Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 2x22 Full Reaction
Added 2023-10-07 04:52:50 +0000 UTC
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2 things that I have changed my opinion about after watching this show since day 1. 1. I don't think Xander was being that selfish when he didn't tell Buffy Willow was going to try the curse again. He's thinking of all the destruction he's caused. He's killed Jenny, he killed their classmate and turned her into a vamp to send a message to Buffy, he was an integral part of Kendra dying, Willow getting hurt, tortured Giles, Broke Xander's arm...he was part of that. He stalked Buffy and her mother. He stalked Willow and killed her fish. He killed who knows how many people since he's lost his soul. He's literally trying to end the world. Not to mention, if he gets his soul in time and he doesn't end the world...who is to say he won't lose his soul again? How would they effectively keep him from ever actually finding true happiness again? 2. Joyce wasn't a terrible mother in that scene. I think people see Buffy's side a lot more than they see Joyce's side. Before moving to Sunnydale, Buffy wasn't constantly fighting. Getting in trouble at school, not doing her homework, burning down gyms. Which probably got her in trouble with the police there as well. While we as an audience know it's because she's the slayer, her mom doesn't. She probably assumed she was in a gang like everyone else. Then while not Buffy's fault, Joyce and Hank get divorced. Buffy being a "troubled" teen didn't help their fighting and didn't make their marriage any easier, and again...it's not her fault, but I'm sure she played a huge part due to tension and parenting disagreements. Then Joyce picks up her whole life, as a single mom, moves to a new town where she knows no one and has start her life all over again because they said it was the only school that would take her. She had to build a business from the ground up, which I'm sure isn't cheap to do. Then after all that...she puts so much hope and faith into her daughter not to have the same thing happen again. Then it's happening all over again, but this time she's being accused of murder. Once again, we know she doesn't know, but when she finds out, Buffy doesn't really talk to her. She kinds just blows off her questions and concerns. She blows her mom off like this is completely normal news. Then tells her mom, there's no proof she didn't kill Kendra. So, calling the police won't help. I know I would be wondering what we would do about that...are we going to be on the run? Am I going have to start all over again? Is my daughter going to prison? Will vampires kill me? Then she just says she's leaving like everything she just dropped on her once again didn't matter. Plus, she invited a vampire into their home that has literally tried to kill her. Then when she wanted to talk and have answers, Buffy physically pushes her, another moment people don't talk about. In a rage, emotional moment, she says what she has to say to keep her daughter there. Joyce was reacting like most people would who just heard their daughter say something life altering.
Kristen J
2023-10-30 05:43:24 +0000 UTCAbout spooky games I don’t know if you know but there are two Buffy the vampire slayers games and I would love for you to play them. My favorite is the second one called chaos bleeds. But you would need to wait to play them because the first game takes place in I think season 3 and the second game in season 5.
Jamie Compton
2023-10-18 13:06:10 +0000 UTCFun historical notes. Witch hunts and people burned at the stake in 1860s England … not a thing, but actually, funny thing, mysticism, esotericism, spiritism, etc.. were quite trendy between the late 19th century and the first years of the 20th century, particularly among the high society. Quick clarification. There is no “multiverse” concept in the show, when they talk about different “planes” or “universes”, they talk about completely different planes of existence, hellish planes of existence to be more precise. Although they never precisely codified how the magic works and let it mostly to your interpretation, for what little we have been told, all kind of magic and supernatural powers derive from various kind of connections with these hellish planes left over from the time demons retreated from this universe. So yes, all magic, in a way or another, is rooted in darkness and so can be dangerous … and also yes, the power of the slayers also could find its origins in the darkness. Willow's is not some kind of possession but represents the moment in which she manages to open a door to one of these source of power. Although as we said nothing is clearly defined and we cannot say for sure, such level of power would not seem like a small thing. Will there be consequences? There are always consequences. A part of the episode that I would like to draw attention to and that I have always found funny, interesting, and cute, … all the interaction between Spike and Buffy. I always found it funny how they trade punches as a form of punctuation: comma, “punch”, period, “punch” “punch”. One is a vampire the other a slayer, they can take it. For some weird reason I've always found it cute how, while they walk towards Buffy's house, they never take their eyes off each other, mutual trust absolutely non-existent. Despite this, Spike is immediately ready to go along Buffy's story about the rock band, and when comes the moment to reveal the truth to her mother, Buffy turns to exchange a look with Spike, as if seeking reassurance, and the whole exchange of glances between these two people, sworn enemies who don't trust each other at all, is strangely interesting.
G.Un.
2023-10-12 23:22:22 +0000 UTCIntense, emotional, and dramatic, definitely a really good finale, probably one of the best, nevertheless, cinematic-wise, I stand by my opinion that the season one finale remains the best. There is one element I don't like about this finale, however, and no, it's not David Boreanaz's attempt at an Irish accent (although now we know why Angel, a true Irishman according to the story, doesn't have an Irish accent in the show). What I'm talking about is the flashback where he secretly spies on a young Buffy. I guess that it was a way to link Angel's story with Buffy's but, aside retconing the Angel's introduction in the very first episode where it was clear that he had never seen Buffy before, it gave to Angel a little creepy vibe. If we were talking about Angelus no problem, he is a creep, as well as a sadistic psychopath serial killer, but Angel is a good guy. I wish they had found a different solution. The part about Buffy is really good though. About Xander's outburst, because despite the argument, that's the tone throughout the whole scene. From a rational standpoint, there is no discussion, the ritual is the way to go. It gets Angelus out of the way wherever he is and whatever he's doing, he can't run or hide, and all without risking Buffy's life. From a more “moral” standpoint, well if we accept that Angel and Angelus are two completely different persons, actually Angelus is not even a person but a demon, and one is not responsible of the actions of the other, and Angel is for all intents and purposes dead at the moment, as are all people transformed into vampires, with the curse you can save him, bring him back but only if Buffy doesn't destroy the body at the moment used by Angelus, and this is the only tricky part. An argument can be made that until Angel is not restored Angelus could bring death and destruction so could be “morally” wrong to stall until the curse is not ready if they have the chance to kill him, but because that it's not the situation and Buffy is ready to kill him if she can, the argument doesn't exist. Furthermore, they all knew all the horrible things Angelus did in the past and yet they accepted Angel as one of the good guys, if they don't do it now just because they knew some of the victims, like Jenny, would be hypocritical, would be like saying that all those who died in the past doesn't count. It's also interesting to analyze Xander's rant, which I don't think was written without specific intent. First of all we notice how he never uses the name Angelus but only Angel which he repeats over and over, to indicate how he is unable or probably doesn't want to distinguish the two. furthermore, his is never an argument, while the others ask questions, express doubts, he always uses absolute, “he is a killer”, “he is guilty”, “he must die”, and when he understand that the final decision does not depend on him, attacks. He attacks Giles about Jenny, the very person who was most linked to Jenny, while Xander is perhaps the one in the group who was least close to her. He attacks Buffy, accusing her of only thinking about what she wants and forgetting about the people killed by Angelus, which would make one think that he doesn't even know Buffy. I think all this indicates to us that Xander is stuck as a character, in all this time he hasn't grown like the others, he still doesn't understand what he wants, he is with Cordelia but still obsessed with Buffy, still hates Angel because Buffy is in love with him, as if he thinks if Angel wasn't there she would fall in love with him instead, and maybe still doesn't accept that he is not the hero in the story. We'll see if next season he finally starts to change and grow and in what way. “Becoming”, this title has different layers, there is of course the “becoming” a vampire of Angel, or the “becoming” a slayer for Buffy, but also there is the “becoming” an adult that is basically the main theme of the season. In this season Buffy goes through the lost of innocence, she realizes that the world is not simply divided into good and bad, that loves doesn't conquer all, experiences consequences, responsibilities, guilt, and grief, and finally that she must being able to rely only on herself because is all she has. She learned all this and grew up, but at a high price. Being the slayer first asked her to be ready to give her life, not it asked her to be ready to see the people around her get hurt or killed, to give up her place in society, expelled from school and wanted by the police, to give up her home, her family, to sacrifice her love, and going forward she knows that the price to pay could be even higher. So it's no surprise that at this point she just wants to disappear, and no one can find a slayer who doesn't want to be found.
G.Un.
2023-10-11 01:52:01 +0000 UTC
