Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 1x6 Full Reaction
Added 2023-04-26 19:04:09 +0000 UTC
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(I almost unsubscribed) You might want to go back and add the video back into the first 6 reactions ... I'm going to watch those on YouTube. Then come here for 7 on... I'm pretty certain you'll see that in the viewing numbers (but maybe not as I had to click around to find out which ones had video).
Thomas
2023-06-11 11:10:23 +0000 UTCTbh no episode titles are really spoilery, unless you have seen it before, some of them are quite straight forward, but then the thing mentioned is revealed in the first few minutes of the episode. Looking through all seasons i find 2 that is very spoilery.
Leonard Ledung
2023-05-03 22:08:57 +0000 UTCI liked the Owen episode well enough, but there are just so many standouts in this first season (and more to come) that it gets overshadowed I think. Hyenas don't hang around people long enough to learn their names, so even if they were smart enough I think that has to be a myth. (...But birds learn all kinds of speech from humans. Okay, if someone did an updated version of "The Birds" with parrots and corvids that could be terrifying. ) I wound up liking Principal Flutie more by the end, his last speech to Buffy was sympathetic. And in hindsight he wasn't unreasonable by authority figure standards, just dorky and clueless. We're on Buffy's side because we know why she burned down that gym.
Marith Lizard
2023-05-01 05:55:59 +0000 UTCI agree that it would be hard not to see episode titles before watching. I just looked out of curiosity and I didn't see any within the first few seasons that were all that spoilery. The next episode is probably the worst honestly. We didn't really ever see episode titles until the early 2000's (maybe late 90's?), when digital guides/schedules on the tv started including them and the selling of tv seasons on dvd became popular. So they weren't something that they generally put a lot of thought into prior to then (or at least not as much as they do today). I remember listening to an episode commentary for the Simpsons, and the writer said that if he knew the name of the episode was something people would see one day, he would have given it a better name. My pet peeve nowadays is how often the image used for an episode can be very spoilery.
Steve
2023-04-30 02:23:53 +0000 UTCBut he is the hyena, hes not the prey, so the writers aren't saying he's weak? However the dodgeball scene makes this point more clear, when they decide to leave buffy alone and circle that other boy who they bullied at the start of the episode instead
x_Rhi_x
2023-04-28 05:45:30 +0000 UTCYes, the titles can be spoilers. If you don't want to be spoiled, you should only check the title after watching the episode.
Darrell Palmer
2023-04-27 23:03:05 +0000 UTCThe titles weren't chosen for the viewers. As viewers we had no idea what the title of an episode might be. We didn't know the titles until the DVDs were released. The titles were chosen so that the production company had an easy way to refer to each episode that they were producing. The titles were only intended for internal use.
Darrell Palmer
2023-04-27 23:01:56 +0000 UTCI would like to begin telling you not to care about how other people evaluate an episode or a season, after all we are here to hear your reactions and thoughts, not those of others. Ultimately, it's just a matter of personal taste and saying that an episode isn't your favorite doesn't mean you don't like it but you like another one more. For example, as I already told you, I've always liked episode 5, and the first season remains one of my three favorite. Others may think differently, and although I could argument my reasons, in the end it doesn't matter as it mostly comes down to personal preference. Anyway, however you want to judge it, you're absolutely right pointing out that episode 5 is an important episode to the main story arc. Obviously I'm not talking about the Master's story, but the real main story arc of the season, of all the seasons as a matter of fact, the growing arc of Buffy. Remember that the main focus of the screen-writers are always the characters, their growing arcs, the building of shared experiences, the developing of the dynamics between them, their relationships, etc. The story about the big bad of the season it's always secondary to them. About the idea of not reading the episode titles, just don't worry and read them freely. Keep in mind that the titles have been written, or at very least greenlighted, by the show's creators themselves. They have certainly not chosen them to spoil the vision for their own viewers, rather their purpose was to spark your curiosity and your interest over the next episode. In the worst case they will give you an idea about the subject of the episode, although in most cases they will only do it in hindsight, and how could this spoil your viewing of the episode. Like in “Witch” or, let's imagine, an episode called “Willow”, it probably going to be a Willow-centric episode, great, I like Willow, I'm curious now and can't wait to watch it, but it's going to be funny, tragic, romantic, mysterious, I have no idea. It's also consistent with the idea of view the show in a way as close to the original experience as possible. If you had watched Buffy in 1997 you would have immediately seen the title of the following week's episode because it was clearly written in the TV guide.
G.Un.
2023-04-27 19:57:47 +0000 UTCI would argue that, among everything else, this episode is an exploration of Buffy, Willow, and Xander's romantic feelings and their awareness of each other's feelings. Willow points out Buffy's feelings for Angel, Buffy points out Willow's feelings for Xander, and Xander is clearly aware of Willow's feelings for him. The episode is interesting even if it has a couple of scenes that make it a bit difficult to enjoy it in full. The scene where Xander sexually assaults Buffy, even if she's more than capable of defending herself, is quite disturbing. Then there's Willow in tears, a first for you, and every time I see Willow cry it breaks my heart. If I may, I'd like to give you a little update on the Buffyverse's lingo to help ease the conversations. The main villain is referred to as “the Big Bad”, while the circle of people around Buffy (Xander and Willow at the moment) are called “the scoobies”.
G.Un.
2023-04-27 19:57:12 +0000 UTCWhat I found of interest is the connection between "preying on the weak" and Xander's condition during the episode. Apparently, whatever else he might be... Xander isn't weak.
Michael Labs
2023-04-27 02:00:32 +0000 UTCBuffy had to know what would happen when she threw the zookeeper into a cage of hyenas. So we can count this as her first human kill, that we know of. The direction of this episode isn't my favorite, with the slow motion and the pensive stares.
Bud Haven
2023-04-27 01:27:24 +0000 UTCThis was Nick Brandon's episode. His acting was really good. He made us understand that the real monsters are within. Willow showed some spine dealing with Xander, once she got that he was not himself. It is hard sometimes to know in this show who is an ally who is going to make it. That makes things spice, and dangerous for everyone. Anyone can get got, get hurt. "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Buffy's role this ep was a little lost, and she ended up frustrated with Giles both because he seemed not to get it, and that she needed him so much. I like that the story ends where it began with Xander rushing in to save an innocent from the baddies. It shows that he is up for fighting evil. After the mantis incident, he gets what it takes to beat the bad guys. And he often gets the best lines in the show.
spikeysnack
2023-04-27 00:32:02 +0000 UTCYou had the most hilarious expression when Giles told the group "they ate him", then you just slowly took a note. lol. Xander was actually really good at playing a bad guy. And so long, Principal Flutie. You were a good one.
Negative
2023-04-26 20:59:19 +0000 UTCRIP Principal Flutie
K Murray
2023-04-26 20:01:10 +0000 UTC
