Buffy 5x14 Crush Reaction
OMG OMG OMG
Sorry, I'll try to calm down 🤣 What an amazing episode! I am such a fan of this season. We know the characters so well by now, we love and adore them, and that feeling just heightens everything. My goodness, I'm happy.
Rewatch update: I'm at season 4, episode 18! Soon I'll be watching that funky final episode of Season 4 and might pick up on a few more things that I didn't know at the time.
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Comments (15)
Hmm, I think it makes sense that Buffy was so repulsed; Spike has spent years trying to kill her, after all. It would be very jarring to be faced with that type of change of heart, and it's not like he's reformed. Considering the split with Riley making her think there was something wrong with her and even Joyce here asking if she "lead him on"! (Ironically, I do think her antagonism towards him has fueled his desire since that is his "love language" so to speak.)
Exactly! In my original comment, I said the same about Joyce asking Buffy if she led him on. I know it came from a place of genuine concern, and it made Buffy say the bit about hitting him. But yes, very true on all accounts.
I wish people who watched reactors allowed them to feel however they feel about characters. That is, after all, the point of watching someone react. Spike is very much being a vampire in what he considers love.
Yeah, I have noticed there's a LOT of polarising comments during this season. A lot of people disagree in the comments about Riley and take his side of things. It's interesting seeing how divided the community can be. As for Spike, I don't know if I'd really want to see him together with Buffy in a relationship but I like him very much as a character and his feelings for Buffy is very exciting and interesting for me. I think he genuinely cares for Buffy, and we've seen that genuine care and feelings of love displayed a few times now. I get why some people don't like him, but I'm a fan 🥰
I've always had problems with the fascination with a Buffy/spike coupling. Spike is an obsessive stalker. He's taken pieces of her clothing, he's built a shrine, he's even built a dummy Buffy. obsession is not love. It's an act of violence and selfishness.
That's true. Spike is a walking red flag for many reasons, and the few "good" things he's done, he's expected something in return, like praise or acknowledgement. Even his speech towards the end is him refusing to take any responsibility for his actions and blaming the women in his life instead of admitting that HE could be the one that's doing something wrong lol. But hey, chip or not, he's a soulless vampire, so being a walking red flag is kinda expected I guess 🤷♀️
Are you also rewatching your thoughts on former episodes? I think it must be interesting in hindsight.
I haven't actually! I don't rewatch many of my own episodes but I think that's a cool idea to go back to an OLD episode and see haha
You are right to note the conversation about The Hunchback of Notre Dame between Willow, Tara and Buffy as foreshadowing the Spike and Buffy relationship. It is a very superficial similarity. I am not sure where the love triangle with the Bishop, hanging of Esmeralda, and Quasimodo dying in the fire come in though. But the singing gargoyles in the very sanitized Disney version were cute.
I just realised that Buffy lets a few vampires go in this episode. Maybe they didn't have the budget for the dusting, or the episode would have went on for too long with the added fights. Or, maybe Buffy didn't want to risk fights when Glory is out there, because if something happens to her, then Dawn will basically be left unprotected. I don't want to put too much here. I also deleted my last comment because I wasn't sure if it was classed as a spoiler (even though it was in this episode). I'm never sure what to put or how much to say in the comments about the current episode which is why I rarely leave them 😂
I totally get that about the spoilers! I'm the same when I'm talking about shows to others. I don't want to say the wrong thing, and my foot often lives in my mouth at the best of time haha 🤣
DRUSILLA!!! I know we recently saw her on Angel, but it really is such an amazing treat to have her back on Buffy for this episode (in present day, not a flashback). I love her and this episode so much.
She's something, isn't she 🥰 I almost don't mind she's incredibly evil haha
I have to agree, this really is such an amazing episode! Juliette, if you're not careful your rewatch will actually overtake your first-time viewing and could result in breaking time as we currently know it! (Don't question my logic, it makes perfect sense! 😂) I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this one. Have an awesome weekend Juliette.
I actually just now watched the second last episode of season 4 so I think you are right, Neil 🤣 with the next season of Sweet Tooth coming out soon, I might be focused on that for a bit so I may be okay hehe 💜