Buffy The Vampire Slayer Series Retrospective

[@stijnvantongerloo9122]

My arc... I started as a teenage boy watching Buffy in secret, 'cause I was ashamed being caught watching a 'girl's show". Now I'm a grown man asking himself "wat would Giles/Xander/Willow do?" when the going gets rough.

[@na3na3shyt]

@stijnvantongerloo9122 My Mom would have this on before elementary school (fx?) When it came on early in the morning. Hope you found your crowd, man!

[@stijnvantongerloo9122]

@@na3na3shyt Hey, thanks for the cool reply! More and more I'm finding my crowd :D Best to you :)

[@JBSpookyReview]

I don't think I knew any guy that watched the show, but I wasn't worried about hiding it from anyone.

[@stijnvantongerloo9122]

@@JBSpookyReview Good for you :D

[@spiderjeranimo4992]

"wat would Giles/Xander/Willow do?", they walk through the fire. :)

[@casihamilton3773]

I've always hated the interpretation that sex=moment of happiness for Angel. He doesn't become Angelus the moment he orgasms. It happens long enough after that Buffy is literally asleep. The moment of happiness was being with her.

[@aoife08619]

It's even proved as fact in the spinoff that it not sex that does it.

[@JBSpookyReview]

It's been a while since I've seen Angel so maybe they explain it better there. I was just going off the fact the mayor was trying to use faith sleeping with him to turn angel evil again, which wouldn't make much sense to me.

[@casihamilton3773]

@@JBSpookyReview it never made much sense then either.

[@EmoBearRights]

​@@JBSpookyReviewThe Mayor didn't get it and it turns out nor did anyone else including Angel who will try and lose his soul by sleeping with someone else.

[@flinx1241]

Totally agree, but they do redeem this in Angel. I understand why people think this was what happened, though. I always figured that was the least likely way he would ever lose it again, as he would be so overly aware of the worry that he couldn’t possibly be truly happy.

[@kory7682]

I remember watching Tabula Rosa when I was like 10, and the ending with Michelle Branch CROONING "Goodbye To You"...the way I got wrapped up in that heartbreak 😂.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Hahah I can only imagine.

[@Matthias-sl6jr]

Gotta disagree with you on when she was bad,there are moments throughout the series when buffy seems to be open to relationship with Xander that's what's going on there also some assembly required was good enough episode that season 4 main storyline comes from that ep.And the master does return in the Xbox videogame takes place between season 3 eps revelation & lovers walk the master can possess Drusilla spike & angel because he there sire also bad eggs is straight up from the puppet masters by Robert Heinlen Weinstein's liked it cause they did the faculty.Music from bad eggs has appeared in other stuff too.

[@KillerCammy85]

I swear Buffy raised an entire generation amd taught us we were brave enough to face our demons both internal and external. It truly shaped me as a teen. I still own my DVD box set to this day. The fashion they used was always ahead of the curve. They were setting trends. I even went out and bought the makeup they advertised that they used for her look in like season 3 or something. I had a giant scrap book I used to collect every piece of magazine coverage I could get my hands on lol. Obsessed doesnt even cover it lol.

[@TheJeceda]

After "Seeing Red" aired, I was so heartbroken that I stopped watching the show for the rest of it's runtime. It wasn't until streaming services that I actually had the heart to finish it! Glad I did, but that episode is such a gut punch!

[@JBSpookyReview]

Seeing red is a brutal episode.

[@SamuelFeutchine]

I don't think the message at the end was poorly done and actually was empowering for a lot of women to hear. And Spike might save the day but by the end, that was still Buffy's journey and that was still her that put everything in order. Without her, nothing like this would have been done. And I'm sorry, season 3's Graduation Day wasn't gonna be a good season finale because there were so many things to do with the characters and season 5 is by far the best behind season 3. The whole show is good and even season 7, despite being way weaker

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'll have to disagree with a lot you said, but I will agree that season 5 is probably the strongest along side season 3.

[@EmoBearRights]

I'm a sole defender of season 7 but ultimately Buffy's forgiveness and understanding saved the day.

[@SamuelFeutchine]

@@EmoBearRights Thankyou

[@AxEWorlD]

I mean even though they disputed this fact during S7, Buffy having friends and family that helped her along the way was essential to her tenure as the Slayer. So Spike helping to save the day in the finale never bothered me.

[@laotasurfs1110]

Buffy was supposed to be out of character in "When She Was Bad," everyone calls attention to it. She wasn't dealing with the fact that she was literally murdered by the Master and ti was manifesting in anger, recklessness, and evasiveness. (Also, the title spells it out. It's a reference to a poem by Longfellow that goes, "There was a little girl who had a little curl right int he middle of her forehead. And when she was good she was very, very good, but when she was bad, she was horrid.")

[@MK_1Ultra]

I didn't know about Buffy until I was in the 6th Grade and they were already in their last season 😢 but my mom got me all the DVD box sets. I love btvs.

[@MRGRIMZ89]

I WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING ON REWATCHING THIS SERIES STARTING TONIGHT..... GET OUT OF MY HEAD! LOL

[@JBSpookyReview]

I knew you were that's why I uploaded it.

[@TactDB]

This is one seriously underrated channel. I enjoy the X-Files stuff but this I can't wait to watch. Wait for night, chill lighting, get some supplies. Thanks.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I appreciate the kind words. The next video will be X-Files.

[@EmoBearRights]

The trio don't all deserve death - Andrew was detatched from reality and Jonathan is shocked into percieving it by Warren's murder of Katrina and her words and he actually helps Buffy defeat Warren. Willow won't come back from murdering Jonathan and Andrew who were on their way to prison. Jonathan would almost certainly have turned on Warren for larceny and murdering Katrina.

[@JBSpookyReview]

You're probably right.

[@coffemuse]

Whoa, this is epic! Thanks JB!

[@JBSpookyReview]

I hope you enjoyed it.

[@andrewturvill7145]

Personally, the best series ever made ❤❤❤ gave me a reason to be strong when I had nothing else. I wrote a book about my childhood trauma and at a pivatol moment, I said to myself, "Are you ready to be strong..."❤❤❤

[@JBSpookyReview]

That's amazing. This show definitely left an impact on a lot of people.

[@Marzellus1991]

I think it's one of the greatest pieces of media ever made and Buffy is such a good female protagonist with layers and great character growth each season. She's never flat, bland and always learns her lessons later on. SMG portrays her with emotion and an insane amount of gravitose

[@EmoBearRights]

I know Im in a minority of one but i love season seven. I see it as a season about hope which i think was needed after a season about depression. There's a big diffference between Angel and Spike's past deads and Anya's. At this point they both have souls and their murders were comitted unsouled. Spike is killing but its against his will and Buffy doesn't know that. Anya has a soul has already had to reverse something she did but it hasn't stopped her doing more bad stuff. She doesnt seem to be repentant or have any intention of stopping. Buffy isn't a judge or a dispenser of justice after the fact - she kills as part of her as protector to stop the vamps and demons murdering others. Xander doesn't get its not about love or hatred but damage limitation and she did kill someone she loved to protect the world namely Angel. You're not reading the text with enough nuance here. Xander is NOT right and its different as Spike isn't in control of himself while Anya was. Buffy didn't see Anya's vulnerabilities or doubts - it was Willow who did who could act to save her. It makes sense that Buffy and Anya don't care enough or know each other well enough to try and understand each other but Buffy knows Spike and she knows how diffgerent Angelus and Angel are. Spike killing with a soul especially one he gained for himself and she can see the weight it has on his guilt doesn't make sense and she's right. Xander is being a hypocritical douche. With the potentials and the vampire its different - there's a group of them so they outnumber him, he's established as a slob so he's probably not the most formidable and Spike and Buffy were at that point right outside and with enhanced vampric hearing Spike would have heard at least if they sounded like they were struggling and needed help. The last words Buffy says before locking them in is you've got me which implies she's intending to step in if they need it. Its like doing the same watcher's test with a safety net which isn't an unreasonable thing to do and Wes's comments about facing vampires under controlled conditions implies the watchers actually do similar things with their own watchers. You do have points about Kennedy though.

[@JBSpookyReview]

You do bring up good points.

[@honkaistarrailmezaddy]

This is a very good video. I am a lifelong Buffy fanatic since it first aired and your video brings a lot to the table for both hardcore fans and noobs. Ive been watching your vid in bits and pieces throughout the past couple of days

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'm glad you're enjoying it. There are some mistakes here and there, but it was bound to happen haha.

[@orgyonmyown]

Finally! We need more Buffy deep dives on KZbin! Best teen show ever written 💕

[@keithwish3984]

You need to really pay attention to season 4 season finale the whole dream episode was literally giving tons of foreshadowing. Which is what I really love about the show its long-term storytelling. They talked about Dawn's arrival, Dracula, Anya becoming a Vengeance demon, even Tara's Family secret. there is one scene I might be forgetting I believe it was Buffy dream where a clock right behind Tara was a foreshadow of Buffy's death later in the next season trying to remember.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Yes there's a lot of interesting hints dropped in the episode.

[@kheldaur2107]

The 4th season was the worst. The Initative with Adam being one of the worst villains ever never worked with me. I hate that season

[@nathanielbacon2661]

@kheldaur2107 It has a few excellent standalone episodes, but I do agree it's the weakest season, overall.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I don't know which one is the worst for me, but it's probably between season 4 and 7.

[@nathanielbacon2661]

@JBSpookyReview I actually like 7. For me 1 & 4 are the weakest.

[@aoife08619]

4 is at the bottom if the list for most including myself. Because the overall season story is not as good as the other 6. But hush is in most peoples top ten episodes. There is no bad season.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I have a weird relationship with 4. It has some of my favorite episodes, but also my least favorite. I do think it’s probably the weakest season overall.

[@Franniiv3]

Wow never clicked so fast in my life Mr JB! I'm gonna grab a snack and enjoy, thank you for this!

[@zachs2485]

Mee too! 🎉

[@JBSpookyReview]

Well I hope you liked it.

[@Wednesday.the.Wook.]

I’ve never watched Buffy before as it was a bit before my time. However, I love the idea of turning the classic “damsel in distress” trope on its heels and empowering her instead. I always remembered and loved SMG as Daphne from the live action Scooby Doo, but I’ll have to give Buffy a watch at some point as well!

[@JBSpookyReview]

I think you should check it out. But thanks for making me feel old haha.

[@Wednesday.the.Wook.]

@ LOL I’m sorry!! 😭

[@JBSpookyReview]

Hahahahaha

[@jeremiah3274]

The reason why Buffy lost against the Ubervamp so hard in 7x10 was because she had been deprived of sleep for days, which severely affected her strength and fighting skill, also causing her hallucinations. She struggled against the Ubervamp in the next episode because it was the very same turok-han that beat her in the episode prior, which also happened to be the probably most skilled turok-han the First had on its roster.

[@JBSpookyReview]

If you have to make assumptions that it *might* be the most skilled turok-han, well that's just a sign of bad writing. No matter how deprived she was, they made the Turok-Han look like an average vamp by the very next episode.

[@nathanielbacon2661]

@JBSpookyReview To be fair, they didn't make the Uberbamp seem like a normal vamp by the next episode. By season 7, Buffy can fight like 5 normal vampires at once by herself, pretty easily. The Ubervamp kicks her ass all 3 times they meet. She just eeks out a victory at the end of the last battle through her resourcefulness. She's performing in a weakened state because she's suffering from sleep deprivation and a lack of confidence. Buffy's powers are always effected by her emotions, like Spiderman. ALSO, we later learn that The First is massively empowering Caleb by regularly "merging" with him once he becomes it's second in command...AFTER the Ubervamp is killed. So it goes to reason that The First may well have been doing the same thing for the Ubervamp when it was serving that same purpose, which would explain why it's so much stronger than the remaining Turuk-Han. The writing is imperfect here, but there's reason to be found if you're putting the pieces together.

[@ishouldbesleeping123]

@@JBSpookyReviewThis comment tells me everything I need to know about this video. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a very special and important show to many around the world. Even to this day. So they must’ve done something right. It was the reason I survived my high school experience as a kid. Buffy is the reason I didn’t kill myself at 16. There are people that cannot afford to hear you break the show apart. That is how much this means to some. ❤

[@JBSpookyReview]

Oh no I'm not breaking the show apart. I enjoy the show, I'm just being a little critical on certain things I don't think work. The show is definitely important and it has a great message.

[@JBSpookyReview]

@nathanialbacon2661 you bring up good points.

[@nathanielbacon2661]

Incredible retrospective! My favourite series of all time. 🖤

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Nathaniel.

[@emmahmc]

Great video! Long shot here but I would love a retrospective video for the spin-off show Angel. Just finished watching Buffy but can’t find Angel on any streaming platforms available on my country, really want to see more of Spike on Angel.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I've been asked by a few people for Angel and I probably will get to it, it just won't happen for a while. I had been working on this one since April in the background while getting my normal videos out, so don't expect an Angel video anytime soon.

[@ALI-soon1Milli]

I love Buffy it manages to blend comedy with serious drama and topics like few shows. And B was ironically at times a character people miss understood and did give the respect deserved. Both on screen but by some fans. Take the final season. I remember the chat bords people was Soo mad about the final season and how she had the act. But the character straight up acknowledged it was war people would die. When they did she was to blame until she saved them again. Sarah was probably my first celebrity crush 😂

[@JBSpookyReview]

Oh yeah I read a lot of people were pissed how she acted. I personally found it kind of funny.

[@jorgetorres7631]

This was amazing! I've seen Buffy more times than I can count and still found new things to enjoy in this video

[@evanhenry7630]

I love this show, I basically grew up alongside the cast (all be it a little younger than them). The intro song was also one of the first memories I have of realizing I want to be a drummer, have been playing for twenty years now, and it's my meditation. This show was much more formative for me than I ever realized! Thanks for the great retrospective, helped put things into perspective.

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Awesome retrospective

[@kory7682]

The fact it wasn't mentioned the potential who unalived herself was LaLaine/Miranda from Lizzie McGuire is criminal!

[@JBSpookyReview]

Haha sorry I don't know Lizzy McGuire.

[@DaveyyWaveyy]

I never realized that the dad from Always sunny in Philadelphia (7th heaven also apparently) abused 3 girls, i always wondered why he disappeared from Always Sunny. The world is a sick place... Great video though, really takes me back in time. Buffy was such an epic show, my girlfriend in highschool got me into it and i watched it long after our intense 3 week relationship crashed and burned, lol.

[@mina319]

Been waiting for someone to do a multihour retrospective of Buffy and/or Angel!!🎉🎉

[@blackmagicwarriordjozrnetr8793]

Spike is my favorite character and I never liked Riley and the Initiative

[@jaybarneybryant72486]

Great retrospective will you be tackling Angel next?

[@JBSpookyReview]

I can, it will just take a while because I have tons of videos I want to do and I was working on the Buffy video in the background while doing those.

[@honkeykong4049]

​@@JBSpookyReview Angel has higher highs and lower lows, imo

[@RobulousDee]

Much like you mentined, I remember watching the show as a teenage boy, loving it i nlarge part for all of the attractive female characters, especially Buffy, who I developed a huge crush on. I rewatched it last year as a guy in his 30s and I developed a new appreciation for Buffy, not just as a crush, but as one of the greatest characters in media, period.

[@beccarosewriter]

This made me realize that I only like a handful of things in season four... mainly Spike and Hush. Only took me 24 years.... Also, corrections. Spike could only feed because Dru already killed the girl. There was a Buffyverse audio story that brought back a bunch of actors including Spike, Tara, and Drusilla. Pretty sure in James's interview or other interviews he said that Joss was horrible to him in other ways, both physically and verbally. Mainly took it out on his character though. Not sure about Joss, but Nicholas wasn't there with the rest of the cast in the reunion photo. They added him later.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I knew I would mess something up at some point in the video haha. I re-watched the show and even skimmed through each episode when editing and still made some mistakes hahaha. I appreciate the correction though. I knew about the audio story, but I'm not sure why I didn't mention it. I could have sworn I saw Nicholas when they took the photo, but I guess I mistook someone else for him.

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

@@JBSpookyReview Watch the interview yourself, its somewhat misrepresentative.

[@KillerCammy85]

​@@JBSpookyReviewthey super imposed his picture into the crew photos. They basically had him show up late on purpose. Nick's drug and alcohol problem has been a big issue for a long time.

[@LD13-d5j]

Yo JB, I loved the Trick or Treat review! The shout-out in the intro was dope. Cheers

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm still working my way down to those comments.

[@jamesgriffyn]

Welp, time to watch Buffy finally.

[@JBSpookyReview]

It's fun.

[@EmoBearRights]

Yup I've always hated the Angel schmotch too especially given events in Angel would indicate he's moved on.

[@JBSpookyReview]

It felt forced.

[@HopelessHermit]

Right up there with X-Files and Star Trek TNG and DS9 as my peak 90's shows. .Glad you made this man

[@JBSpookyReview]

I feel like I need to get into Star Trek. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@barryholyoke5169]

Such a good well made documantary! kudoes to you

[@kory7682]

The reason why Joss Whedon had Spike A****** Buffy was because he hated how loved James Marsters as Spike was. So he wanted to destroy his character. Whedon threatened Marsters multiple times he would "kill off" Spike because of how liked he was.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

He wanted people to remember spike was a bad guy and not a heartthrob to look up to

[@aoife08619]

He held him by the throat or collar once James said in an interview.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Yeah I've heard some of these things. Spike is one of my favourite characters on the show and they did him dirty in season 6. Joss seems to hate things that work.

[@Catsclaw-ru6zw]

That was dick move on Whedon's part making Spike try to assault Buffy I still wish Spike & Buffy got together he understands Buffy more than Angel did. Good thing we're finding out what real piece of sh$it Joss is Spike is still loved by everyone I liked Angel at first, but Spike really became my favorite vamp on the show. I never liked Riley & Buffy together I wanted Spike & Buffy I personally think Buffy loved Spike more than Angel.

[@Catsclaw-ru6zw]

@@aoife08619 The cast, Ray Fisher & other actors who worked with Whedon weren't joking when they said he was jerk, dickhead, a$$hole & horrible to work with. Sarah even said she refuses to have anything to do with him.

[@theleaderturtle]

When will you do a series retrospective on the Buffy spin-off, Angel.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I can it just wouldn't be for a while. The Buffy video took 6 months for me to complete.

[@KaiDecadence]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it's a show I definitely misjudged and am so angry at myself for not getting into sooner. When it came out, I was a kid and though I heard of it, when I thought about the premise of "cheerleader fighting vampires", I just was not interested and passed on it (big mistake lol) but over the years I started hearing how the show actually had depth with characters that go through real character development and conitnuacy as well as even having nods to alternative subculture (which I was and still am into today) and it peaked my interested but I hadn't gotten around to sitting and watching it until 2020 during the Covid lockdown and needless to say, I was so freaking hooked on the show and was so upset at myself for not getting into the show sooner and I could see why the show was considered a legacy series. I agree that the season finale of season 3 would've been the perfect series finale but like you, I still did enjoy quite a few episodes of the later seasons including the "Hush" episode, that episode actually terrified me, the concept was amazingly gruesome lol. But I also like how they handled Willow and Tara as a lesbian couple because as a gay man myself, it was nice to see a lesbian portrayal that was done with respect and not some gross fetishization, it really was representation done right in my opinion. I will admit that I never grew to like Dawn, her inclusion was annoyingly and sloppily done and I dunno, I just could never warm up to her and at most I just tolerated the character's presence and it subconsciously reinforced why the show should've ended at season 3. But of course the episode "The Body", just amazing. But like you, I also was not a fan of season 7. Even with it going back to the basics, the school's interior design looked bland and boring compared to the original design, the new characters were not likeable, and I also agree that Anya's death was horribly done especially with Xander's non-reaction to it (deplorable lol).I also couldn't stand Kennedy neither as they clearly forced her in to be a (poor) rebound replacement for Tara. Season 7 was a mess and even when I first watched the finale episode, I remember not feeling anything lol Definitely a sad example of a show going out with a less than stellar ending for sure. But overall, despite the later half of the show, it still definitely deserves it's legacy status and despite the not so great things that happened behind the scenes, I just hope the actresses know that they really did make something special. Amazing retrospective!

[@casihamilton3773]

Fun Fact: The Scythe actually existed all the way back in season 4. It first appreared in the comic book Fray, about a slayer in the distant future. Like flying cars future. So it was pretty epic when it showed up on screen.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Oh no way! I had no idea. Nothing I had read or watched mentioned that. Thanks for letting me know.

[@casihamilton3773]

@JBSpookyReview Fray was a great read and it's a one shot graphic novel, definitely recommend checking it out

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'll look for it thanks.

[@hanagara1907]

I always assumed "true happiness" was code for "that" bc otherwise that's kinda insulting to Buffy that Angel was never REALLY happy with her until they did the deed

[@JBSpookyReview]

I just don't see how he could achieve true happiness with someone he didn't care for.

[@hanagara1907]

@JBSpookyReview oh, I agree. I'm just saying so he was never truly happy till he got her in the sack? Wow

[@grkpektis]

I love Anya but Xander is such a hypocrite for constantly whining about Angel turning evil and then starts dating someone with an even higher body count

[@Thomasfoolery69]

1:23:07 beer bad was actually a government sponsored propaganda episode, at the time they were giving funding to TV shows that made anti drug and alcohol themed episodes that's why the message is so strong in this episode

[@JBSpookyReview]

I learned that from another commenter today. I wish I had known that, but nothing I read had mentioned it. I appreciate you letting me know though.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

There's a video on KZbin about it but KZbinr Sarah g " that time buffy made government propaganda"

[@JBSpookyReview]

Thanks for letting me know.

[@cedricdallaire3324]

best show of all time!!! xox

[@JBSpookyReview]

I hope you enjoy the video.

[@DNS-FRANK09]

Buffy was a babe back in the day ❤❤❤

[@JBSpookyReview]

She was a pretty girl. Well still is.

[@mathildeglaser8421]

Oh, I loved Buffy… such a great and important show… thanks for your analisis.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@gellis62208]

Season 3 is the absolute best!

[@Kyle_Riel]

The gall to call yourself "THE vampire slayer." I would have been modestly 'A vampire slayer'.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Haha she confident I'll give her that.

[@Ofra8191-]

2:50:07, To be fair, Sunnydale canonically has 52 cemeteries, it's hard to notice AND remember ALL the mozalyams in all of them...

[@krystrees7973]

"I robot you Jane" essentially is The Avengers Age of Ultron movie... On another note: BtVS is my security blanket show. My Mr. Gordo. Lol

[@Liannabelle8]

I will forever remember "you made a bear! Undo it!" from Pangs no matter how awful an episode it was. Also cheers, fellow Canadian. Randomly came across this video. It'll take me 3 fkn days to watch it but I'm glad it showed up in my feed.

[@zachs2485]

Buffy?!?! 3 hours!?!? 😲

[@JBSpookyReview]

It wasn't my intention, but it sort of got away from me.

[@zachs2485]

@JBSpookyReview well I say a topic as excellent as Buffy deserves it! It was a great watch!

[@WyomingGuy82201]

Best line in "The Witch" "Hmmmmmm..... stretchy" - Xander

[@JBSpookyReview]

I can hear him say it.

[@sarahmichellegellarseviltwin]

Angel had a perfect finale tho!!

[@JBSpookyReview]

I could be misremembering but didn't it end on a cliffhanger? I remember there being this big battle that was about to happen and it just ended.

[@sarahmichellegellarseviltwin]

@ Yes and that was intentional. It was supposed to represent the idea that the fight for good never ends. And we weren’t supposed to know if Angel beats the corrupt system or not, cause that wasn’t the point of the show. Like he said, even if they die trying, the point was for one moment they’ll show the senior partners they don’t own them.

[@JBSpookyReview]

That's fair enough. I'll see how I feel when I re-watch it. I'll keep this in mind when I do too.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

The angel comic picks up where angel finale leaves off just like the buffy season 8 comic

[@blackmagicwarriordjozrnetr8793]

Dark Willow and the final season are my favorite seasons

[@dandandan389]

Brilliant, epic video! On a side note have you ever heard of the British Halloween special called Ghost watch from 1992? It was a mockumentary but many people thought it was real and it got a lot of complaints

[@JBSpookyReview]

I have heard about it and was thinking of doing a video on it at some point.

[@dandandan389]

@JBSpookyReview it would be great if you did! it was quite notorious in the UK at the time. A lot of people complained that it scared their children.......that was the point!

[@LateNiteFilmWatcher]

2:51:08 The "deuce ex machina" 😂 A.I. you will pay for your crimes

[@johnivory3245]

8:58 don’t diss my Soice girls.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I would never actually diss them.

[@johnivory3245]

@ *puts deadly weapon away* Good 😉

[@andrewroberts299]

As a Brit myself, I never understood why Whedon and the writers always had Buffy and the Scooby gang address Giles by his surname, instead of his Christian name, Rupert. I get that “Giles,” sounds and rolls off the tongue better than “Rupert,” (in itself a very stereotypical British upper class name) but I always found that it was rude of the others to address him that way. I don’t know of anybody who considers someone a friend and/or work colleague to address them always by their surname. It would have been much better just to have made the characters first name “Giles,” and given him a suitable surname to go with it. Kudos though to Whedon and the writers for not going overboard and making Giles too much of a stereotypical Brit, by dressing him up in a Saville Row suit, bowler hat and giving him an an umbrella whilst making him sound like a character from an Agatha Christie novel, with a posh plummy accent, “Oh, I say, what a most delectable day here in Sunnydale,” (which no Brit, even back in 1997, ever sounded like). Shout out to Anthony Head who made Giles a fully rounded, though sometimes flawed, character who had a strong moral compass and a caring attitude towards Buffy as a friend and mentor, and a friend and teacher to the rest of the Scooby gang.

[@sweetblaquewine]

Here in 2024 I cry at the thought of The Body!😢😢😢😢

[@Pengart]

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING!!! ;)

[@MRGRIMZ89]

DOPE VIDEO JB THNAKS!

[@JBSpookyReview]

Thanks Grimz.

[@MRGRIMZ89]

@@JBSpookyReview ANYTIME BRO, QUITE THE WHOPPER THIS ONE WAS LOL

[@JBSpookyReview]

Took way too long lol.

[@MRGRIMZ89]

@@JBSpookyReview WE APPRECIATE THE WORK!

[@Sharbyxo]

fav seasons in order 5 by far.... i mean its about true love .... family and Glory is one of the best villains ever ,4,3,6,2,1 & 7 unpopular opinion: i love season 4... it's fresh and different ... also i love Riley !

[@RaraPremium]

I dressed up as peanut butter on bread 😭 my girl was the jelly so we would just be PBJ on the floor😂... Ayo vampire willow tho 😏.. 1:17:33 always pointing fingers at the wrong things 😭.... Great video homie. Do you plan to hit the Angel spin off?

[@JBSpookyReview]

Haha PB and J would be hilarious. I was thinking of doing more series in this style if people want it. I'm just hoping more people watch it because 300+ hours of work for 2k views is pretty depressing haha.

[@spyderbite8723]

​@@JBSpookyReview Well I've never watched your channel before but saw 3hrs of buffy talk and I'm in.

[@RaraPremium]

@@JBSpookyReview yeah that is tuff. I hope you reach your goal. I really enjoyed it

[@dungeonsanddobbers2683]

My reaction at 22:18 : "Oh shit! Buffy season 1 has Shao Khan _and_ Sindel!"

[@arthuruppiano3211]

I didn't realize this was a three-hour video when I started watching, but I'm the opposite of disappointed! Will have to watch it in installments, though.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Take your time, it's not going anywhere.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

2:59:49 i think james marsters voiced spike in the audible slayers series that came out last year

[@JBSpookyReview]

He did and I'm not sure why I didn't bring it up.

[@oc2538]

❤❤ Anytime I have a dilemma I turn to Buffy I can't believe Donald Sutherland was in the movie, I saw it with my older cousins but I was 10 and was too busy playing mall madness.

[@fylaxx]

Miss Calender coming straight from Prince’s Diamonds And Pearls era!

[@Thomasfoolery69]

I was in the top 2% of listeners of the once more with feeling soundtrack on youtube music last year, i dont do musicals but that soundtrack doesnt miss

[@JBSpookyReview]

Oh wow you really are a fan hahah.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

@@JBSpookyReview yeah I had just done my first buffy angel rewatch as an adult, I watched it when I was in like 3rd grade so I couldn't appreciate how well crafted that episode was just muscially and thematically, it's also because my pattern of listening to music is to find a handful of songs and beat them to death all day for like 4-6 months and then forget about them. It was honestly so embarrassing when I watched my yearly recap thing on yt music and it showed me that slide about how much I listened to it

[@Belzediel]

Three hours?! You were not kidding Mister The Spooky. I'm going keep my 'this week I lack any meaningful sleep' theme and sink this, starting at eleven peem, having had seven hours of light nap since, um, seventy two hours ago. Then I'm going to go pester Mauler. Then I will try and sleep, then I will go to the pub. But firstly, I LOVE the movie BTVS. SMG is unquestionably the better, but, kristy gets the whole 'the cheerleader is the one who saves the day' vibe a lot more on. I know Stick WHeedle didn't wanna go that way but I maintain it's a better motif. It's not like you couldn't have her evolve to where we end up, after all. I also liked that the series mentioned the movie as canon(ish) more than once so it's a recasting not a reboot, but the best bit is Peewee's extended death sequence. Also, "We're better than you, we can do anything!" "Oh yeah? Clap!" Although KS' finest moment is probably Ltj Janet 'Bio' Kowalski in Hot Shots. Y'know, BTVS and TXF do seem to have stuff. BTVS also has the question raised that all of these things in all of these episodes all work and yet basically never interact. Why don't the death manifests turn up in other episodes, for example. How come, if it's just a question of cunning spelling, don't the scooby gang make up a wardrobe of specialist costumes so they can magic themselves some extra skills when needed? If some guy can make perfectly passable human replica robots, why the hell isn't everyone? With regards Willow switching from computers to witchcraft, it is worthwhile noting that there's only one letter change between Arcade and Arcane, so it might just be a typo. Also, Hex means something in both fields. Also, Hexadecimal is in ReBoot, which had an X-Files episode. "With Faith rubbing off on Buffy..." Yeah, that happened in everyone's head. I have to say, yes, the end to season three was meant to serve as the series finale, and in many ways it ought to have stopped there. Going forward was going to be rough in many ways. Not that there weren't a lot of good episodes to come, there were, including what is, IMHO, the best episode ever made - The Body, which is a contender for greatest episode of TV cross-genre ever made, it's up there with Two Cathedrals and Stars, but the one two three seasons made a single cohesive, tight saga. It's, like, Dune has sequels. They're OK. The Dune sequels also have sequels, they're not so much OK. It also doesn't help that the next season is the goddamn initiative one, which is just icky. As always I should wait until I've finished watching because shortly after typing that, you basically said the exact same thing except we have different best episodes ever XD. Ah well. If only there were some way to undo what has been done. Harmony is, just, every good character in BTVS is a vampire, Just sayin'. Spike, Dru, Darla and Harmony are all kick-ass cool and funny. Also, Harmony was played by Mercedes McNab, who was A: The Girl Scout in The Addams Family and, as an adult, B: also a great deal hotter than you'd think. I cannot get over the notion that Valley Girl is a more pernicious character trait than Vampire. It's such a funny concept, executed so well. Adam is the name of the monster in Frankenstein, incidently, so, that was a bit on the nose. The Initiative was horribly executed, but, bear with me, dig around in the brain and reimagine the possibilities if the Institute was actually the SCP Foundation. THAT would have kicked donkey. Also, there is no way an SCP TV series shouldn't be a thing. yeah the Dracula thing is obviously a joke, it's just flat out mocking the Hammer style vampires. Ah, we've got to The Body. yeah. I would say the interesting thing about the Body is about six hundred things all of them amazing, but, it's the only episode of BTVS to actually feature horror. Oh, there have been monsters and demons and all that but that's halloween stuff. TB is genuine horror. Implacable, unbeatable monster. Fear and grief and shock. I disagree you could intro people on this episode, I think you absolutely need to be in grace with Joyce, Buffy et al to ride along with them on the agony. I can recall watching this first time. Girlfriends and her parents, and all of us were just locked in. No one could believe it was real, that sort of thing just does not happen. Everyone thought this would be an alternate reality, or time travel, or she'd be saved, but then at the end she's just f*^king dead and there's nothing anyone can do about it, and suddenly the whole world is cold and lonely and frightening and that's just that. Roll credits. The worse part, you know, your whole world has turned to drek in an instant and no matter how much they say they care, everyone else seems to just shrug it off and move on. Your brain says there's nothing they could do, but your soul says they just never cared. You lose everything. It comes back, you grow a new you, you get why people were like that, you move on, one day you laugh at a joke again, but, you know. This episode nailed that thing so accurately, so precisely, yeah, that's why it's up there with the all-time greats, a legit work of art. Oh yeah, hey, I don't like neologisms at all but incel's, yecht. Having said that, ACTUAL incels are skeevy AF. Same as pick-up artists, and MFs. Basically anyone who thinks of the opposite sex as being solely interesting for the sticky-sticky is just skin-crawling. yeah, the show finale glued boats. And Joss 'Likes to be' Whedon is a douche canoe. One of the big issues I see with the creative arse, is, people have got it stuck in their heads that there should always be more X. I hear lots of people angry about Star Wars, Star Trek, Trek Wars, Star Lords of the Rings, all this jazz, you know, saying they want better franchise stuff. Make Trek Lore Great Again! But I rarely see anyone saying, you know, maybe what you really want, deep down, is to clear your head, so you can look at those three Blue Raymonds on your shelf, and smile, knowing you can watch Hope, Empire and Jedi any time you like. And also knowing there's a lot of fan stuff out there, but you don't have to worry about all that crap. Same here, man. What would new Buffy actually bring? How would it improve what we had already? It was a thing of its time and those of use who watched it first time, we'll always smile when we remember just how cool it was. But it's gone. What is needed is fresh stories. New characters. New worlds and universes to explore because it's perhaps the spirit of the unknown that enchants us more, right? You don't really know what the Force is, but by Jimmy Jamingo are you totes up for finding out! What the hell is a cheerleader vampire hunter? Stay tuned! The real world is an illusion, which can be manipulated by the observer? And they're wearing black latex trench coats? I am enthralled! There is no wonder in reboots, no mystery in animated seasons. These added seasons, reboots, all of that shit, the reason why it all glows boats it because we know what the mystery is when we start. It's JUST more of the same. In the end, the terminal phase, those few left who are creative have been pilloried and removed. All that's left in the writing are people who are utterly devoid of creativity. They can't do anything new. They only know to vandalise what went before. So. No, no to new Buffy, no to reboots, no to sequels and reimaginings, until the rainbow haired egomaniacs are driven out of the writing room, oh, I've gone off on one again. Anyway. Seriously good stuff, JB, I'm no stranger to marathons, this is a great one. I rather suspect Mauler will be in touch on some level because he's been warning he'd eventually get around to doing this, and, you got there first. Congratulations!

[@JBSpookyReview]

I'm with you in that I feel stories at some point need to end. I don't need every franchise I enjoy to go on forever. Ghostbusters is my favourite movie, but I wish it would stay dead. X-Files is my favourite show, but it does not need to come back. Sometimes things just need to end. Also there's no way Mauler would ever have anything to do with me lol. I'm way too small of a channel and not nearly as intelligent as those guys.

[@Belzediel]

@@JBSpookyReview Fringy and Platoon were smaller than you when they got noticed, and no, they're not amazingly intelligent people (especially Fringy, by the Gods Great Gazebo do jokes sail over his head) , they're just good at sounding that way, IMHO, you'd fit right in. The only real difference would be they tend to focus on new media and you're retrospective. The main thing is, Mauler's an avowed Buffy fanatic, it comes up often, if nothing else I'm sure he'd enjoy your epic, for it is great. Going highlight by highlight never stopped being interesting, tons of cool BTS stuff I had no idea about, enough jokes to keep the zing up. Seriously, you had my attention for three hours straight. I have to do their marathons in chunks lest I go mad :-) Well, go more mad, maybe.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I mostly do older stuff because that's what I enjoy. The writing for newer media is generally pretty awful in my opinion. I will do newer stuff as well, but I like to stick to things I enjoy for the most part. I have an early video on the Batman, the Pattinson version and I got roasted because I hated that movie. So that video is private hahaha.

[@Belzediel]

@@JBSpookyReview Heh! There's nout wrong with either, just saying there's a difference. My Batchap will always be Keaton, but that's mostly because that Batmobile is several hundred leaps ahead of any other. I maintain that the reason that car has the trianglar gubbins with the huge air intakes on the sides is that the original idea was the batwing was made by bolting the wings on there. The visuals work erriely well.

[@Ofra8191-]

2:52:53 they literally said that the champion needs to be a vampire with a soul. There are 2 of those, both man. there weren't really any other options..

[@rebeccarodger2636]

OK about the turakon over powerness of it all. The first turakon being merged with the first just like calab makes it make more sense why that 1 was so much harder to kill then all the others in the finale. So my head cannon is before the first brought calab to sunnydale to be it's fighter the first merged with the turakon and planned for him to kill buffy until she won. After buffy killed it the first brought calab and merged with him giving him the super overpower but not the rest of the turakon. That's my head cannon hope it helps someone

[@organicketchup5171]

I really like season 4, but I know what you're saying about it losing some of its essence after the high school arc. It's best to see season 4 onwards as a college-set reboot...not that she stays at college long!

[@jackoblllllllll]

YES!!! 😄 can’t wait to watch this 😁

[@JBSpookyReview]

I hope you like it.

[@mathewmcmillion8285]

Please do Angel video next

[@JBSpookyReview]

I can look into doing that one next. It wouldn't happen for a while though because I've been working on this one since April.

[@aoife08619]

Agreed 👍

[@mattgilbert7347]

The greatest Progressive Christian Existentialist TV Show for Young(ish) People ever created. Well...i mean...maybe the only one ever created but it was still truly great.

[@blackmagicwarriordjozrnetr8793]

Anya was always really hot to me I also had a thing for Tera and of course Buffy even Willow was a cutie

[@benjamintriplett3]

OMG. Drew Berrymore could've been Buffy? That would've been fucking epic!

[@JBSpookyReview]

She would have been a good choice.

[@blackmagicwarriordjozrnetr8793]

Sarah Michelle Gellar is a grate awesome Buffy but Alyssa Milano would have been a good Buffy too

[@RaraPremium]

Let's do this! Setting this mf to download now 😂

[@JBSpookyReview]

I hope you enjoy.

[@atfbproductions7458]

You earned my sub good sir🤟 please do one for the Angel spin-off 🙏

[@JBSpookyReview]

I can it will just take a while. I've been slowly working on this one since April lol.

[@maximetauran3415]

For season 7, I disagree that the concept of the potentials is bad. Buffy the vampire slayer is a show about growing up and accepting to become an adult and one of the biggest responsability that you may have as an adult is raising kids. It is globally what Buffy is doing in this season by going back to highschool as an adviser and training the potentials, she passes on her experience and power to prepare them to be slayers (adults). It is a great concept for the final season but it surely was poorly executed for all the reasons explained in this video.

[@MidnightTokenFloydChatAccount]

1:36:43 Joss said the reason he wrote that episode was because of the network not allowing tara and willow to pursue there relationship on tv or even hold hands or show any type of affection soo he said ok fine and wrote an episode where buffy and Riley had a hetero sexual thing for an hour and after it aired he brought the script to the network and said you allowed THIS but .... Tara and willow can't do anything what the fuck.....

[@JBSpookyReview]

I did not know that. That is nonsense that one was deemed okay, but not the other.

[@Cooltowncity]

Well, I guess this is what I'm doing tonight.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Well I hope you like it.

[@Catsclaw-ru6zw]

We owe the Buffy series becoming the hit that it is to Kristy Swanson which some people seem to forget she is not only the og but the reason we got Sarah Michelle Gellar. I was never fond of Riley but after getting a more info here as to why he wasn't right for Buffy I clearly see why he wanted to be the typical strong man wanting to be the provider & protector for his gf. But when his gf is gifted with abilities to help her protect against the forces of darkness & she has to think of others & sees other suitors vying for her affections it eats away at him like "Why am I here? I don't feel very needed, she pretty much has everything under control, she's not being affectionate towards me." Riley was pretty much feeling emasculated so what does he do? Instead of trying to talk to Buffy he allows himself to become a blood bank for vampires & takes his anger out on Buffy. I mean how long before he would've started becoming abusive towards her because he wasn't feeling like a man by then Buffy would've had to kick his ass to the curb because she wasn't going to tolerate his insecurities & jealousy. On top of that he cheated on her, he then gives her an ultimatum plus Buffy can't leave Sunnydale, she has responsibilities not only to the town but importantly to her family I'm glad he left he can start a new life & find another chick who isn't as strong, fierce or independent as Buffy. Buffy is better off without him he would've been more of a hinderance to her as for Xander calling him a "One in a lifetime guy" tells me he rather loose Buffy to an ordinary guy like Riley than to supernatural guys like Spike & Angel plus Xander's still a little butt hurt that Buffy never gave him the time of day. I found out in the comics that Xander started dating Dawn which to me is gross then Buffy takes interest in Xander I'm thinking "Buffy have some self-respect there was a reason why you were never into Xander." I must say Clare Kramer as Glory looks stunning & sexy in that red dress the song "Lady In Red" comes to mind "I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you do tonight never seen you shine so bright."

[@JBSpookyReview]

I agree with everything you just said.

[@EmoBearRights]

Riley isn't just an ordinary guy to Xander he's a ego ideal - the kind of person Xander (who like Spike has zero good male role models to base himself on) wants to be. Xander in a sense wants his idealised self to be with Buffy and there's also a sense from Buffy that he ticks the boxes. On paper he's ideal except he's not - Buffy doesn't need or really want a Riley. He does develop as a result of being with her and becomes more open minded as a result but both need to be running the show and they settle into their natural state of being allies. Buffy needs someone she can develop alongside who will support her but let her take the lead. Who that is - well that's a debate for the ages (which frequently turns vicious). I have my opinion but most of us agree it wasn't Riley.

[@JBSpookyReview]

Very well put.

[@ironwolf56]

The whole original premise was honestly kind of ridiculous though and typical Whedon not knowing nearly as much as he thinks he does. "The girl is always the victim" ummm no, the girl is usually the heroine; that's why the trope is literally called Final Girl. In fact, someone other than the girl surviving is the rare surprising twist.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I think he was basing this thought on earlier horror from like the 30's-60's, because you're right. The horror genre has been doing strong women for literally decades.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

2:55:05 i think angel is the better show overall unfortunately, you should do one of these videos on angel.

[@JBSpookyReview]

I probably will.

[@Thomasfoolery69]

I'm really surprised by the lack of long form retrospectives of buffy and angel on KZbin, Ive watched basically every other break down about the shows that KZbin has available but I've been waiting for someone to do one of these 3-4 hour long videos . For a show with such a huge cultural impact it's just not covered very much which perplexes me

[@MRGRIMZ89]

I LOVE BIF NAKED!

[@JBSpookyReview]

Classic.

[@RhapsodyInBlaah]

The mantis monster was originally built for Babylon 5

[@JBSpookyReview]

No way, that's a cool factoid.

[@k.artware]

Buffy 💛

[@JBSpookyReview]

She's great.

[@liesellein]

Wait, Ben is Glory?!?! Ben, Glory…. What is the connection???

[@cc4670]

I am here for the Kennede hate.

[@BrighterThanYours]

Uhhhh sure I can go for a 3hr video

[@sebastiansochanski]

👌

[@JBSpookyReview]

I hope you liked it.

[@sarahmichellegellarseviltwin]

2:11:43 LMFAOOOO

[@JBSpookyReview]

Haha right.

[@nickiemcneil915]

too bad he became one of those predators who preyed on the girls.