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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2, Episode 19 (Patreon)

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2025-08-27 22:57:06
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I Only Have Eyes For You

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Kelsey Krehbiel

One thing I really want to draw attention to in this episode is that the parallel relationship is between a teenage student and his fully adult teacher. I know it’s supernatural, and the normal rules don’t always apply, but there is some definite ickiness to Angel and Buffy in that she is a teenager and he is an adult. The show doesn’t question that Buffy and Angel (and in this episode Grace and James) are really in love, but that doesn’t make them necessarily healthy relationships. I think this was the show acknowledging that there is something at least slightly problematic about Bangel, even though though they are so in love

dys

This might be the best-written episode so far. I dunno if it's unusual to have a nightclub that's a popular spot for highschoolers but my town had one. Different vibes from the Bronze, more of a punk/ska spot when I was in higschool in the early 2000s, but still. Unfortunately it's been closed for a few years now along with every most of the other music venues in town because the asshole who owned them all refused to reopen them after COVID due to spats with the city over labor violations and they pulled all his liquor licenses. So now a small city that used to have a great music scene for its size (30k) has none.

Erica

Okay so i think this is a good episode to talk about Buffy's hair. It's basically its own character, and this episode is definitely a top 10 (Rkprcg sbe f5, va juvpu rirel fvatyr rcvfbqr vf gur orfg unve). In fact, a lot of the hardcore fandom can identify the specific episode that any given screenshot is frombased on buffy's hair alone. Sometimes her hair is a code for things that I'll have to point out as we go along. She just has really great hair, is all (except for one notable exception. If you've watched ahead you probably know the one lol)

Onno Smits

Great narrative, great cinematography this episode. And great reaction from you guys! Insightful and fun observations.

Jamie Morgan

This is almost a 10/10 episode for me. The only thing holding it back is the romanticising of a student-teacher relationship, which gives me MAJOR ick. But otherwise, the story, the dialogue, the performances, the direction, production, costume design, music, ALL of it is outstanding. I think they knew how special this episode was because literally everyone - from SMG to the extras - gave 100%. I don't even know how many times I've watched it and it still gave me chills!

Youtalkingtome
>>185392402

For sure, this is a top episode so far for the series. This is just men, but I think this is David Boreanaz's best performance so far on the show.

Youtalkingtome
>>185376084

Her hair was distracting me a little bit in this one, to be honest. She has had so many hairstyles this season, and the straight-back look here was definitely not a favorite of mine. I'm sure there are entire thesis papers dedicated to Buffy's hairstyles.

IDoDabble

One of the things that change the feel this season is the music. It's subtle, but works so well. There are build ups - phrases - for musical themes that come together when the story needs them to. This was the first time I noticed that when Giles and Willow were talking about Jenny, the theme that was major throughout 'Passion' was playing - obviously the theme for Giles and Jenny's doomed relationship.

Youtalkingtome
>>185364555

It honestly might be! I wish I had a nightclub to hang out at when I was in high school. We did have a soda shop that had free WiFi. That was kind of our spot.

ModernArtery .

This is one of the best examples so far of weaving the larger ongoing narrative into the "monster of the week" episodes, and I think that's one of the things that makes BtVS great. It's very clever how the writing uses James's guilt over killing Ms. Newman as a way to show the viewer that Buffy feels guilty for causing Angel to lose his soul. Even though it really wasn't Buffy's "fault" that it happened, she feels like it is (as shown by how she calls Giles's grief over Ms. Calendar "more fallout from my love life"). What's interesting is that none of the rest of the cast really seem to pick up on it. Nobody, at least on screen, connects the dots and takes any action to try to reassure Buffy that she shouldn't feel guilt over what happened to Angel. This is highlighted at the end when Buffy says to Giles "I just don't see why she would forgive him", which in context of the metaphor is like her saying "I just don't see why I should forgive myself". Giles has given Buffy comforting, father-figure speeches before, but he doesn't do that here. He simply says "Does it matter?" indicating that he doesn't perceive the connection between James's suffering and Buffy's. The only person who seems to notice is Cordelia ("Over-identify much?") but she doesn't see the need to comfort Buffy about it because she's, well, Cordelia. Long comment but yeah there's a ton of cool character development in this one, and it should be no surprise that it's considered one of the fan favorites of season 2.

Roland

Brings a whole new meaning to the term "ghost gun"... 😘

Roland

I had always understood that forgiveness was just as much about giving yourself respite as anything else. The only person who can ease your mental anguish is yourself, only you can break you out of a cycle of pain, grief, resentment. A sincere apology and restitution from the aggressor can help, but ultimately can only do so much.