For those who have just watched scattered episodes: you should know that Buffy is all about character development. Over 7 seasons, it is the coming-of-age story of an ordinary girl who also happens to be a mythic hero. Buffy and the other characters change and develop as their experiences shape them. If you only watch separate episodes you won’t get the full power and uniqueness of the show
I'm ashamed to say I haven't actually watched Buffy yet and I'm one of those people who doesn't care about spoilers - I loved this video! You've motivated me to watch it, thank you so much for taking the time to put this together!
thank u so much!! no shame in not watching Buffy, wish I could watch it for the first time again so kind of jealous of you :))) hope u love the show! & I appreciate your lovely comment🖤🖤
If you get into it, you will be really into it. I watched the show when it was on tv. I have rewatched it and angel...probably close to 10 times lol that's 2 shows spanning, collectively, 12 seasons. That should tell you how good it is. Enjoy.
Your in for such a treat. I had season 1 and season 5 part 2 on VHS (I watched in any order I could get my hands on them.) it's one of my favourite shows now. hope you enjoy the series as much as a lot of us xo
I love me some Buffy content! There are a few RUclipsrs that do recaps, most Buffy stuff on RUclips is reaction vids. Passion of the Nerd has some really good analysis videos, I think he's up to season five atm. As for female watchers, Gwendolyn Post was an ex-Watcher (episode Revelations in season 3), and Faith's previous Watcher was a woman. I'm assuming a lot of Watchers are British purely because the council building is located in England (maybe some history of colonialism behind why that's where it's located?).
i luv luv buffy so much and i feel like it’s kinda hard to find new content ab it. and idk how tf it isn’t more popular like w my generation but this video is 🫶🫶🫶 also ur GORG
ugh I KNOW i’m constantly recommending it to younger ppl, buffy will def have a resurgence maybe one day soon so we can get some merch collabs or something in mainstream stores😭 also THANK U that is so kind🫶🏽
Great video. Can't wait to see what you think of the rest of the series. You should definitely check out Passion of the Nerd's RUclips channel for his Buffy and Angel videos if you haven't. There are so many layers to everything in this show that lends it to all kinds of philosophical and academic discussions. By the way, that jacket looks amazing on you. Aside from Buffy, Giles is probably my favorite character so far on the show. It's just so funny how excited he gets about the latest supernatural threat and he really stepped up into the father figure role for Buffy at the end of the season. Can't say I liked Cordelia that much even though her character is very funny as I don't think there's any excuse for the way she bullied Willow and Marcie and probably all the oher girls in the school.
No yeah I love Cordy, she's funny but def no excuse for how mean she is to people for no reason, ppl have told me I should watch Angel (the spin-off series) to see more of her character development though...def still need to do that!!
Take into account Joss Whedon and Charisma Carpenter had issues behind the scenes and she was really written badly in buffy, especially the start. In Angel there's A LOT of character growth from her and a complete character arc that's worth checking out. She really didn't have a good time on buffy, due to those above her.
@@evilxcitizenwatch it, Joss Whedons hate coming out in how Cordelia is written stops. There's some how you going moments sure, but she does have a proper character arc and development in Angel. There's also a lot less playing women off eachother. It's still there but not in the bad over done stereotype way Cordy was written. You do see her softening with Joss having less involvement which says a lot to back what Charisma has said herself about working with Joss
I can’t believe this doesn’t have more views because this recap is SO GOOD👏🏻 I haven’t watched Buffy in a while and I’m wanting to rewatch, but I’m trying to get up to the point where I stopped last time (around season 3, maybe?) this video was a perfect refresher!! The vibes and editing are 🤌🏻
I'm watching the show, still in season 3 I think, but I'm loving it. I used to catch some random episodes here and there when I was a kid, but I've never really got to follow the whole overarching plot, but it's really a breath of fresh air. Sure, it's a bit cheesy at times but it gives me that nostalgia of times I didn't really got to live since I was a little kid in the '00s. Also, you probably know that already but you look a lot like the actress that plays Jenny! And great video, waiting for the next ones!
season 3 is one of my favs!! i hope ur loving it so far! & yes! it’s so nostalgic for me too even tho i was barely born when it was premiering on tv but i loveee it also, i’ve never heard that abt looking like Jenny, that is such a nice compliment, THANK YOU🙏🏽
Excellent video! One thing I dislike is when people recommend to skip some S1 episodes because this show is character driven rather than plot driven so it’s important to watch these episode if you want to understand these characters
You definitely need to watch Angel. I still revisit the scene where Angel is at Cordelia's party and he imagines what it would look like if he started terribly dancing. Or Angel singing Barry Manilow. You end up falling in love with Angel for very different reasons than why you like him in Buffy.
Angel is honestly a tough character for me sometimes, like I wanna love him but he's honestly just too broody😩 (which I get considering his backstory lol) but so many ppl have told me that the Angel spin-off makes you see him in a different light, so I def need to check it out soon!! thank you!!
@@evilxcitizenyou definitely get a different view of Angel in his series. If you have been putting off watching because you don't like his character you will wonder why you waited so long.
@@evilxcitizen angel is a much better character on his own show. plus you get more development for characters like cordelia, wesley, faith, darla, and even harmony. some for the better and some for the worse, it’s a mixed bag, ngl. but still, more development 🤷♀️
this was great, and exactly what I was looking for, getting ready for a rewatch with my partner and we compromised to a summary video about season 1 instead of watching it. Loved the style and tone of the video. Don't normally comment but saw how small the channel was so I wanted to leave some encouragement.
"I'm a Buffy fan" while wearing a black leather blazer is like "I'm an Ariana Grande fan" while wearing a 30" slicked back high pony 🍭❤️🔥 Watch Angel! I love Buffy to death (twice) but Angel is... kind of... an even better show 🫣🪽
What watching the movie will give you is a better appreciation of a single joke in 1:1, and to some degree a different take on the concept. Watching Angel will give you a more expansive description of the world, as well as more development of several of the characters, including Faith and Spike in particular. Another thing to consider looking at if you haven't already are the comics, starting with Season 8, which largely continues the TV show.
Excellent work; I look forwards to a Season 2 if you complete it. I think that will be quite the task, given the increase in both length and complexity of the show from Season1 -> Season 2.
Xander is such a creep for being in the library and having ears. He should have interrupted their conversation, an action which before had been called rude.
I have a love/hate relationship with Xander, but I think that's the fun in his character, I can call out some of his actions that I find annoying while also still finding him very entertaining & funny :))) Also, just to address ur reply on another comment, this is an opinion based vid, I'm not sure if u were looking for an objective video-essay type of vid but that's not what i was going for. I appreciate the feedback though!
This show my childhood it’s did shape my life, I recently watched just few days ago, glad it’s all time favorites shows
For those who have just watched scattered episodes: you should know that Buffy is all about character development. Over 7 seasons, it is the coming-of-age story of an ordinary girl who also happens to be a mythic hero. Buffy and the other characters change and develop as their experiences shape them. If you only watch separate episodes you won’t get the full power and uniqueness of the show
Exactly
I'm ashamed to say I haven't actually watched Buffy yet and I'm one of those people who doesn't care about spoilers - I loved this video! You've motivated me to watch it, thank you so much for taking the time to put this together!
thank u so much!! no shame in not watching Buffy, wish I could watch it for the first time again so kind of jealous of you :))) hope u love the show! & I appreciate your lovely comment🖤🖤
If you get into it, you will be really into it. I watched the show when it was on tv. I have rewatched it and angel...probably close to 10 times lol that's 2 shows spanning, collectively, 12 seasons. That should tell you how good it is. Enjoy.
You're in for a few surprises, given the amount of inaccuracies in this video 🙃
Your in for such a treat. I had season 1 and season 5 part 2 on VHS (I watched in any order I could get my hands on them.) it's one of my favourite shows now. hope you enjoy the series as much as a lot of us xo
I love me some Buffy content!
There are a few RUclipsrs that do recaps, most Buffy stuff on RUclips is reaction vids. Passion of the Nerd has some really good analysis videos, I think he's up to season five atm.
As for female watchers, Gwendolyn Post was an ex-Watcher (episode Revelations in season 3), and Faith's previous Watcher was a woman. I'm assuming a lot of Watchers are British purely because the council building is located in England (maybe some history of colonialism behind why that's where it's located?).
i luv luv buffy so much and i feel like it’s kinda hard to find new content ab it. and idk how tf it isn’t more popular like w my generation but this video is 🫶🫶🫶 also ur GORG
ugh I KNOW i’m constantly recommending it to younger ppl, buffy will def have a resurgence maybe one day soon so we can get some merch collabs or something in mainstream stores😭 also THANK U that is so kind🫶🏽
Great video. Can't wait to see what you think of the rest of the series. You should definitely check out Passion of the Nerd's RUclips channel for his Buffy and Angel videos if you haven't. There are so many layers to everything in this show that lends it to all kinds of philosophical and academic discussions. By the way, that jacket looks amazing on you.
Aside from Buffy, Giles is probably my favorite character so far on the show. It's just so funny how excited he gets about the latest supernatural threat and he really stepped up into the father figure role for Buffy at the end of the season. Can't say I liked Cordelia that much even though her character is very funny as I don't think there's any excuse for the way she bullied Willow and Marcie and probably all the oher girls in the school.
No yeah I love Cordy, she's funny but def no excuse for how mean she is to people for no reason, ppl have told me I should watch Angel (the spin-off series) to see more of her character development though...def still need to do that!!
Take into account Joss Whedon and Charisma Carpenter had issues behind the scenes and she was really written badly in buffy, especially the start.
In Angel there's A LOT of character growth from her and a complete character arc that's worth checking out. She really didn't have a good time on buffy, due to those above her.
@@evilxcitizenwatch it, Joss Whedons hate coming out in how Cordelia is written stops. There's some how you going moments sure, but she does have a proper character arc and development in Angel.
There's also a lot less playing women off eachother. It's still there but not in the bad over done stereotype way Cordy was written. You do see her softening with Joss having less involvement which says a lot to back what Charisma has said herself about working with Joss
We want more 🙌🏽
Would love love love if you decided to do a season 2 recap
@@ChloeOxborrow working on it rn!!💃🏽
Loved this lmao season 1 isn't my fav, but it def shows the potential the show has down the line. Can't wait for season 2 recap!
exactly!! & thank u so much, i really appreciate it🖤
I can’t believe this doesn’t have more views because this recap is SO GOOD👏🏻 I haven’t watched Buffy in a while and I’m wanting to rewatch, but I’m trying to get up to the point where I stopped last time (around season 3, maybe?) this video was a perfect refresher!! The vibes and editing are 🤌🏻
this is literally the nicest comment ever😢 thank you!! & im glad the vid was helpful :))))
I'm watching the show, still in season 3 I think, but I'm loving it. I used to catch some random episodes here and there when I was a kid, but I've never really got to follow the whole overarching plot, but it's really a breath of fresh air.
Sure, it's a bit cheesy at times but it gives me that nostalgia of times I didn't really got to live since I was a little kid in the '00s.
Also, you probably know that already but you look a lot like the actress that plays Jenny! And great video, waiting for the next ones!
season 3 is one of my favs!! i hope ur loving it so far! & yes! it’s so nostalgic for me too even tho i was barely born when it was premiering on tv but i loveee it
also, i’ve never heard that abt looking like Jenny, that is such a nice compliment, THANK YOU🙏🏽
Excellent video!
One thing I dislike is when people recommend to skip some S1 episodes because this show is character driven rather than plot driven so it’s important to watch these episode if you want to understand these characters
thank you! & totally agreed, I think u need to watch all the eps to get the FULL buffy experience!!
HAS “ELIZABETH” ALWAYS BEEN CANNON?!?? how haven’t I known this since 2003 😂🤣 I found my people!
Angel season 1 aired during Buffy season 4, not 3
Gurl we need season 2-7 😏
gurl i know I'm trying😭
You definitely need to watch Angel. I still revisit the scene where Angel is at Cordelia's party and he imagines what it would look like if he started terribly dancing. Or Angel singing Barry Manilow. You end up falling in love with Angel for very different reasons than why you like him in Buffy.
Angel is honestly a tough character for me sometimes, like I wanna love him but he's honestly just too broody😩 (which I get considering his backstory lol) but so many ppl have told me that the Angel spin-off makes you see him in a different light, so I def need to check it out soon!! thank you!!
@@evilxcitizenyou definitely get a different view of Angel in his series. If you have been putting off watching because you don't like his character you will wonder why you waited so long.
@@evilxcitizen angel is a much better character on his own show. plus you get more development for characters like cordelia, wesley, faith, darla, and even harmony. some for the better and some for the worse, it’s a mixed bag, ngl. but still, more development 🤷♀️
this was great, and exactly what I was looking for, getting ready for a rewatch with my partner and we compromised to a summary video about season 1 instead of watching it. Loved the style and tone of the video. Don't normally comment but saw how small the channel was so I wanted to leave some encouragement.
omg this is genuinely the nicest comment ever, thank u so much, i'm glad you enjoyed the vid🥹
Nice! Enjoyed this!
I recommend Passion of the Nerd to pair with this. He’s doing an exhaustive analysis episode by episode.
He’s done a lot of episodes and angel but he has slowed down a lot. Not sure we will ever get the full series of BtVS 😢
May the algorithm favor you
Gwendolyn Post Was A Female Watcher 👌🏾
I really love Snyder. he is one of the funniest characters in television.
Love the video, is season 2 coming?
very much appreciated, thank you!! i've been waiting for motivation to strike to start season 2 vid...hopefully soon🙏
"I'm a Buffy fan" while wearing a black leather blazer is like "I'm an Ariana Grande fan" while wearing a 30" slicked back high pony 🍭❤️🔥
Watch Angel! I love Buffy to death (twice) but Angel is... kind of... an even better show 🫣🪽
What watching the movie will give you is a better appreciation of a single joke in 1:1, and to some degree a different take on the concept.
Watching Angel will give you a more expansive description of the world, as well as more development of several of the characters, including Faith and Spike in particular.
Another thing to consider looking at if you haven't already are the comics, starting with Season 8, which largely continues the TV show.
From your recap, it seems that the joke is in 1:4, and that you're familiar with the comics.
I know of the comics but I've actually never checked them out, def need to tho!!
why does this video kinda eat
Excellent work; I look forwards to a Season 2 if you complete it. I think that will be quite the task, given the increase in both length and complexity of the show from Season1 -> Season 2.
i've been working on it on & off I promise, life is just hard lol, will get it out as soon as I can tho, appreciate the words🙏🏽
Is there a chance I will witness you covering season 6? Or should my goal be to hope for a second season review 😂
so when do we get a season 2 video cant wait for it
@@ryanwildego9829 genuinely so honored that u like the vid!! no promises but i’m shooting to have season 2 by end of sept!!🤞🏽🤞🏽
@@evilxcitizen wicked mate looking forward to it
Where's your season 2 video? Love the video 🖤
You should watch Angel
definitely planning to!! love ur shirt in ur profile pic btw!!
Mark Breen made a great one on Buffy and the second season just with a different naming convention so people might not recognize it is recap content.
this is gr8
i really appreciate that🙏🖤
Xander is such a creep for being in the library and having ears. He should have interrupted their conversation, an action which before had been called rude.
I have a love/hate relationship with Xander, but I think that's the fun in his character, I can call out some of his actions that I find annoying while also still finding him very entertaining & funny :)))
Also, just to address ur reply on another comment, this is an opinion based vid, I'm not sure if u were looking for an objective video-essay type of vid but that's not what i was going for. I appreciate the feedback though!
Why wait 7 months for Season 2? 🥺
@@Nicolas.Vincent hoping to get on it soon!!! i work full time & have limited time to work on this😭
@@evilxcitizen looking forward to it. I'll keep my fingers crossed🤞