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Added 2023-10-26 15:00:07 +0000 UTCBuffy the Vampire Slayer 5x9
Reaction: https://youtu.be/3YcSXBe2dR0
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Angel 2x9
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Young Justice 2x15
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Comments
It doesn’t help that the writers on each show aren’t consistent Even this episode of Angel has Darla talking like she won’t lose her soul and be replaced by a demon but more like she’ll be the vampire The writers were definitely not communicative about the vampire lore and the accuracy of it gets worse at different times (Really all people need to know is that Vampires are a metaphor for people who don’t wanna grow up and make adult decisions)
space1999
2023-10-31 15:04:40 +0000 UTCActually, this interpretation has been debated. Some interpret it as the demon exists within, but it doesn't have a will other than to cause pain and mayhem. In addition to the bloodlust, the demon forces out the worst in the original person, letting them give in to their worst impulses and perverting their emotions. The "soul" as The Person is not accurate, either. The soul is portrayed more as the person's innate goodness, which includes the will to self-improve, to act selflessly, to feel remorse. Without it, the demon can influence the vampire's nature unchecked; with it, the vampire can restrain it and assert its humanity (to an extent, as we see many times throughout the show).
BetheSOUL
2023-10-28 15:37:44 +0000 UTCYeah. It's happened before. I commented about it and they never replied or addressed it 😕
BetheSOUL
2023-10-28 15:34:33 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite Angel Episodes and one of the best final moments of an episode in all of the Buffyverse. So good
Ray D
2023-10-28 04:41:36 +0000 UTCHe lost Buffy long before Joyce got sick. She was never fully committed to the relationship. She never fully let him in, which even she realizes and admits to in the coming episodes.
John Moreland
2023-10-27 15:20:20 +0000 UTCDid anyone else feel like the Angel reaction was out of sync?
Lisa Lewis
2023-10-27 14:27:12 +0000 UTCHe hasn't lost Buffy, though. Buffy is literally going through the horrific trauma of watching her mom get incredibly ill while also trying to protect her sister from both outside evil forces and shielding her from the worst parts of what's happening to their mom. Any decent partner would be able to step back and think "sometimes, shit isn't about me" but he can't because the dude has a massive complex over not being the hero of the story. The dude could be going out and getting a job and some new friends but he has decided to be wholly dependent on someone who has had the world on her shoulders since she was 16. It's true that he's not a bad guy, but he's being ridiculously selfish and needs to be called out on it.
Laura_Ali
2023-10-27 14:11:44 +0000 UTCI do agree with how easily fans overlook Spike and Faith evil acts and chalk it up to these characters making the show more exciting and therefore should be loved. 🙄 Riley is cheating on Buffy by going to vampire women. He needed something emotionally and physically from them which he is not getting in his relationship. Usually the main reason why one partner strays.
Alison
2023-10-27 12:56:53 +0000 UTCdid I hear Vampire Diaries?!?! that would be a treat at some point
Daniel R
2023-10-27 05:00:58 +0000 UTCYou're talking about Bezoar in "Bad Eggs"? When was there any indication that blobby demon was an alien?
Cory Garron
2023-10-27 03:10:04 +0000 UTCThere was an alien episode in season 2 with the eggs! Very forgettable episode, to be fair.
Gwenhwyfar Aine
2023-10-27 01:50:01 +0000 UTCHaving an opinion on a publicly posted reaction video is not the same as policing their reactions.
John Moreland
2023-10-27 01:38:13 +0000 UTCWooo Buffy thursday! but yea this season getting serious for me, whenever i rewatch this season i skip alot of the dark riley arc cuase its just hard to watch, among all the hospital stuff this season. but glad to see the normies latching on and off with Riley and im sure the same thing is happening with spike and loving every second of it. and WOOOOO Young Justice, War.!!! and the one after the next episode is my fav arsenal moments but really every episode from here on this season is hype...... amazing... and Woooo Angel and the trial episode, this was heartbreaking and my 2nd fav episode of the series after season 1 with buffy... but oooooh. that ending is amazing. but reeally there are so man dark moments this and next season i cant wait to follow along with the nnormies,
Ricardo Obregon
2023-10-27 01:18:05 +0000 UTCDamnit we have intellectual standards and want our content slop creators to use their brains and engage with themes
Liam Horton
2023-10-27 01:05:01 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown; it’s hilarious that Mal’s arguing and idea essentially beat DC’s equivalent to Thanos lol. Just for clarity, Thanos was Marvel’s take/copy of Darkseid. Darkseid was 1970, Thanos was 1973. Mongul is essentially Thanos lite who himself is Darkseid lite. Side note: Vandal Savage the master instigator lmao
Kuro
2023-10-27 00:53:30 +0000 UTCChris still thinks this is True Blood 😆
Calvin Allen
2023-10-27 00:50:48 +0000 UTCStop trying to police their reactions. They react how they want.
Calvin Allen
2023-10-27 00:49:09 +0000 UTCLOL, I cannot believe you guys are still confused about this. Once a human dies, the soul is gone . The blood taken in by the human before death is kind of a virus in a way, but it spawns a demon instead of a virus mutiplying. The body is taken over by a demon thus becomes a vampire. This takes a little time to happen and it can vary but typically it happens sometime before dawn. The demon may act like the human in many ways and even have the same personality but it is still a demon thus needs to do demon things, evil things.
TheyCallMeJeff
2023-10-27 00:37:27 +0000 UTCfun fact: rimbor is the home planet of the legionnaire ultra boy. legionnaire is the title given to members of legion of super heroes, a dc comics super hero team from the 31st century. and mongul (who looks NOTHING like darkseid) is a superman villain, so yes he is a real threat
rickie woodson
2023-10-27 00:12:36 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown #JJK to answer Suraj's question about How many FPS the human eye can see in regards to Naobito Zenin's curse technique the answer is believed to be around 30 to 60 FPS but just because you can see something doesn't mean you can react to it as even the best athletes in the world need about .10 of a second to react to the info they see. Also just to clear this up Naobito Zenin is not Toji's dad he is Toji's uncle. I don't believe this is a spoiler as it was mentioned in season 1 Naobito has 2 brothers one of which is Toji's dad and the other is Maki and Mai's dad.
All Mighty Lowercase Jay
2023-10-27 00:06:30 +0000 UTCso for black history month.............#navi #music
rickie woodson
2023-10-27 00:05:27 +0000 UTCIDK if you guys watched Angel also, but it was the same thing. Angel and Darla are crying over her terminal illness, and they were laughing along. I think they wanted to watch some fun Buffy, were hit with 2 emotion heavy episodes, and for whatever reason couldn't shift gears. They just wanted to laugh.
Bisibia
2023-10-26 23:43:42 +0000 UTC#Sunday rundown. Two great reactions to episodes in the Buffyverse guys. I don't know if you noticed but in both episodes the act of getting bit by a vampire can be sort of treated as a metaphor for drinking and addiction by desperate characters. Darla is struggling with her own mortality and basically wanted to return to "alcohol" to cope but angel didn't want to let that happen. Unfortunately her former drinking buddy dru forced her back. On buffy Riley is using vampires to fill his need to be needed.
Christopher simeon
2023-10-26 23:40:38 +0000 UTCThere is a lot of things you'll notice about characters after watching the series a few times
All Mighty Lowercase Jay
2023-10-26 23:40:04 +0000 UTCIt was hilarious watching you all freak out to the alien in Buffy. I don't think you even freaked out this much watching The Thing!
acidnova
2023-10-26 23:29:37 +0000 UTCits a solid theory/plan but they are not planning for the worse, they are hoping for the best so they are not preparing for vamp joyce. if they let her turn they would also have to do the spell to give her a soul again like angel. willow knows the spell and it requires a special crystal that is rare so they would need to get on to finding one asap cause you cant turn a corpse into a vamp.
rickie woodson
2023-10-26 23:29:04 +0000 UTCnot this show having me in tears! damn you joss whedon, you brilliant and talented bastard! that ending woo boy. i wonder why i never saw joyce's actress out of this show? she is so good and realistic. her line delivery mixed with sarah michelle's facial expressions = sobbing for DAYS
rickie woodson
2023-10-26 23:19:38 +0000 UTCi see why i erased this episode from my mind: that creature is HIDEOUS! the ben reveal and the woods bit i remember but thats about it. HAUNTING. i dont know how you horry fans do it
rickie woodson
2023-10-26 23:17:35 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown..... I understand the initial frustration with Riley. That's how I felt when I first watched. But Riley was always there. Buffy closed herself off when her mom got sick and that's nothing we can blame her for. But Riley tried to be there. She kept him out of the loop, never confided in him emotionally like she did with Angel. She's never told Riley she loves him. You've heard him say it multiple times. That's no crime, just reality. And to clarify, Riley isnt Mr. Perfect, he's insecure and terrible at communicating. But I really don't think there's a bad guy in this situation between Riley and Buffy. She didn't love him the way he loved her. He felt it and started sabatoging their relationship.
Carson Cardarella
2023-10-26 21:28:20 +0000 UTCAngel: So glad they finally didnt spoil their big guest in the credits and put the damn name after the episode. One of the best cliffhangers of the Buffyverse. Drusilla just has such a great presence without even saying a word. But heartbreakingly sad for Darla and Angel.
Chris K.
2023-10-26 21:23:48 +0000 UTCHow on earth are they going to deal with The Body
Liam Horton
2023-10-26 21:12:49 +0000 UTCThat's why going into these final 3 seasons I was pretty worried that they won't fully grasp the depth and seriousness that's happening. The show goes to some really dark places and I hope they take those moments seriously and not laugh or talk over really important scenes. I love the Normies but I feel like their reactions are better suited for like comedy and fun action stuff, not serious drama.
Marshall Robertson
2023-10-26 21:01:40 +0000 UTCWow great catch!!
Carson Cardarella
2023-10-26 20:48:48 +0000 UTCDid you guys do a bunch of coke before Angel this week or....???
Bisibia
2023-10-26 20:16:43 +0000 UTCIf a man went to do drugs with another women ad nauseam the drugs wouldn't be the only problem. Spending all of that time with another women is also a problem.
Shawn Brink
2023-10-26 20:03:18 +0000 UTCI mean, emotional cheating is a thing. He is getting something both physical and emotional from the women who suck his blood that he (from his perspective at least) doesn't get from Buffy. It's a metaphor for more than one thing, including both drug use and cheating.
cosmotron
2023-10-26 19:49:24 +0000 UTCHow gross should this week's monster be? Buffy writers: YES
Chris K.
2023-10-26 19:40:42 +0000 UTCIt was a strange reaction
hannemanart
2023-10-26 19:30:21 +0000 UTCI don't view what Riley's doing as cheating, however stupid and dangerous it may be. No one would say someone sneaking off to do drugs or drink was cheating on their SO. Sometime the hatred for Riley among Buffy fans is taken to ridiculous levels. If any other character was doing that, it would be seen a clear cry for help. Sadly, Riley just doesn't have the maturity to deal with everything that he's lost over the last year and losing Buffy as well. He's made some poor choices, but he's not a bad man. So many fans are weirdly more forgiving of killers like Faith and Spike than a simple, flawed, lost man like Riley. Which says more about them than him.
John Moreland
2023-10-26 19:22:51 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown Well holy shit! What an episode. WAR is is one of my favorite episode of the series as it’s just full of action and holy shit/wtf moments. I love seeing Nightwing step up fully as one of the unofficial leaders of the League while everyone is away. It’s reminds me how he was so disappointed that Batman wouldn’t let him fully step up, and now he fully can and is showing how much of a leader he is. Also, i’m 100% with Chris, Arsenal is one of the MVPs of the second half of the season to me. It’s like all the Roy Harper’s have that ‘fuck it quality. Throw in a little PTSD and you got a bad ass character lol.
Zee
2023-10-26 19:16:07 +0000 UTCSometimes laughter comes out of fear or being uncomfortable with a situation, but I get what you're saying. At times, it does seem like they lack a deep understanding of human nature and react more like game characters than people. All logic and no messy humanity. I was surprised at Micky wanting the Scoobies to keep calling Buffy, like she's just a game character slayer, and isn't really a human dealing with a very sick mother.
John Moreland
2023-10-26 19:09:24 +0000 UTC#sundayrundown this angel episode is why I love the show so much. You think it's going one way but then they throw in a complete 180 and turn the tables (enter Drusilla). It's also really sad that angel did so much to help Darla and then had it backfire on him twice. Once in the trial and then with dru. It really sort of kicks of a more angry and p*ssed off angel moving forward.
ray s
2023-10-26 19:08:25 +0000 UTCI was surprised at the amount of laughter in this serious episode. Maybe you need to be familiar with mental illness to get it. Buffy was playing the radio to drown out her mother's ramblings just like Dawn was trying to cover her ears. The upbeat "Mario kart" tune is supposed to emphasize and contrast Buffy's anguish, not be humorous.
NJM
2023-10-26 19:00:12 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof (Wesley) just had their 20th anniversary! You guys should do a Google Image search for "Alyson Hannigan halloween costumes" to see how awesome their coordinated family Halloween costumes have been over the years!! They're the best! <3 Happy Halloween from Sweden!
Swedish Malin
2023-10-26 18:58:15 +0000 UTCSo a couple things…Mongul is a Superman villain and he is commonly mistaken for Darkseid. They aren’t related at all besides both being enemies of Superman however he was somewhat based off of Darkseid. His daughter was also in James Gunns The Suicide Squad, but she gets killed in the beginning. Darkseid is the name of the guy you keep thinking of, and he came before Thanos. Thanos’ creator actually based him off of Darkseid. Like most of the time DC did it first Marvel just happened to beat them to the punch in live action so now ppl think DC is ripping off Marvel with certain things, when usually it’s the other way around#SundayRundown
flexluthor
2023-10-26 18:56:10 +0000 UTCYeah, I agree about Buffy telling Joyce the truth. Or rather confirming that Joyce was right - she didn't want to gaslight (!) her mom when everything was that raw for them emotionally.
Swedish Malin
2023-10-26 18:54:23 +0000 UTCIt can serve as a metaphor for more than one thing. It works on a few different levels: a sexual metaphor, a drug metaphor, self harm, etc.
cosmotron
2023-10-26 18:45:13 +0000 UTCI interpreted it as a veteran turning to drugs because they're going through PTSD or experiencing other psychological issues veterans go through. I never got sexual vibes from it.
Chaos T
2023-10-26 18:41:44 +0000 UTCThere was a whole lot of nope with the Buffy episode this week.
Chaos T
2023-10-26 18:39:06 +0000 UTCRight?! It’s safe to assume that all soulless vampires who last longer than 20 minutes have probably killed a human.
TheyCallMeJeff
2023-10-26 18:37:25 +0000 UTCWell that was quite the YJ episode wasn't it? First we see that the JL is still unsuccessful in proving their innocence to those stubborn aliens, Savage provoked Mongul that The Reach being on Earth is a threat to his own plans and goes there to destroy it with the War World and just after the YJ team stops him and the War World Blue Beetle disables the whole team, but Arsenal barely escapes in a wreckless way that almost got them all killed and that was not good at all. Now that's another big problem their gonna have to deal with!
Brandon Gibbs
2023-10-26 18:26:58 +0000 UTCTwo very emotional moments with Buffy. Breaking down while doing mundane things is a very relatable experience. Too bad Pat was so fixated on the choice of music, which I think was deliberate to contrast with what Buffy was going through. The revelation scene between Buffy and Joyce was also very emotional and perfectly acted by SMG. I disagree with Marketa, maybe it would have been better not to tell Joyce the truth at that moment but you can clearly see on Buffy’s face that she didn’t have the strength to hide it anymore. It’s a bit too much to pretend from her to be rational at this point. P.S. Did Spidey watch the episode again but awake this time?😉
Vicky N
2023-10-26 18:23:45 +0000 UTCSunday Rundown: Just some clarification for the Mongul/Darkseid/Thanos of it all. So to sum up, Mongul and Darkseid have no actual relation. Mongul is just another big jacked up alien badass. Mongul was created in 1980 and is more of a super strong alien with the Warwold making him a huge threat in the DC Space scene. Mongul is most famously known as a Superman villain and the villain of the iconic "For the Man Who Has Everything" Superman story (which was also adapted to a JLU episode). But no relation to Darkseid. However, while Mongul is a huge threat in DC... Darkseid is *the* threat. Darkseid is the ultimate evil of DC. Darkseid was the original of this type, he was created in 1970, and Thanos was created in 1973. Famously when it comes to Thanos' creation, Thanos was created because a Marvel editor stated "we need a Darkseid". Thanos is probably the most popular ripoff villain due to the MCU. Other option would be Deadpool, who was a ripoff of Deathstroke at first (Slade Wilson = Wade Wilson) but made comedic. Anyway to sum up; no relation between Mongul and Darkseid, both are just jacked alien big bads in DC, however while Mongul is a bid bad, Darkseid is *the* big bad. Darkseid was first in 1970, then Thanos in 1973, then Mongul in 1980.
Riley Wigmore
2023-10-26 18:14:11 +0000 UTCMy grandmom died from a brain tumor. We found out she had one when she snapped at my other grandmother during my high school graduation; she was a very stoic and polite person; and we were shocked at her sudden outburst. It's a very hard thing to deal with someone close to you.
Lisa Lewis
2023-10-26 17:50:47 +0000 UTCDon't watch the recaps guys! There's literally no point, and it can only spoil you each ep
Scott
2023-10-26 17:49:44 +0000 UTCI loved this episode of angel is very 🤐🤐🤐🫡
The Answer
2023-10-26 17:41:12 +0000 UTCI thought this was more common knowledge, but with brain tumors (including other types of cancers that metastasize to the brain), can come personality changes--similar sometimes to the shockingly out-of-the-blue personality changes of dementia. It makes already difficult medical situations even worse. It's hard to watch but I'm grateful to Buffy for the authenticity.
Ashleep
2023-10-26 17:38:46 +0000 UTC#SundayRundown Angelus turned Drusilla, so Drusilla siring Darla is kind of like Angel's past coming back to bite him again. He just can't escape it. The consequences of his actions are killing people centuries later.
Blake
2023-10-26 17:29:56 +0000 UTCTwo episodes of Angel ago there was a conversation with Darla and Dru. Drusilla: Not in the least. You won't even hurt me just a little bit. Darla: All you have to do is ask. Drusilla: No. His head's too full of you, Grandmother. Darla: Stop calling me that. Drusilla: Don't be cross. I could be your mummy...
Keith Jones
2023-10-26 17:04:04 +0000 UTCI think its both, he's trying to explore a dark nature.
Cory Garron
2023-10-26 17:02:35 +0000 UTCI interpret it as Riley thinking Buffy doesn't love him cause he's "not enough" IE not supernatural, after learning about Angel. Getting bitten to see what the "appeal" of being with a Vampire is.
Faction Paradox
2023-10-26 16:49:11 +0000 UTCChanting “Dru Dru Dru” at Angel ending was awesome! Great reaction guys. You’re going to love the next episode. 😁
Alison
2023-10-26 16:47:05 +0000 UTCNo, i agree. I've always kind of viewed it as a cry for help, how many pills can. I take to feel something stronger than the emotional pain. Easy to judge harshly as the poor choice that it is, but to the person in the moment it's better than the alternatives.
Davey
2023-10-26 16:33:34 +0000 UTCI've always found it interesting that many see the Riley/vamp situation as it being a sexual thing (although I understood see how it could ve viewed that way) as I always viewed it as Riley self-harming to cope with his depression, but I always feel I'm the only one lol...
Ash Lee Can
2023-10-26 16:27:01 +0000 UTCVampire: Normally I just drink um and kill um *Angel stakes vampire* Suraj: He didn't deserve that! It's so funny scene to scene he forgets vampires are murdering people every day
Jay
2023-10-26 15:56:41 +0000 UTC
