Buffy The Vampire Slayer - S07x07|♡Uncut Reaction &Review♡
Conversations with Dead People
The gang receives a wave of ominous visitations; Joyce visits daughter Dawn from beyond the grave; Buffy has a startling conversation with a vampire; Willow thinks Tara is trying to communicate with her.
Link to the reaction:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kcp6h05u90bnkrh/Buffy%207x07.mp4?dl=0
Comments (20)
still so glad amber didn't wanna come back for that. it's hard enough to watch as is. the actress who played cassie did such a great job. still one of the most memorable minor characters to me
The song "Blue" at the beginning (and end) of this ep was co-written by Joss Whedon specifically for the episode. Performed by Angie Hart.
"Strong like an Amazon"- it's what Tara says to Willow in The Body episode, when she's breaking down about Joyce. Imagine how gutwrenching and horrifying it would have been if Amber Benson had agreed to return for this episode. Imagine "Tara" telling Willow to kill herself. It makes me sick to think about but so in line with Evil Joss (pre-2020 version of Evil Joss, I mean). I saw an interview with Benson saying Joss had asked her to return in season 7 but she would have to be evil and she chose not to do that, as others have commented, because she didn't want it to affect the memory the fans have of sweet Tara.
I was kind of hoping a new BVS episode but it's the 3rd time this episode is updated, first time was on February 20.
My favourite episode of season 7. I think it's so masterfully written. I absolutely adore this episode and how each character is having their own experience with dead people. This was also the episode I truly began to love Dawn. What strength she showed in this episode.
I don’t have a source, but I have read several times that Amber Benson was asked to return as Tara but that she didn’t want to portray her that way (the way Cassie does once Willow realizes it’s not Tara speaking through her). These last few episodes are a double edged sword - I can’t wait for you to be finished so we can openly discuss everything, but ugh, I hate to see it end!
This is one of my favorite episodes of Buffy. It’s the only time Buffy really does a full deep dive analysis on her own personality and behavior. I think this is also helps her understand her dark impulses more and in turn faith more.
Johnathan sees Warren standing behind Andrew right before he is murdered. Clearly, this spirit/Warren can choose who sees him and who does not. I always thought this was particularly cruel. Perhaps there are other instances in the show where we have seen characters in conversation with people whom they can see and others cannot see? There is a very clear answer to your question regarding the identities of the "dead people" in this episode, but it's a spoiler to tell you! Sorry, you'll have to SAVOR THE MYSTERY while it lasts! This is one of the few episodes where we don't see Xander :(
It's the first episode of the series without Xander.
Are there many trees, or are there many roots to the one tree? The answer, of course, is Yes.
Gotta say one other quick thing. Sofie: please let me know, guys. Do you really think that it was really Joyce and really Johnathan,,, Because Cassie wasn't really Cassie...?" I think you mean Warren. Please, guys, NO ONE answer her. :D
Holy crap. I love this reaction so much. Everything about it is fantastic. I wanna go back and watch it again. LOL I can't express how excited I am for the next one.
Stargazer : "Sorry for being a buzzkill...again..." Yeah, I don't believe you. You posted this 18 minutes after she uploaded, so your post was clearly not about Sophie's thoughts and reaction, but just another chance for you to crap on an episode you don't like. I get it. I have several issues with the Buffyverse in general, so I understand having complaints. But this really doesn't seem like the venue to post multi-paragraph rants about what you hate before even listening to a reactor's thoughts. There's plenty of places on the internet for that. You should check out the Buffy sub on Reddit. They love hating on the show 20 years later.
And while you’re a well known name on many patreons that hostile response says everything. You have made the list of people whose comments must be vetted.
The things that Andrew and Jonathan say in the car on their way to Sunnydale "Desde abajo te devora" and "It eats you starting with your bottom" just mean "From beneath you it devours" in Spanish and in Andrew speech lol 👀
I love the fact that you figured Buffy out minutes before Holden did 💯 and that you called him Spike 2.0 before the big reveal that he seemingly sired him 😂
Way to wrap up Jonathan's arc here. In Earshot, his first big episode, he wanted to shoot himself bc no one seemingly cared about him; here, he literally says he doesn't mind if people actually care about him or not, he still cares for them...
Nice connection! I always liked that we got to see Jonathan's better side in this episode, but I had never linked it to Earshot like that.
November 12 2002 was actually the date of the first airing of this episode. Kind of chill giving, with spooky dark tone of the opening. And the whole thing really.
OH absolutely. I remember watching this at the time (always a Tuesday night), and thinking, "Oh this is happening right now. This is happening to all of these people this very night."