Buffy 5x22 The Gift - Early Access & Full
Added 2024-07-19 21:00:04 +0000 UTCWe've made it to the end of Season 5!! Sometimes I can't believe how quickly it's going?! Two seasons left.... Under a year to go.... And then I'm just left with a big hole where Buffy used to be?! 😭😭
I hope you all enjoy this episode! A little heads up, I had some suggestions mentioning to watch Season 6 episodes 1 and 2 together in the one video so that is what we will do. I don't usually like putting two episodes into the one video because it's typically not aired that way but in this case, it was aired like that and it's the same title, so.... Yeah 😊
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Take care, be good, and I'll see you soon 💜
Youtube Edit: https://youtu.be/nlgnlCdr4ms
Comments
You know there are two more seasons. I did not when this was originally broadcast.
Keith Carter
2025-01-11 05:12:19 +0000 UTCAre there more episodes of Buffy coming soon? I'm almost to the end of season 4, so still catching up, but I wanted to make sure you were still finishing the series. Love your reactions, Juliette.
Raven Dark
2024-07-26 17:26:21 +0000 UTCI agree 💜 Buffy is a hero. I will forever love Giles for dealing with Ben so she didn't have to. Who am I kidding - I will forever love Giles PERIOD 😅
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-26 03:48:21 +0000 UTCIt just seems like such a run of bad luck for us right now, with so many sad episodes 😭😭
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-26 03:47:33 +0000 UTCI agree! On my first watch it was a lot, but I love it now.
Mrs. Peacock
2024-07-25 00:57:25 +0000 UTCIt's also what Dawn was willing to do.
Ross43
2024-07-23 04:33:56 +0000 UTCS6 was a consensus lower rated season right after the end of the show, but it's surprising how it's risen in the ranks in the last 20 years. So many now say it's their favorite. It's either ranked high or low but rarely in the middle.
Ross43
2024-07-23 04:27:25 +0000 UTCThe production cost was growing and WB couldn't afford the asking price. Buffy leaving the WB was a crazy thing back then.
Ross43
2024-07-23 04:22:52 +0000 UTCOoft. I watched your Doctor Who reaction earlier this week and remembered what was coming next. Sorry I couldn't warn you, but in the immortal words of River Song "Shhh. Spoilers." :)
Mark Coyne
2024-07-22 20:29:15 +0000 UTCWhile this is not my favourite season finale, S5 is my favourite season. Rewatching the show many times has shown me how well this season is constructed in plot, character, continuity, themes and more. It may be tough to watch in places, but I think S5 is brilliant. What Giles said about Buffy is true, she is a hero. Jumping into a portal to close the walls between hell dimensions - that's what a hero does. Doing it to save the life of her sister - that's what Buffy Summers would do.
Texas
2024-07-22 18:06:38 +0000 UTCCorrect, it was well known in the online fandom that the show would be returning well before this was broadcast. We had also been hearing about the negotiations between networks to keep the show running for some months. Far fewer people followed shows online back then so it would have hit differently for the people who didn't know the show was coming back. This would have been a quite shocking finale.
Texas
2024-07-22 17:29:40 +0000 UTCIt is not spoilery and SMG does her usual masterful job of portraying Buffy. I have been a devotee of all things Buffy since the very first episode aired. I have all the Dark Horse graphic novels and many of the regular novels (a much more hit or miss category of literature on the subject) and I have read a great deal of what has been posted online over the past 27 years. It is my observation that Season 6 is the only season that fans feel the need to defend.
David Schmidt
2024-07-20 16:41:28 +0000 UTCI still remember watching this episode when it first aired over 20 years ago. Buffy's death was actually such a fulfilling and meaningful thing for young me. After seeing how unfair her calling had been on her, calling for her to give up every last ounce of happiness in her life to the point where Buffy was doubting her own humanity... it finally rewarded her selflessness in 'gifting' her the one thing she was still willing to do in the line of duty: to die and be rid of the calling.
Judson
2024-07-20 15:24:59 +0000 UTCA lot.
Oliver
2024-07-20 15:13:47 +0000 UTCWell, that's the end of Buffy. A hero's death. Quite fitting. There's a big difference with what happened to Angel: he was sucked bodily into hell. Buffy's body is right there. But yeah if Buffy is dead I guess the show's over eh? she saved the world a lot
zerofk
2024-07-20 07:32:46 +0000 UTCYes, finally we got to find out about the Gift! It makes so much sense now!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-20 05:40:55 +0000 UTCBritney 💜👋 Honestly, everyone is always so different! I adored season 5 because I enjoyed the Big Bad and also the Spike stuff developing. Definitely NOT because of all the depressing stuff, as it had that in droves after poor Joyce and was also so sad with poor Dawn too, dealing with her finding out she was the key.... I'm SO excited to see season 6, and pleased to see that it is enjoyed by some!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-20 05:40:09 +0000 UTCI know NOTHING of it, so time will tell! I think so far season 5 has been my favourite!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-20 05:37:25 +0000 UTCWhere's the Doctor when we need him?!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-20 05:37:03 +0000 UTC😅😅
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-20 05:36:39 +0000 UTCEven the beginning when Buffy says "Why don't we start with, Hi I'm Buffy." It gets me. When Buffy is in the alley with the kid. He says, "But you're just a girl." Buffy, "That's what I keep saying." After everything, she still longs to have a normal life. When Buffy turns to the rising sun, her look is not one of fear or sadness, but of anticipation. Spike said to Buffy in FFL, "Part of you is desperate to know, what it's like, where does it lead you?" "Death is your gift" A gift to Dawn, but also in a way a gift for herself.
Bud Haven
2024-07-20 04:05:04 +0000 UTCYep-- they also knew essentially all of the major s6 beats by the end of this season!
Mo
2024-07-20 00:53:36 +0000 UTCSame here. (Is it a spoiler to say it's SMGs least fave as well?)
Mo
2024-07-20 00:45:54 +0000 UTCAlso, looking at David's comment compared to mine, you can see that season 6 has mixed opinions. It's definitely the most divisive season amongst fans, I've noticed. I'm looking forward to your thoughts and reactions, but I won't hold it against you if you don't love the season like I do. lol
Britney
2024-07-19 23:39:10 +0000 UTCAt the beginning of the episode, Buffy said that Dawn was not her sister. "She's me. The monks made her out of me, I hold her, and I feel closer to her than," "It's not just the memories they built, it's physical. Dawn is a part of me, The only part that I" When I heard that, it transformed the relationship between Buffy and Dawn for me. They were not sisters. Buffy was Dawns mother. I don't know if that was ment to be the point of what Buffy said, but that is how I see the relationship between the two of them.
Colin 3of5
2024-07-19 23:35:25 +0000 UTCI'm so excited for your season 6 reactions. It's my second favorite season after season 2. (And also contains my favorite episode of the entire show). Season 5 is actually my least favorite of the show. It's a great season storytelling wise, and Glory is my second favorite big bad (Angelus is number one), but I tend to rank the seasons based on their rewatchability factor, and season 5 is the one I rewatch the least. Why? Because it's so darn intense and depressing. It's like back to back intensity and turmoil and you don't get much of a break from it. If you compare seasons 4 and 5 together, it's almost like they're two different shows. I think if this season had a little more lighthearted moments or episodes it would likely be my favorite as well.
Britney
2024-07-19 23:33:34 +0000 UTCAs long as we are expressing opinions on Season 6, I will add my two cents worth. S6 is my least favorite season of Buffy. There, I've said it. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the season, it has some truly great episodes, but the overall season arc and some very disturbing scenes have tempered my enjoyment. I am glad that some people like it so much, it shows that the story telling works on some level, just not for me. Juliette, I hope you enjoy the new season.
David Schmidt
2024-07-19 23:33:28 +0000 UTCAnd Dawn was going to go without hesitation. Actually begged Buffy to let her go. A truly underrated hero in her own right.
Jonathan Hall
2024-07-19 22:52:48 +0000 UTCthere was some merger. i dont know if they thought it was cancelled but they knew they were leaving the network. there was definitely a transition. sarah Michelle gellar even said she wouldn't do the show if they switched networks. i don't know if that lead to issues or heavy negotiations, but it was definitely a divisive move to change after 5 seasons. it was really popular. I've read different things saying it was about money or that it was to bring people to the network they sent it to. but it was risky for sure. so there was a time when it was like is that it, is that the end, and then it wasn't. I'm glad it wasn't. I'm a huge fan of season 6.
Ashley Thomas
2024-07-19 22:30:17 +0000 UTCSo, now on to season 6! (spoiler free) That was the season that got me hooked on "Buffy" when it originally aired. Before that I haven't seen much and (wrongly) thought, that it was just a random American teenage highschool series, but after watching the first few episodes of season 6 I changed my mind. And it gets better and better. It's still my favourite season. And I don't think it's too much to say: there will be thrills, there will be tears. There will be joy, there will be sorrow. But in any case there will be great storytelling.
Oliver
2024-07-19 22:05:41 +0000 UTCThis was such a great finale and fittingly the shows 100th with the opening montage included clips/stills from each of the previous 99. Each season seems to have an overall theme with season 5 being all about family whether it be blood kin or found family. Each of the Scoobies grew so much this season and came together at the end to defeat Glorificus.
Dyrla
2024-07-19 22:05:02 +0000 UTCDamn I wish we could time travel till next Saturday :(
Michael Short
2024-07-19 22:01:32 +0000 UTC"I'm in denial, I'm happy here, leave me alone!" 😁
Oliver
2024-07-19 22:00:01 +0000 UTCI hate to be a spoilsport but it was known that the show was moving networks by the time this aired. It doesn't mean that everyone knew, especially since news wasn't as easily accessible back then and the WB promoted it and treated it as a series finale. However! SMG said she wouldn't return to the show if it left the WB, which makes this ending all the more impactful. What happened was essentially that UPN paid 2+ million per episode whereas WB only paid a cool mil each.
Mo
2024-07-19 21:59:43 +0000 UTCOne of my favourite shots is Buffy looking back to see the raising dawn and the look of peace on her face, knowing what she had to do, it says everything about who she is, she is full of love, she loves with all her soul, she is hero. She also gets the choice that probably no slayer has ever got. She went out on her own terms! Big shout out to Dawn too, she was also willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good, that’s Summers blood for you.
Shaun 🏳️🌈
2024-07-19 21:54:41 +0000 UTCJoss Whedon had planned for Buffy to die at the end of season 5 for at least 2 years. If you go back and rewatch previous dream sequences now you can see the foreshadowing. The dream with Faith in episode 3.22 (Graduation Day Part 2) Faith says “counting down from 730.” 730 days is exactly 2 years, and this episode is exactly 2 years from that episode. In Buffy’s dream in episode 4.22 (Restless), Buffy looks at the clock in her room which says 7:30, she says to Tara “it’s late.” Tara replies “that time is wrong” (or maybe “that clock is wrong.”) At that point, Buffy has a year/365 days left to live so that’s another foreshadow. There are a couple of non-dream foreshadowing moments too. In the season 4 episode when Faith is in Buffy’s body and she’s using the credit card, the expiration date is 05/01. That’s when this final episode of season 5 aired. And the other moment is when the robot April says “It’s always darkest before the…” before she “dies.” Foreshadowing the moment when Buffy first realizes the meaning of “death is your gift.” She turns to see the dawn rising above the platform. And of course her sister is Dawn. There are probably other hints that this was coming, but those are the main ones I remember Joss and others talking about. These dreams foreshadowed Dawns arrival on the show too. It’s really amazing when you think about how much of this was mapped out.
JenM
2024-07-19 21:54:00 +0000 UTCOMG that is SO frustrating! I've been watching Masterchef Australia and I won't watch any of their "coming up" bits as you sometimes can see who is there after elimination!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-19 21:52:23 +0000 UTCIt does make sense now that I've seen this episode! I'm honestly a little perplexed why they thought the series would be cancelled so they would end it here. I'm not sure of the details, but was it not rating well enough?
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-19 21:48:53 +0000 UTCHEHE 😅 Okay, you're allowed!
Juliette Gaming
2024-07-19 21:47:50 +0000 UTCSeriously this episode was so majorly spoilt for some of us. in Australia they ran 'next time on Buffy' promos that showed the zoom in on her tombstone.
Claire Eyles
2024-07-19 21:42:24 +0000 UTCWhen this episode was broadcast it hadn't been confirmed that there was going to be another season. As far as we all knew, it was the end of the show! And what an amazing end that would have been.
Aussie Mat
2024-07-19 21:37:46 +0000 UTCyeah this was a hard episode. it was originally a finale. they ended the show on that network. it ended up going to another network for the last two seasons. but this could have been a series wrap up the way it was done. this is also why you see the air dates look not as lined up going into next season. angel stayed on the original network and buffy did not.
Ashley Thomas
2024-07-19 21:26:41 +0000 UTCBe good? You cannot possibly ask me to be good. I aim to misbehave.
SweetSummit
2024-07-19 21:01:39 +0000 UTC
