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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 5x02

🕑 Added 2022-10-25 14:24:27 +0000 UTC

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Janel Davis

OMG How have I watched this show so many times and never realized that one of Harmony's minions is the actor who plays Andrew??? Can't believe it took me so long to recognize that voice!

Raven Dark

"I swear to god, if they've mentioned Buffy having a sister in the past, and I've completely wiped it from my mind..." This made me giggle, because technically speaking, they had mentioned her in the show, even before the end of episode 5x1. Twice. I love this show and your reactions to it so much.

G.Un.

I have mix feeling about this episode. It has some great scenes, and ideas, but also some other scenes that look cheap, even a little bit sloppy. The idea to show the episode, or at least a big part of it, from the Dawn's point of view, for example, is brilliant. The scene in the kitchen is also pure gold, the kind of stuff that I love in this show, it manages to give us the feeling of Summers' family dynamic without basically no dialogue, in a perfectly choreographed, long uncut sequence. On the other end, there are all the night scenes with the vamps that feel, I don't know, fake, or better like they were shot on a stage instead that on location. In this case, personally, I blame a weird use of lighting. The fight scene between Harmony and Xander is quite clumsy, it drags on too long, and lacks dynamism, finishing with the ridiculous kicking out of Harmony like a bowling ball by Xander. He's Xander, not Superman. Then don't let me talk about Anya needing medical attention after been hit once by a vampire. You could say: “yeah, but in real life... “, and I would answer that, considering the epic beating that these guys received in the last four seasons, in real life, at this point, they would be stuck in a wheel chair with permanent damage, or in ICU bed attached to a ventilator, or in a coma, or, more likely, dead. It's sloppy and breaks the rules of Buffy's world. Damn, just few episode before she had her hand pierced from side to side and she shrugged it off like nothing, come on! Dakara, I would like to remind you a couple of things, and I swear that I'm not trolling or lying to you … 1 – Someone, somewhere, in the past talked about Buffy's little sis. 2 – Somebody else, in another point in the past, even call her by her name, Dawn. Who? Where? When? … Well, you have seen the episodes, and the scenes, I'm talking about, so I leave it to you to find out.😉

DakaraJayne

It should be upload in the next hour :) so sorry for delay

x_Rhi_x

Hey Dak, no pressure at all but just wondering as there was no buffyverse episode yesterday, will there be one this weekend or not until Tuesday now? 😊

Ian

Dawn sucks I'm sorry but she does probably the worst thing the writers did introducing her I literally can't stand her 🤦 just my opinion so no need to come for me if you like her that's fine you do you 👍

Jack

Doesn't help anyone either. Why take the risk? If it's a tradition, then it's one we should reject.

Phoenix Dawn

Justice!

Stargazer1682

It's about time we see Michelle in the credits. Four whole seasons. Now she's finally a regular!

Jack

People making cryptic semi-spoilery comments are the worst. I don't know why they even do it - it doesn't improve the experience either for the reactor or those of us watching the reaction. I guess it's just in the mistaken belief that it makes them look cool somehow.

Koz

Even saying that seems to be in spoiler territory.

denmaroca 2

Remember in Restless when dream Tara admonished Buffy to "be back before dawn"?

John

I love a good mystery...... This was another fun episode and wow...I'm getting excited now. This is a really great season to watch along with you. Highlight for me is Giles, so proud of his sporty little car. :)

Darrell Palmer

I love this episode. Dawn finally gets a spot in the opening credits! Yes 👍

Christopher simeon

Nobody mentioned this but Buffy tells Riley that sometimes she wants to be the one being protected/cared for . She wants someone who looks after her like they do dawn.

Neil Silverman

OMG I'm laughing so much at your theorizing about Dawn... another great reaction, buckle up you're in for a heck of a season.

megsyjayner

I'm really glad you've been warned of spoilers this season a lot of people like tobput in comments that they don't consider spoilers because they're just cryptic or maybe it's already been said or happened etc. But for a first time viewer it's not likely to pick up on them. I didn't til several rewatches of the whole show. I know another buffy reactor I watch unfortunately had this in her comment section and felt kind of spoiled and disappointed and like she couldn't be in the moment. I wasn't even aware myself about not commenting those things until I watched her vid on it so I'm glad I have been educated there. Seaosn 5 is definitely my fave season and I'm excited to see you react to it!

Collinson

Fun episode. I always love a Harmony appearance. Giles getting the magic shop somewhere to put his efforts into is nice. The constant sibling rivalry was fun and seeing how a Slayer copes with having a younger somewhat annoying sister. Also this season is where Anya became one of my favourite characters "Can I trade in the children for more cash?" Lots of other things to say but I'll hold onto them until later, they aren't spoilers as such but probably still best to wait.

Ed Green

If you look up 'curds and whey', which the half-dead man yelled at Dawn outside the shop, on Wikipedia, one of the things it directs you to is the nursery rhyme 'Little Miss Muffet', which is who Faith said was 'counting down' during Buffy's dream sequence in the Season 3 finale.

x_Rhi_x

i enjoy this episode :) i also love how, every 10 mins or so dakara's like "oh mmaaybbee xxxx is why dawn is here!" like the theories are flying around her head as shes watching hehe

x_Rhi_x

and much pacing!

William Lawrence

Yeah but then in this episode Buffy says shes always been in the house, grew up there and knew the rules. Really messed with me first time watching lol.

Denni Caid

We will teach you Darcie's mantra... "Trust the process..." :D

Bart Aansorgh

I love this episode. And i'm glad i can now call the sister by her name :). I think its genious that they actually made a completely seperate credit sequence for episode 1, just to hide the fact that they are finally giving Dawn some screen time. It had to happen after Tara mentioned her in S4. I was also a 100% for giles taking over the magic shop. The first scene with Dawn, Buffy and Joyce was perfect sibling relations, with the cereal. Buffy is clearly anoyed by Dawn, but when she gets taken you can imediately see the shift in buffy's eyes. A grade acting. Also willow and Tara are too cute

Claire Eyles

I remember my initial response to Dawn was, "Wait, what, how?", but then I just automatically head-canoned her into the show. Like maybe Buffy had a sister this whole time, but during her parent's divorce Dawn decided she wanted to live with the Dad, and that made Buffy and Dawn estranged to the point that Buffy just never spoke about having a sister and pretended she was only child, and now Dawn has realised she can't hack it with her Father so she wants a go at building a relationship back with her Mum and Sister. Not saying that is what's going on, but it made sense to me at the time of first watching the show.