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Buffy 2x18 (Extended) - Killed by Death (Patreon)

Published:
2021-01-11 17:01:02
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2024-07-09 23:16:51
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2026-06
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Good evening. My conclusion is I miss Jenny, and Giles is not the best at gift-giving (come on.. GRAPES?!)

PS: I got a new schedule. Buffy extended reactions will be up Mondays and Fridays, with the "Early Access" coming out the following days (Tuesdays and Saturdays).

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 2x18 - Killed By Death .mp4

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Comments

Steve Quast

You can do this. You're officially a Buffyverse soldier.

Steve Quast

"Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass!" -our Queen C

R J Walker (FumblesMcStupid)

I haven't watched this yet but I feel the need to spring to Giles' defence. In the UK you ALWAYS bring grapes. It's a thing. Oddly, I only discovered today that this is NOT normal behaviour for the rest of the world when I read another comment on this episode! On the other hand, the fact that he appears to have consumed most of the grapes is NOT good form, but I will forgive him because he is clearly comfort eating :(

Ron Fehr

From what I remember, slayers heal quickly, but that must be from physical wounds. Buffy's grief was probably affecting her immune system, so something like the flu could even affect her.

Steve Quast

While I think Xander does have some romantic feelings for Buffy still, his love for Buffy as a friend comes before everything else. And he definitely would have been there if Willow were the one that needed protecting.

Steve Quast

And yeah, it's always sad when Spike and Dru aren't in an episode. :(

Nica Marie

So, the actor who plays the security guard was also on Sex and the City. Which is interesting since SMG went on to appear on an episode of SATC. And we got a scene with SMG and SJP. Iconic moment.

Dave Ford

The scene with Angel visiting the hospital is excellent - the scene in the opening where he attacks Buffy is terrible. Don't forget, it's very likely that DB's contract stipulates he has to be in every single episode - unfortunately, i suspect, this might be when he was shoe-horned into that rather pathetic fight at the beginning.

R J Walker (FumblesMcStupid)

I know a lot of people don't like this episode because it feels out of place here and in fact it was, I believe, originally meant to be a season 1 episode. They linked it pretty well with the 'ill because feeling guilty' plot AND in Some Assembly Required when Buffy says 'I know what it's like to lose somebody close to you' we don't understand because who? Interestingly the shooting script says 'I DON'T know what it's like...' so I'm guessing they changed it? I would say this is one of my favourite ASH performances. I think he does an amazing job of taking a script with little reference to last episode and make it clear that this is a guy trying to act like everything is OK (in front of the kids) but it's clearly not. OK, sad times ahead ;) The way he stands and sits he looks smaller to me, diminished somehow. He speaks slower, quieter and deeper than normal like he's just exhausted. He misses what people say and so replies a little late, he pauses at odd points in sentences like his mind has drifted off. He totally zones out during the 'playing doctor' dialogue. He's so dispirited about even looking for a possible monster and doubts Buffy for the first time since Puppet show. The only time he perks up a little bit is when he has the idea about children seeing adults as they are. These seem like quite conscious acting choices to me. The script has a few things in it, the fact that he said the 'why do I have to have to...' line to Cordy and snapped at her in the library is so NOT Giles. He's occasionally snapped at Xander but he generally ignores Cordelia or just gives her a look. It's like he has no filter because he hasn't the energy to triple check everything he says like usual. And one more thing. During the scene where Cordy goes off to research with Giles, Giles clearly says 'I'm going to the library' and 'you two be careful'. Xander immediately says research is more important and that Cordy should go with him. Huh? Since when does Xander think research is more important than protecting Buffy. Since when does Cordy have research sessions in the library with Giles. She's no fool but it's usually Willow, who did it the night before. ALSO, as Xander is saying Cordelia should go, I swear Cordy gives him a slight nod. What I'm trying to get at is that I'm fairly sure that Willow, Xander and Cordelia are taking it in turns to be on 'Giles watch'. :`(

Dan

Angelus running away - I don't think he even *wants* to beat them all in a fight. He wants to break his opponents so the fight is if anything just a formality. That's his style, he wants to win with psychology rather than force.

Ron Fehr

I've been thinking about Cordy's comment about having Xander watch her 'back'. Did you notice that the viewer got to see her 'back' when she returned?

zerofk

I really like this episode. It gives us an important insight into Buffy's character: as Giles says she needs something to fight. The monster is also genuinely creepy.

Antonio

I completely understand you not wanting to board the Xandelia ship - that's totally your right. But perhaps after watching this episode we can tempt you with something a little smaller? Maybe a rowing boat, or a two-person canoe even? 😁

Ron Fehr

It was sure nice to see Cordy have more involvement in the action. I especially loved the interaction between her and Buffy on the phone. And I got a chuckle when Cordy snatched the photo from Giles.

Negative

I always liked this episode because it shows Buffy can't always be in 100% kick-ass mode, and we learn that there are some things that frighten even her (hospitals.... well, that and maybe becoming a vampire as we saw in the Nightmares episode of the first season). It's cool to see her adjust to the situation and still fight despite not being full strength. Plus you got a creepy demon, and some fun team work with the gang. What's not to like.

Devon Martin

This demon is creepy af lol....always reminds me of freddy kruger 👀 lol

UTU49

In the past I have had the impression that this was an unpopular episode. Now I'm not sure. I like any time we get to see the characters in unfamiliar circumstances... or even isolated in unusual pairings. Here we get to see Buffy both being sick... and spending time with children... both of which I enjoyed. It just gives us a different look at who Buffy is. We also get some hilarious Giles/Cordy interaction. "Buffy has been so down since it happened. I mean... she never gets sick." This line is some nice detail that firmly puts this episode in the context of the recent events.

Lunarwind

Well, FINALLY watched this reaction. I think it's my least favourite episode of Buffy (for some reason), so it took a little while to work up to it :p But you are right that this episode does involve Cordy in a more significant fashion, which is always good. And I do really love the Angel/Xander scene. But for whatever reason this episode always just felt off for me. And while it might be stupid, I really dislike the "Oh, Buffy had a cousin who died to this monster" bit. It always felt like an extremly forced plotpoint.

Ron Fehr

I wonder if they just wanted Giles to be the stereotypical Brit for this episode, not showing much emotion whenever Jenny was brought up.