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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reaction 4x12

🕑 Added 2022-07-19 09:55:35 +0000 UTC

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Todd Bolton

Unfortunately, you haven’t noticed that Riley has been in the opening credits for the last two episodes (because you were involved in your theme music dance) or else your idea that, from a writer’s point of view, he and Buffy will not last, would be differently informed. I’m guessing that’s one reason he appears in the credits in the previous episode, to set a beginning to their relationship.

PongPong31

Wouldn't that last bit about the car be a spoiler though lol.

denmaroca 2

A comedy episode (and yes, one of the reasons I love the show is moments like Giles catching Ethan because of his monologue - totally subverting the cliché). As such, used for character development (Giles increasingly feeling useless, Buffy/Riley, Willow/Tara, Spike moving on, Prof Walsh demonstrating again that her emotional perceptiveness is undermined by her lack of empathy - which is very similar to Spike, as has been shown before) and foreshadowing. I notice you rarely mention the titles. I hope you are noticing them though, as like much else, they're often carefully crafted and can have more import than at first glance.

Neil Silverman

You read my comment, woo hoo! Great reaction/review as always. Definitely a great way to spend my lunch hour.

G.Un.

Tara & Willow. Tara - “Willow? Start up slow doing what?” Willow - “Oh! … yeah, of course … the spell, clearly the reason I'm here with you. The spell that, only accidentally, is the most romantic I managed to find in my books.” Willow has always been the sweetest person of all for sure ,,, till now, but, maybe, now she found a serious contender for the title. Really annoying scene. Spike is having a blast running from the Initiative, he makes an hard turn and it looks like he managed to leave the soldier behind but he ends up smashing Giles' car against a wall and … end scene. Wait! … Sry What! You can quite feel that the scene lacks an actual closure and it just end abruptly. This is definitely quite bad but actually it's not what I found annoying in this scene. What annoys me is that Spike crashes Giles' car! That car was almost a recurring character from the very beginning of the show. It appeared, in all it's glory, in the “Witch” episode (1x03) and its end should have treated better. You could imagine that they would at least bring back the destruction of the car in one of the following episodes but … no, not a single line, not a comment, a joke, or a snarky remark … nothing! Spike crashes it, and that's it, Giles' car is basically erased from the show and from the memory of all the characters. What can I say … I'm disappointed.

Claire Eyles

Ah, my ship, it has returned. Giles/Ethan 4 Eva! :D (RIP Robin Sachs as well, brilliant character actor taken far too soon, 62 is still young).

Nicholas Corgan

And RIP Robin Sachs (Ethan). He died of a heart attack in 2013, just before his 62nd birthday.

Nicholas Corgan

It's always fun when Ethan shows up. He's like pre-main-cast Spike: show up by surprise, wreck everything, and head out. Not voluntarily this time, but still.

Dave Ford

Kind of a throw-away episode, but still - Buffy's least worst birthday yet!

Merkavar

yay, something to watch, just in time for dinner

Shaun Houghton

Sleep is for tortoises.

PongPong31

Spike out there prospecting crypts to live in with his measuring tape 😂

Darrell Palmer

Couldn’t sleep. Had to check. It’s here!!! 🥳 Love this episode, but it’s 3 in the morning here in California and I should probably get some sleep. Or maybe not…