Buffy The Vampire Slayer - S05E11|♡Uncut Reaction &Review ♡

Lovely to have you back! About Willow being gay or bi I think it could be what you said about it being “too complicated” at the time when that’s said, just like you said I also relate a lot to Willow and I mean A LOT, she is probably the character I have related to most during my lifetime (she was also my gay awakening heh) and I am a full on gay, lesbian today. That doesn’t mean I didn’t have a boyfriend in high school or thought I had crushes on boys because I kind of forced myself to because it was “expected” kind of. And I’m a lot younger than Willow so those expectations were probably even stronger when she were in high school. Especially when it comes to her crush on Xander, you care so much for a best friend it can get confusing and if society expect you to be with boys it is easy to confuse those best friend feelings as something more. And if you think about it would you really cheat on someone you truly love for such a long time? I feel like Oz was interested in Willow and then Willow just got exited over the fact that someone was actually interested in her, because that never really happened to her before. I know a lot of people love W and O so I’m not trying to dismiss anything, this is just how I personally see it and why I relate so much to Willow. And I would love Willow just as much as a bi character. :) I do not like bi-erasure, but I think her storyline works both ways. Also I just have to say I'm here for all the Taralove!!!<3 Great reaction!

Saga

Such a fun reaction SoFie! Spike is hilarious in trying to get Buffy’s attention but he’s still evil/soulless so he doesn’t quite understand what he needs to do. He’s just fumbling. Regarding the Bi-erasure of the show by calling Willow gay. It was unfortunately just an affect of the time period. It was a struggle to even have Willow in a lesbian relationship for the show. They haven’t even been allowed to show Willow and Tara kiss. There was still quite a bit of backlash back then about their relationship. I think if they kept that door open for Willow to be with a man again it would have worked against getting the audience to accept Willow/Tara. If the show was made today, I think Willow would have been bi.

Whisper_dvm

Still waiting for the Xander Harris harem anime.

Um, Willow's first experience with Anya was that Anya, as a human, tried to have her killed back in Doppelgangland. Although so much has happened and changed since then, I don't particularly blame Willow for her underlying animosity toward Anya. However, I'm Team Anya for this episode. :)

Miah

It is soooooo great having you back!

Darrell Palmer

Definitely a more light-hearted episode after the last few! Literally everything in this episode was hilarious 😭 As for the Willow being bi thing- I could see it going either way. If Buffy had come out today, they probably would have called her bi. And while everyone hated Willow/Xander, I know a lot like Willow/Oz, even with the ending they got. So I do get why people might have a preference. Doesn't really bother me at all. I also get Willow's point in the argument, but I am more on Anya's side. And while the 'gay now' line was used as a joke, Anya did have a point. Willow has always been really 'possessive' over Xander. Obviously the whole thing with Cordy early in S2, but even towards the end of S3 when they found out Xander slept with Faith. No bashing- I love Willow, just an observation! Also, I liked that we got some more of Anya's past and got to see Buffy and Tara hanging out!! 😊

Ailish

Thank you for the BTVS review! So happy to have you back and healthy! I can't believe we're already halfway through season 5. Miles to go!

The Witch Hawk