.dimension but it took him months to recover
Sarah. This song, is my favorite in this episode.❤❤❤❤❤
These endless days are finally ending in a blaze.
This is where tv peaked.
The door was unlocked, Buffy.
Yeah but that kick was glorious
It may be just to intimidate her opponent.
Could you imagine what Thanksgiving would be like making that entrance?
*Uhhh...the door was unlocked.*
She likes a dramatic entrance, even when depressed
Imagine if she sprained her ankle
I love that they managed to perfectly balance everything about this out. They made a "just for the heck of it" musical episode with a one off villain, but also gave it prolonged problems and consequences that have to be dealt with. They didn't take the safe route of bursting into song making life better for a while.
Off the wall comment here - I don't see Sweet as a villain. More like Lorne in Angel. He's the one who forces everyone to come clean about their secrets before they burned them up from the inside rather than out. I thought it was one of the best messages on the show! (Okay, so the 'looking for a bride' bit was a little beyond the pale, but the guy deserved SOMETHING for his efforts - and he relinquished his claim pretty cheerfully 😄.)
everyone who remembers this has to smile when it plays....so much emotion. so gooood.
And then to know some kids dont know this amazing serie. Buffy is still my favo serie of all time
"you have to go on living
so one of us is living"
gets me every time 😢
I love how their song & magic is so powerful it propelled across dimensions to the respective actors and their local area and manifested two fire trucks to go by behind them at the exact moment they sing "BUUUURN" during filming..
RIP Hinton Battle (Sweet, the demon) who passed away last month.
"I'm under your spell," is utterly brilliant. First it's a declaration of love, but then it's repeated as a realization that what she thought was innocent love was actually an abusive relationship. Not to mention, of course, that in the show Willow literally cast a spell on Tara in the previous episode, and Tara discovers that, as a metaphor for her realization that (despite loving her) Willow is also abusing her in an unethical way, and the relationship needs to end. There are so many layers of interpretation in just that one sentence! It's really impressive writing.
"Beady eyes is right we're needed" lolol Anya is great!
*"I hope she fries, I'm free if that bitch dies!"*
*"I better help her out..."*
Love that part 😂
That one line right there pretty much sums up the Buffy/Spike relationship.
@@Philbert-s2cyeah... The neverending battle of needs and urges between Spike the Demon and William the hopeless romantic 😉
Even today, one of the best shows to ever be on TV! 2019 baby
This!
2021 too
Opening song floors me, then this one shatters me, and the one were she tells them all they 'saved' her from heaven brings it all together. It so gets the whole depression/PTSD thing for me. When I feel no one gets it, I watch this episode! Josh has got my back and I remember all the people who would save me from danger and back me up. But spike is so far gone on Buffy he cracks me up.
Rest in peace walk through the fire and standing are my favourites
The Once more with feeling episode is still one of my favorite TV moments ever.
"I hope she fries. I'm free if that bitch dies, I better help out" so on point with Spike's thoughts
Buffy is such an inspiration for all of us. We all find ourselves in that position sometimes, when there's no choice but to steel ourselves and walk through the fire.
Best moment for me in this song is Spike's first bit.
This song is the best in this show! I sung it at my choir once and all they did was laugh. Clearly, they don’t know quality music!
I'm curious, how did you sing this song with all the parts that overlap vocally? I mean there are parts of the song where Buffy, Spike, the Scoobies and Sweet are all singing completely different lines simultaneously 😋
my favorite song in this episode
Idk why but when Anya said “She came back from the grave much graver” I lost some people I love and literally almost all my animals. Two years ago my best guy friend killed himself and ever since then I haven’t felt really alive. People say I have changed
That must have been very difficult to go through. I want you to know that I wish you all the best. I hope one day you can feel alive again. Until then, keep walking through the fire. You'll make it out on the other side.
I’m so sorry
Out of nowhere I woke up today with this song in my head. Not complaining so I just had to find this now! 😊 loved this show and best damn musical episode of any show! Won awards didn’t it?!?
"We'll see it through it's what we're always here to do"- is my favorite line. And Giles saying "tell me" at the ending song. Ugh his voice
This is such a beautiful song. I hope everyone walks through fire. And is born awesome.
I understand this song more than when I watched it the first time. Just numb .. walking thru the motions of life.. being reckless waiting to feel something
I love it when spike is like I’m free if she dies, so I should help save her
Also whenever he s on his to her and is singing about how he would let her die
Greatest pre-battle song EVER!!!!!!!!
these song still live rent free in my brain but i can only ever remember the words when im listening to these song bits XD
Cuz she is drawn to the fire!! Some people never learn! ❤️
That kick though! What a badass!!! 🔥
Welp here goes my youth. Flashbacks insane feelings and memories. 15+ years where’ve ya been.
And she will walk through through the FIYAH!
Oh darlin' tsuo. I feel like that too
The best life lessons are taught through Buffy.
Love Buffy. My favorite show and I love this episode, this song. I play it often just to sing along haha.
I love how it's at the Bronze and yet somehow Spike still gets lost
“Beady eyes is right, we’re needed!!!”
I think this line is mostly filler (wink)
Sadly Allison Hannigan can't sing and hated this concept, thats why she has barely any line in this ep.
Kupor23 she didn't hate the concept.
@@Kupor23 i dont think she ever said she hated the concept, just that she didnt want to/didnt feel comfortable singing
@@Kupor23 her career survived...
I never knew what she said til now. 🤣🤣🤣 thank you.
My favorite musical of all times.
I never cought the beginning, he says go back, she was born to kill the evil, she created more power than ever.
Buffy rocks!!!
I get chills every time this is a powerful song
Everyday in our lives one way or another we all have to walk through the fire
Man, I'm not looking down on other shows, but this was incredible! Even after all these years.
Still hits me right in the feels.
spike is the best
Hollywood won't stop with rebooting shows that can't be replaced. How about some new ideas instead of rebooting iconic roles that should be treasured in reruns so the next generation can appreciate it like everyone does growing up when family put you on or you find it on your own
6 years no comments? Well here ya go.
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buffy
One of the best musicals ever
If I’m right Buffy introduced the musical episode that every tv series seems to use at some point
I remember them in The Flash and Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil.
Apparently X-Files, Fringe and The Office had ones but I don't remember them.
@@ThePathStrider Scrubs too
If I’m not mistaken, episode 10 of season 1 was intended to be the “musical” episode of the series, but so many other tv shows were set to release musical episodes around the same time so Joss Whedon scrapped the idea
T L Im happy that didn’t happen because season one was terrible so the musical most likely would’ve been terrible too
Its true i sad this to a friend today. Buffy started with it all.
love this song!!
Apart from great symbolism and fitting nicely into the show plot its an outstanding work of musics art
Sweet memories! Amazing episode.
Everyone has a great voice ,love this episode,and when spike sang to buggy
So we walk through the fire that is my favorite line
I dislike musicals but for some reason this is my favorite episode. Can't explain it
Still the most beautiful team work moment ever
still love this episode, the musical
Love the retro 60s go-go dance number (in the next scene).
Okay I like Giles for the most part but he handled this all wrong. Buffy was already feeling lost, confused, betrayed, numb, etc. Once he found out the reason for her withdrawal he should have cancelled his trip to England. Instead, just like every.male in her life (except xander) he abandons her. Is it really that surprising that she turned to Spike? He, at least, was willing to be there for her.
"I hope she fries, I'm free if that bitch dies. I better help her out." 😆
The Reviewer my favourite part the spike quick turn around haha
The Reviewer dbh
This was my favorite song of this episode I would love to know who the actor is who played the demon though his voice his range and pitch were awesome. I wonder if he’s a singer in regular life
Still coming back here when I'm not really in good mood.
I will walk through....the fire....🔥 🔥.....I just can't stop
3:18 Never noticed before, but the fire trucks enter the scene right as they say "burn"
Best episode
Awesome show!!
I can sometimes relate to this song
Too absorbed by the video I forgot the vegetables I was cooking.
I let them, buuuuuurn :(...
Lol
Need much more likes. 🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣
Best show ever!!!!!
The audio is thank god! REGULAR! For some reason TH-cam always hightens the freaking pitch lol
Pablo Luis Perez its not youtube its people trying to avoid getting strikes on their channels
I know right? I was beginning to think that was original.
The character development in spike is to good
Obsessed ❤❤
I want the fire back
I miss That Time
"I hope she fries, I'm free is that bitch dies! I better help her out."
one of the best lines lol
My favourite episode in the whole show
James marsters (spike) too