Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 4x12 "A New Man" FULL REACTION

Riley thinking he can take Buffy on oh sweetie just no :)

Sarah McKinlay

Spike is actually British, but James isn't. But as Liam mentioned, we have different regional ways of pronouncing the A in things here anyways. So both would be used over here - except that with a particular person's name there's usually one correct way of course.

Bellatronics

I fucking love this episode!! Great reaction Liam - perfect reaction face to reveal of Giles as a Fyarl demon. Giles as a Fyarl demon is just brilliant, I love the demon design. I love the interactions between Giles and Ethan, their history and IMHO ( and many others peeps) the slashy subtext. I also fucking adore the Giles and Spike interaction in this episode. The two of them driving around in Giles' tiny Citreon is just perfection :) I watched this in the early hours of the morning last night after a long, exhausting, painful and very stressful journey. But I just had to watch this anyway when I got in, cos I'd been away for 5 days with no way to watch this!!

Bellatronics

I think Giles pronounces Anya the way you do, so it very well might be an accent thing. Idk about Spike, but he's not actually British so that's less telling.

KT

Nope! I was exactly the same.

Roger C Lackman

Richard u have me very curious as to what jumped out at u, and wondering if I noticed it too

Shauni Livingstone

Something in this episode jumped right out at me, and you didn’t comment on it at the end. I won’t mention what specifically, as I don’t think it’s spoilery but just in case, but it really did jump out at me and I thought you noted it too. Great reaction as always!

Richard Lucas

I had never thought about Kendra and Maggie but they would have worked so well together. And shy Kendra surrounded by all those guys! I want to see this now.

Richard Lucas

"You were mythtaken" is the stupidest and yet also one of the funniest little jokes on the show. I can't help but crack up every time. :)

Jarrod Wild

OMG this episode is just...DELIGHTFUL! I was SO looking forward to this reaction. I knew you where going to LOOOL! Great job as always, Liam!! XO

Sisnerdly

I don't think Spike sees any of the other characters in this episode... which is a fun change up. (Or am I forgetting something?)

UTU49

One of my favorite episodes of this season. Demon Giles and Spike team up is just the best xD

Jenn Rose

Yes, the gender flip is really interesting, especially when you put Ethan into the mix. I think GIles represents a form of masculinity, but it is one more connected with American transcendentalism (individualism, self-efficiency), which is very different from the discipline and conformity of the big-jawed Initiative dude-bro squad run by Walsh. Conversely, Walsh is like a tyrannical mother.

Moon Logic

LOL Is it weird that it was throwing me off that he kept saying "three one four" instead of "three fourteen."

Nick Velasquez

Hello there, by any chance do we have another Giles/Ethan shipper in our midst? :D Everything you said is exactly why I love the idea of Giles and Ethan together, and the pairing provides so many possibilities (tales of their youth, redemption arcs, etc).

Claire Eyles

I really love Giles and Ethan. Ethan seems so desperate to get "Ripper's" attention. And considering that they used to perform rites where one of them would be possessed by the demon Eyghon and then have sex with everyone, it seems significant that Ethan comes back to now turn Giles into a demon. Sorcerer works as a euphemism for queer. Demons and beasts (vampires and werewolves) have been used as metaphors for rampant male sexuality. Faith makes that connection explicit in her talk to Buffy in "B and the B." I really like the dichotomy between the modern and efficient Initiative and these "two old mystics" and "has-beens." This episode is really crucial for defining the tensions that drive the season.

Moon Logic

Demon Giles making Spike stop the (ridiculously tiny) car so that he can chase Maggie Walsh down the street is classic. His "waving arms above the head and growling" routine is perfect! Is it weird that I see James P. "Sully" Sullivan doing a split screen with Giles as they do the "scary monster" run down the street?

Bean's friend

Love this one! It's great that we get to focus on Giles for a change and he was brilliant in it. I never get tired of that scene where he chases Professor Walsh down the street. It's hilarious. Also I loved seeing Giles and Spike work together. Those two have great chemistry

Donna

In addition to Giles being 'lost' in life and his becoming a demon in the episode, the title phrase can also refer to his attitude about slayers. A year after losing his position as Watcher, he's talking about letting a slayer find her own way and not being pushed towards someone elses goals. Exactly the opposite of everything the Watcher's Council (and early season Giles) thought was best. Maggie Walsh was basically describing the Council's way of doing things and how she thought someone like Buffy should be controlled. I'm sure she would have loved Kendra and the majority of previous slayers.

Bruce Trogdon

Definitely in this episode we start to see more of the science vs magic aspect, but also the masculine (science) vs the feminine (magic), and I've always found it interesting that in this context Giles represents the feminine aspect through magic & Maggie Walsh the masculine aspect through science.

Claire Eyles

love this episode, so much fun!

Holi117

I think I've decided to take a long bathroom break with my phone

Bisibia

Yes, my ship's episode! :D

Claire Eyles

I can’t watch this til I get home from work, at least 9-10 hours from now 😞

Richard Lucas

I can't get it to load😐 I'll try my laptop 🙄

When you made your first stake pun in Welcome to the Hellmouth I thought of Buffy’s mythstaken joke and decided you were going to love this show.

Karissa Edie

I can't believe I was lying in bed re-watching some of your old season 2 Buffy reactions and missed this being uploaded 🤣

I kind of love this episode...Jane Espenson is hilarious! ❤️

Bloody Hell! I love this one!

UTU49