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x_Rhi_x

This is a great episode indeed. I love the psychology in the buffy scenes. Such clever dialogue by whedon as usual. They wanted to get Jesse back for xander, but the actor wasn't available. Also Amber Benson didn't want to come back as Tara, which is why she wasn't in it either. She was protective of the role and didn't want Tara's return appearance to be a fake, evil version

Ron Fehr

I hope that you don't consider this as a spoiler, but I just wanted to say that the date shown at the beginning is merely meant as a time reference, as it it slightly (just slightly) crucial to a future episode.

Ron Fehr

You looked a little flustered at what Jonathan and Andrew said during ther conversation in the car, as you were making a comment at the time. They were were basically just saying "from beneath you, it devours", Jonathan saying it in Spanish, and Andrew giving his interpretation of what he thought the words meant in English. Which of course is why he got it wrong. "It eats you, starting with your bottom. "

Britney

I watched the show as it initially aired, but my recollection of watching season 7 for the first time is mostly a blur. However, I definitely still have memories of watching this episode for the first time. I remember being totally freaked out by the Dawn scenes. I don't scare easily, but the thumping noises mixed with Joyce's body flashing on the couch and "mother's milk is red today" just totally creeped me out. I do remember being initially disappointed that it wasn't "Tara" who showed up for Willow, but I totally understand Amber's decision to not come back as she didn't want to tarnish the character. I think Azura Skye did a tremendous job in her scenes. Especially once she (or should I say "it") reveals their true intentions. Everyone else: "From beneath you, it devours." Andrew: "It eats you, starting with your bottom." Hahaha! I really love Andrew sometimes. That line always cracks me up.

zerofk

Such a good episode. And following Him no less. Your reaction when Andrew and Jonathan showed up was great :-D I love Buffy's therapy session. All the sub-stories are great, but Buffy's is very insightful. "You do have a superiority complex, and you got an inferiority complex about it." I think that's put a bit strongly, but it's not completely wrong. Since the beginning, Buffy has accepted her friends and drawn strength from them. But she has always felt detached from them in some measure. Faith was the only one who got it - I don't think even Kendra did. And of course Buffy and Faith were not exactly best friends. And then there's Jonathan. "Well I still care about them."

Audra Foxgrove

This is a top-tier episode for me. There is just so much packed into it, all the dialog is great and gives so much information, the vibes are impeccable. Love it. One thing I will say about this season is I would be so interested to see you rewatch it, or at least some of it, after finishing the series. You're a reactor who I always enjoy seeing figure things out, connect dots, and generally show off your high level of intuitiveness when it comes to narrative. Given that I feel this season is so great on a rewatch, I just think it would be cool to see your thoughts on things you pick up the second time around.

Ron Fehr

When ghost Warren says "If you strike me down," and Andrew finishes with "I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine," they were quoting a line from the very first Star Wars movie (episode IV). It occurred during Obi-Wan's light sabre duel with Darth Vader.

Ron Fehr

The reason that Buffy and Holden's fight moved from the cemetery to the mausoleum was because the crew only had access to the cemetery for part of the evening. I'm guessing that doing all the scenes in the cemetery would have required an entire evening, because of retakes and resetting between shots. It must have been easier just to build a set for the mausoleum scenes.

Scott Margeson

One of the standout episodes of the entire series. I've always loved the three-act arc of this episode.

Matt E.

Michelle is so good in this episode. And the directing and practical effects in her scenes were fantastic as well. Buffy rarely goes full horror but this went so hard

Britney

Also, it's interesting that you mentioned "I Only Have Eyes For You" in this reaction because the singer Angie Hart who was playing at The Bronze in this episode was also singing at The Bronze in that episode.

Shaun Houghton

No need for "The Evil Thing" to be concerned about Xander. Since when has a man with carpentry skills ever been a threat to evil? .......... Oh wait........

Bud Haven

I love, love, love, this episode. If we could see a Spin-off of Buffy in therapy, I would be down.. The date on the title was the actual date of the original airing, although it aired at 9 or 10 pm so a little before we watched it, I think I caught it then but it's too long to say for certain.

Andy

It didn't mess with Xander because it knew Xander would see through it in about 30 seconds.

Raven Dark

Toward the start of this season, I said this was my favorite villain. Now you know why. :D

Ron Fehr

For me personally, I would not choose therapy. I have church and the church community to keep me focused. Just to repeat, it's my personal choice. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think that therapy is for everyone.

Adoreandu

Spike wasn't the Big Bad of S2, it was Angelus. He didn't come in until more than mid-way through the season.

Stargazer1682

I understand and even agree with Amber's decision not to be in this episode, because she didn't want to appear as a version of Tara encouraging Willow to harm herself. *But* - it makes zero sense for whatever this was to appear to Willow as a random stranger, who she didn't actually meet. If it wasn't going to be Tara, the most logical character, they could have gotten a little more creative about it. Like, establish that Willow's mom had passed at some point prior to this episode; and then bring back that actress from Gingerbread. She and Willow already had a contentious relationship, so this interaction could have been really compelling. The Dawn stuff was interesting, though I feel like if anyone should have had a chance to talk to Joyce it should be Buffy. Dawn has the relationship with her on paper, but we actually saw Joyce and Buffy grow together as mother and daughter. I feel the stuff with Andrew and Jonathan slows the episode down and could have been included with another episode; and is screen time that could have been given to Xander. Yeah, the actor who originally played Jesse wasn't available; oh well, recast or do...something with him. Recently though, I had thought about the fact that, if this is the first episode without Xander, they could have gone for broke and done the entire episode as being just between Buffy and Holden; like a little person play, and a non-spoken cameo of Spike at the end. Maybe the other contract players get the little montage at the start to technically qualify as being in the episode and collect their checks. But that I think could have put this episode on par with Hush.

Stargazer1682

I like the fact that the storyline with the Mayor in season 3 was much more of a slow burn. I feel other writers, especially those writing for shows that do serial arcs, would do well to study and learn from that season. Too often now shows just blow their load with an info dump way too early in the season: here's the the season big bad, and everything important to know about his motivations at like, and the main characters know everything the audience knows, all by episode 4. And now we're going to just kill time for the next 17 episode, sometimes making the main characters look like morons, just so we can wrap it all up in the finale. With the Mayor, they really laid the groundwork. We got a few casual mentions about him in season 2, namely from Snider. The first episode or two with the actual character in season 3 left him kind of ambiguous, until they made it clear he was a bad guy; yet they still kept that information from the main characters for a good long while afterwards. I kind of love how, in Gingerbread, the audience knows Wilkens can't be trusted, but everyone else just sees him as the well meaning mayor of Sunnydale. And then once it all comes out, we're just off the races; and each episode keeps building on the last, without needing to make each episode a direct continuation. There's still room for one offs and character development; and by the last four of five episodes, the urgency just keeps building to the climax of the finale, which is epic completely earned. And yes, Lexi, you can giggle at the word "climax." And I just said it again. I gave you two.... 😁

chelsea

did i fall asleep? “for a little while” !!!! okay dollhouse

Clara V.

I never really liked this episode, primarily because it comes off as incredibly pretentious. It clearly thinks it is so much more deep and clever than it actually is. This is ironic, because without that framing I really would consider it one of the stronger episodes of season 7. But it introduces itself with so much swagger, clearly implicating itself as standing shoulder to shoulder with "special" episodes like "Hush", "Restless", "The Body" and "Once More With Feeling", but then it doesn't have anything to back that up, it's just a completely normal, maybe above average episode of the show. I know my feelings are partly irrational, I do like most of what's here, it's really just the attitude that rubs me the wrong way and kinda ruins it for me.

Jarah Bethany

The Dawn scenes are legitimately terrifying to me and I am obsessed with it

Cory James

You mention in the beginning about how RJ didn't affect anyone else but Principal Wood says when he pulls him into his office to stop getting impressionable young women to do his homework for him. He's been using the 'love spell' not to score with everyone, but to manipulate them into doing things for him. Which is additionally terrible. I don't understand why he couldn't remain a poetry geek that suddenly started scoring women either...why did he HAVE to be a jock? I love Blue by Angie Hart (the song at the beginning) such a shame it's not on spotify lol. Dawn is a certified badass. Even when she is terrified and injured she still has no fear. God, I love her so much. She is one of my favorite characters ever. She's been through so much. I honestly refuse to believe that was really Joyce. Even though it was very different than any other appearance previously. It just doesn't make sense for Joyce to be that cryptic and divisive. Buffy is SO desperate for someone to understand her and she doesn't want it to be her friends cause she doesn't think she deserves to have them understand and still love her because Buffy struggles to love herself when it comes down to it. She doesn't understand how people love her because she doesn't know how to love herself.