"Ted" & "Bad Eggs" (2x11-2x12) | BTVS REACTION
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You should be SO careful looking at the Buffyverse wiki. This show has an insane amount of foreshadowing. Looking at a random fact for an episode in season 2 might spoil something major all the way in season 7 (for real example there!)
Just want to make sure you don't get spoiled, this is one ride you really don't want to ruin cause it gets REALLY good!
Upvoting this one, since its very important for someone that doesn't want to encounter spoilers.
Yes, that Wiki thing made me kinda nervous.
Buffy:”Trial? What trial? You say I killed Ted, then produce the body.”
No body no crime.
The Watchers don't choose the Slayer, the Slayer is chosen automatically by 'fate' or whatever and the Watchers predict who she will be and try to help her out.
Yeah and, also, they are of multiple ages, right? Like, Kendra, she's around Buffy's age, seems like it at least, and Buffy only died least than a year ago from the pov of the show. My point is, the next in line, she could be of any age, she could be in her thirties for all we know, so the whole "won't survive to be 18" thing; kinda inaccurate! :p
(Edit: Also, can you imagine if the next in line was an 80-years-old woman, fighting vampires and stuff? That's be interesting! :) )
@@ChevaliersEmeraudeSpoilers:
In season 7 the potentials are all teenage girls and they talk about how some of them might already be to old.
@@MacLeeland I mean, I didn't want to talk about future seasons because, spoilers, you know? But since you brought it up, all I meant was, at this point in time, knowing that Kendra wasn't just "born a slayer" upon Buffy's death, for all we know upon Kendra's death the Slayer power could go to an 80-years old! :p
@@ChevaliersEmeraude If we go by "into every generation a slayer is born" it would mean that the next slayer should be younger than the current on.
@@ChevaliersEmeraude The prophecy about the slayer specifically says "girl": "Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a Chosen One."
"Why is Oz not in this class?"
Oz is a senior, a year ahead of Willow and the gang.
Such an understated thing but if you ever want to appreciate how badass Giles really is, watch him rip a freaking crossbow bolt out of his back to stake a vampire with it!
I think this episode may have felt different in part because John Ritter was one of the biggest actors to ever guest star on the show up to this point, and so I think he had a lot more screen time than other villains, which changed up the usual formula.
Smart vampires, like Spike and Lyle Gorch (though in his case the term is ironic), will fight as long as they have the advantage and retreat when they see that they don't. All the newer "minion" vampires keep fighting until Buffy kills them.
Ted was made a robot to remain within the Buffy genre, but note that BTVS goes a long way to explore real-life demons. This episode was dark because it hit on domestic abuse, misogyny, gaslighting, 'roofing', privacy violations... you know, real-life horrors.
Ted was played by John Ritter, who made a career playing nice, heartwarming, funny characters (Three's Company, Problem Child, 8 Simple Rules... etc). So to see him as an evil robot was quite a difference for Ritter fans. Also, he was probably one of the more famous guest stars Buffy as a series ever had.
Joss Whedon was raised by a single mom, so he probably had some first hand experience with his mom dating people he didn't care for and there being not much he could do about it. That seems to be where the general idea of this episode comes from.
The Gorch Brothers were taken from the movie "The Wild Bunch" (except for the vampire thing).
I have been enjoying your reactions thus far. Keep up the good work.
Just perfect casting. I remember when I first saw this one, I just thought "ah k, Joyce has gone got herself a man" and I figured the episode would be about Buffy adjusting to her mum seeing somebody, only for the mini golf scene to come along and turn the whole thing into a horror movie.
Some of us are old enough that the whole episode was one long “Holy crap it’s John Ritter!”… and hearing the Three’s Company theme.
Whenever you see Joss in the episodes writing credits, it's generally an indication the episodes going to pack a punch in one way or another.
I always thought Buffy's joke about fencing vampires' stuff was a perfectly logical idea.
Like Blade (1998) stating, "How do you think that we fund this organization, huh? We're not exactly the March of Dimes."
One thing we get out of Ted is Buffy:s morality. Joyce lies to the cops and claims that he fell down the stairs in an accident and Buffy cuts her off and takes full responsibility and even though the police decides to drop it as self defense she still takes full blame.
Ted gives me PTSD flashbacks to my ex-stepfathers. RIP John Ritter, he was excellent in this role.
Same.
He was the best.
The way I was screaming "THE COOKIES! DON'T YOU SEE THEM MUNCH ON THOSE DAMN COOKIES IN EVERY SCENE!?" haha I love those videos of yours, you’re my fave Buffy commentator!
Bad eggs is a miss for most, I personally like it (very invasion of the body snatchers). But Ted is definitely a hit, rip John Ritter
interesting thing about that episode...the reason that creature was under the school was because it was shaken loose after Hellmouth came out at the end of Season 1. But it took a while for it to get to the surface...if you remember it said "it's a prehistoric parasite" so it obviously was under the earth and got shaken loose.
Exactly. I think most who don't like it have never watched "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", any version of it.
Personally I hated the Ted episode. I get where it was coming from. I Love John Ritter. But the episode itself I could have lived without
For me the episode was a miss not a hit. The guest Star however, I always love seeing him
Some John Ritter info for you, since you didn't seem to recognize him. He was an enormously popular TV actor from the 1970's through the early 2000's, when he died suddenly at the age of only 54. Since he almost always played nice guys in light, even silly, comedies, it was especially shocking (and effective) to see him as the creepy violent Ted.
I remember being very shocked when he played the baddie.
Made 8 Simple Rules watchable, too.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Before "Three's Company", he played a jewel thief in an episode of "Kojak" and a chronic gambler in the original "Hawaii 5-0". So he's had his fair share of dramatically heavy roles.
My history nerd is going to show here a little... In some cultures because of life expectancy the age of an adult had to be younger. Until the modern era, coming into adulthood was typically between the ages of 13 and 18. Basically, getting called an adult was a reward for surviving being a child... As the mortality rate of children was quite high! So the Slayer was probably created in a culture where a person became an adult around 15 or 16...
so... Oz (my beloved) is a senior, that's why he wasn't in that class (also the in-universe reason the willoz meeting took so long)
Ted is an episode people tend to hate on, the criticism I have seen is that people think it's unrealistic how little people believed Buffy's suspicions, but that's actually one of the reasons I like it so much, the crazy feeling when nobody believes you is very jarring but very real, and the cookie "cop-out" makes sense because they had to fit a very complex topic in one episode
I couldn't think of any fun facts related to this episode, so let's do a general fun fact: James Marsters (Spike) didn't want to be on the show because he hated the movie it's based on, but his agent convinced him to watch an episode and James loved it so much he changed his mind about not auditioning. The episode he watched? The Pack.
And he did not even finish the episode🤭. He called his agent halfway through and said "get me on that show"🤣
IMO both of these episodes work better on rewatch because while they are tonally weird, i think it's easier to appreciate them, especially how they progress character and relationships when viewed in context of the show as a whole. Also, thanks for the pupdate! Such a cutie!
Yes, never have I seen a hyena this cute :)
Their career ending young also allows the Watchers Council to keep the Slayer under their control. It's kind of like being an Olympic gymnast
28:04 Lmao “You don’t give that energy, I’m sorry” 💀
John Ritter is a legend, so having him as Ted is iconic. But what makes this episode interesting was it plays with the idea that Buffy killed a human, and the position her powers as the slayer put her in and the line between slaying demons but having to not use those powers again evil humans ever. Of course, it turns out to not be true at all. But its a interesting idea to put forward either way.
Also slayers only come into power when they are sixteen if the death of the previous slater happens. Whoever gets chosen is not picked by the watchers counsel. They at best, know who the 'potential' slayers are and watch over them all from a distance mostly (tho not always, some cultures take it far more seriously, and your potential alone is known by many- but we hear about that later) once someone comes into their power the watchers counsel approach them. The buffy movie that came long before the series with all different actors- explains Buffy's personal journey to finding out.
@@kellygilbert736 I was always under the impression that one can become a Slayer anytime after the onset of puberty, and that it's not dependent on age. Likewise, while the Slayer usually is quite young, they technically CAN be older, even though it's extremely rare for an older potential Slayer to be activated.
@@willsofer3679 actually I think you are right....Im not sure where I got the "16th" birthday idea from exactly. But when i think about certain things I wont mention for spoilers- your version makes alot more sense!
@@kellygilbert736 I don't believe they are chosen by the council. I believe they are chosen by higher Powers than that. The Council may have an idea of who could possibly be chosen next, but I don't believe they have any say in who actually is chosen
Spoiler
If they had any say in it person's number one and three would never have been considered. They probably would have stuck with someone more like person number two for every single choice
@@kellygilbert736Buffy was 15 when she was called, so it's definitely not tied in with the potential Slayer being 16 when the previous Slayer dies.
The Watchers Council has a method of predicting which girls the power of the Slayer might land on. They do not choose who gets the power. They can and do seek out the likey suspects and prepare them, but there is no guarantee that they'll have gotten the right person. In Buffy's case they totally missed and had to scramble to connect with and inform her when she became the Slayer. Why they don't cover Buffy's living expenses is a mystery. Maybe it's different for their "home grown" Slayers.
I love how I thought the thumbnail was you reacting to something in Bad Eggs but it was actually to Ted saying "Daddy's here".
I had to take care of a mechanical baby doll. It like had a key that went with it and when it cried you had to hold the baby with the key in it for like 25-30 minutes as if you were feeding them. They even had some sort of weight thing in them where if they were crying and you tried to put it down, it would know and continue crying. You have to carry it for it to stop. Literally it would wake up in the middle of the night like this. It was not fun.
Ted was always one of the scariest villians in my opinion...but I think that's because it felt so much more grounded in reality. The implications of which felt very uncomfortable and dark. John Ritters acting was incredible
Agree. I think the first season had "fairy tale" plots: there was usually a clear distinction between the good and evil, and no innocent people got hurt - at least none we care about. This season the plots graduate from fairy tales into adult drama. This started with _Lie to Me_ , in which a very relatable boy was facing a future so horrible he chose to be eaten by vamps. Then in _The Dark Age_ we find out Giles created a demon who killed several of his friends, and almost killed Jenny. _Ted_ is scary because hating the stepfather who marries your mother is such a primal conflict, and because Buffy's slaying, which was formerly used only on fairy tale monsters, suddenly crosses the line into human killing.
I always disagree with the ones who say"realistic Villains are the most scary Villains". I completely forgot about Ted _and_ about the"Ted"episode when I was watching the show on my own and I started to remember it more only after watching several reactions and keeping reading comments about how great it was.😕I personally found him pretty lame. He's simply a creepy guy,nothing a Slayer can't handle. And,when people are giving me the argument:"Yes,but you could really meet someone like him in real life,that's what makes him scary.",I'm like...ok...but this is *not* a realistic show. IF IT WAS then yes,Ted would probably be 1 of the creepiest character,but we've seen and we _will_ see *FAR WORSE* in THIS Universe...how can you be more scared of Ted than of a literal supernatural monster(I'm pretending Ted was an actual human for this argument,bare with me)?🤨How can you be more scared about a guy who slaps you in the face than of someone able to destroy the entire world(which includes you and all the people that you care about!!)?🤨My point is...if the monsters from"Buffy" were real...would you still be MORE scared by Ted???I don't think so. So..the fact he's more realistic...I can't consider it a thing that makes him scarier because it would be like cheating! Pretending any other monster of"Buffy"isn't real,but he is?Either you pretend ALL of them are real(and in that case,he's *definitely* not the worst among them!)or you realize they're ALL fictional characters and,again,among them he's not the worst. In any case you can't just pick Ted out of the show and saying he's the worst because,if you consider him out of context, then you could as well parallel him with _other_ non-supernatural Villains from other shows and he could _still_ end up losing the Creepy Challenge,so what's the criteria here?Do I have to judge him as a"Buffy"Villain?Do I have to judge him among other human Villains from"Buffy"leaving out all the monsters for some reason?Do I have to judge him among other human Villains from other shows?@.@ You know what I mean?This method is completely random and makes no sense to me! I judge Ted *as a Villain from"Buffy".* And in"Buffy"there are FAR SCARIER THINGS than Ted.
I hope I made myself clear...I know the comment came out a bit confusionary.@.@ Apologies.
@@Nicamon The reason why people say he's scarier(other than him being realistic or that people can relate to actually experiencing someone like him in their life) is because in this episode there are REAL consequences to Buffy's actions. (there are consequences for the supernatural side of things like death ,ECT but other people don't "know" about the supernatural beings so that's why it's more of a serious case ...)That being said the fear of her actually killing a person(and getting punished for it) kind makes the episode stand out more in my opinion..Also,sorry for commenting on this a year later 😅 I just found your comment really interesting and I can sorta agree with your comment.
@@unknwn5386 *SPOILER*
Look...I've recently seen Sofie's reaction to"Empty Places"and I said that if Caleb was a Big Bad he would be my 2nd favorite after Glory and before the Mayor and that's because he's the perfect combo of a super-powered terrifying monster and a realistic super-asshole man. Ted is like..the _lame_ version of Caleb. He has the"realistic"part but he's not powerful enough to be scary like a proper Big Bad. Same for Warren. Yes,everyone,both the characters and the audience,underestimated the amount of damage he could make,but he's still just a regular human...if Buffy _wanted_ she could have gotten rid of him *in no time.* The point is that...SHE DIDN'T WANT TO. The only reason Warren was able to do all the damages he did is that _Buffy nerfed herself because he was a human!_ With Caleb,he's terrifying *because he's terrifying* not because Buffy doesn't wanna touch him because of her own personal moral code!😰
It's so interesting - I'm watching multiple people react to this for the first time, and some are around this point too. Comparing responses is very fun - you didn't like the cowboy vamps, and another loved them; you really enjoyed the Cordy and Xander connection, but another hated it.
I love how deeply you go into your theories and thoughts (and I agree, I always skip a few episodes of the show when I rewatch - bad eggs is one of them). It's a joy to hear you not respond to things that are signs for later, and also to overreact to things that lead to nothing (no, I'm not giving you clues about which is which).
Anyways, glad you're enjoying, and if possible, give Karma some love for me! I used to have a dog named Karma, and it just brings me joy whenever you mention the pup.
Im so glad you are doing these doubles because next 2 episodes are great back to back!
Hi! Just wondering… when are the next Buffy episodes being posted?? 😅
The "shift" that you felt in "Ted" was that until the end Buffy was not facing a supernatural antagonist, but rather seemed to be dealing with just a regular issue that the children of parents who are separated have to go through. That made her situation seem that much more "real."
@ 40:13 when you're thinking about all the weird things happening, but your brain refusing to register that it's happening: That's the Sunnydale spirit!! XD
You predicted bad eggs so well with Buffy getting detention from her mom and the creature having eggs! Good work!
RIP John Ritter, formerly Jack Tripper on Three's Company and died during 8 Simple Rules. John had gone through a rough patch after his Three's Company spin-off and a couple of films all bombed. This and Sling Blade were his comeback roles.
The Captain and Tenille were a married soft rock duo in the 1970s. They had a bunch of hits. The Captain recently passed away and Tenille then decided to bash him publicly.
I used to live a few blocks from Castle Park mini golf in Sherman Oaks. It was about two blocks from the Sherman Oaks Galleria where they filmed the opening to Bad Eggs. I lived about a block from that when I first moved here. They filmed the mall interiors to Fadt Times at Ridgemont High there. They tore it down a year after this and replaced it with a completely different type of mall (no interior hallways).
Ted has a great misdirect. I notice you didn't react to how badly he beat Buffy until she took control...until later.
The cookies are why Joyce didn't believe Buffy.
Lyle and Tector Gorch are named after cowboy brothers from The Wild Bunch. Marti Noxon was a fan. Bad Eggs wasn't a Hugh point, but Cordy looked great.
Joss We-done. David Greenwalt was brought in to back up Joss as Joss had never run a show before. David directed and/or co-wrote some 1980s films and is one of several ex-X-Files writers on the show.
I just noticed the little braids. Very nice.
Ritter had a solid career, post-TC, because he got along with people, including the political sitcom "Hearts Afire" with the late Markie Post (the original Night Court) and a pre-Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton,and the original IT TV mini-series.
Greenwalt worked on some Stephen J. Cannell-produced series, "The Hat Squad", "The Commish" and "Profit", before working with Whedon.
BtVS is very good about showing narcissists as the most hateable villains, and to an extent arms its audience on how they act and what to look for.
Ted: One of the best episodes so far. It probably feels different because for most of it, there seemingly is no supernatural villain.
Bad Eggs: Underrated by the fandom. It's funny and I like when the show gets a little gross and creepy.
Bad Eggs was funny purely it because the underlying factoid was Sex Ed XD
Bad Eggs is kind of a mid-tier monster of the week episode. Its definitely not the worst, but its not one of the best - its, I would say, better for the scenes of character progression than anything important with the supernatural plot.
Ted is awesome but in a very bizarre way, I agree. It plays at reality and real world consequences a lot more roughly than most of the episodes before it. It shows Buffy not only in an isolated 'no one believes my Slayer instincts' position we don't often see her in, but also gives us our first glimpse of the 'what-if' she had to face real consequences for misusing her power. She has the strength to overpower - and easily kill - any normal humans. Its up to her teenage descretion to keep that in check and only use it against monsters, or to potentially preserve her life. Its a lot of responsibility and control, and we see how much that would weigh on her during the brief moment she thinks she might have actually messed up that badly.
i still love this line in Bad Eggs:
Buffy (looks at egg): as far as punishments go this is fairly abstract
Willow: "no it's you baby"
Buffy: ok i get it even less
I think Bad Eggs is one of the most disgusting episodes of the entire show. On purpose. So I have to give it props for that.
@@TheRealGSmith there are worse
Totally agree about 'Ted' having a different vibe. I did a Buffy rewatch after not seeing it for years, and the Ted episode really threw me when she 'killed' his as I'd completely forgotten he was a robot. It felt very serious is a real-world way, especially with her coming to school the next day and everyone staring, knowing what had happened. I also think it works very well as a commentary of a single parent dating and how that effects a child, especially if the new boyfriend isn't what he seems. I think as Buffy goes on it delves more into the real world, as well as the metaphorical, monsters in some very interesting ways.
"Like Angel and I are slaves to passion" cut to them making out
Your intro - thinking of the seasons as a year in the life is interesting. I have more to say on this when you are further along in the series, but I do not want to spoil.
Thanks for reacting! The Captain and Tennille were a musical act from the 1970's/80's. They had a few Billboard hits, notably "Love Will Keep Us Together" (alas, ultimately it didn't, they divorced) and the regrettable "Muskrat Love." Ugh, I cringe inside even recalling THAT song!
But shes correct, the seasons do go by years
A mid to late 90s audience would have known about the Captain and Tennille, if they were musically inclined.
These two episodes were some of the most memorable episodes of buffy season 2
The characters of the Gorch brothers were taken directly from the movie "The Wild Bunch" (1969), where they were played by Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. Even the part about them shooting up an entire Mexican town is from the movie. I don't know why. Maybe Joss Whedon was a fan of the movie and felt like tossing in an homage.
Buffy to Xander in _The Harvest:_ "Don't go all _Wild Bunch_ on me."
John Ritter, who played Ted, first gained popularity in the 1980s with the sitcom Three's Company. Having watched him back then, it was a nice surprise to see him pop up on an episode of Buffy.
Actually he gained a bit of popularity even before 3’s Company, as he had a recurring role as a sweet young reverend on the CBS Depression era family drama The Waltons. The episode of his that sticks most in my memory was him partaking of the elderly Baldwin sisters’ ‘family recipe’, not realize it was pure moonshine. The humor he brought to that scene probably helped him get the role of Jack Tripper.
@RLucas3000 I remember the show, and I remember him being on it. I think it was Three's Company that really got him well known though.
My Buffy senses were tingling! I checked and you had posted a video. 😂 🎉
Really enjoying your reactions, it's nice to rewatch the series through your pov. Also your puppy is adorable!
Well gosh... what kind of blackhearted evil doer says "Well gosh"
OMG 😳 thank you for bringing up that completely repressed memory😔 I remember taking care of the bag of flour, but I completely forgot about the "plan your wedding" exercise they had us do a couple years before that🙄
Now that I remember it I remember that it was pretty much cutting pictures out of a magazine, and trying to fit things into the pre-arranged budget
"You really know how to woo a girl back, don't you?" / I wonder what Jenny thought was going to happen when she went looking for Giles out in the open, after dark, in Sunnydale xD
I have no idea whether the egg-as-baby project was widespread in real life high schools, but I remember that it seemed as if every TV show at the time with teenage characters used it as a plot gimmick at least once. 🙄
It's an impressively stupid thing to do. As if caring for an egg and caring for a child had anything in common. Or as if that experience would help teenagers become better parents or abstain from sex or whatever the goal was.
My school did sacks of flour instead of eggs. You had to keep a journal recording every time you supposedly fed, burped or changed it. If you had an after-school activity you were supposed to record who was watching your "child" during that activity. And that person was supposed to initial the fact that they indeed watched your "child" and list times that they did any scheduled feeding or changing.
Not that it compared to a real child but the ultimate point shows teenagers what a PitA it was to have something that relied on you, where the care of it needed to be closely monitored. Even if you did just stick it in your locker and forget about it for the most part, you still have to fill out the Journal which by itself was a PiA
@@reneeg9406That just sounds incredibly stupid to me. I mean, I kinda get the intention ... but I don't like it.
@@TheRealGSmith we all agreed with you
Holy shit your predictions based on the titles were spot on lol
You have become my favorite reaction show. I really enjoy how you stop and react to things in the show. I have seen the show, I watch reactions for the reactions and commentary. Great job I really enjoy your show.
The felling of Ted that you described it was more of a thriller then a horror episode .
As for your question about the baby assignment I had to take care of a baby that would cry. When it did you had to use a key to deactivate it the teacher would read the microchip to determine the grades.
Creepy.
I had to take care of a plant once for a class, it died like every other plant ever left in my care.
I've been here for Buffy and some movies so I checked your Patreon and I'm more yay now that I saw your last post and it's gonna be so exciting to watch you solve one of my fave most entertaining films for me Identity!!! I'll finish by saying I chose my Buffy reactors few and your thoroughly insight keeps me having you in tops to watch
I assume that Willow's egg also ..um... did...er.. whatever to her like Buffy's egg did. Both girls were a bit tired from that so probably didn't pick up on Xander & Cordelia outside of just "Weird". I'm sure if they were more alert, they might've got suspicious. I love the slightly dim Texan vampires as comic relief.
Cass: "I was being patient but it took too long!"
i love that shes so young that she doesnt recognize "Ted" the legendary John Ritter lol
I was familiar with his face when I first saw the episode - but I don't remember having seen him in anything else ever.
Spike (formerly William the Bloody) has been able to kill two Slayers because he never fights fair. Of course, nobody should ever fight fair when their life is on the line.
I really like Jenny Calanders sort of head roll as Giles was walking away. You could tell she was thinking "That didn't go the way I wanted it too." She wants to be with him, but she is still traumatized by the demon possession. Ties in with the "I feel bad that you feel bad about me not feeling better."
Cass ive been with you since your old channel and all i have to say is you are the most charismatic, thoughtful, and entertaining reactor ive ever come across. You need a contract and deserve to be a household name ❤
the calm before the storm that's what i call these 2 episodes :P
Regarding why slayers are so young, it will be addressed eventually (sort of, indirectly), but the non-spoiler answer is that they are created by an uncontrolled magical effect and all the Watchers do is try to identify and train potential slayers before they are called.
One of the things people overlook regarding Slayers getting jobs, remember that Kendra was found very young and basically lived with her Watcher. It would seem that the norm is that the Watchers would provide the financial needs of a Slayer. After all, they were definitely doing that for Kendra.
The actor playing Ted John Ritter is widely regarded as a very nice guy. He starred in the TV comedy called three's company. And so this was a very appropriate actor to play this super sweet guy and it was great to have him turn ugly when things didn't go his way
Tector & Lyle Gorch are characters from one of Joss Whedon's favourite western movies, The Wild Bunch, although they weren't vampires in that film.
Each girl who can become the slayer is random to a certain extent, they do share some typical characteristics like a certain age group. Kendra knowing ahead of time that she may become the slayer (as she talked about in What's My Line? Part 2) and sent to her watcher before she was the slayer reveals that the Watcher's Council has a way of finding this out. All I will say is keep watching, of course.
I think there may have been someone with foresight in Kendra’s village. I’m sure the Watcher’s Council could have people like that too, but if some ‘suit’ showed up just saying to give them my child, I’d be far less likely to do it, then if my village’s ‘wise woman’, who I’d seen predict miraculous things my whole life, told me my daughter had a potential to change the world, but I would have to give her up, I would be devastated, but I couldn’t stand in her way.
your reactions are so fun! also love seeing the puppy
The reason they state "In every generation..." is because it sounds way more prophetic and ancient than "Every few years...".
New Subscriber here. I love the channel and love the reactions to ALL the Buffy episodes so far. Keep up the good work Cassie. 👍🏼😍❤
I'm late but god John Ritter is such an amazing actor, he creeped me out so much in this role that I can't watch 8 Simple Rules anymore without thinking about it.
Both episodes use classic SciFi themes: killer cyborg/robot and alien invasion. A nice change-up from the typical Universal monsters such as zombies, Frankenstein monster, mummy, etc.
"Innocence: it could be very sad." Oh ... 🥺💔 So excited to see you react to the next 2 episodes! 🔥🔥
Keep in mind Buffy has already killed at least one human (the Hyena zoo guy) by this point but the show doesn't acknowledge it.
I think Oz is a senior so he will never be in the same class as our "Scooby Gang"
Can't wait for next week!! Things get SO GOOD from here.
BTW: it's Joss WEE-dun
Cowboy vampires: *exist*
Cass: No.
Watchers don't choose the Slayer, although they are able to some extent figure out who might be next - they had Kendra under their care since she was a small child, clearly expecting that she might be next, but they were off by 1 and some random girl from SoCal was in line before her.
Also the "Once in a generation thing" - "Generations" for the purposes of the prophecy seem to last from the moment a Slayer is called until the moment she dies.
Oz is a senior while Buffy, Willow, Xander and Cordelia are all juniors this school year.
I don’t wanna be THAT guy but we’re coming up on 2 weeks with no Buffy reaction and the next 2 are some Buffyverse HIGHS!!! Lol Soooooo when them things gonna be dropped cus I’m over here ITCHINGGGG! 😅😅😅😅😅
The next episodes are "Surprise" and "innocent"...
Well. Here we go. Things are about to pick up
Plot twist, Cass: the Gorch Brothers are the main villains for the entire rest of the show. Surprise! 😃
no spoilers ^^
The Watchers Counsel kind of has no choice but to look towards a child because that's just what happens. They never choose the Slayers to begin with.
TED
Ted is such a great character story for Buffy as she's faced with the idea that because she doesn't have normal human strength and should be more responsible with it. It's basically a metaphor for those in the military. They can get in trouble for using the training they learned on civilians because they are trained to kill.
I'm also a huge John Ritter fan and love the callback to There's Company. He played Jack Tripper, an aspiring chef. So hearing him discuss recipes is fun.
Joyce's line delivery for Ted's "death" I always see as her in shock.
The episode is reflecting the growing up tone that the series will continue to have. The idea of a superpowered individual having to deal with possibly making a mistake with their powers is a bit heavy. I kind of wish Ted was just dead and she was acquitted of wrongdoing but that it has an impact on her. I love the episode but do feel the robot twist might've been done later in development to keep it lighter overall.
I think of episodes like 'Bad Eggs' as breather episodes. It is monster of the week (the Hellmouth never sleeps) with some character developing moments that let us get familiar with our friends.
Wanting to know everything about Buffy isn't itself a red flag, but talking to Buffy about her grades is.
38:36 Oz is a year older than the rest of the group.
The whole middle section of "Ted" has a much more sober tone than usual. We're forced into thinking that Buffy has caused an actual human death and it's terribly uncomfortable. And the wrap-up seems to slip past telling us how they explained everything to the police. Do they know he was a robot? Or do they accept Buffy's story and just let it all drop? It seems that the Sunnydale police are very lax, or very stupid, or very used to accepting that weird stuff happens here (pick one).
I see it as the flip side of the show's guiding theme - people look at Buffy and don't see a threat so when she kills Ted it _must_ be purely accidental.
(and I agree about "Ted" - if anything I remember being slightly disappointed when Buffy is "let off the hook" with the robot reveal because it was a _really_ interesting situation. But I guess it was still a bit too early in the show's run for _that_ much nuance/complexity)
The police must've eventually known Ted was a robot otherwise the show would've turned into a prison/court case drama! lol
Well, in this case "they" (Buffy and the scooby gang) don't need to explain anything to the police, really. As Ted said, an intern saw him get up and leave after having shut himself off for a while ("you should have seen his face. It was a hoot.") Buffy can't have killed someone who turns out to be alive. Then the police would hear from Joyce that Ted came back, behaved like a violent lunatic, knocked her unconscious and disappeared. There's no need for Buffy to involve herself with that part of the story. At that point, you would expect the police to investigate Ted's place and find his earlier victims. So he's a homicidal lunatic serial killer on the run, nobody's going to charge Buffy with anything for getting in a fight with him. Obviously they hid Ted's remains before Joyce woke up and the police got involved, since Willow salveged them for parts.
"It could be very sad" 🙃
Ted is one of the most unsettling episodes
Be prepared girl cos honestly the rest of season 2 is fire . My absolute favourite episodes are coming up in season 2 , I can’t wait for u to watch them
No one is ever ready for what’s to come…
Cass, I'm surprised you didn't recognize John Ritter aka Jack Tripper of "Three's Company" or Paul Hennessey of "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter fame as Ted.
His son is a actor as well, named Jason Ritter.
There were opt in baby robots at my school.
But aside from that that was it. We had pretty stabdard, maybe actually kind of lacking, sex ed classes.
We did have an etiquette class to learn things like how to politely fake eye contact and what was considered a confident handshake. When and how its appropriate to speak with food in your mouth. But the etiquette class was actually stopped while I was in middle school and they dont do it anymore.
@39:19 SMG and David Boreanaz scarfed down on raw onions and garlic before shooting this kissing scene. They were trying to gross each other out.
Human or not, if someone treats you like that, they're a monster.
I'm always amazed by how many reactors miss the point of the escalator scene in "Bad Eggs" where Buffy sees Lyle Gorch and the girl going up the escalator but when she turns her head and looks at the mirror only the girl is there indicating that Lyle is a vampire. I'm not certain if you noticed it, Cass, as you didn't say anything but your facial expression indicated that you may have.
I aged a thousand years when you tried to read Joss Whedon's name.
Reading the Buffy wiki? That's a risky game spoiler-wise
I'm not a big fan of"Ted",but"Bad Eggs"is 1 of those episodes I find underrated.Nothing particularly"big"happens,it's definitely a"filler"episode,but I like it.
GEEZE!!!! It's always *SO HARD* not to comment to _some_ assumptions reactors make about this show and its characters!!!🤭🤐
09:19 - 09:23 Well...as an Italian,I can't really counterstrike.🤷♂🍕💚🤍❤
13:19 - 14:02 Because he's not a man.😉🤖 16:30 - 16:57 I must say in Joyce's defence that children _can_ make things up when they really don't like their parents' new partners,but at least she could get a bit suspicious/concerned instead of dismissing the whole thing right away.Give her the benefit of the doubt!
18:11 - 18:19 , 18:52 - 19:08 💜💙 19:12 - 19:14 Human job?Yes.Human?No. 24:42 - 25:04 Yeah.Makes sense.🤔 29:13 - 29:16 Hey,Rapunzel!😁💛 30:48 - 31:03 🖤🤍
31:22 - 32:18 Or the Robot Ted killed him.🤷♂
37:38 - 37:43 Willow is so cute!!:-3 ❤ 37:43 - 37:49 I never did that. But I'm Italian,so maybe it's an american thing...(?)🤷♂ 38:16 - 38:30 What?🤨That's even weirder.
38:36 - 38:39 Because he's older than her. 38:39 - 38:42 Anyway,I agree.❤🧡 39:51 - 40:01 Here is your twist.😁🥚🐣👽 40:11 - 41:22 You're so cute!🥰
"My egg is Jewish!é.è"❤❤ 43:33 - 43:47 It was in"Nightmares". She was beated by the Ugly Man,the one who was chasing the child Billy. She survived,luckily.
45:13 - 45:19 I must say props to the aliens...they act *exactly* like the humans they're possessing.Acting Master Class.👍
49:14 - 49:48 Knowing what I know,it's SO WEIRD TO ME that the fandom is telling you that. I mean *I AGREE100%* but I find it strange that _THEY_ are telling you that.🤨
Buffy&Angel...💛🖤 52:12 - 52:23 I agree 100%! I want all my 3 OTP together!💛🖤 ❤🧡 💙💜
This ep is considered 1 of the worst...I disagree,but...yeah...nothing big really happens. It's pretty forgettable.
The folding of the picture of Joyce is a red flag too. It shows that Ted really doesn't care about Buffy. He doesn't see her in the life he is envisioning for himself and Joyce. If he really wanted Buffy to be a part of that life, he would have had the whole pic visible.
As a buffy reactor you're a good egg, idk how much you knows, but I think the double format will serve you well
Trivia time: The Gorch brothers originated in Sam Peckinpah's shockingly violent 1969 Western classic "The Wild Bunch".