Buffy - Beer Bad 4x05 - Full Reaction

One of only three episodes that I think are failures (and the last of the three) but I’ve never liked it as much as watching it with you. I especially enjoyed your speculation about Buffy’s slayer instincts coming through right before she throws the first extinguisher in the fire. I have to say that I did think it advances the plot (or I would rarely watch it on rewatch). Buffy’s grief (over the breakup) needed to be dealt with and it was good we had it done in comic fashion (though some of the comedy failed for me, at least, until I experienced it through your enjoyment) because we have a wrenching breakup just over the horizon. And the plot was heavily advanced toward Oz and Willow’s tragedy. It was an almost perfect setup for next episode. (I do think Willow’s immediate jealousy was overplayed. Oz is a musician. There was no reason for her to not *initially* think he was just in awe of Veruca as a singer. I suppose they thought they had to rush it so they could get more of the stupid grunts and babblings in from the cavemen.)

Its funny to me how many people refer to this as an anit-drinker PSA when its clearly a, "Don't mess with the people who handle your food and beverage" PSA...but not as gross as the one in Waiting.

I am ever waiting for my opportunity to shout "Nothing can defeat the penis!" in public out of context

there was a bit of story progression in this episode. but i'll let you larn more about that yourself as you progress. :)

I really like this episode, perhaps it is because of my love of beer. lol Buffy being hungover was quite enjoyable. Her leaving to class wearing her pajamas reminds me of PJ day in college were everyone was supposed to come to class in PJs.

This is one of my season favorites. OK it's not close to the top, but Buffy hitting Parker over the head with a big stick makes this episode comfort food for the soul.

A 30% tip is VERY high in California. Xander was trying to scam them because he wanted payback and they were too dumb to realize. As others have said, this episode is not particularly well-liked, but I think it is a fun time. Glad you enjoyed it!

This episode gets hated on a lot. Most fans list this one as one of the worst episodes of the entire show. I'm not one of them. It's certainly not one of my favorites, but I don't dislike it either. I think it's pretty funny. The way Giles describes Cave Buffy when he's looking for her absolutely sends me. 🤣 Plus, Parker gets what he deserves with those head bonks. 😌😂 I also love Willow's "Just how gullible do you think I am?" line.

"I just wanna touch on Parker a little bit. Not physically, 'cause he's gross." 🤣

Can't say I enjoy this one much myself. Probably in my top 5 least favourite episodes to be honest (although Willow does have a couple of good moments). I'll of course still watch your reaction, and who knows, maybe you'll change my mind! Hope you have an awesome weekend Juliette. I'll be spending the weekend playing Spider-man and Mario Wonder (I'm loving Spider-man so far!)

As GaveUp already alluded to, there's an interesting story behind this episode. It was made as an attempt to get funding from a campaign promoting anti-drug messaging. In the end it failed to get this funding. It's not a well-liked episode among the fanbase. But most agree that Willow telling Parker off is glorious. I also love how they keep saying beer is foamy and then show the flattest beer I've ever seen, with no head at all.

This was one from the “we’ll take the money to make a PSA” era... not a fan favorite but let’s be honest... we’d all sit through the worst if the payoff is Parker getting a concussion.