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Beneath You: Buffy 7x02 Reaction
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- Beneath You: Buffy 7x02 Reaction
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James Marsters' portrayal of Spike is wondrous. His work this season is stellar. Him and SMG weave every bit of their complex relationship in a realistic and nuanced way.
That scene was emmy worthy, I think. That last part where a vampire rests his body on a crucifix was powerful. The pain of a soul and love hurt more than the cross. It felt relieving in comparison.
I don’t believe he was blaming Buffy for the soul issues he was having I think he was just explaining. He didn’t realize that he would have all his past kills haunting him.
Of course he doesn't blame her for it. He was talking about that she didn't understand why he did that. For him that was obvious. Because he loves her.
@@Junejane4 yeah, I was just responding to what she said in the video
@@GarageBellyDancers yes, I understand it, it's more about that I was surprised that this idea of him blaming her existed. Because he clearly answered to her "Why did you do it".
Spike is asking for forgiveness with his question, "Can we rest now, Buffy? Can we rest?".
A soul wasn't forced upon him. He sought it out for forgiveness, for love and to be loved. The cross felt less painful than what he did to Buffy, his soul or the pain of love.
spike was not blaming buffy. she asked him why he got his soul and he explained his reasons to her. that’s not him placing the blame on her, it’s just a fact. he asked her “it’s what you wanted, right?” and then looks to the sky (to god) and asks “it’s what YOU wanted, right?” which is essentially him asking buffy if this is what he needed for her to finally love him (because she could never love him without his soul and he realized that) and he is asking god if this is what was required for him to be able to be saved.
The scene at the end with Spike is one of the best from the show. People talk of favourite episodes, but I think favourite scenes are more important. We had in Prophecy Girl Buffy saying 'Im 16 years old I dont want to die'. And Passion we had the scene with Angelus looking through the window at Buffy and Willow crying after hearing Jenny was killed enjoying their pain. In Enemies we had Angel pretending to be Angelus where he and Buffy fooled Faith. S5 just contains so many brilliant scenes but stand out are Fool For Love when Buffy says to Spike 'you're beneath me', and when Buffy says 'mommy' in the Body. We also had the amazing shock reveal that 'Death is Your Gift' which was of course Buffy's death in The Gift. Spike's monologue at the end here is a stunning scene James Marsters absolutely nails it, brilliant acting.
Beautifully filmed as well. With him being in the dark. It's amazing.
@@plumdutchess Agree, just an incredible scene.
I always “nothing’d” the scene.
I thought it was all general nonsensical, melodramatic rubbish.
That’s just me though. I know that it’s a popular scene, but I never found it particularly special. Then again, I’m also in the minority that dislikes Fred as a character on Angel.
theres a few more coming up this season.
@@arc7375 The pain of a cross for a vampire is excruciating, unbearable. The fact that he finds relief in it, resting his body on it, shows how much more pain a soul, his sins, and love is in comparison.
I think you need to change your pov when you think Spike made an error on changing himself for someone else. It doesn’t apply here.
That concept is only a problem or only applies when we say people shouldn’t lose their identity or authenticity or turn to something toxic.
Spike is doing neither. He changed back to his true self as William, and secondly being inspired by love to change into a better person should always be encouraged especially if the transformation makes you a better person.
Lastly he wasn’t putting the blame on Buffy on what he did. The entire scene is supposed to be revelation that he actually was capable of love without a soul and he choose to get his soul back unlike Angel who as Angelus would never, which says alot about whose really evil between the two but the fact that when he chose to get his soul what he didn’t expect is the pain of guilt “angel should have warned me” and contrition that comes with it, “they put the spark in me and all it does is burn” William’s shame of raping Buffy is far worse than probably a normal man will feel because it’s the antithesis of who William is as a person and the final imagery of him laying on the cross and burning and saying “can we rest”, the physical burn doesn’t compare to the spiritual and emotional pain of contrition he feels and the fact that he willingly rests on the cross is him embracing not just god, he’s embracing his soul, but embracing his pain to prove to Buffy I’m back, I’m sorry, this is real, can we stop now. Truly Shakespearean.
Exactly! Everybody was so willing to forgive Angelus and even Faith. They both committed true atrocities. Even angel as a human was not great. Faith was human with a soul and still did those things. But Spike as a human.....
@@ezmarelazela5008after going on 30 + years I’ve realized this show is looked at through the rose colored view people have of Buffy. People love Buffy almost religiously and l”et” spike in…. This was a betrayal against them more than against Buffy. It’s actually sick honestly. People to this day are crying and claiming Buffy never had feelings for him and ONLY used him… that what happens this season was all just “friendly” between them…. Because ‘Buffy would never love or be in love with someone like spike. Human or not……’
And then they see the movie and well….. Joss already had a blueprint of the character and relationship to some extent in mind.
I don't think there is a religious aspect in this scene, god doesn't come into it but I agree with the rest of your argument
@@mhorrighan he’s in a church and hugs a cross and starts with yelling at God while looking up….. religion matters to spike or rather William the poet
Since it seems you didn't get a lot of the last scene...
Spike at first take off his shirt and says "costume didn't help. Couldn't hide" he did his hair like he did in the past, dressed up, like he was trying to wear a costume of his former self, when he was soulless, but that didn't help at all to hide what he became with a soul.
When he says "Am i flesh to you?" he was referring to how in season 6 she merely used him for sex, like he was nothing but flesh without the spark (the soul).
"the girls doesn't wanna be serviced, because there is no spark", Buffy stopped being intimate with him when she realised that their relationship was sick and broke it because he didn't have a soul and so she couldn't love him.
"I dreamed of killing you. I think they were dreams" after Buffy died in season 5 finale he dreamed her every night saving her because he thought it was his fault that she died, in fact in each dreams he did something different and rescued her every night in his dreams.
"Thinking of you, holding myself and spilling useless buckets of salt over your ending" he cried a lot (buckets of soul) when she died, it destroyed him.
"Angel should have warned me" no explanation needed.
"They put the spark in me and now all it does is burn" he got a soul back and it's killing him for the guilt he feels.
"Buffy, shame on you." he simply stating that the fact that she question him is insulting enough since it's the most obvious thing in the world, because he loved her.
"To be the kind of man that would never-" that would never assault and hurt her, he can't even look at her while he mentions it.
You stated it perfectly.
Angel doesn't owe him crap. Nor does he have reason to help. That line always bugged me 😂😂😂
@@robertoglencoco7861well obviously Angel doesn’t owe him anything but Spike is just thinking out loud by that point. Also it’s included because it’s a pretty clear signal to both the audience and Buffy what had happened and what he’s taking about.
@@caseyhart4999don't think you understand sarcasm 😂😂😂
@@robertoglencoco7861 I’m ok with that considering sarcasm is almost never funny and most of the time is just a way for people to veil their honest opinions behind a “joke” lol
Not only were the scenes with Willow and Giles filmed in England I'm pretty sure it was filmed at Anthony Head's home.
Yes, I vaguely recall that information too.
That's right, it's actually Anthony Head's property near Bath. That's actually his horse he's riding in episode 1 (or was), and actually his foyer in episode 2, for the scene with "Willow".
His actual doorway and property
He lives in a witches' coven? 😜
That last scene STILL makes me tear up. So Powerful!
He got his soul back so he would never hurt her again.
Spike didn't put anything on Buffy's shoulders. The whole scene is about him laying the guilt on himself. He was confused because when soulless he assumed things would be better and him getting a soul would be what Buffy wanted. Now he's seeing the truth of her confused, horrified and upset PTSD emotions play out. Nothing he said was about him saying he said it was Buffy's fault. It was actually him finally understanding, with a soul, what he couldn't without; understanding what some fans still don't get about soulless Spike. That he couldn't actually care the way soulled people do while soulless: "To be a kind of man."
Spike's asking for Buffy for her forgiveness. "Can we rest now, Buffy? Can we rest?" 😭
James just kills it! He really went all in on playing Soul Spike I have nothing else just Legendary 🤘
I don't see how you think he was blaming Buffy or saying it's her fault
No one has ever interpreted this scene in this way at all
I was wondering how that was interpreted that way but I've never seen anyone miss the point of the scene more...
Dakara has a history of not being able to read men properly, or see them as victims.
Spike's clearly asking for Buffy's forgiveness. "Can we rest now, Buffy? Can we rest?"
I think you missed the line from Spike "to be the kind of man who would never....." that's why he got his soul, because he didnt want to be that monster who did that horrible thing to her.
"...To be a kind of Man." 😭
The opening scene is a tribute to the 1999 German film, "Run Lola Run".
Great Film
The scene in the beginning with the girl in Frankfurt, Germany was inspired by the German movie "Run Lola Run" (1998). Sadly today many people have forgotten this amazing movie but back then basically every single tv-show had kinda an hommage to it.
Yeah I remembered that movie instantly when I saw that.
Too bad they couldn't do a Lola roll-back. I thought the girl was kinda hot and was sad to see her go.
Not just filmed in England, filmed at the Giles' actor's real house. Apparently Alyson Hannigan stayed with him and his family while they were there filming.
I know you've rewatched the scene in editing, but here is my take on this episode concerning Spuffy.
I've always believed that William was supernatural like Druscilla was before she was turned by Angelus.
William was an empath, which also explains why Dru was instantly drawn to him when she felt it, on the night he bumped into them.
Who they were before turning...their essence is locked into their brain like muscle memory. It's seeped into their brain like DNA.
Their demons used their supernatural gifts to their own hunting advantage and actually draws out those skills to the maximum.
Spike knew exactly how to manipulate the gang in ssn 5 because he is very intuitive. He could see what the others couldn't. (He pointed out how Willow was barely holding it together when Oz left) for example.
His connection with Joyce was real, even without his soul or a chip.
Forgiveness from God and Buffy with hopes that he would be worthy of her in his souled state is what inspired him to fight for his soul.
The chip muzzled his demon, almost like quieting his mind so he could let those echoes of his former nature come out.
"Buffy. Shame on you. What would a man do to become hers. The kind of man who would nev...") he was so ashamed that he couldn't even say the "R" word...because William would have NEVER R*ped her.
He wasn't blaming her, but asking for forgiveness from her and God.
Him laying himself on the cross shows the parallel between Spike/William and Liam/Angel/Angelus.
Angel let Buffy's necklace cross burn him to control HIMSELF when they kissed. Also..when he warned Kate to stay out of his way, he grabbed her cross to show how it sizzled his flesh, as a warning that she's not ready to deal with the supernatural.
But spike wrapping himself around a large cross shows just how much he thinks he deserves to be punished. He welcomes the pain for part of his penance.
Sarah's acting...her facial expression was priceless. You could see the cognitive wheels turning. The realization that he did that, and the tear drop...chef's kiss.👩🍳💋
Cognac is a wine. You mean cognitive. 😎👍
@@Madbandit77 Thanks. Damn auto text. I start texting a word and when I go to select a word, another similar word pops up and I accidentally click it. Lol
Yes, the Willow/Giles scene was filmed in England. It was actually the porch of Anthony Stewart Head's house.
That last scene gets me every time. It's only now, after many re-watches over the decades since it first aired, that I can watch it without crying. James did a phenomenal job throughout the episode but especially with that last scene. He's completely broken but he tried to pull himself together to help but it was just a costume (similar to when he started wearing colors and different clothes in S5).
Also, when the show originally, and the internet was young and people didn't even know what fanfic (let alone slashfic was), EVERYBODY was paired with Spike. Everybody.
4:25 The scenes in Westbury are from Anthony Stewart Head's house in Somerset, England. Makes sense that they would come to him.
"Can we rest now, Buffy? Can we rest?" 😭
James should have earned an Emmy nomination for this episode.
@@Madbandit77 I don't think they submitted to the Emmys! Not for the final couple of seasons. Not sure why exactly, but 🤷♂️
14:30 This last scene with Spike and Buffy is bloody brilliant, and James' performance gets me every time. 😢
"Can we rest now?" 😭
It takes me out every time too. The man is just brilliant.
And to think that Joss was ready to get rid of him...
He was the best addition to the show.
Spike should have had his own spin-off
It would have been my favourite!
I don’t know how I’ve gone 26 years of Spike/Buffy fandom & this never occurred to me. Man, it would’ve been SO good!
He kinda did it.
@@eduardofilippi7698 I met the actor and got him to sign that solo comic book series he was in
There's an Audible story where Cordelia is the Slayer, Nick Brendon, Amber Benson, The Trio and Marsters all voice act the story. It's considered at least Cannon adjacent. Haven't heard it tho.
Always love the ending scene
I cry every time! 😭
The key line that Spike says in the church, in answer to Buffy's questioning why would he get his soul back, he says "To be the kind of man who would never" - never hurt her, never try to rape her. When he was human and had a soul, he wouldn't ever have thought about hurting the one he loved. In that bathroom, after she threw him off, Buffy said that act was why she would never be with him - and Spike's guilty mind connected getting his soul back, to being a better man, to giving Buffy what she deserved, and to it being what both she and God wanted. So, like everyone else said, he's not blaming Buffy... he just desperately loves her and wants to be the kind of guy that she could love back.
Hackers is one of if not my favorite movie, did not expect it here for some reason...
No spoiler, but later in the season you'll go back and see this scene in a new light.
I think he was telling Buffy she was the main reason he went to get back his soul, to be deserving of her.
He's begging her forgiveness, "Can we rest now, Buffy? Can we rest?"
I'd say it's more like Alias vibes. Good show.
AMAZING show that more people need to check out 😎
The beginning scene is a tribute to the avant-garde German film, "Run Lola Run". The "Alias" pilot episode did the same thing.
@@Madbandit77 Yes of course
If you remember these were Buffy’s words: I could never love you, since you are a soulless thing. That is why Spike asks her: This is what you wanted? You can interpret this whatever you want but the fact is that these Buffy’s words inspired him to get his soul back…
Xander and Spike never slept together, but they did sleep in the same room once, in Xander's basement during season 4's Hush episode.
18:05 Angel as Angelus, Riley and Spike all got obsessed with Buffy in a very unhealthy way at one point or another. Angelus tormented her to break the connection she had with Angel, Riley made her his identity when he lost his and Spike turned hate into obsession - possibly what a soulless vampire might equate with love.
While buffy was the catalyst for him making that change, I feel he did it more so he wouldn’t be the sort of man that could hurt her as he did in ´that scene.´ soulless spike, as much as a monster he may have been, he did love her, but without a soul he was incapable of showing it in a healthy way. Unlike Angelus who had the soul forced upon him and would never choose to have it, It was the monster version of Spike that chose to get the soul, so he could be capable of loving someone.
Very astute review and thoughts. Angel suffered for nearly 100 years with his soul. Spike has only had his soul for a few months at this time.Angel was a mess until Whistler showed him Buffy and Angel prepared to be with Slayer Buffy in Sunnydale. What I noticed on the rewatch is that Willow, Xander, Anya, and Spike are longing for a past and a non confrontational present. Buffy and Dawn are different and do not fight the changes to themselves. Dawn is where Buffy was and Buffy is assuming the role Joyce had in their lives. But the body language of Buffy is different this Season. She is still a young woman/ girl but she understands that there is no going back. Anya has returned to Vengeance.She ventured into the world, had a major setback only to retreat to what she thought was a safe space. You are right that she is not satisfied. Like so many that have a setback, she gave up and retreated. Xander is really no different than he was in High School and is still returning to his emotional basement. It’s easy to tell Anya to move on but you are the cause. Xander does not desire forgiveness but rather all to forget and move on. Think back to I Only Have Eyes For You. Buffy learned the lessons of truly hurting the one you love, the need for forgiveness, the power to grant without conditions, and the ability to seek Amends. Xander has not expressed or tries to grasp the need to make Amends. Think of the torment of Angel in Amends and what it took from Buffy to save him.Xander has not understood or attempted to embrace his destructive actions and the consequences towards Anya. Buffy went through incredible growth, trauma, and life lessons in Season 2. Buffy stumbles but she gets up and strives to be better. Even Willow is afraid to get up, Anya has retreated , Spike is a mess, and Xander has no
Self awareness . 7 years and guess what, we are where most everyone is at this stage in life with one exception… Buffy.
Not a spoiler, but -- Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar both appear in every episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer from beginning to end.
@0:25 Oh yes. Didn't think it possible to appreciate your appreciation for entertainment any more than I did then you go and reference a masterpiece like Hackers from our beloved 90's and I have to calibrate my scale/yardstick anew.
Those scenes were not only filmed in England, but on Anthony Stewart Heads own home grounds.
God, I love that performance of his:)
I think you missed the point of the ending monologue. Spike wasn't blaming Buffy for anything at all. He essentially was saying that he fought for his soul because he wanted to be a better man....the sort of man who would not for example grape Buffy.
James Marsters takes it to the next level this season, with the end of this episode being one of the standouts.
D.B. Woodside (principal Wood) played President Palmer's brother in the last season of 24.
Many of the creative force behind "BTVS" (writers. producers, actors, directors) went on to bless the television viewing world with the gift of "24"
4:17 It's true. And as far as I know, it was filmed at Anthony Heads house.
I love that dakra is as confused as I was with some of these openings.
The final scene with spike and Buffy. Wow can James bring it.
I don't think he was blaming her. U know that saying "I will walk to hell and back for y" or I will go to the ends of the earth for y" Something like that. 😅 It was Spike sacrificing himself for who he thinks is his true love. He never wanted a soul, but he thought to be worthy enough for her and to not be that guy who would hurt her, he needed a soul Cuz she loved Angel, so maybe she can love him.
She looks like Anya he has a type
0:30 Wait... you haven't watched Alias? That and Run Lola Run are the main references here. Alias would be a pretty good show for the channel, come to think of it.
People who don't watch these reactions to the end really miss out on the girth and meatiness of Dakara's thoughtfulness.
11:24 Xander and Spike did actually sleep together - they shared a room anyway - with Spike being tied up some of the time, wearing Xanders clothes - remember? :)
As you've seen Lucifer maybe check out 24 if you need some more DB action.
some of spike's speech references reveals from future episodes. it's not to be understood on first viewing. honestly, little about spike in early season seven can really be understood on first viewing.
An incredible performancxe from James Marsters in a soliloquy that is almost Shakespearean. The question is being posed is how does someone get on with life after they have done something awful? Maybe forgiveness isn't the answer, especially from the victim, but after doing something wrong, how do you live with yourself? Great writing.
D.J, I am right there with you. Lets se Xander, and Spike go all Cinamx after dark on each other!
Oh well…when Xander gets possessed by hyenas in season 1 he tries to SA Buffy and then pretends he lost his memories. When a soulless Spike does the same Xander is suddenly all furious and won’t let it go even later. It’s only for Buffy to decide how to react to this. Xander is the so irritating
I don't get how you thought he was putting the blame on Buffy
Most of the episode is mediocre, but that last scene is one of the best in the series. It was interesting that he also looked up, presumably to God, and said, "It's what YOU wanted, isn't it?" That's one of the only non-magical references to religious belief in the show, and it comes from Spike.
YES! Woohoo!
I've been chewing on my tongue for some weeks until I can talk about some of the things from Seeing Red on in order to avoid spoilers.
First, I'll point out that Spike was trying to keep that he'd gotten his soul back secret. That's why he hit Anya (who was a demon, not just a woman) and it was Buffy who entered the fight against him so that's why he was fighting them.
Next, one has to understand that there are supernatural factors at work that don't apply in the real world that complicate things. Spike back then, didn't have a soul. Think back to Smashed and Gone. In Smashed, Buffy started with violence and turned it to sex. In Gone she went down on him despite his saying to get her clothes and leave, ignoring his explicit denial of consent. Both cases amounting to SA, the latter one the actual "R" word, on Buffy's part. The only reasons that most viewers forgive it on Buffy's part is 1) Buffy is not in her right mind (extreme trauma and depression) and 2) Spike, it turns out, is into it. From Spike's point of view in the bathroom, he was just doing with Buffy what she did with him. We, as the viewers, see that the situation is different. Buffy is in a completely different "headspace". Spike, however, not having a soul, doesn't recognize that, not until Buffy kicks him away. Look again at the expression on Spike's face in that moment. He's horrified as he comes to the realization of what he did.
And that's what motivates Spike to go get his soul back. Yes, he's always talking about the chip but remember, he can hurt Buffy even with the chip. If his goal is to hurt Buffy, he doesn't need to have it removed. The writer's were just being coy with that bit about the chip but there's actually an in-story reason for him to be going on about it. James Marsters has mentioned that he played Spike as being attracted to Buffy from all the way back in School Hard. That attraction grew under the surface until Drusilla picked up on it, and was why she left him (as we saw in the flashback in Fool for Love). But it was when the chip was installed, forcing Spike into close association with Buffy and the Scoobies that caused that attraction to grow. And with the growing attraction was a desire to actually change, and actual changes. Consider, when Spike thought the chip had stopped working (Smashed, again) he had to psych himself up to attempt to attempt to bite the woman, something the guy who said "I'm a veal kind of guy..." would never have needed. Okay, he's not a good person by a long shot but he'd come an enormous distance from where he started. There was his relationship with Joyce "I liked the lady" and his protectiveness of Dawn (and, incidentally, that's one thing--whatever there was between Buffy and Spike, she knew he would protect Dawn regardless, except, of course, he'd already left on his quest). But despite that, he doesn't really have a "conscience", no inherent understanding of right and wrong. Everything he has is learned by rote and by copying others and has huge, gaping holes (like recognizing how different the situation in Seeing Red was compared to Smashed and Gone). And it was that realization which sent him to get his soul back.
And that chip started it all.
And in that final scene, he's not blaming Buffy. Without a soul, he thought that getting the soul would "fix" things and he'd become what she wanted, but he thought that because he didn't have a soul. Once he had the soul and gained full human understanding, he realized that it was foolish at best. And that's why he tried to keep that he got his soul back from her. It's become another part of the torment he's experiencing.
And that's why Spike, and his character arc, is one of the most fascinating studies in the entire Buffyverse.
"Can we trust, the principal? Because I really want to, because.." I'll finish that thought for you, because he's hot. Thatsthe reason. Lol
He’s average at best lol
But everyone has a type , I guess
@@ninipookie"Oh please! He's so much prettier than you."
Angel had centuries to learn to cope.
Spike might not have met the mayor but definitely knows and more then likely has met The Master regardless of if he was in season 1.
This ending scene has some of the best acting these two do in the series. Like with Dawn's sudden appearance in season five, there are a lot of things going on that the audience doesn't understand yet. It'll clear things up later, then a rewatch of Spike's scenes will help.
The estate Willow and Giles are at is actually Tony Head's property.
In my opinion, and what I think the show shows a bit here, is that Buffy does have PTSD from Spike trying to rape her. The sad realization is, now that he has a soul, under normal circumstances she could have let go of her excuses and let herself love him, but because of what he did before, she can't trust him or love him.
As angry as the whole rape storyline made me, I am so glad they didn't sweep it under the rug and that they both show the effect of it. I don't think Spike got his soul back only for Buffy. I think he did do it to be the man who never would rape or try to rape the woman he loved. He wanted to be a better man. Not just for her, for himself, too. I think he horrified himself, because he had changed that much from his evil days.
Dawn's wake up on fire line is my favorite line she speaks in the entire series.
So you want some Xander + Spike action? I'm pretty sure there is some fanfic around that can fulfil that wish.
Dont listen to anyone else. He did it selfishly for her but didnt know what it would cost him. How could he? He had no soul prior 😂😂😂
11:25, no dear, Spike would rather kill himself 😄
I feel like Spike is very different to Angel though.... I'm well aware of how toxic Spike and Buffy's relationship was, but there's just something about him _wanting_ to get his soul back and do better as a person, that really gets me.... The demons/vampires/souls in the Buffyverse have always been a bit wishy washy (just like how all the magic is a very "soft" magic system, meaning it serves the plot and narrative, instead of having strict rules), but I truly believe that Spike's character without a soul shows that he was originally a better person than Angel (it's essentially confirmed on multiple occasions, particularly in Dopplegangland about Willow's vampire alter ego), that turning into a vampire just amplifies your innate bad behaviors and desires (like they're "id" monsters or whatever), and Spike cares when he technically DOESN'T have a soul... , it's hard to explain, but even back in season two with the Judge (I think) there's a comment about how demons/vampires don't or can't love (it might actually be season 4, but I think I s brought up in season 2), and Drusilla says something to my effect of "we do love intensely" or something, and maybe even quotes Shakespeare?
Your point about Spike trying to find his place in the world @18:12 is interesting; if you think back to his origins, I think there’s a good case that he’s /always/ been looking for his place…and (again, to your point) William is still very much the “changing himself for the object of his affection”. There’s also (and this is only now occurring to me) a certain irony in that that’s both how he wound up a vampire /and/ getting re-ensouled. Still learning that lesson, apparently.
OMG you watched Lost Girl?! Did you react to it? I love that show! Unfortunately no one reacts to it.
I was obsessed with that show. Went to a bunch of conventions to meet the cast (they’re all lovely btw) but nah, didn’t react to it. I didn’t have a channel back then.
Season 7 is the only season i would ship Buffy/xander 😂😂😂
Wrapping up almost any series is difficult. Season 7 of BTVS is one of the better final seasons around.
Yeah, you need to watch the ending again, i think you bit misunderstood it. At least few parts.
I just noticed your mug, pleeeaassee tell me that you have reaction vids to lost girl?! I loved that show so much! Kenzie was my fave and I feel like she might be yours as well?
I loooove Kenzi she truly was the heart of the show 💜 I didn’t have a CZcams channel when I watched lost girl so no reactions. I do have a rewatch of the pilot episode on Patreon but that’s about it. I went to cons and met the cast though, even had an arm wrestle with Dyson haha good times
@@DakaraJayne Omg that sounds amazing! I had the biggest crush on Dyson. And Bo... 😂
De abajo te devora
"It eats you starting with your bottom."
@@Nicolas.Vincent Like a bidet of evil
@@Mrs.Watcher 😂
11:24 Fun fact - in a alternate universe Xander and Spike are in a relationship and it's actually pretty cute.
Think about this Buffy was basically defiled by her friend Willow when she pulled her from Heaven, mentally by Angelus, and physically by Spike. In some ways, it sounds like turning Iron into Steel.
Spike wishes he was alone
Anya didn't have good friends. They were not her friends. They were his friends. They mostly just tolerated her. This group of people has difficulty accepting others, they needed time for Tara even and still I can't say that they were her close friends. Buffy started interacting with her in s6 mostly when she treated her relationship with Spike as being gay because she was afraid to tell others. So she decided 'Ha, that's who will understand me', lol. At the same time she didn't tell Willow, she chose someone who is not that close
Xander is such a hypocrite for constantly whining about Angel turning evil and then is responsible for his own fiance turning into an even more dangerous demon that could end the world with a couple words
I wholeheartedly and tespectfully disagree that Xander is at all responsible for Anya making the choice to become a vegence Demon. I get that Xander hurt Anya, but at the end of the day I call that a mistake not a character flaw. If Xander had his way they would still be engaged after the wedding fell through.
If there is Anyone to blame for Anya making the choice she made (A second time) aside for Anya herself, it would be D'Hoffryn who had prayed on her when she was vulnerable.
If you think he's a hypocrite, there might be some other examples you could provide, but I wouldn't list this as one of them.
11:21 While Xander and Spike have never slept together, Angel and Spike certainly have. It is a fact, and I enjoy knowing that it is canon.
"I just made it up, it's nowhere to be seen in the Buffyverse, but somehow using the words 'fact' and 'canon' magically makes it so!"
😂😂😂🤡
@@happyslapsgiving5421 Spike literally states it himself in a later season of Angel.
“🤡”
@@happyslapsgiving5421I think they mean when Spike says something along the lines of 'Angel and I have never been intimate... except that one time'
She ran from the only people that are trying to help her. Of *course* she's stupid. As much as I don't like Xander, he's better off without her.
Literally the worst reaction to the final scene ever
Cave demon tricked Spike.
Spike is gone now, buried under William.
Like with Angel, the human soul now SUPPRESS the demon, Spike. So yea, Spike is gone, left is the human controlling the body with vampire powers
Where was William when the soul was returned? Heaven? Hell?
Spike was not tricked.
Spike specifically went to restore his own soul. He was given trials in order to earn it, and he passed. He was then awarded his soul as requested.
Spike can already physically hurt Buffy with his chip, because Buffy’s physiology was altered slightly when she was resurrected. He didn’t need to prevail over any trials to accomplish that.
He wanted his soul, and got his soul.
He clearly says he went to get the "spark" back, meaning his soul.
It was the soul of course. To get hid of the chip he would've searched some tech savvy.
i dont think william was anywhere but locked inside spikes body tbh, so when he got his soul back. william got hit with all the trauma of everything and it mixed with the demon, i dont think spikes "gone" i think it just merged together. hence why hes not the goody two shoes boy innocent boy anymore
No
Spike just gets more evil as the show goes on, I hate his character...
No, he's good now.
Did you stop watching the show on episode 19 of season 6 or something?
@@ryan131rmprobably just cluelessly watching along, not even a fan of the show *smh