We are up to Buffy 4x21 and Angel 1x19 on Patreon! www.patreon.com/user?u=46537541 This video was supposed to go up yesterday, but RUclips blocked it (of course). Anyway, this one was so funny. I really enjoyed rewatching it while I was editing. The whole Buffy and Spike thing was hilarious! They were just being so cheesy the whole time. It was just a really good episode. It might end up being one of my favorites for the season. I had to cut out Buffy telling the other Riley that she was engaged lol but just know i loved that whole thing. What do you guys think if this one?
I've seen it written "Season 5 is a hell of a drug". For me this seemed about right. Looking forward to see what you think of it. This one didn't do it for me as much as others seem to like it. Probably because I watched it out of sequence. There are some good funnies, but that's true of this whole era. Thanks for posting.
Imagine the call from her agent... "So, yeah, I got you back for another appearance on Buffy. I know, right?!? Gotta warn ya, there's not a lot of dialogue..."
I always figured the spell only worked when her emotions were heightened. At first, she was just testing the idea, but the times the spell worked, she said the words in anger or annoyance. Even with Amy, her words were said in an emotional state because she was irritated/angry with herself. That reason would explain why a vengeance demon would be drawn to her. This is always one of favorite rewatches.
This is easily one of my favorite episodes for reactions. There are just so many fantastic moments, including maybe the best cameo I've ever seen on TV.
I loved the look on your face when Willow said about Buffy and Spike, "well fine, why doesn't she just marry him." You knew what was coming next even before it happened.
It wasn't just that Willow got Ozes stuff taken away which reminded her of him, she also realises at that moment that he doesn't plan to come back any time soon!
To go from a triple episode crossover event involving Buffy and Angel officially letting go of their relationship after their breakup into this episode where Buffy was spelled to want to get married was a risk, but it ended up a good idea. It is sad, though, that it had to happen due to a relationship issue with Willow and Oz.
I've always thought it was all about the wording. Whatever she said would become true, so when she started with "I will that", all it would make true was that she wanted something. When she stopped trying to invoke the spell she started saying things more concretely. "You don't see anything" was about Giles' vision, while "I will that you don't see anything" (as if this were intentional) would have been about Willow's feelings about Giles' vision.
Regarding your thoughts on being changed into a demon and your personality changing, especially with regards to vampires: I think you might want to re-watch Dopplegangland from Season 3. There is a "Well, actually ..." that Angel gets cut off from and then appears to change what he was going to say that says a lot about personality not really changing all that much when getting vamped. Which does make sense, vampires have access to all the memories and experiences, including experienced feelings that they had before being turned - all the things that contribute to how one's personality develops. The difference is the hunger, the increased strength, decreased mortality, and lack of soul, conscience, guilt and remorse - all things that will affect future decision making and thus personality development. Of course, considering where you actually are now in watching Buffy, Dopplegangland is actually even more prescient.
Very funny episode. Willow once again going to magic to make herself feel better - like magic will just fix everything. The de-lusting spell in Season 3, which Xander stopped her. The curse on Oz, which she stopped herself, and now this 'will' spell.
I don't know why but when she was with Angel, Riley and so on i didn't see nothing.They always argued.They were just kissing and these.And when Buffy asked Angel to go with him on caffé he was like *idk*.They just don't have it.I prefer Angel to being with someone else.Now i am watching Angel the series because its spin off and he is there like with some another personallity.Its like he was trying to hide his personallity and he was so closed.
11:50 D'Hoffryn is a pretty decent sort, for a demon. He accepts Willow's decision not to become a demon, but also gives her a way to contact him if she changes her mind. I have no idea how University residential halls are in America, we had individual rooms with shared kitchens and toilets/showers. We see Buffy's room mostly, first with Kathy, then with Willow, so it may well be that officially rooms are allocated only to roommates of the same gender. This does not stop students from spending time, even overnight, in other rooms if they have a physical relationship with someone else. While Oz's stuff was still there, Willow was still hoping he would be returning When his stuff went, it was an indication he was not intending to return, at least not any time soon.
Residential halls vary in their rules from school to school. Where I went to college, open double dorm rooms like Buffy's were only allocated to students of the same sex. What students in serious het relationships would sometimes do, therefore, was to find another couple in a similar situation, sign up to room with their same-sex counterpart, and then do an unofficial swap so they could room with their SOs. After the first year, though, you were permitted to live off-campus, so it was mainly only first year students who made those sorts of unofficial arrangements. A large public University like UC-Sunnydale would be unlikely to require that even first-year students live on-campus (in fact, we know they don't, since Oz lived off-campus), but apparently Buffy considered living in the dorms an important part of the experience her first year there.
@@elkins4406 Thanks. I don't think any Universities in the UK ^require^ you to live in University halls of residence. At the one I went to, university accommodation was guaranteed available for at least one year, but a number of halls were some way from the campus. Even the uni accommodation had single-person bedrooms.
@@blacktronlego Everywhere I've attended in the US, the demand for single-person bedrooms in the dorms has very much exceeded the supply, so only the luckiest first year students managed to snag one. (There's often a lottery system for on-campus housing, which is weighted by year, so first-year students tend to get the crummiest dorm rooms.) I spent a year at the University of Wales, and while the single rooms in the halls of residence were nice, the real shocker for me was the cleaning service. That's not something that universities in the US provide to students. We're responsible for bringing our own linens and cleaning up after ourselves. It was rather a culture shock, honestly. It did encourage me to keep things much tidier than I probably would have otherwise!
@@elkins4406 When I went away to college my scheduled roommate and also the roommate of the guy next door never showed up, so we both had "single-double" dorm rooms.
@@jb888888888 I had the same good fortune my second year. My scheduled roommate opted not to return in the fall, and then every new roommate they assigned me only hung around for a week or so before they found accomodations elsewhere (I don't think this was because I was a terrible roommate or anything: in both cases, they really wanted to live in one of the more specialized housing options, so they each left as soon as an opening in their first choice appeared). Having a double as a single was fantastic.
👍🏻💜👏🏻i think willow got the demons attention because it turned out to be a powerful spell and some of the things she was “willing to be done” turned out to be bad….giles, demon magnet, etc.
@@ghyslainabel Yes, I think that if she had just said, with a strong sense of confidence and conviction, "I don't miss Oz at all anymore!" it would have worked. She had to at least do a good job of *pretending* that she believed what she was saying to be true. Prefacing her statements with "It is my will that...," on the other hand, just sort of emphasized how much she didn't believe what she was saying at all. It lacked the conviction necessary to work the magic.
My under standing is that Willow's spell failed the 1st attempt because she was willing something for herself, but the spell only works on others, similar to how Anya could grant wishes to others but not one for herself. Dehofra recruited Willow because her magic was causing great chaos in the world, and that is what he is looking for in a vengeance demon, one whose granting of vengeance will cause chaos.
It's especially hilarious considering the writers are failing really hard at getting even a single Biley ship manned. That last scene is the one that put me firmly in the anti-Biley camp, it's a toe-curlingly false note in an otherwise perfect episode.
@@Itcouldbebunnies Agreed. The contrast between the chemistry Buffy had with Spike (even though a spell was involved) and the total lack of chemistry with Riley is glaring. Almost everything Riley said to her was just so woodenly awkward.
@@OscarWild333 even when buffy and spike hate each other and are fighting/ arguing - they have INSANE chemistry. Much more than Riley and Buffy, and even, in my opinion, much more than Angel and Buffy! They are just so fun and passionate and dynamic when they are interacting in any capacity - as shown this episode!
Fun fact: The episode was an experiment to see how fans would react to Buffy and Spike as a couple. About Willow's spell not working at first, the fan theory is that for it to work it needs to be something that's already rooted in reality (Xander was already a demon magnet what with the women he attracts, Amy was a normal girl and then a rat, Giles's vision already wasn't great without his glasses, etc.). With that in mind, did you notice something interesting: Willow only said Buffy should go marry Spike, she didn't say she should love him... yet Buffy tells Riley that she does. Plus, if you look closely, after Willow breaks the spell Spike waits to see how Buffy will react to the kiss before reacting, and after that, in Giles's house, if you look closely Buffy's still wearing Spike's ring but on a different finger.
I would love to predict future ships for the real Riley, but it might be spoilery. So the only thing I can say is: I am looking forward to future Riley and her reactions to the developments of all the relationships. The ones seen now and the ones yet to come.
Oh don’t worry. The drinking is never Willow’s problem. But the need to use something as a crutch to avoid her emotions and feel better is. And yes, pain is the key. Pain unleashes the anger within. This is the only episode written by Tracey Forbes that is actually good. Her others are tankers to me. If Willow was a demon - would it change her personhood? Hmm. That’s a thought. Vampire Willow is technically a demon. Well, she’s a demon that took over the human conscience. But other than that - nah. Not really. Everything about Vampire Willow was very much Willow aside from the fact she doesn’t have a soul.
I started with wondering about a Spuffy thing end of season 2 or at least liked their chemistry and them working together, then this episode made me go hmmm and kept making me hope for more. I wanted to like Riley, but he just kept feeling cringy and I'm forever going "really Riley." I feel for Willow, but I think she isn't using magic appropriately and it's not healthy. Also, one of my favorite show packs to watch Season 4ep8, 9, 10.
Although S4 wasn't great overall, it did contain some brilliant stand out episodes of which Something Blue was one. The comedy here is achingly funny, and this episode contains some very interesting things, you can see in S4 Willow becoming more reliant of magic each time she has a crisis, and that the potential Spuffy relationship is shown but in a comedic way. Overall a great episode to look back on.
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This video was supposed to go up yesterday, but RUclips blocked it (of course). Anyway, this one was so funny. I really enjoyed rewatching it while I was editing. The whole Buffy and Spike thing was hilarious! They were just being so cheesy the whole time. It was just a really good episode. It might end up being one of my favorites for the season. I had to cut out Buffy telling the other Riley that she was engaged lol but just know i loved that whole thing. What do you guys think if this one?
I've seen it written "Season 5 is a hell of a drug".
For me this seemed about right. Looking forward to see what you think of it.
This one didn't do it for me as much as others seem to like it. Probably because I watched it out of sequence. There are some good funnies, but that's true of this whole era. Thanks for posting.
I just think it's adorable that Riley Finn is "the other Riley."
I fondly think of him as the other Riley now. :D
One thing I always wonder about this episode is what Elizabeth Anne Allen thought about her guest appearance as Amy for like a second.
you can find interviews online where she talks about the role, but i don't think any of them ask her that specific question.
Imagine the call from her agent... "So, yeah, I got you back for another appearance on Buffy. I know, right?!? Gotta warn ya, there's not a lot of dialogue..."
This is hands down one of the funniest episodes of a show I've seen.
Hilarious
"This might be one of my favorite episodes..."
Episode 10: Hold my beer...
I always figured the spell only worked when her emotions were heightened. At first, she was just testing the idea, but the times the spell worked, she said the words in anger or annoyance. Even with Amy, her words were said in an emotional state because she was irritated/angry with herself.
That reason would explain why a vengeance demon would be drawn to her.
This is always one of favorite rewatches.
This is easily one of my favorite episodes for reactions. There are just so many fantastic moments, including maybe the best cameo I've ever seen on TV.
Loooove this episode. It's so much fun. Poor Amy popping in for two seconds is just hilarious.
Her facial expressions though...perfect! Nailed it...
Lmao! Giles' reaction when he walked in on Spike proposing to Buffy was like "ok, who put acid in my tea?"
Spuffy, the ship you never knew you wanted.
I loved the look on your face when Willow said about Buffy and Spike, "well fine, why doesn't she just marry him."
You knew what was coming next even before it happened.
And the Spuffy ship is officially launched...
It wasn't just that Willow got Ozes stuff taken away which reminded her of him, she also realises at that moment that he doesn't plan to come back any time soon!
Honestly one of my favorite bits in the ENTIRE show is Amy's actress showing up for .5 seconds only to become a rat again. I laugh every single time.
Totally awesome! She nailed the facial expressions perfectly!
I love this episode a lot! Spike is such comedy gold.
To go from a triple episode crossover event involving Buffy and Angel officially letting go of their relationship after their breakup into this episode where Buffy was spelled to want to get married was a risk, but it ended up a good idea. It is sad, though, that it had to happen due to a relationship issue with Willow and Oz.
Ah, one of my favorites. It's one of the ones I go back to rewatch the most. It's just so much fun.
I've always thought it was all about the wording. Whatever she said would become true, so when she started with "I will that", all it would make true was that she wanted something. When she stopped trying to invoke the spell she started saying things more concretely. "You don't see anything" was about Giles' vision, while "I will that you don't see anything" (as if this were intentional) would have been about Willow's feelings about Giles' vision.
i hadn't considered that, but it seems like a pretty sound theory. i'm on board.
Your reaction to the "Why doesn't she just go marry him?" line certainly didn't disappoint!
Regarding your thoughts on being changed into a demon and your personality changing, especially with regards to vampires:
I think you might want to re-watch Dopplegangland from Season 3. There is a "Well, actually ..." that Angel gets cut off from and then appears to change what he was going to say that says a lot about personality not really changing all that much when getting vamped. Which does make sense, vampires have access to all the memories and experiences, including experienced feelings that they had before being turned - all the things that contribute to how one's personality develops. The difference is the hunger, the increased strength, decreased mortality, and lack of soul, conscience, guilt and remorse - all things that will affect future decision making and thus personality development.
Of course, considering where you actually are now in watching Buffy, Dopplegangland is actually even more prescient.
I absolutely ADORE the stand alone episodes of this seasons.
Also, so excited for next episode!
I think they were also a bit concerned about Willow drinking because in their experience beer bad.
They're also underage
@@russellward4624 Well, in the US atleast.
@@serinas4465 they're in the usa
FOAMY!
This is probably my favorite Buffy episode. It's hilarious and it started the "Spuffy" ship lol. Great reaction, Riley!
Very funny episode. Willow once again going to magic to make herself feel better - like magic will just fix everything. The de-lusting spell in Season 3, which Xander stopped her. The curse on Oz, which she stopped herself, and now this 'will' spell.
Huh this is like a recurring theme thingy isn't it?
Yet giles does nothing.
People needed a few good laughs at this point of the series. And they got it. LMMFAO!!!
Spike and buffy are adorable together. They have a lot of chemistry
I THINK THE SAME
I don't know why but when she was with Angel, Riley and so on i didn't see nothing.They always argued.They were just kissing and these.And when Buffy asked Angel to go with him on caffé he was like *idk*.They just don't have it.I prefer Angel to being with someone else.Now i am watching Angel the series because its spin off and he is there like with some another personallity.Its like he was trying to hide his personallity and he was so closed.
For me its just Spuffy all the way.
11:50 D'Hoffryn is a pretty decent sort, for a demon. He accepts Willow's decision not to become a demon, but also gives her a way to contact him if she changes her mind.
I have no idea how University residential halls are in America, we had individual rooms with shared kitchens and toilets/showers. We see Buffy's room mostly, first with Kathy, then with Willow, so it may well be that officially rooms are allocated only to roommates of the same gender. This does not stop students from spending time, even overnight, in other rooms if they have a physical relationship with someone else.
While Oz's stuff was still there, Willow was still hoping he would be returning When his stuff went, it was an indication he was not intending to return, at least not any time soon.
Residential halls vary in their rules from school to school. Where I went to college, open double dorm rooms like Buffy's were only allocated to students of the same sex. What students in serious het relationships would sometimes do, therefore, was to find another couple in a similar situation, sign up to room with their same-sex counterpart, and then do an unofficial swap so they could room with their SOs.
After the first year, though, you were permitted to live off-campus, so it was mainly only first year students who made those sorts of unofficial arrangements. A large public University like UC-Sunnydale would be unlikely to require that even first-year students live on-campus (in fact, we know they don't, since Oz lived off-campus), but apparently Buffy considered living in the dorms an important part of the experience her first year there.
@@elkins4406 Thanks. I don't think any Universities in the UK ^require^ you to live in University halls of residence. At the one I went to, university accommodation was guaranteed available for at least one year, but a number of halls were some way from the campus. Even the uni accommodation had single-person bedrooms.
@@blacktronlego Everywhere I've attended in the US, the demand for single-person bedrooms in the dorms has very much exceeded the supply, so only the luckiest first year students managed to snag one. (There's often a lottery system for on-campus housing, which is weighted by year, so first-year students tend to get the crummiest dorm rooms.)
I spent a year at the University of Wales, and while the single rooms in the halls of residence were nice, the real shocker for me was the cleaning service. That's not something that universities in the US provide to students. We're responsible for bringing our own linens and cleaning up after ourselves. It was rather a culture shock, honestly. It did encourage me to keep things much tidier than I probably would have otherwise!
@@elkins4406 When I went away to college my scheduled roommate and also the roommate of the guy next door never showed up, so we both had "single-double" dorm rooms.
@@jb888888888 I had the same good fortune my second year. My scheduled roommate opted not to return in the fall, and then every new roommate they assigned me only hung around for a week or so before they found accomodations elsewhere (I don't think this was because I was a terrible roommate or anything: in both cases, they really wanted to live in one of the more specialized housing options, so they each left as soon as an opening in their first choice appeared). Having a double as a single was fantastic.
Xander: “Can I be blind too?”
👍🏻💜👏🏻i think willow got the demons attention because it turned out to be a powerful spell and some of the things she was “willing to be done” turned out to be bad….giles, demon magnet, etc.
Yes, I am a lesbian - Riley
FYI - there is a small RUclips channel that does videos on Buffy called "Riley Finn Lesbian Productions"
The spell requires Willow to speak her will. She wanted to get Oz back, but never said it, so it did not happen.
I think her will to be done was to make the pain go away, not for Oz to come back.
@@Logan_Baron you are correct, sorry for the mistake. Still, she did not say out loud anything about not feeling any pain.
@@ghyslainabel Yes, I think that if she had just said, with a strong sense of confidence and conviction, "I don't miss Oz at all anymore!" it would have worked. She had to at least do a good job of *pretending* that she believed what she was saying to be true.
Prefacing her statements with "It is my will that...," on the other hand, just sort of emphasized how much she didn't believe what she was saying at all. It lacked the conviction necessary to work the magic.
My under standing is that Willow's spell failed the 1st attempt because she was willing something for herself, but the spell only works on others, similar to how Anya could grant wishes to others but not one for herself.
Dehofra recruited Willow because her magic was causing great chaos in the world, and that is what he is looking for in a vengeance demon, one whose granting of vengeance will cause chaos.
This is the episode where a _thousand ships set sail_ for the Spuffy (Spike x Buffy) couple to happen for real!
Hahaha.
It's especially hilarious considering the writers are failing really hard at getting even a single Biley ship manned. That last scene is the one that put me firmly in the anti-Biley camp, it's a toe-curlingly false note in an otherwise perfect episode.
@@Itcouldbebunnies Agreed. The contrast between the chemistry Buffy had with Spike (even though a spell was involved) and the total lack of chemistry with Riley is glaring.
Almost everything Riley said to her was just so woodenly awkward.
@@OscarWild333 even when buffy and spike hate each other and are fighting/ arguing - they have INSANE chemistry. Much more than Riley and Buffy, and even, in my opinion, much more than Angel and Buffy! They are just so fun and passionate and dynamic when they are interacting in any capacity - as shown this episode!
@@holi117U ARE MY HUMANNNN FR
can´t wait for the next one
Well now I need to know what kind of car your dad has. It has a sweet sounding exhaust
Oh and good episode lol
Finally! I have been waiting for you to get to this episode! One of my faves!
I wonder what would happen if Willow were to get Anya's former job ...
Oh boy I really can’t say anything about things happening in Buffy later. I know Buffy and Angel episodes and seasons very well.
Fun fact: The episode was an experiment to see how fans would react to Buffy and Spike as a couple.
About Willow's spell not working at first, the fan theory is that for it to work it needs to be something that's already rooted in reality (Xander was already a demon magnet what with the women he attracts, Amy was a normal girl and then a rat, Giles's vision already wasn't great without his glasses, etc.). With that in mind, did you notice something interesting: Willow only said Buffy should go marry Spike, she didn't say she should love him... yet Buffy tells Riley that she does. Plus, if you look closely, after Willow breaks the spell Spike waits to see how Buffy will react to the kiss before reacting, and after that, in Giles's house, if you look closely Buffy's still wearing Spike's ring but on a different finger.
Willow looks SO Lonely and Lost- She needs a Friend, or Maybe join a Club. Well, 4x10 is 'Hush' , Maybe something New?
"Riley came out as a lesbian. They're half right."
Um...huh?
I've been waiting for this one lol
This is Tom foolery at its best.
Someone needs to make 8:25 into a gif.
I would love to predict future ships for the real Riley, but it might be spoilery. So the only thing I can say is: I am looking forward to future Riley and her reactions to the developments of all the relationships. The ones seen now and the ones yet to come.
This episode is great and so funny °!! I can't wait to see your next episode reaction! One of my favourite episode !!
Oh don’t worry. The drinking is never Willow’s problem. But the need to use something as a crutch to avoid her emotions and feel better is.
And yes, pain is the key. Pain unleashes the anger within. This is the only episode written by Tracey Forbes that is actually good. Her others are tankers to me.
If Willow was a demon - would it change her personhood? Hmm. That’s a thought. Vampire Willow is technically a demon. Well, she’s a demon that took over the human conscience. But other than that - nah. Not really. Everything about Vampire Willow was very much Willow aside from the fact she doesn’t have a soul.
I started with wondering about a Spuffy thing end of season 2 or at least liked their chemistry and them working together, then this episode made me go hmmm and kept making me hope for more. I wanted to like Riley, but he just kept feeling cringy and I'm forever going "really Riley." I feel for Willow, but I think she isn't using magic appropriately and it's not healthy.
Also, one of my favorite show packs to watch Season 4ep8, 9, 10.
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Although S4 wasn't great overall, it did contain some brilliant stand out episodes of which Something Blue was one. The comedy here is achingly funny, and this episode contains some very interesting things, you can see in S4 Willow becoming more reliant of magic each time she has a crisis, and that the potential Spuffy relationship is shown but in a comedic way. Overall a great episode to look back on.
Thanks for No Notification, again, youtube.
I am viewer 500 and like 100 and I just would like to say:
Xander: How?
What?
How?
Giles: Three excellent questions
hahaha
and back at #699.... I should play the lottery.... how do you play the lottery?
when did Riley come out as a lesbian?
He's helping to put up a sign in the student union which promotes lesbian rights.
This is my all time favourite Buffy episode, yet it takes place in my least favourite season lol
Spike. Ew. Can I be blind too?
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