"I Was Made to Love You" (5x15) | *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* Reaction

[@officialcassreacts]

I'm sorry for the delay, everyone! I'm a couple episodes ahead on Patreon & understand this is a REALLY annoying spot for a delay to have happened. I was in San Diego for 5 days for TwitchCon & caught the flu, because my immune system only knows how to handle my small Wisconsin town. 5x16 will be coming soon!

[@Paul-ql3qw]

No Problem hope you feel better soon. I was actually looking forward to you reaction to the end of this and the next episode so I was wondering why you didn't uploaded a video at the start of the week.

[@williambowman2326]

Thank you for the wonderful reactions. Hope you are feeling much better and it’s behind you. Trust me…. If there is any episode to delay it’s The Body.

[@paulieluppino1856]

Don't worry, we ain't in a hurry...

[@jennarobinson4136]

I hope you're feeling better, now! Another great reaction and I enjoyed hearing your thoughts.

[@selfdisciplineformen8012]

I was scared you quit the show :P

[@psychomagicshop]

“I’m gonna miss this show when I get through it.” Maybe you’ll be watching reactors watch Buffy like us too hehe

[@thedrewsephYT]

@@psychomagicshop this. Hahaha. Me every time I put on a reactor watching Buffy after originally watching it back when it aired: “Once more, with FEEEEEELING!”

[@AnatoleVGC]

I ve watched this show so much that im taking some time before I do it again, but during this time I just got addicted to reaction videos lol

[@Apostrophe_TV]

"It's always darkest before the dawn" is a common phrase that means once things have hit their lowest point, it can only get better from there.

[@divinelangene6813]

No where to go but up

[@hendrikscheepers4144]

Three of the saddest words in TV: "Mom. Mom. Mommy."

[@williambowman2326]

Totally accurate.

[@grkpektis]

When I first saw this episode I missed the ending and I couldn't rewind back then, I only heard the mommy line so I had no idea what was coming next episode

[@Lions1986]

Also, the most annoying words if said by Stewey on Family Guy

[@lostmyshoe2294]

That “mommy” makes me cry every time

[@TheOnlyOneSpeedfreak]

Buffy never fails to make you cry from laughing just to hit you in the guts the next moment.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

The ending always overshadows the rest of the episode 😅

[@Nicamon]

Not for me,honestly. I liked this episode and,to be honest,for years I remembered it much more and much better than the next one. If it wasn't for the reactions"The Body"would have never particularly stuck with me because I always found it a *_deadly boring episode._* (Sorry for the pun.>///

[@that.ll_do_pig]

​@@NicamonI also find it boring but I understand it's appeal to others and it's role in the storytelling.

[@AldWitch]

Us first generation BTVS fans had to wait seven days for the next episode ❤❤❤

[@jonathanmcclendon1873]

Do you remember the trailer for the next one? We knew what we were in for.

[@ccthomas]

And then we had to watch it.

[@MalamaGarcia]

3:30 It’s been over 20 years since it ended and I still miss this show.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

Me, seeing a reaction posted: YAY! Me, seeing what episode it is: Oh no.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

"She _rejected_ us?" LOL It was creative of the show to incarnate a powerful god as a Mean Girl.

[@migmit]

IIRC Buffy said she is kinda like Cordelia.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

@@migmit To me, a teenager or immature young adult like this with infinite powers is one of the scariest fantasies. Star Trek TOS and Twilight Zone both had an episode with a teenage boy with supernatural powers, and they scared me to death. Glory isn't quite as powerful, but still.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Oh oh... I'm always afraid to click on a video, when it's this episode.

[@natbatlightwood5288]

15:53 'What is that.' The way you said that made me both laugh and tear up. I love and hate seeing how people react to these next couple of episodes.

[@colej.banning2419]

"Is always darkest before the dawn" is how the expression goes.

[@twoworldsonetodd]

I've always viewed the "can vampires love?" question as this Yes they love but their lack of conscience and lack of soul makes them unable to express that love in a healthy and empathetic way. It's also kinda a twisted love, more of a single minded, selfish obsession.

[@samanthas8340]

Yes, I think of it as immature verses mature love. Mature love is commonly considered a choice people make and choice is a big part of the Buffy philosophy. However, if we look at Spike's qoute "love isn't brains children, it's blood. Blood screaming inside you to work it's will." There's no choice involved from his perspective. This fits better with vampires, because vampires are more or less enslaved by the demons that possess them. They are frozen in time, unable to mature, unable to choose different paths.

[@twoworldsonetodd]

@@samanthas8340 exactly. you put it into even more clear terms than me

[@thedrewsephYT]

We’re all here with you for this next one…

[@MatWard1966]

Every reactor has that same look on their face in the final minute of this episode. Shock, horror, denial, OMGWTF...etc. In some ways it's a shame that it's so powerful it overshadows what was a pretty damn good episode that raises some deep moral questions and shows you different versions of love and obsession. April's love for Warren. Spike's obsession with Buffy. Giles's fatherly love for Buffy. Anya's trusting love for Xander. Warren's love for...well, himself basically.

[@thewolframhart6777]

Very fun episode. Love Giles letting out some 'Ripper' on Spike

[@jakefavre]

Yeah he's real tough when Spike can't fight back

[@Ejay669]

Angel may have a history of murder as well but Spikes chip is no substitute for a soul; it's like putting a muzzle on a violent dog.

[@Nicamon]

That's what I've been saying. SPOILER And that's why I firmly believe his character stops making sense from ep 5x18.Because at that point he starts acting like a true human,not a simple muzzled vampire.

[@mikechappell4156]

Pretty sure the soul is just a muzzle as well.

[@cajah88]

@@mikechappell4156 idk if you can compare a soul to a muzzle. Yes, things with souls can still do evil, but the Buffy universe seems to also tie it to having a conscience and awareness of the weight of one's actions. The chip, in comparison, just affects Spike's ability to physically harm humans. He's still doing creepy, weird stuff with no real thought behind whether it's right or not.

[@Nicamon]

@@mikechappell4156 Well,not really...the soul gives you the chance to _choose_ how to behave. The chip _forces you_ not to harm. And not only not to harm _in general_ but specifically not to harm _humans._ How is that the same thing?🤨

[@Dunybrook]

There's something to be said for being able to binge-watch a show instead of having to wait a week like when it was originally aired.

[@JustalowlyChannel]

Oh...the ending. Yeah, so many thoughts and feelings going through your mind when you first see it.

[@christophtoifl6848]

"The next episode is called the body. Maybe it is a fake out?!" Uff, somebody is deeply in denial!😅

[@Nicamon]

I must say it's the 1st time I hear the aliens theory.🤭🛸👽

[@FourTilSunday]

@@Nicamon The aliens theory was sending me. haha 💀

[@alexandriasmikle8790]

Here we go

[@Atomic_Acorn969]

"Can we stop?" No, I stan every character any time they simp. 🙏

[@justinpilla5741]

Drue--she drinks blood and knows things.

[@JhadeSagrav]

😂😂😂

[@tetamale4280]

i remember watching this episode and the next with my mom when i was 3… we both cry like babies

[@CharlesinTampa]

5-16 is a reaction I always look forward to... Except for the people who watch ONLY that episode, after being told it's the "best" episode.

[@grkpektis]

When I first saw this episode I missed the ending and I couldn't rewind back then, I only heard the mommy line so I had no idea what was coming next episode

[@jychilly]

I don't understand. Why does Cass keep saying there's some sort of connection between Ben and Glory?

[@B-Dad]

@@Sgoze Well that seems obvious but the question is in what way?

[@artman2oo3]

I’m really confused, too. I mean, what sort of connection could there be???

[@dookieman93able]

Is everyone here very stoned??

[@wellyhurricane]

Wait… so Ben and Glory have a connection?

[@yvetterodriguez2550]

@@dookieman93able We're joking here. Come along and join us. ...Why would Cass think Ben and Glorificus are connected? Clearly, they're not. Right? Or am I brain foggy here? Hmm 🤔lol

[@andreasvogler1875]

11:21 Remember, when Giles takes his glasses off to clean them, he doesn't want to see something, but if he leaves them off, shit's about to get real.

[@HelloXrancidkitteh]

that's not revealed until season 6 x:

[@RossWrock]

16:06 Cass, I used to watch your reactions years ago, but life got in the way and I stopped being a viewer. When I saw your "The Body" reaction on my homepage, I had to click, and then go back an episode to this moment. That look you give the camera is the perfect sumation from a reactor that just realized what has happened, and knows their world is about to get crushed. I'm about to watch The Body, and I hope you'll forgive me for laughing manically while you suffer in pain. MUHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

[@AbominableQueer]

And after Innocence, this (The Body) is the second major turning point in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[@pinkylittleme]

I agree with you, #JusticeForKatherina!

[@migmit]

Isn't she Kathrina, not Katherina?

[@pinkylittleme]

@@migmit Might be ahah, in my first language (french) those two names would be pronounced the exact same.

[@CSItefla]

@@migmit I thought it was Katrina. Hence why Warren says "Trina, shut up" (admittedly not the best movie IMHO)

[@picturesinspire8302]

And here comes the pain.

[@pauldourlet]

Britney Spears was supposed to play April but backed out because she thought April was too sexualized. Shonda Farr was wonderful, bringing a sweetness and innocence to April that made her believable .

[@lexusgrace6748]

“Darkest before dawn” is what I believe April was trying to say.

[@valinny8571]

Interesting theory about Joyce/Brian. Can't say I ever heard that one before

[@cthulhucollector]

Spike is not human and he does not have a soul. The chip is just a leash. People forget that.

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

This

[@spangelicious837]

Exactly. He's adapted to his situation, but he's still a soulless monster.

[@user-dx2dm8oq8g]

Even the "love" a vampire would feel is distorted and unhealthy. It's more of a violent obsession and they can't help it while soulless. Yeah without the chip he would have killed Willow in her dorm room and done the same to everyone. He still has homicidal tendencies but he can't act on them. A vampire can still like someone and murk them on a whim then forget about it.

[@migmit]

I've heard the original plan was for the robot girl to be played by Britney Spears.

[@illustrated__man]

Yep.. thats true - I believe the plans were so far along that they'd even made some announcements to build hype - and then it collapsed in on itself.

[@Nicamon]

And I'm *so glad* it eventually wasn't!!

[@romanoberlin277]

Ohhh boyyy😭

[@MarioMarioD80]

deep breaths..

[@kojiromusashi13]

My favourite commentary/reaction KZbinr ever, referencing my favourite character in Doki Doki Literature Club, while watching my favourite television show... 🤯 What's even left to experience after this? Lol!

[@maidden]

James Marsters is too charismatic

[@CoasterTrax]

From here on the spiral starts 😭🙏

[@garymcallister4128]

Evil rollercoaster of awesomeness.

[@Harlequin669]

Seeing protective daddy Giles makes me fall in love with him all over again every time... sigh

[@pennypierce6511]

And so it begins...

[@WilliamLucas-hy8mx]

This episode always makes me think of the end of the bad eggs episode from S2. Because the end is always Buffy doing what she has to do to make sure the evil is gone. Like attacking an underground demon with a pickaxe is almost the same as just sitting there whilst it winds down.

[@pinkylittleme]

*Gasp* here we are

[@brooklynbaby05]

this is the episode i was excited for last week and now it’s actually here😢

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

"It's always a demon when it comes to Joyce's dates". Let's not forget when she got engaged to the killer robot? Yeah, you have an ever reducing number of Buffy eps to watch, savour each one, chew them slowly.

[@smkfet]

This episode gets sadder and darker every time I watch it

[@Itsjandz105]

The ending always just hits me hard.

[@illustrated__man]

Yeah, this next bloc of episodes is a really jarring departure from the usual fare.. in all the best ways, really.

[@B-Dad]

This feels like the first of many leading to the finale. Each episode ends but the next just picks right up.

[@tommyross3298]

10:05 "Hahaha man in a dress" thank you, the joke in itself is very tired. Also very much yes justice for Katrina

[@Atomic_Acorn969]

As an amab who dresses and styles themselves to be feminine, it always made me laugh 🤷‍♀

[@shawngross5420]

Glad you are feeling better now. Girl, I have been waiting for these videos, especially 5×16. I hope you post the next one soon...

[@RG-ef8ie]

This is the episode that causes a ripple effect for the rest of the series, for more than the major reason.

[@123animit]

For some reason I have yet to identify, this episode is the least talked about episode by almost every reactor. They all move on to the next one 😆

[@Nicamon]

Which is a shame because this is a really nice episode. I personally like it _more_ than the next one.

[@B-Dad]

@@Nicamon I always enjoy the conversation on the swings. It feels stupid but it’s very sweet.

[@Nicamon]

@@B-Dad Yeah...I feel so sad for April...she was a really sweet girl...😢💗

[@Logan_Baron]

There's actually so much to talk about this episode, like the comparison between a robot girlfriend and Buffy trying to be basically that by things like 'I should laugh at all his jokes', and realizing in the end she just needs to be Buffy, but everything in this episode get's forgotten with that last scene.

[@jakefavre]

You could see the insecurity oozing out of Buffy and Cass's pours in this episode, both projecting their own past relationship bs drama

[@brash_and_sassy]

Fun fact: Britney Spears was originally cast as April in this episode but pulled out just before shooting. Some say scheduling conflict, some say her management didn’t want her to play this character because of the content. Either way, I’m glad she didn’t because the stunt casting would have cheapened this episode.

[@corgiluver9718]

Whenever watching reactions to Buffy and I see this episode come up, I gulp and think uh-oh. Turns out your instincts on the ending were pretty accurate. Hope you are feeling better.

[@viniciuscastro37]

and here we go

[@RetroRobotRadio]

No worries. They probably won't even follow up on that ending, right?

[@trufamilybromontqc]

The ending of an episode you don't want to have 😭

[@jennabreland5261]

April was meant to be played by Britney Spears, I think that is partially why there are so many gross Xander comments, it was sort of normal to over-sexualize/objectify her. It also adds to theme of objectifying women that the episode is critiquing with warren building a robot woman. However, on Xander's end he never has a realization moment or consequence moment so it falls short for me, the episode turning into what it was critiquing. That said, I love this episode despite flaws

[@brooklynbaby05]

me hearing she’s gonna watch this one and the next one together :0

[@grife3000]

Good job for your Patreon trying to shield you from spoilers. You did give a bigger outro than a lot of reactors, they kinda shut down after that last scene.

[@jakefavre]

They totally spoiled it

[@grife3000]

@@jakefavre i mean not really. at least everyone didn't get to say "yup, she dead" before she watched the next episode. If anything she spoiled herself by reading episode titles, which we never knew.

[@tetamale4280]

this finale always brokes me

[@LeeCarlson]

This is why your Patreons told you to watch this and "The Body" back-to-back.

[@Nicamon]

I don't think it was a good suggestion,though.

[@LeeCarlson]

@@Nicamon@Nicamon, I would disagree, if only because I remember the degree of anxiety that episode's cliffhanger ending created for those who had to wait another week before its resolution.

[@Nicamon]

@@LeeCarlson And _that's_ why I believe it was a bad suggestion. You're _supposed_ to feel that anxiety. Why taking an emotional shortcut?

[@LeeCarlson]

@@Nicamon, because the technology now exists to resolve that anxiety sooner, and since the "streaming format" is now the standard, I feel that there is no necessity to expose younger viewers to that anxiety.

[@LeeCarlson]

@@Nicamon, you are welcome to your opinion.

[@frisc0pn0ib0i]

Britney Spears was cast for that role but was cancelled do to scheduling

[@myladynoir00]

I feel like I would love a Britney Spears April - I can see it working so well!

[@Salixhartlepool]

And here comes the trauma 🙃

[@MartinGonzalez-ke9uy]

great reaction!! great comments

[@nocatlover]

And everyone thought death or Miss Calender was worse for a teen TV show, but these words Mam Mommy at the end hits absolute harder 😢

[@Nicamon]

*_For me_* Miss Calendar's death is *way worse* than Joyce simply because I never got fond of Joyce. I was never particularly shook by"The Body"episode because _I don't like Joyce enough._ 😕

[@ernesthakey3396]

​@@Nicamon I'm not that fond of Joyce - but this death is worse for me than Jenny's because of the powerful and long-range implications of the impact on Buffy and Dawn. Both deaths are tragic, but for me, it is about the aftermath, not the character.

[@Nicamon]

@@ernesthakey3396 But the problem is the aftermath _also_ hit a couple of characters that _I'm not enough fond of!_ I can't stand Dawn,just like I never liked Jouyce,and Buffy...it's not that I _don't like her_ but I don't _like her_ either...I don't know if you understand what I mean. She's not a character I _dislike_ like Andrew or a character I _hate_ like Spike,but I never felt any _strong_ affection for her either. She's occasionally funny,I know she's a badass,I ship her with Angel,but I don't _feel_ much when _she_ in onscreen"alone". If an important death hit _Willow_ it would shock me and shake me _because I love Willow_ but I can't have that effect with Buffy _because I never loved BUFFY._ So much so that the only scene of"The Body"that managed to make me move a bit was Willow's because to see _her_ crying affects me,even if she's not _directly_ linked to the person who just died.Willow is sad,therefore I am sad.💔

[@youtert]

There are rumors that the sexbot was supposed to be played by Britney Spears but the deal didn't go through.

[@DavidWright1138]

"Aw shit, here we go again." - Carl Johnson.

[@xzonia1]

The first stage is denial (I only say this because I know you've already seen the next episode).

[@texadan314]

Ripper coming through.

[@jackmars931]

Girl literally trying to blame Aliens for what's about to happen.

[@Crinbo]

I think they just straight up forgot to color grade the scene with Buff and Xand near the end. Has always stuck out

[@paulieluppino1856]

19:07 ..."Angel also has a history of murders"... Yeah, but the thing is that Angel and Angelus are two different personalities (like wild different)... Between William and Spike there's no such abismal difference and I guess that's why the "Spuffy" is more plausible than the "Bangel", cause despite being a soulless vampire, Spike retains some of his own humanity (in a very subconscious level, that's it)...

[@Nicamon]

I still think you can't use William to excuse Spike's"humanity".Willow is not a bad person and yet no one ever dreamt of calling out VampWill's humanity...why?Because she was *EVIL* like *ANY* souless vampire should be!They don't all have to be Angelus level of Evil but they can't be as morally complex as humans either,otherwise they become the same thing!!

[@cobba42]

The next one will be interesting. Not that this one wasn't.

[@Dilzik]

I always feel like this episode reaction sneaks up on us. I frequently forget which episode is prior to this and when it comes I just... ugh

[@omarkarimzada9529]

JUSTICE FOR KATRINA

[@killianlpc]

Such a joyous start with the girls teasing Joyce about her dress, and Joyce like a nervous teenager going on a first date, then Joyce turning the tables on Buffy saying she left her bra in his car, a great little juxtaposition as the mother acting like the daughter. An important episode in that we are introduced to Warren one of the most despicable characters in The Buffyverse, we also see Spike's obsession reaching a critical point, where he is asking Warren to make the Buffybot. At the end we see Buffy seeing Joyce on the sofa, what we think is maybe a very ordinary situation, but leading into the next episode, one of the greatest episodes in the whole series, and best pieces of tv drama ever shown. S3 was my favourite up until S5. The latter part of S5 is off the charts.

[@GoddessOfWhatnot]

I’ve never stopped shipping Joyce/Giles 💔

[@wyterabitt2149]

I've never fully got the idea of it being that bad. The idea that if that robot exists, it then has any real difference compared to a fantasy in your mind is also really strange to me. Which then of course makes the concept of a fantasy bad, and that steps over a line of just complete unhinged arrogance to police the thoughts and not real fantasies of others. But I also can't fully say it's not at least a little strange, I kind of get stuck between two concepts. But if I had to come down on a side, if forced to do so, I would have to say it's not really that bad.

[@Nicamon]

It all comes down to the question if April's feelings are real or just a very good simulation. If they're real it's disrespectful to treat her that way,just like it would be doing that to a human girl. If they're just a great simulation then she's not different from a high-tech toy,at the end of the day,and you _should_ have the right to dump it the moment you get bored with it.

[@ernesthakey3396]

​@@Nicamon my theory is that it should have been a high tech toy...but like so many other "weird science" things in Sunnydale, Hellmouth energy seeped in and she did develop feelings. 😢

[@Nicamon]

@@ernesthakey3396 You know?😮That's a _very_ interesting theory...!!🤔

[@brandonbrooks3033]

I've never sped to the end of a reaction so fast!

[@Nicamon]

I did...with ep 5x01!;-D

[@colleenmarin8907]

#justiceforkatrina

[@krishnabrian691]

Omg !!!!😢 I’m scared for you in the end

[@thestoicsoliloquies4041]

You should have waited a full week to watch 5x16. That way you could really have time to go over it and over it and over it in your head for a whole week.😂

[@wertykun]

Oh boy... Oh boy...

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

I think you are watching the remastered version, which is really bad, technically, I wouldn't watch this version, I'd watch the original. The color grading and all is way off and weird with the remastered version, and you can see stuff on the sides you aren't supposed to.

[@Quixotic1018]

oh boy...

[@TammaraDettloff-g5j]

Towne Row

[@talesyuki]

oh no

[@finn3921]

i kinda need to see you watch glee

[@Cthulwho69]

omg I'm so fucking excited for the next episode... It is one of the best episodes of television ever created.. the long no cut shot at the start.. the no music choice.. ugh.

[@ciphernine7824]

Fun episode, if a little weird... Until those final 15 seconds. 😢

[@selfdisciplineformen8012]

And here it comes...... Welcome to Buffy part II

[@Nicamon]

...which is my _least_ favorite part. :-(

[@maidden]

Your crush on Giles returns? Where did it go?

[@Volcanic_Activity]

"hahaha man in dress" i really appreciate you calling that out like that 😂

[@migmit]

Well, he doesn't look too bad in it.

[@Volcanic_Activity]

that's not the point, the point is that a man wearing a dress is often played for laughs, especially back then ​@@migmit

[@migmit]

@@Volcanic_Activity I know, I understood you from the first try.

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

@@Volcanic_Activity And it's still funny today

[@Atomic_Acorn969]

@@JusticeGamingChannel As a feminine presenting amab I agree.

[@mrmassacre3366]

... i feel like any comment here would be a spoiler. I'll refrain. 😐

[@mrmassacre3366]

Since you seem to be watching right after. [Digital support]

[@Seraphilms]

In the intro she said she’s watching this one and the next one together and on her pinned comment she says she’s ahead a number of episodes on patreon.

[@T-ON-x5h]

Your patrons should of told you not to look at the name of episode 16

[@Nicamon]

(I read the title,I don't link) (I re-read the title before watching the video) Ooooh,God!!We're at _that_ episode already?!?!😱Ooohhh,boy.Oooooh,boy!:-S (I read the comment of romanoberlin277) Yeah...as I was saying...;-S OK,I didn't wanna do it,but...I have to...skip immediately to 15:44 to check _that_ reaction... 16:24 - 16:47 This is the 1st time I hear this theory...😅🛸👽 I must say I don't know why your Patreons wanted you to watch ep 15&16 back to back...why didn't want you to let the final scene to sink in? 03:00 - 03:15 🤭💙 03:28 - 03:33 There's a cure for that:it's called _infinite re-watches!_ 💛 04:34 - 04:40 😢 05:53 - 06:06 😂😂😂😂 06:30 - 06:36 I love Ben!!😭🤎 06:42 - 06:53 True. 07:18 - 07:45 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 08:05 - 08:13 :-3 ❤ 09:25 - 09:28 Very romantic ASEXUAL guy here!!🙋‍♂ 11:00 - 11:31 For once,I AGREE!😎 12:48 - 13:00 Imagine if she was talking about _another_ Warren.🤦‍♂😬 13:43 - 13:49 "She GROWLS?You made her so she growls?!?"🤣🤣🤣 14:13 - 14:20 I feel so bad for April.😢💗 14:26 - 14:36 ...before _Dawn._ 15:23 🤭💗 18:30 - 18:42 🤣😎👍 18:56 - 19:22 This is why I insist that if you don't have a soul you _can't_ be Good. *_I don't want_* Spike to be redeemed if he doesn't get a soul _FIRST!_ The chip is like a muzzle...if you put a muzzle on a rabid dog,he still remains rabid. You can physically prevent him from biting,but _mentally_ he's still in the same place. This is what *_should_* happen with Spike&the chip!And for now it is,so it's all good for me so far!Spike is tamed but he's still Evil.👍 20:04 - 20:11 🤭 #BuffyBot 💛💗 Good luck with the next episode...🙏