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Watching the FIRST Middle and LAST episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | Analysis & *REACTION*
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- My first time watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Here's my commentary and initial impressions plus, as always, some analysis thrown in there for good measure. If you like this kind of video give it a like and a comment and sub for more :)
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Heya folks! Wow, the reaction to this has been pretty fun 😅I'm glad so many of you enjoyed. Considering how this has gone I've been contemplating covering the entire series on my Patreon while keeping the episodes you're all recommending to RUclips (thank you by the way for the extensive lists, top work ♥). I know that sounds like I'm keeping the whole series behind a pay wall but I know I couldn't keep up with the workload of continuing two series concurrently on my channel week to week and still keep my channel what I want it to be and what I enjoy most.
I would honestly never have watched Buffy in my own time without having delved into it in this way, so I figured this was a way to experience the show in a bite size format and engage with those that love it, and you have all delivered on that end so thank you! I totally understand the comments of 'you've ruined it for yourself!' but for me I would never have had even this experience without making the video, so from my perspective this has been really enjoyable and something I wouldn't have had otherwise, which I'm very grateful for.
All that said, thank you everyone for engaging so much. I've been recording today so I haven't replied to a lot of comments but I've seen them all. I hope you all have a great Christmas, and I hope to revisit the Buffy universe soon ♥
Edit - for anyone coming to this video you should know that I'm covering the entire series on YT. Check out my channel page to see where I'm up to 😊
Love your humor in this and think you’d really dig the show in total. I don’t think you’ve “ruined” the show for yourself as there are many surprises yet to come. If you do a full watch on Patreon, I’ll be there!
Same!
Obviously the decision is up to you. But I'd say if you drop the second half of the pilot (1x2) by way of announcing doing it on Patreon, I'm sure a lot of us would be on board. And depending on your plans you could always edit it down for youtube in the future, maybe? Either way you've got my sub, and a follow on Patreon if you decide to do the full show!
You're a lot of fun to watch! 👍 As I'm sure you've been told, _Gingerbread_ is NOT the midpoint of the show. Good news though: First of all it _was_ a good episode to watch and it was far enough into the series to give a fair impression of how it had progressed. Secondly the two episodes at the actual midpoint, season 04 episodes 16 and 17 would have been _terrible_ choices. Ep 16 was a "concept" episode and is not at all representative of the series and Ep 17 would have need far to much context to follow. So...... Good job with the math! 😉👍
I'm going to message you on Instagram with some _(hopefully helpful and new)_ information about the show.
Don't be too concerned with having "ruined it" by doing this, I know a lot of people in the fandom enjoy seeing people react to it with no experience whatsoever and are jealously guarding every piece of spoiler that might come but honestly that's a bit of a tall order today, and in my opinion not such a detriment. Aside from having been aired 25 years ago, people come from different places and have different experiences. I grew up with friends who were obsessed with the show, which made me resent it and not want to watch it, all the while watching the spin off series, absolutely loving it, not even realizing it was connected. Years later when I _did_ learn of the connection and wanted to go watch Buffy I already knew so much - It was still awesome and amazingly written, it still took my by surprise and I totally got on board the hype train that my friends have been riding since junior high.
Buffy fans are unmatched in loyalty to their show. Some of us are 25+ years deep in this fandom! Welcome Tyler.
Haha, thank you! 😁
You are so right. I can't think of one episode I skip.
I've been a fan since 1992, when I was 7 and first saw the movie, so 30 years!
@@raynemichelle2996 that’s so cool! You definitely have me beat. I just recently saw the movie for the first time.
I’m 22 and I’ve been watching Buffy since I was like 6 and my older sister made me watch it and I got obsessed I had a Buffy doll and watched every day until it was pulled of cable tv
“Try girls, mate” to Willow had me HOWLING. What a prediction!! 😂
I chuckled a bit too since he doesn't know 😂
Came here to say the same thing lol
Came here to comment. I didn't want to spoil but then I realized he'd watch the finale and figure it out
Howling? I see what you did there.
Seriously F***ING DEAD
If you asked a Buffy fan, which episode is absolut necessary to watch, this one, or this one, the answer is always " yes "
So let's do it.
Start the whole show, and forget what you have seen.
Because you ain't seen nothing yet.
Even the bad eps
I wouldn't force anyone to watch "Teacher's pet" "bad eggs" or "Go fish" if they didn't want to 🤷🏻♂️
@@lonelyjesse85
1) They wouldn’t know whether they’re worth watching or not unless they’ve watched it.
2) Part of a reaction channel is the getting the reactions to the bad parts. Sometimes they enjoy it others are visibly in pain. And along with all the reactions in between, some viewers will be able to commiserate.
@@zemoxian I'm the type of people who can skip to the next episode in the middle of the episode if I don't like it. That's what I was talking about
@@lonelyjesse85 I like Bad Eggs and Go Fish 💀 the Teacher's Pet is just in hella poor taste
It was always more about the relationships. The whole thing was a metaphor for growing up. I mean season 6 was an entire season about depression and they really made you feel it. So good.
I'd argue it was more about mental health and addiction and not STRICTLY depression
Buffy is actually one of the best written show to ever be filmed. Seriously.
Parts of it yes. Other parts are the worst lol
@@RandomPickles like what? An example please
@@buffyandcalleigh Realyy? lol no. Don't think I will be wasting my time with that.Sorry. Every show has bad writing.
@@RandomPickles oohhh ok, so you don't know. I was really curious to know. It doesn't work for me every show has bad writing.
@@buffyandcalleigh Season one alone is almost terrible lol
Anya is deathly afraid of rabbits. So when Andrew suggested she think of something nice like bunnies, she took that the heart and imagined killing rabbits when fighting the super vampires from hell.
So many tiny touches that make the show. The rabbits are used so well.
I wonder if it actually freaked her out more lol
It must be bunnies
So many of the best episodes in this show rely on context from previous episodes to truly hit hard... and others hit hard on their own, but are so depressing that it feels cruel to suggest them without the lighthearted ones around them...
Don’t forget Seeing Red.
@@avaearl3280
STOP. I still CANNOT.
@@JhadeSagrav mommy?
This is 1000000% true. The character development and relationships make this show so magical
@@thebasedgodmax1163 I got chills reading your comment because I could hear her and feel her shock
Spikes accent actually got a lot better as the show went on. The first few episodes it was real uneven (some people thought he was Australian!) then Anthony Head who plays Giles taught James Marsters his natural accent.
It's ironic because James Masters is great at voices. He did the audio books for the Dresden Files and gave all of the characters their own unique voices.
@@michaelkenner3289 Probably because James didn't start out as a voice actor, but grew into it, learning it between Buffy and Dresden?
I just assumed that someone who’d been alive for that long & lived all over the world would have a bit of a mixed accent. I know people from England who lose the majority of their accent in 10 years, so 150 years might do the same.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
Not to mention that it's an affected accent anyway/ William sounds nothing like Spike :P
IIRC they had considered him being Southern/Texan initially, and I think some of that bled over into his English accent at first.
Personally I hope you do this whole series lol
😂❤️
I believe the word you're looking for is "Everybody" and "hopes."
@@TylerAlexanderseriously it’s a fun ride and influences modern media in the best ways
@@ItsMeBarnaby season 2 is widely considered the best of the series but the best rated episodes are in 4 and 5.
@@Hellohellonada 2 and 4 are honestly my least favorite seasons. 😅
You did make me laugh out loud, because during the first episode when Willow was down on herself regarding boys, you said something to the effect that she needs to check out girls instead. Then in the final episode, you saw that she has a girlfriend! So your prophetic words after the first episode literally made me laugh out loud.
I laughed so hard at that as well.
"Try girls, mate."
Willow: "OK"
"Oh! She got better at magic. Yeah?"
I giggled a little too much at that LOL
"Hush" Has some of the best dialogue in the entire show.
Gingerbread doesn't feel like the middle of the show, because at that point, you've got 2.5 seasons behind you and 4.5 seasons ahead of you.......
Yes. The 3.5 middle point isn't the middle of season 3. It's the middle of season 4.
Yeah I would have said Hush was a better ‘mid-point’ episode.
Who Are You? (4x16) is episode 72 out of 144.
Welcome to the Buffyverse! Time to join the crowd and say, please just watch the whole show. This, along with its spin off, is my favorite show of all time. Nothing has overtaken it and that's coming from someone who would count Breaking Bad and Mad Men as fighting for 2nd and 3rd place. I promise you the whole journey is worth it. Something this show can take credit for is really figuring out the balance between season long (and that's 22 episode seasons) arcs and monster of the week episodes. It actually coined the term "Big Bad" to mark the difference between the season-long enemy and the MotW baddies. The show also deserves credit for really figuring out how to do dramedy. There are huge dramatic /tramatic moments/arcs in it's run and also some of the silliest, funniest, joyful moments and episodes. It's a very special journey and we as a fandom genuinely love going on that journey with new people. You are a lot of fun to watch, funny comments, thoughtful analysis, I really think you would enjoy it and so would we. Here's Hoping!🤞
A show that has both "The Body" and "Tabula Rasa." I swear i've never laughed so hard. Impressive range.
A shame you didnt watch episode two cause there is an amazing callback in the series finale. If you're looking for some episodes I would recommend Hush, The body and Once More With Feeling. They sum up why this show is so amazing. But I would definitely recommend you watch it all, I think you would like it
Definitely don’t watch The Body without context, are you serious? And Once More With Feeling is also integral to several storylines both preceding and following it so I don’t think it’s a great standalone.
Hush is probably a good option to react to. The Body and Once More With Feeling are great episodes, but I don't think they're good for standalone reactions, there's not much you can say about The Body while watching it, and Once More With Feeling doesn't make sense without context.
.... the earth is *definitely* doomed. 😄💯
Hush and Once More with Feeling ... awe my heart. Is it almost time for my next Buffy rewatch? ohhhhh yeahhhh
This is almost exactly my recommendation list. You should certainly watch it all, it builds, but I don't think you've ruined it for yourself. I started with Once More with Feeling and then went back and watched everything I'd missed because I wanted to know what was going on. I kept asking my family 'who's that?' 'are they a couple?,' 'what's up with her?'. Great show.
Also I can’t help but smile as he suggests to Willow to “try girls mate” haha
You’d asked if there was a switch from handling monsters to more focus on relationships, and my answer would be that they keep it pretty even throughout the series. The later episodes are more rich in the character interactions just because there’s a history with the characters.
In terms of what they deal with from season-season, there’s always an Evil that’s deemed the “Big Bad”, and the plots for the character arcs are spliced with trying to take on those challenges. There’s a whole season in which “Life” was deemed the Big Bad of the season-depression, loss, humanity, self-loathing, money issues… a lot dealt with in a single season. And that same season dives into the ethics of taking down ‘humans’ who are evil, in a really intense way.
I love this series with my whole heart. I hope you watch the full thing when you have time.
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Buffy is regarded as one of the best shows of all time by many critics and fans alike. This show tackles so many things from relationships, depression, addiction, pressures of growing up, and much more. It has a lot of thing many people can relate to. And of course we have monsters and an overarching bad guy each season that Buffy and her friends have to defeat, and post season 1 has some AMAZING fight choreography which the show is highly praised for, especially for it’s time on television. You will hear a lot that season 1 is the weakest season, which it is because the show was a mid season replacement with only 12 episodes and had little to no budget for that first season. But it is a great introduction season for the characters and to get a glimpse of what the show will be like. Season 2 forward the show picks up a lot. A couple episodes I recommend watching are “Season 2 Episode 22,” Season 5 episode 22”, and “Season 6 Episode 21”.
He can’t watch just the climaxes of major arcs what are you thinking. I mean season 5 conclusion without a lot of build up is just not right. Same with the other two.
@@katarinad1309 But that’s what he did in this video, the season 7 finale is a part of a major arc and he ultimately now knows how the show ends. And I’m assuming he’s not going to watch the whole show on RUclips. And he said to chose more episodes he should watch, so I chose the more fast paced episodes that should be entertaining and keep him interested
@@katarinad1309 Season 1 is also half the length of the other seasons. It's a lot esier to trim away the freak of the week episodes.
@@sierramitchell5210 That’s slightly different though because he was looking at it in comparison with the first and middle episodes. If he watches the seasons I would suggest at least watching the first episode of those seasons too, just to gain some sort of perspective of where they are, otherwise he’ll be totally lost. I think he’d enjoy them more if he at least knew something more about where he is in the journey.
Hey man BTVS is one the greatest tv shows ever. The arc of the whole series is incredible, as is the spinoff show Angel. This series has everything with the demons being metaphors from being an adolescent to adult and all the experiences joy and pain that goes with it. It has it all friendship, love, lust, betrayal, grief, joy etc an amazing show if you decide to watch it you will be hooked and love it. These are fourteen outstanding episodes in chronological order.
1. Innocence S2 E14
2. Passion S2 E17
3 Becoming Parts 1&2 S2 E21/22
4. The Wish S3 E9
5. Amends S3 E10
6.Graduation Day Parts 1&2 S3 E21/22
7. Hush S4 E10
8. Fool For Love S5 E7
9. The Body S5 E16
10. The Gift S5 E22 ( THE GREATEST EPISODE OF THEM ALL )
11. Once More With Feeling S6 E7
12. Seeing Red S6 E19
13. Conversations With Dead People S7 E7
14. Chosen S7 E22
If you only watch one episode make sure it's The Gift S5 E22 a stunning Season 5 finale utterly heartbreaking drama.
I couldn't agree more.
This is a great list, but I'd add a couple from season 1 to round it out:
S1 E7 - Angel
S1 E12 - Prophecy Girl
All good episodes, but most of them lose their impact if you only watch the show sporadically. Like "Graduation" will lose most of the emotional impact if you're not familiar with Faith's character and her journey. Same goes for "The Gift" and "Seeing Red", those episodes stayed with us because we spent time with the characters, I don't think they would hit as hard if you skipped the key moments that set them up. IMO, stand-alone episodes like "Lie To Me" and "Hush" are better for casual viewing because can be enjoyed without context.
Great list, though I feel you need the build up of the other episodes to get a true reflection of a lot of these episodes. But wholly agree on your list.
@@JohnDoe-ls2zu also and any good Willow/Oz, Willow Tara, Willow/Xander, Xander/Cordy, Xander/Anya episodes.
18:33 Well to be honest, one of Buffy's greatest strengths as a show is that is flows really well and is very much reliant on good character development. I know at this point in the show (3x11) it may not exactly look like it, but literally go one episode backward or forwards and you have epic character development plot you probably would have not been able to truly appreciate.
I would definitely encourage you to try reacting to the whole show, one ep at a time but if you are really set on doing "highlights" then the only one I would actually recommend is 4x10. Anything else will be lost on you without context (in my humble opinion)
I can attest you can still enjoy it without context, but you're so right, the show does develop itself well. Being lost can be part of the fun, though
_"Still better CGI than Marvel"_ - Oh god, I needed that laugh! 🤣
I'd LOVE for you to react to the whole show, you seem fun (are you an actor, by any chance?)! But if you're not going to, I'll give you my recommendations along with comments to help you decide:
1x12 Prophecy Girl (Season 1 finale)
2x03 School Hard (The series finds itself and takes a step up from nice to good)
2x07 Lie to Me (You realize that the show is deeper than you thought)
2x14 Innocence (Very metaphoric. Plus, bad-ass Buffy!)
2x17 Passion (Requires a bit of context but it takes the series a step up in one particular aspect)
3x06 Band Candy (So fun and funny!)
3x09 The Wish (A "what-if" episode)
4x10 Hush (Doesn't require much context, Emmy award winner, but already reacted by many first-timers)
5x07 Fool For Love (An amazing editing piece, heavy on vampire/Slayer lore and philosophy, flashbacks)
6x08 Tabula Rasa (Requires some context but probably the funniest episode of the series)
6x17 Normal Again (A different angle on the story)
7x07 Conversations With Dead People (Kickstarts the season, but not all regular characters appear)
** Season 1 is considered the weakest. 2, 3, and 5 are the most popular ones, 6 is the darkest and most controversial one. 7 is not as liked.
** Season 1 is the high-school years, 4-5 college and adulting, 6 full-on adult life, 7 goes deeper into the slayer lore.
** Becoming (two-parter) and The Gift are series finales (2 and 5), while great I don't think you'll appreciate them as much if you don't watch the episodes that come before.
** NOT Once More With Feeling. You'll need SO much context for it and it's hard to focus on everything at once as it is.
Also, NOT The Body, like OMWF it's not a "regular" Buffy episode.
Not Passion. I think without getting to know certain characters the pay off for that ep would be seriously lessened. Same for Tabula Rasa, and Conversations With Dead People. Context is king for all of those. You're not attached to certain characters, they don't work as well.
I agree with most of your suggestions. But I’d also include 5x16 The Body. Even though it’s the hardest episode to watch, the acting the direction, the camera shots etc is so well done.
@@ericalord1789 It doesn't really hit without context, though, which is what OP was saying. You can watch it without context and it's still objectively good, but it really doesn't hit as hard without the previous five seasons of their relationship growth.
@@moldymulder dude. I'm struggling to think of what to say without spoilers but think of the opening scene. Who on this planet WON'T understand that?
Anya and Xander dated for three years and almost got married at one point, but had broken up. They were just becoming friends again when she died this episode.
It really was the perfect solution and if you watch the entire show you will see that and understand everything. This is one of the greatest television shows of all time. There are scenes in the finale that had everyone screaming at their televisions because they were so epic. I really do think you would enjoy this series!
The crime of watching it this way is he completely missed Tara 😢
tara was too pure for this world, but perhaps we can say that she lives on in dawn. i mean, she was basically dawn's mother that entire summer buffy was gone, and we see how attached she became to her.
This was fun. Buffy is a great series and definitely worth a watch. I’d love to see a full series reaction. If you want to check out other eps (short of the entire series), I highly recommend 1x13 “Prophecy Girl,” 2x07 “Lie to Me,” 4x10 “Hush” and 7x07 “Conversations With Dead People.” All are excellent and can stand alone for casual watchers while also giving an appreciation of the series and their respective seasons.
Dang. "Lie To Me."
- that one does get at what homeboy was saying about "what happens when the humans are the bad guys." That one was rough. Great recommendation.
"Hush" is of course a 54/10 👏👏👏
And "Conversations with Dead People" ALSO a fantastic recommendation.
I think you gotta give Halloween too. It's not emotional but it's funny
hush, the body, the gift and helpless are some of the best episodes of the series
Ohhhh dang, "Helpless!!" Great pick!
The Body is one of the best episodes of TV, not just BTVS. 👍
People who love Buffy REALLY love Buffy and we have all watched it multiple times. Having said that, because we’ve all watched it multiple times the way we still get to love it is by watching others watch it for the first time. You should react to it start to finish. Alternatively you should just watch it start to finish and react to those episodes that we request. There will be a lot. Trust me, you will get a lot of love for letting us see you watch it for the first time. We will get to live vicariously through your experience!
No series makes me cry like Buffy, and just these few scattered clips from the final episode was all it took...lol
'Hush' in season 4 is a great creepy episode. 'Once More with Feeling' is great but doesn't work without the surrounding episodes.
While BtVs itself was only seven seasons it also had a spin-off, Angel which ran concurrently with the later seasons, then lasted a little while after BtVS finished.
I was gonna suggest hush too since I love those creepy dudes 😂 they freak me out and also remind me of the silence in doctor who
Would LOVE to see a first, middle and last reaction to the Buffy spin-off show, Angel - the series finale is almost universally considered to be the best episode of the entire show.
5x5 for me, personally. A lot of competitors in S5, though. Orpheus too.
@@martinw2235 wait, are you saying "S5 E5" or "Five by Five"? Cuz i def read it as "five by five" in Faith's voice. 😅
@@JhadeSagrav good question! I meant Five by Five. Orpheus, Smile Time, Shells, and Origin are my other faves besides the finale.
As a stand alone episode of Angel, I absolutely adore Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been ♥️ With Angel even more than Buffy I feel like its power was more in its arcs and gorgeous character development than in the one-offs, but that episode was just so stunning and a rich little story all on its own. Also still made even better in context of the rest of season 2, but it's up there with the really renowned Buffy episodes for its merit on its own too!
But yeah, it would be a pretty great one to do this format of reaction in just in the sense that the pilot and finale are both fantastic 😊 for a middle, rather than something from season 3 I'd definitely go with Epiphany- it's close enough to the midway point, and it's an absolutely crucial turning point that gives us the profound core thesis of the whole show
@@martinw2235 All such amazing episodes! Admittedly I think I'm not *quite* as enthusiastic about Smile Time as others seem to be lol - don't get me wrong, it's great and a ton of fun, but maybe just verges on a little too gimmicky for me 😆
I feel like Origin is underrated!
***spoilers***
It just made me so happy to finally get to see Connor all well adjusted and lovely and a really cool kid 🥲 Much as I wish they'd skipped all the yuck factor in s4 and put in the time to get him there organically rather than magicking away his issues, it was still really fulfilling to see that, once he had learned what it felt like to be safe and loved, even if just through manufactured memories, he had a pretty remarkable ability to handle all the hell he'd been through when he remembered it again
Spike isn't his birth name, it's really just a nickname. His real name is William and he went by William The Bloody back in the day. He acquired the nickname because he had a thing for torturing people with railroad spikes. Also, to add a little context to his death scene, that is a very significant moment because for multiple seasons he has tried to get Buffy to admit she loves him and that's literally the only time she does and he rejects it. That moment is super impactful if you've seen the struggles both mentally and physically he has gone through before that.
His poetry also made people want to drive railroad spikes through their heads back when he was alive
The amount of insight you have into this show after three episodes is astounding.
I’ve watched every episode of the series multiple times, I own every season on DVD, I’ve been a fan since it was on TV back in the day. I still was brought to tears and was overcome with emotion when you got to the finale. Watching Buffy get stabbed and then get back up is such a powerful moment. This show is definitely one of the best series ever created. The fact that the humor from the very first episode still holds up 25 years later is a testament to that.
I've never been able to convince anyone to watch Buffy with me so, THANK YOU for being the first person to watch it with me!!!! I typically avoid reaction videos, but I'm glad i didn't avoid this one.
MATE, you have GOT to watch and review more! I subscribed as per "the rules" so i won't miss the next time we can all watch Buffy together with you. 😁😁😁
You abode by the rules so I guess I gotta abide by the consensus 👀
I was one of those anti-Buffy -never-going-to-watch people JhadeSagrav. And then I made a friend who bugged and bugged and bugged me and I finally caved. Now Buffy art all over my walls. Got me Faith's knife and other collectables. So many rewatches. It's my favorite show. It's my comfort show. Keep trying on people. You will eventually get someone and they will recognize it as the greatest gift you could ever give.
@@tanya_loves_u You have renewed my hope in humanity. My friends have only you to blame when i lock all the doors and force them to watch all 7 seasons with me in one sitting.
@@TylerAlexander yaaaaassss! Please be sure to let us know if you start a Patreon. Watching ur reactions will be such a 😊 joy. Xo.
@@JhadeSagrav well, it's Buffy fans like you that renewed my faith in humanity and taught me to fight for the light in the darkness ❤❤❤ Albeit, I love me some Faith and Drusilla.
Nathan Fillion had been on Firefly, but it was cancelled, so they game him a part as a villain in the finale on BTVS.
Adam Baldwin got a similar roll. He was on Firefly and got a be a villain on the series finale- of Angel.
If you're going to watch the rest of the show, you should definitely watch from the beginning and go in order. Although Buffy often has a monster of the week, there is a lot of character development over the course of the show, and there are ongoing storylines both within and across seasons. The entire last season is very interconnected and driven by the mythology of the show. You missed out on some nuance (and comedy!) in 3.11 and 7.22 because you didn't know the background. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed what you saw, though!
Please do full reactions 🙏 I will definitely sub to patreon for it. I havent found any good new buffy reactors for a while, and trust me, you will get some loyal followers for reacting to this show :)
👆 they ain't lyin'
That's what I was thinking. I've watched a lot of Buffy reaction videos - mainly from women. But this Tyler guy ... you can tell he has a big heart and is charismatic. I would love to watch him do a series watch on the show.
It's been so many years since I have gotten to enjoy someone being introduced to Buffy for the first time. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
'Fool for love' is one of my fav eps. Such a big character exploration
Damn. You're a great reactor. This is the best TV show in the history of TV shows. I'm so sorry you spoiled yourself by watching the last episode. The journey to the finale is incredible. And while part of me wants to explain all the good bits you missed, most of me wants you to watch the entire series. First though, you need to erase your memory of the series finale for so many reasons.
Subbing in the hopes you do more Buffy. Like all the Buffyverse. Spoiler-free.
Ahhhh, Buffy. What to watch - the whole series! And if we get you hooked, Angel too. Tall dark and broody got a spin off show. I have never joined anyone's Patreon but to rewatch Buffy with someone seeing it for the first time and with this community of fans you've found? That would be money well spent!! Thank you for doing this video. Brought me soo much joy. This series defined my late HS/College years. The end of the series felt like the death of a friend.
I too will join to watch the whole series and fangirl in all the comment sections with all of you fine people of impeccable taste. No one else i know will watch with me, but THIS!! THIS WILL BE AMAZING!!
There is always a HEAVY focus on the characters and the relationships. It’s the best part. You will love it.
I have always felt that this is one of those series that you have to watch it from beginning to end, even the episodes people say not to watch, because they do great callbacks throughout the series and the impact of future episodes hit soo much more. So far, many questions and ideas you have asked and talked about have come to play in some form or other, and I think you would enjoy this.
From a content creator point of view, Buffy (and also The Vampire Diaries if you are in a vampire mood) reactions are almost a guaranteed way to build your channel and garnish tons of views, especially with the way you are reacting as well.
when you said "try girls, mate" I CHOKED
This is upsetting. Watching just the first and last episode of such an amazing show should be some kind of crime.
especially when they were both TWO PARTERS!!! 😅
Your dancing during the intro had me dying 🤣
Don't we all do that?
@@alicequinn505 not the way he was doing it 🤣 just the way he was moving his arms 🤣
The fact that your math was off by an entire season is mindbogling.
Gingerbread was very monster-of-the-week compared to a lot of episodes around this one. So it was good for your 3-episode-watch to understand, what is going on. But there were season-long arcs (and longer ones) with earned resolutions. BTW the better version is the 4:3 version. In the 16:9 version they mostly cut the upper and lower part of the frame. To hide the loss in resolution they blurred the image and mishandled colors and brightness - some nicht scenes look as bright as day. If you watch another Buffy episode, you could try to get the original version with the full image (4:3).
Love the fact you point that out to him about which version to watch. They did such a sloppy job on the remake.
The remake is actually even worse than what you're describing here. In addition to all you described, they didn't just take the resolution that was sent out to TV stations: the resolution the show was filmed on was actually larger, and the crew simply filmed in such a way that they would get the shot composition they wanted once the cuts were made. So they would have little bits of equipment or scenery that would be cut out later in the original shot. When they went to make the remaster they picked *the original film* to work off of, which means the remaster is all sorts of fucked up because they didn't bother to cut out the things the original crew hadn't meant to have in the shot.
You have enough people recommending you watch the whole series (to which I agree and say we would all tune in). But here are some recommended random episodes of that is how you want to play it (it is your channel).
1x10 Nightmares
1x11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight
2x3 School Hard
2x6 Halloween
2x9/2x10 What's My Line?
2x11 Ted
2x17 Passion
2x21/2x22 Becomming
3x6 Band Candy
3x9 The Wish/3x16 Doppelgangland
3x12 Helpless
3x14 Bad Girls/3x15 Consequences
3x17 Enemies
3x19 Choices
3x21/3x22 Graduation Day
4x3 The Harsh Light of Day
4x8 Pangs
4x9 Something Blue
4x10 Hush
4x15 This Year's Girl/4x16 Who Are You?
5x1 Buffy vs. Dracula
5x12 Checkpoint
5x15 I Was Made To Love You
5x16 The Body
5x22 The Gift
6x1/6x2 Bargaining
6x7 Once More, With Fealing
6x8 Tabula Rasa
6x17 Normal Again
6x20 Villains/6x21 Two To Go/6x22 Grave
7x3 Same Time, Same Place
7x5 Selfless
7x7 Conversations With Dead People
7x8 Sleeper
7x16 Storyteller
7x17 Lies My Parents Told Me
7x18 Dirty Girls
7x20 Touched
Did you mean to forget surprise & Innocence? You can't watch s2 without those 😁
fun fact. That voice in the beginning was pretty much how all narration went in the 90s. I remembering hearing one of those narrators in an interview and they said the reason for that kind of voice is the low voice actually cuts through a lot of sound and foley in trailers. Especially in movie trailers with a lot of explosions those low voice people could cut through everything and be heard perfectly
Thank you for this new bit of knowledge!! * Adds to collection of things i will awkwardly blurt out at the wrong points of conversations. *
The sense you got in the beginning that this feels like season one has already happened, is owed in some small part to the fact that there was a Buffy movie a few years earlier. It isn’t canon but a version of it is alluded to with this backstory that Buffy is already the slayer and already left another school.
Buffy premiered with a two hour episode. It was of course split in two for later airings. So really you only watched half of the first episode. I’m impressed you still enjoyed it because it’s feels so incomplete not seeing the second half.
Everybody will probably already have mentioned these, but here goes for good episodes to cover: "Hush" (S4E10) is considered to be one of the three best Buffy episodes. Also, in order: "The Gift" (S5E22), then "Bargaining" (S6E02 and -02), and finally "Once More, with Feeling" (S6E07). The third "top 3" episode would be "The Body" (S5E16), but that one is hard to react to.
As a long-time Buffy fan, I really appreciate the care you put into your analysis of these episodes. You’ve earned another subscriber! If you choose to watch the entire series, I think you’d really love it.
Love the reaction! As you can see, the fandom is very passionate and still thriving. Would love to see a full series reaction!
Buffy the vampire slayer has been my favourite tv show for a long time it not only deals with trama loss and greif in a elegant way it also is able to use monsters as a metaphor for real life problems. I’ve rewatched this show a lot and I can safely say it’s brilliant. All the development in characters especially spike. Spike went from evil vampire without a soul going to town to kill Buffy to slowly falling for her giving him the motivation to gain a soul. Another favourite plot of mine is Dawn (the young girl with the brown hair) Dawn came in season 5 ep 1 as buffys sister, quite a shock as buffy never previously had a sister. Dawn was created for reasons I won’t spoil but it’s honestly a really well written plot. Anyways I’ve gone on a tangent and hope you watch the show!!
"Try girls, mate"
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This was so entertaining! 😂
Gingerbread is not the best middle episode to watch, but that's okay, less spoilers when you watch the all 7 seasons (and probably the spin-off, too). Because, seriously, I think it's probably the best show ever made, from start to finish. I myself watched the 1992 movie, two episodes in the 4th season and then the finale before I ever began the show, and it didn't seem to spoil it too bad, I basically forgot all of it by the time I got to season 4.
I've never seen you before and watched the full hour cause Buffy is always worth it. Buffy has a spin off show called Angel that continues past this finale, many characters cross over, and then there are many Comic books that continue the story immediately after the show leaves off. Glad you enjoyed!
If you are just going for random episodes, Inocense, Band Candy, Hush, and Once More with Feeling are the ones to go for. Also, nit-pick, middle would be in season 4 (episode 16 since 1st season was short).
"You can stop with the tarantulas!" THANK YOU
Buffy is an amazing show, so glad to find a channel that actually adds their opinions and thoughts and not just stares at a screen. Would love to see you do the whole show, it's awesome!
Do you not know the channel "Passion of the nerd"? Ian has the best episode guides
To answer your question.
This show wasn't just about monsters.
This show is did take real problems in each of our lives high school and after high school and turned the problems into a like turn the problems into monsters of the week and show how to follow through how to challenge it how to strength it how to courage through, sacrifice, school shootings , love, everything you could think of and turned it into a monster, big bad, or minions to fight and it did it with legendary witty humor and endless twist after twist you never see coming. That's why it's popular cause eventually you'll find a episode with your current real life problem and you'll know how to keep going afterwards
Watching individual episodes is certainly an entertaining way to spend an afternoon, but you are missing out on sooooo much. This series really is all about the journey. All you are seeing is snapshots without context. I highly recommend taking the full journey with these characters as there really is nothing else like it.
just rewatched this for the vibes (and the buffy obsession, and you're my favourite reactor/analysis channel) and i can't wait for you to watch the finale again but with added context
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Yeah it's gonna be interesting to see how the finale hits the second time.
A pity you watched last episode, that spoiled it all... It could have been quite a ride to react to BTVS
I love how open-minded you are about the series. It was really fun to watch!
Also this comment section brings me so much joy. Buffy fans are really unmatched
I would suggest Prophecy Girl (watch out for a great monologue in this one), The Wish and Dopplegangland (watch these two together), Hush (known as one of the most innovative pieces of TV) and Once More With Feeling (this one will be a great reaction video). The Body is also great but the subject matter is very heavy and you may not fully appreciate it unless you watch most of the series.
I get so sentimental when I watch the 'welcome to Sunnydale' sign fall over one last time because Spike kicked it. 😭😭😭😭
TV Guide once listed the 'best' TV shows (this was before Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and Breaking Bad.) Buffy came in 39th, which is not too bad. Above it were shows like MASH, Cheers, 60 Minutes. None of them had the humor, suspense, horror, or erotica that Buffy had. The twists, the jaw-dropping endings, the fight choreography! Buffy is still fun after all these years. They practically invented the serial/arc of a continuous story, but in standalone chunks. That takes so much writing skill. I have often said that yes, Buffy was the most realistic show to ever air. In the midst of the monster fun were true messages of adult life. The core audience would be teen girls, but it never ever talked down to them. It loved them, and taught them truths in some not-so-gentle ways.
Many episodes require context -- if you are going to just dip in, do NOT start with 'The Body', or 'Once More With Feeling' (pivotal, great episodes - I hope to see you react to them someday.) The easy recommendation for another dip would be 'Hush'.
I'd love to see you react to more of this show. Getting the full story is very rewarding, and makes many of the big emotional beats hit harder.
Awww, I thought you were going to go halfway by episodes, which would have been a Season 5 episode called "Checkpoint" (144 episodes in the show, divide it in half and you get 72, which is Season 5, episode 12), which would have been really good for you to watch. Still, Season 3 was good.
Oh, but a single episode you should ABSOLUTELY watch? That's easy. "Once More With Feeling". It kind of popularized the "musical episode" thing, which a lot of shows have copied, but none have gotten to the level that Buffy took it. BtVS managed to do it in a way that it didn't feel *outside* of the rest of the story arc of the season. I mean, you might need a little recap of what had happened before to give yourself some context with the various subplots of the episode, but it's still HUGELY fun and yet also rather deep.
They did comics for what happened next in Buffy's life and, with the exception of a really shaky first "season" of comics (while they worked out what did and didn't work when it comes to transferring a TV show to comic form, rather than the other way around), they were really good and really allowed Buffy to continue to mature and come closer to her "cookie" self.
So I haven't seen anyone else recommend this in my brief glance and the comments but Buffy actually has a spin-off called Angel. Which as the title suggests follows Angel, it is 5 seasons long and starts after the third season of Buffy.
I think it would be a fun idea to do a similar type of reaction for the first episode, a middle episode and the last episode. In the same style as this. It would definitely be an interesting video when taken in context with this one.
As for Buffy episode recommendations as many have said it is difficult to do. Many episodes build on the rest, like any good tv show should.
Some funs ones are as follows:
4x10 - Hush is a classic stand alone episode and is one a number of people watch to get a feel of the show.
3x06 - Band Candy is a really funny stand alone episode that isn't too heavy.
2x03 - School Hard is the episode the show finds itself and introduces two fan favourite characters.
If you are wanting to see THE stand out I'd recommend:
5x16 The Body is one of the most harrowing episodes of TV I've seen and is probably why Buffy stays in my head.
The video was great and I hope you do more. It is always fun to see some discover a cult classic.
Just for that you recognized the Kim Possible sentences you have a new subscriber! I've never saw Buffy in english so I didn't know she said that. That was hilarious!!
I’d like to see you watch the entire show. Your reactions are fun! I’d sign up for a Patreon but it’s a shame you watched the last episode! 😢
There I am, getting goosebumps and feeling all emotional watching the finale for the umpteenth time, and there's Tyler talking so casually about the whole thing like it's no big deal 😭
Suggested episodes: Season 3, episode 1; Season 4, episode 10; Season 5, episode 22
I absolutely LOVED the series finale- I've watched it a few times now and every time Buffy makes her speech that, "every girl who could be a Slayer, WILL be a Slayer"...seeing girls everywhere stand up for themselves and each other...I cry every time, that's the world I want to live in.
I need to watch Buffy, I keep starting Season 1 and then get halfway through season 2 and then stop even though I love it, something pulls my attention away then months later, I want to restart the show because even though I remember all of the episodes I stopped watching months later, I want to start from the beginning and enjoy the episodes and the cycle repeats again and again everytime mid-way through season 2, this time I'm gonna break the cycle (I hope)
Welp, a few people on here already said we'll cough up the patreon money so we can watch it together. Wanna hop up on this bandwagon?
Ooo yeah you should definitely pick it back up! Mid-season 2 is precisely where it starts getting REALLY freaking great - up until then season 2 is a little uneven, but the arc that kicks off with the two-parter of Surprise and Innocence is one of my favorites of the entire series :)
So many epic shows end their runs with really unsatisfying endings , but Buffy ended epically Twice. I'm so happy you decided to do the entire series. We're currently on season 2, episode 19. You've got such a fun ride still to come. Buckle up, handsome.❤
Wait!! How is 'Gingerbread' the middle episode? 😕 That's in season 3 but there are 7 in total so you should have watched halfway through season 4 or even season 5 (as season 1 is only 12 episodes)
The middle episode would be episode 72 - So that would be "Who Are You?" - an episode that would be totally incomprehensible without seeing "This Year's Girl", which would be totally incomprehensible without an understanding of the events of season 3. Gingerbread is a much better choice because it's a MOTW episode rather than something that relies on past events and relationships.
@@jackmars931 If he cared about it being comprehensive, should have watched the whole show 🤔
@@jackmars931 Shhh... we got 'im on a technicality, now he has to watch more episodes
Some people just aren't good at math.
Buffy has this system with episode structure, the first 6 episodes of each season is the fallout of the last. Emotional baggage and recovery the episode 7 is like the kick-started for the new plot beat that has only been hinted at.
😧 i did not know this!!
I'm so glad you're considering reacting to the whole show. I'm one of those people who've been with the Buffyverse shows for over 20 years. I've seen all 7 seasons well over 100 times (why, yes. i am autistic! 😁). Obviously it hurts me down to my footnubs (aka toes) that you watched it this way but I'll live🤔😉. What hurt the most, though, was that the middle episode you randomly chose was Gingerbread. 😭 Not a horrible episode in the context of the show but it's surrounded by absolute gems which you had the bad luck of missing. You just didn't get the best roll of the dice, that's all. But I really enjoy your style and delivery so if you do react to the show, I'll show up, watch faithfully, and hit Like on every video. I've also subbed. Fair enough? ☺️
Ikr, of all the episodes, it was Gingerbread??
But then seeing his reaction i realized it's a pretty darn good episode to show that the series does not shy away from full on emotional damage to both viewers and characters. I mean, even if "they were possessed," it's hard to see your parent the same way after they Salem Witch Trials you. 😳😳😳😳😳😳 By the end, i was kind of pleased that it turned out to be that one.
you forgot to take into account that the first season is only 13 episodes 😭. the middle episode is actually season 4 episode 16: who are you… which is the second half of a two parter BUT ITS REALLY GOOD
You should do the spin off show Angel next. There are 5 seasons of that, some cross over with characters.
The pilot of Buffy is probably my all time fave, it perfectly established all the tropes and lore and is pretty consistent with how the show is over its whole run (Aside from it maturing as the seasons progressed)
Tyler, I hate to break it to you but halfway through 7 seasons is 3 and a 1/2, or S04E11.
My favorite Buffy reaction video ever-ever-ever. I would be interest in you watching them all in sequential order and giving us your reactions! (Love your reactions.) If I had the money, I'd pay you a dollar per episode. But dude, I'm sure if you get enough Buffy fans watching your yt vid., a whole lot of us would be willing to pay to see you do reactions to each episode in order. Would love to see you get to that last episode and actually understand the intricacies of that last episode. Would love to see you understand what happened to Oz. Would love to see your reactions to all discourse the show creates. You got me following, and here's hoping you'll think about it. Fingers crossed. ❤🔥In the meantime, stay five by five, mate.
"Who is that voice? Is he in the show?" Haha. That makes me feel old. No, he is not in the show; that was the WB's voiceover actor who did all the promos for ALL the shows. This was the first actor I believe, whose name I actually do not know. After him, we got the now-famous Hal Douglas, who would go on to do loads of 90s/00s trailers. WB fans quickly came to know our voiceover talents. 😆
This was a great reaction to my favorite series of all-time. I do hope someday that you will go and watch the entire show. It's an amazing ride.
Hahaha, hopefully it makes you feel better to know that the bit about the voice at the beginning was entirely a joke 😂 90s baby here.
@@TylerAlexander 😂❤
Buffy is a Show that focuses heavily on relationships, and not only the romantic ones. It*'s more the monsters that are either garnish or a metaphor for the stuff the cast goes through.
But lets just say that Spike Buffy and angel have... History. Lots and Lots of History.
Honestly BTVS is meant to be watched in order. Casually watching random episodes is fun but you need the context of the previous episodes to truly appreciate what a masterpiece it is.
This was one of my favorite shows in my 20s--I was obsessed. Buffy and the whole Scooby gang were my jam.
You mentioned you wanted more drama--as the seasons go on, there is some very dramatic moments.This show has everything.
Subbing hoping for a full watch through
For Buffy, you MUST watch Hush, The Body, and Once More with Feeling!! They are all incredible and some of my favourite episodes in television history.
Gingerbread was a little cheesy, but it had so much substance in it if you think about it. I think you got it, I also think making Joyce influenced by the demon kids lessened the impact of the story, but I guess they had to, so they could do a monster of the week.
The finale was kind of low key, but I wouldn't say it deteriorated. Characters getting more to do in the latter part of the series run was an addition, not a detriment to the show as a whole. This was fun, thanks for the jokes and the dancing, it was great!
I was hoping he’d have gone for the true middle, which would have been “Primeval” or “Restless.”
This is the first video of yours I’ve seen, and it was fun, thanks! I grew up watching Buffy and would definitely recommend the whole show!
Although I’m happy you are giving BtVS exposure, this is a horrible way to watch. Please consider watching the whole series! 😊
Loved your commentary on this - you seem to be very observant and picked up on a lot of things I wouldn't have expected you to catch! Part of what makes Buffy so great is that the finale gives us satisfactory closure on Buffy's arc - from 'reluctant chosen one' to 'choosing her own fate', and I think watching the first and last episodes really highlights that. Like a few other people have said, 'Gingerbread' isn't actually the midpoint, but it's a good average episode and Angel's 'why we fight' speech in that episode perfectly sums up the overarching themes of his spin-off show. And the actual midpoint is the second half of a two-parter which is a great episode but it would have made NO sense to you 😆
In terms of recommendations, '4x10 Hush', '5x07 Fool for Love', '5x16 The Body', '5x22 The Gift' and '6x07 Once More with Feeling' are some of the highest rated episodes of the show. Some of the issues you've mentioned, like the morality of killing humans who do bad things, do crop up in the show, but are larger season-long arcs which you can't really pinpoint down to one-off episodes, although '3x14 Bad Girls' and '6x13 Dead Things' both deal with season-long arcs that tackle that subject.
imagine if he'd watched three "two-parter" episode halves. 😄
Excellent idea to watch an episode in the middle along with the other two! Very much enjoyed this:)