@TheLexiCrowd As i always say: It's the crulest, most real and therefore best and finest hour ever put on screen (silver and small one). Again, big hugs 🧸🧸 for you, we all have been at this point in watching it and the reaction on it it's kind of a touchstone, if a person is a mature(d) empath or a flat brained sociopath. Congrats, you're not the ladder. Btw., you're the most funny reactor to watch, stay as you are ❤.
@zemoxian2 жыл бұрын
When rewatching, I start to feel it as soon as I see Joyce spinning in her date dress. I know the final scene and this episode are coming. When I’m really depressed, I just skip this episode and the next sometimes too. My mom died in March. Still trying to process it. But this episode has kind of prepared me, in a way. Also, this show is about growing up. Losing a parent is one of those things we all go through-assuming we knew our parents and we out live them. And growing up is never over. In my 50s and I feel like I have a ways to go.
@TigerNightmare2 жыл бұрын
@@zemoxian Sorry for your loss. This episode is never not emotional for me, but I never skip it. I could never. And I'm always depressed, like a sad Hulk. Even if it hurts and I get upset like I always do, sometimes that's what I need to feel.
@warrengday2 жыл бұрын
@@zemoxian My condolenses. I deliberately rewatched this episode many times over the years to prepare for my mum's death, and it definitely helped lots.
@fredact Жыл бұрын
Buffy: "she's cold" Operator: "the body's cold?" Buffy: "No my mom". Later Buffy (to Giles): "we're not supposed to move the body". Buffy: [horrified as she realizes it's a "body"]
@scallionplays4 ай бұрын
I think it was more that calling her a body means admitting that she’s truly dead
@procrastinator992 жыл бұрын
SMG was absolutely robbed of an Emmy for just this episode. (And you could argue the whole cast).
@odeddiner55132 жыл бұрын
I found my wife dead at home, in a very similar way, and from personal experience I can say that this episode is not only so touching and beautifully done, it is probably the most accurate depiction of dealing with the death of a loved one ever. So much of it I experienced myself, including the fantasy about the miraculous save during the paramedics trying to resuscitate, only to get told the horrible truth. I can go on, but I'll just say that this episode actually helped me in coping with what I went through
@katequick36022 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry you found your wife that way. I found my dad in a similar way back in 2018. My mom passed after the original airing of this episode but the same year. After she passed, I rewatched it and like you, so much of this rang true and was oddly cathartic. My condolences on your loss.
@CarrotFlowers4212 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine what you went through. Thank you for sharing and I'm glad you found some catharsis. I hope you have friends and family checking in frequently and making you feel supported.
@stardustvideo2 жыл бұрын
🙏✨
@CloudslnMyCoffee2 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss
@legolasgrunblatt34092 жыл бұрын
Fore me it's different. I can't rewatch this episode.And I have tried it a thousand times. In the moment, Buffy recognized her mother, I am there, back in this situation, and I can't stand it. First time I saw it, it was like a punch in the guts. So close to reality, so close to what really happened. It's a absolut masterpiece,without any questions, but I hate it.
@Talisguy2 жыл бұрын
"Really. Their first onscreen kiss. In *this* episode??" That was a strategic choice and political statement: in the nineties and early 00s, "lesbian kiss episodes" were a very common ratings draw for network TV, where a series regular would kiss another woman in a way that attracted controversy and salacious interest, but would never actually lead anywhere. Queerbaiting before the term existed, basically. The writers were pretty adamant about not letting that happen to Willow and Tara, so putting their first onscreen kiss in the one episode that the network could *never* advertise as "the lesbian kiss episode" was a clever, empathetic and genuinely pretty brave creative choice. The writers knew that lesbian kisses on network TV only flew at the time if they were one-episode, exploitable events, and they went "no, fuck that, their relationship is serious and meaningful and not just something you can use to get more ratings, so we're going to make that *impossible* for you."
@CarrotFlowers4212 жыл бұрын
It made a big impact on me as a closeted homophobe. I avoided lesbian scenes because I was brainwashed by my Christian upbringing and didn't want to face the fact I was attracted to women romantically. But seeing them kiss in the most wholesome, supportive and loving way instantly made me switch perspectives. I realized I could have a loving relationship with a woman and my whole life changed.
@ianburns11672 жыл бұрын
I didn't know any of that, that's fascinating.
@CvSp222 жыл бұрын
Well, the WB (Network this show did its first run on) doesn't want even this kiss or any intimacy between them. Joss fighted for every snippet. James Masters said that he entered Joss office in the moment when he shouted in the phone "AND THEY WILL KISS!" and hanged up and that James was very proud about that, cause it was about this kiss. And he was happy that he doesn't have to appear in the episode.
@Nicamon2 жыл бұрын
I get why they made this choice and I respect that,but I will *still* be forever bitter to having to link that moment to _this_ episode!X-(((
@CarrotFlowers4212 жыл бұрын
@@CvSp22 a broken clock tells the right time twice in a day and thus Joss' anger issues sometimes fought for the right things, this being one of them.
@raymondgilbert13412 жыл бұрын
SMG can act her ass off and this episode will always be here to prove it.
@simom9312 жыл бұрын
Anya saying: 'I wish that Joyce didn't die' always breaks my heart...
@worland102688 Жыл бұрын
This line never really hit me too hard until someone pointed out that Anya of all people knows the danger in wishing for something. I don't feel like she'd say I wish [insert something here] all willy nilly like we do. This was such a meaningful thing for her to say. It kills me everytime now.
@simom931 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Anya saying: 'I wish' is so powerful. That line almost falls unnoticed, but she perfectly knows what she's talking about ... @@worland102688
@BenjiTheTwat8 ай бұрын
Idk why it anya that always gets me crying in this episode , she triggers my emotions i really have no clue why 😭😭😭
@therocpd2 жыл бұрын
When a former vengeance demon wishes Joyce not be dead, without hesitation, knowing that every wish in that world is usually a be careful what you wish for kinda deal, still made that wish aloud
@worland102688 Жыл бұрын
It's funny because Anya wishing she wasn't dead just seemed like a silly, but meant platitude every time I saw it until someone made that connection for me in a comment section just like this one. Now it hits me every time. So good.
@ferrisulf2 жыл бұрын
The Christmas flashback was because Joss didn't want credits popping up in the scene with Buffy and Joyce. Also, the Willow and Tara kiss was planned here because specifically it Wasn't a sexual/romantic kiss but a comfort. The general idea from Joss was "Try and take THAT one out!" lol There is so much about this episode I love, but I rarely watch it. Anyone who has lost anyone can relate to at least part of what happens here. For me, it's when Buffy opens the door and stands in the sun with the windchimes and kids playing in the background. I've been in that situation where I lost someone and on the way over to their house kept wondering at how normal everything looked and sounded, everyone just going on with their days while my world was shattered. The writing, cinematography, the cast--everything was perfect in this episode. It's a crime it wasn't given an award.
@rfresa2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I had thought it was Thanksgiving, but the episode aired in February so it makes more sense for it to be Christmas.
@TigerNightmare2 жыл бұрын
Sarah Michelle Gellar argued with Joss Whedon about killing Joyce. She didn't want her to die. She was adamant and certain that it was the wrong choice. She later admitted that Joss was right. She was too close to the character and her instinct was to protect Buffy, not tell the best story.
@antoniolamounier Жыл бұрын
Source?
@TigerNightmare Жыл бұрын
@@antoniolamounier First of all, you don't reply to comments this old. It's bad form. Secondly, Google would have shown you the answer. On Entertainment Weekly's KZbin channel, there's a video titled "How Sarah Michelle Gellar Tried To Keep Buffy's Mom From Being Killed," although she only says one sentence in the video about it.
@alysharichards3757 Жыл бұрын
@@TigerNightmaresnippyyyyyy lmao. As long as your comment stands, it’s open to replies. The golden rule is usually the best rule of thumb
@TigerNightmare Жыл бұрын
@@alysharichards3757 I don't care. Don't act like you would want to regurgitate any discussion you had ages ago just because some idiot can't help themselves and don't know how to Google. There are a lot of sites that just automatically close discussions after a certain amount of time because it's stupid and annoying to necro a thread. Yes, there's a term for it. Look it up, it's something assholes do.
@TheBlarggle Жыл бұрын
@@TigerNightmareHelp, or don't. Just don't be a dickhead to people. It isn't hard.
@zabukazar2 жыл бұрын
The first kiss between Tara and Willow was so important. It was really the first moment on tv to show a true emotional moment between a female couple. It was not meant to be insulting. It was meant to be empowering.
@jp38132 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean "not meant to be titillating"? I don't think girl-on-girl kisses on TV were ever meant to be insulting.
@ahumanbeingfromtheearth15022 жыл бұрын
@@jp3813 I'd argue that including a wlw kiss for the sole purpose of sex appeal is pretty insulting to me.
@jp38132 жыл бұрын
@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 Keyword: "meant".
@DavetheAvatar2 жыл бұрын
@@jp3813 I think the point was, it was meant to be treated like a normal kiss between a couple, not used for any kind of ratings or drama around the kiss. 20 years ago these things were treated as a big deal for networks and this was an attempt to make it less so. Insulting would be how the old fashioned people at the time took it, that was all that was meant.
@jp38132 жыл бұрын
@@DavetheAvatar Oh, I'm sure the old fashioned people at the time (or even today) took any kind of same-gender kiss whether titillating or normal to be insulting. But the "lesbian kiss episode" became a trend back then as a ratings-grabber, not as an insult.
@fajenthygia57602 жыл бұрын
Lexi: I think it's only Jenny on this show that has died permanently Kendra: Am I a joke to you?
@jp38132 жыл бұрын
Plenty of minor characters have died. Jenny was more than that.
@daviribeiro8997 Жыл бұрын
I read with Kendra's accent lol
@TheBlarggle Жыл бұрын
@@daviribeiro8997 Em aye ah jeoke ta yoo?
@RRADOMAL2 жыл бұрын
“I know who’s in the show, cut the credits!” 😂😂😂 I think we ALL felt that when we first watched!
@mr.narrator67812 жыл бұрын
This is literally one of my favorite episodes, after my dad died this one helped me get through. The acting and the little moments between the gang are so incredible. Anya's speech is one of my favorite monologues ever!! It's sad but it's brilliant.
@eberwald44382 жыл бұрын
Emma Caufield with the best bit of the entire series. Devastating.
@ThammuzBabylon2 жыл бұрын
I also watch this episode when I’m grieving. Anya’s speech is too relatable for me too.
@TheMrsWatcher2 жыл бұрын
I watched this episode for the first time just 2 months before my dad died. In a way it helped me prepare for it too.
@ernesthakey33962 жыл бұрын
Anya's outburst gets me every time. "And no one will explain to me why..." Sometimes there is no reason that makes sense.
@kimandreasheroy Жыл бұрын
17:07 "I wish that Joyce didn't die" is so deep since it comes from Anya, an ex vengeance demon who granted wishes to people in pain.
@seanmcmurphy47442 жыл бұрын
My father died when I was 13 (in a car accident, I didn’t have to see his body) and this is the most authentic depiction of death I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it dozens of times, it doesn’t upset me but I still tear up watching the characters going through it. My favorite scene is that cosmic moment 9:35 when Buffy looks out the back door and hears neighbor kids playing and someone practicing music. I had a moment like that the day my father died. My mother let me stay home from school and I was wandering around the yard in shock when the garbage truck came by and the garbagemen said hi cheerily to me. I thought, _Don’t they understand? The entire Universe has turned upside down! How can they act normally?_
@ernesthakey33962 жыл бұрын
Hugs...
@Girl4Music2 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show you how we don’t ever truly see the world for everything it really is. Only our little subjective bubble of it.
@20zoeb032 жыл бұрын
I swear even though I’ve seen this episode dozens of times already, it never fails to make me cry🥲😭
@lepeke2 жыл бұрын
I've seen this dozens of times to. Anya never fails to make me cry.
@Ataraxy1232 жыл бұрын
@@lepeke Same. Sometimes I start crying earlier, like watching this reaction today Dawn got me, but I never ever make it past Anya with dry eyes.
@worland102688 Жыл бұрын
I can't count the times I've seen this episode and it always has me bawling. Hell, there are times when my Neurodivergent ass needs to vent sadness and I just can't so I watch something I KNOW will make me cry. "The Body" and "A Hole in the World" (Angel) are two that never fail to have me crying waterfall tears.
@faithvictoria90142 жыл бұрын
Sending virtual hugs. This episode is pain. I think TPN put it best when he explained why this episode in particular hits so hard and feels so different compared to almost any other onscreen death in the Buffyverse, and that's because there's nothing in it that reminds you it's a fictional story. The lack of music, the lack of any sort of magical plot outside of a random vampire throughout the entire episode, and the fact that it's literally just the characters standing around trying to process what they're feeling, makes it a uniquely raw kind of experience because almost every scene could basically be real life. And the fact that the death itself is so sudden and pointless really hammers home how pointless and sudden death is in real life. Sometimes it's not a monster, or a heroic sacrifice, or a tragic fall from grace. Sometimes, it's just a brain aneurism and plain bad luck. It's awful to watch, but also brilliant.
@afry64002 жыл бұрын
Probably the hardest one in the whole of the Buffyverse to get through but is still brilliantly done.
@patrickadams71202 жыл бұрын
Even the random vimpire that shows up is a metaphore for Buffy in the fact that her role as the Slayer continues no matter what....
@sirmoonslosthismind2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickadams7120 "life goes on" is a big theme in this episode, from the kids playing out in the sun to the parking ticket.
@Girl4Music2 жыл бұрын
Such a painful episode to watch but still one of my absolute favourites. I cannot even begin to explain how incredible this episode is. I’ve written a recap for it that does it some justice but there’s no combination of words that can truly describe this masterpiece. It figures that for a supernatural horror show the most horrific thing that happens to our favourite characters would be something entire natural and normal.
@faithvictoria90142 жыл бұрын
@@Girl4Music I agree Also TPN hasn't posted for The Body yet I don't think but he talked about it in his video on top ten episodes of Buffy to have a good cry - I might have butchered the title
@nephtys3692 жыл бұрын
Anya really hits hard in this. From her childlike understanding of death, to her actually using the word wish when she avoids it like crazy any other time.
@MrDWinter2 жыл бұрын
I have such a mixed reaction to this one. (I imagine many of us do.) It is so deeply and almost unrelentingly painful, because it’s so real. Losing a loved one is awful and disorienting and strange. But it’s also one of the best episodes of “Buffy” (or any show), and it’s so full of amazing performances. SMG is incredible in that whole first scene, which had to be so hard to shoot. Alyson Hannigan melting down over trying to find something “grownup” to wear. Michelle Trachtenberg just collapsing in tears and denial. Emma Caulfield’s gutting delivery of the “But I don’t *understand*” monologue, which makes me sob every time. And Amber Benson and Anthony Head being just absolute rocks for everyone else. Such a powerful episode. I dread it, but I adore it.
@Divertedflight2 жыл бұрын
The art class visual metaphor was quite good. They're all drawing the space around the female figure, but not the figure itself. Joyce is gone and we see the effects close to her absence.
@dewrygwyllgi26362 жыл бұрын
Buffy was not the first TV show to kill off a popular lovable character but it was the first to make it hurt the audience. The acting, writing, directing and the editing makes this a great episode. Full credit goes to the cast for their performances, Joss Whedon on his writing and directing as well as the crew for giving us this tragic life lesson episode that prepares us for the pain we have gone through and will go through.
@TheNakorius2 жыл бұрын
maybe not in the modern tv but in the series M*a*s*h one character was killed off a few minutes after he flew off in a helicopter, the whole crew(characters) got info that it was shot down...a lot of people in america were angry cause he was a loved character.
@zahrans Жыл бұрын
@@TheNakorius And then the characters there moved on pretty quick from that death. Joyce's death in BTVS on the other hand, continued to reverberate and affect the characters long after this episode.
@TheNakorius Жыл бұрын
@@zahrans you mention it as a bad thinb..they werent family- they were collegues- friends..and they were in the army during a war..they saw death every day..they worked in a military field hospital..for the characters its like apples and oranges for the viewer it was the same..a hit when no one suspected a death in such a series..
@AdzPower2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it I end up sobbing like a baby.
@WoncoTheSane2 жыл бұрын
You did it. A great, classy reaction to an impossible to react to episode of television. Your "No." at the end made me smile through the tears. Cool that you got that Anya (of all people) put a "wish" out into the world. (I missed that point in the original airing) Good stuff as always. Glad this episode is behind us.
@miriam83762 жыл бұрын
I do love that they made Tara and Willow's first on-screen kiss one of comfort tho.
@Ylyrra Жыл бұрын
Genuine moment of love and support rather than there for voyeurism. Feels like it's there for the characters not for the viewers.
@visarr2 жыл бұрын
Buffy: "I hope it's a funny aneurysm." - 4x01.
@anunc87978 ай бұрын
You're right, Michelle's reaction was 110% realistically beautiful and horrifying. If you've ever watched someone elses reality collapse, you know it sounds just like this.
@ashleycase6442 жыл бұрын
i saw this when it first aired and i'm still crying. Such a powerful episode.
@tbirdguy12 жыл бұрын
This episode is one of the most powerful depictions of grief and loss ever filmed or shown in a genre show. It really captures the gut wrenching emptiness of death, the powerlessness that we all feel when it reminds us of our morality. Its real. Its raw. Its the most human thing we all must face eventually. To qoute Captain Kirk: How we face death is at least as important as how we face life.
@CarrotFlowers4212 жыл бұрын
Larry died. Joss lost his mother close to this time and it was such a jarring experience that he wanted to portray it as realistically as possible. Extremely difficult episode to watch but many people have reported catharsis after having gone through similar things.
@CarrotFlowers4212 жыл бұрын
@Carolina Fantaccini GUYS!! WAIT UP!!
@rfresa2 жыл бұрын
And Kendra
@luminouspuff7733 Жыл бұрын
I've watched Buffy like 10 times but watching this particular episode again here since my Dad passed last year hits me in a totally different way now. The shock is portrayed so well by Buffy/Sarah. My heart was beating so fast during the whole thing.
@Oldmanmovies2 жыл бұрын
It was Josh's decision not to have music in this episode. He said music is comforting and you should feel uncomfortable in this situation.
@lonelyjesse852 жыл бұрын
In the people we cared about who died on Buffy there is also Kendra
@rfresa2 жыл бұрын
Larry
@Doerr0072 жыл бұрын
Xander cared about Jesse in the pilot
@Henrik_Holst2 жыл бұрын
@@Doerr007 principal flutie
@dayceem2 жыл бұрын
Snyder
@67Daidalos2 жыл бұрын
@@dayceem Well, for this last one... personally, I was kinda cheering by having him eaten by a giant snake. But on the absolute, I suppose we could mention Harmony. Ok, technically, she is still "there", and we didn't cared much about her before she died.... But the fact is that she's dead, and that we kinda care about her now.
@jayel147111 ай бұрын
The awards shows always had a stick up their ass about Buffy- this deserved all the episodes.
@ianburns11672 жыл бұрын
The bargaining and the denial and the 'there's magic we can fix this!'... we're all going through it. And we also get to see the characters go through it. And it's rough. And everyone brings their acting A Game to this episode and absolutely destroy us.
@spaceshiplewis2 жыл бұрын
I think Anya understands DEATH perfectly a Chaos Demon is used to that, they cause that a lot, what she doesn't understand, what she forgot, is the human part, LOSS.
@alooncnej46962 жыл бұрын
The writting, acting, the best episode about death and one of the best episodes ever
@JustJayylj2 жыл бұрын
I swear this isn’t even an episode of television it’s real life, pure pain in 45 minutes nobody survives the Body
@Atlantiquasa Жыл бұрын
Sarah Michelle Gellar truly defined what it means to be an incredible actress. Every moment felt like i was there going through the motions alongside her.
@thomasbeauchamp37812 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter how many times I've seen it. I always tear up.
@Logan_Baron2 жыл бұрын
I watched this both before and after my mother died. It's the most realistic representation of such a thing. The "psych out" where it looks like Joyce was saved before reverting back was not to fuck with us, but very realistic. A million such fantasies ran through my mind both during and after my mom died, along with very realistic dreams for some time after where she was somehow alive, to wake up with the hope, the realization hitting again. And yes it's always sudden. My mother was in the hospital, and we knew she was going to die. It was inevitable. They were upping the dosage of morphine, so she would go painlessly, but it's actually that that amount of morphine ends up killing someone. So it's really a way to let them go quicker but without pain. But even knowing that and preparing, it was still sudden.
@sirmoonslosthismind2 жыл бұрын
the greatest episode you'll never want to watch again
@Ty-le3tm Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful episodes of tv ever written. Anya’s speech perfectly captures the childlike confusion and pain we feel when we don’t know how to deal with pain. I’ve seen this episode a million times, but seeing someone else experience it for the first time is important to me because the kind of pain we experience in moments like this, both in real life and media, show us that we are human and what that means.
@Ty-le3tm Жыл бұрын
The love. The pain. The existential confusion and not knowing what to do in these moments. It hurts so much. It leaves an ache that can’t be healed fully. But it reminds us why love is the only thing that can save us.
@youcantleavethisempty2 жыл бұрын
This episode never gets any easier to watch.
@EKS5112 жыл бұрын
This episode does such an amazing job of capturing what it’s like to go through this. The part where Tara says it’s always sudden is so true. My mom was sick for a long time and I knew it was coming but when she died it still felt sudden. Like I had been punched in the gut or something.
@Buffy8Fan2 жыл бұрын
Fans talk about how hard it is to watch, but I also remember hearing the initial stories 25 years ago of fans saying it was cathartic more than too hard too watch to the point where crew brought up their surprise of said fact on the DVD Extras.
@SaraM6192 жыл бұрын
This episode always rips my heart out and steps on it.
@DegrassiInstantStar2 жыл бұрын
This one hurts. Very much hurts. And it's still so eerie to watch all of these years later.
@ChannelReuploads94512 жыл бұрын
I always comment this, but what hits me, is Anya, an ex Vengeance Demon with the power to give wishes, ends up WISHING that Joyce was not dead.
@MercenaryX842 жыл бұрын
The most memorable episode, but not one I care to rewatch on loop. The Anya speech gets me everytime 😭😭😭
@AriMarmell2 жыл бұрын
Less than a year and a half ago, my father passed. This week, we found out that my stepfather has more or less the same kind of cancer my father had. I can't watch this episode by itself, but as weird as it may sound, watching other people react to this episode actually helps right now. It's an emotional catharsis that's, well, "safer" than going through it myself. So while I know that watching this was not a fun experience, and putting yourself out there doing so is probably a bit scary even for an experienced reactor, I just wanted to tell you that it actually means something.
@TheLexiCrowd2 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry for your loss!! Sending you all the best wishes
@valinny85712 жыл бұрын
I haven't watch the reaction yet but I can just imagine the look you will have when you get faked out by Joyce coming back to life then back to utter heartbreak seeing what Joss did to everyone seconds later. Ok, I'm going in now!
@LeeDeeThe12 жыл бұрын
Yea... This really is the only TV episode that makes me cry every God damn time.
@worland102688 Жыл бұрын
Not even the Angel episode "A Hole in the World"? Because that one is right up there with this one. Personally, for my own emotions and trauma, I find A Hole in the World to be just that little bit more devastating. The Body being a very very close second.
@LeeDeeThe1 Жыл бұрын
@@worland102688 I totally can see that but The body just hits closer to home for me. (tw) My mum nearly died of a stroke when I was 10 and is living with the threat of her heart giving up every minute of her life. So this whole arc just hurts me and is so beautifull at the same time, in a sad way...
@pajander2 жыл бұрын
The fakeout feels rude but I think it was a smart and necessary choice. Every viewer is still clinging to hope and wishing for some miracle at that point in the episode, so the show has to deflate that right away and be like "absolutely not, this is real and this is happening".
@Nexusofgeek2 жыл бұрын
I don't really see it as a fake out, more like a cinematic exploration of the conscious hopes we sometimes think about when tragedies like this happen, but which often amount to only wishful thinking, sadly. The lack of sound and music adds to the episode's gravitas and sense of loss, I think it was a great stylistic choice.
@dmwalker242 жыл бұрын
This is not even an episode of a TV show. It's the best depiction I've ever seen of the day I experienced something very similar. There are narrative reasons why the show went this way, but it's pretty amazing that they took the time and effort to strip everything away besides the genuine experiences of these characters. Elevates the entire production, in my opinion.
@LiamDuke2 жыл бұрын
🙃
@TheLexiCrowd2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@johnfullbrook6282 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when it aired and getting a lump in my throat when I was about 17. Now it’s more emotional as i lost my father In may 2020 to covid and mother in july 2022 to a lung condition. I feel that if I had not got into a financial mess in my 20s that I would have moved out and spent a lot less time around them so now look back at the period of time as a blessing in disguise’s as I got to spend more time with them as an adult than I would have
@LadyVenomWay11 ай бұрын
This entire episode was amazing, so so well done. Anyas speech was incredible. Just heart wrenching
@trufamilybromontqc2 жыл бұрын
This episode is hard to watch, no matter how many times I've seen it 💔💔🥺😔 it's so so heartbreaking
@faithste2 жыл бұрын
So touching...I keep crying like a baby every time I see this episode....
@itstheeyeliner77142 жыл бұрын
no music and no monsters. just the characters, dealing with reality.
@StefKomGeekru2 жыл бұрын
You did it, now you are safe, no one will ever die again. It is all happy and everyone lives for ever. (That is what I tell myself. Hopeful thinking.) Do you remember... Giles: What do you want me to say? Buffy: Lie to me. Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day.
@randycrawford1132 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the few scenes in movies/tv shows that just make me cry for a long time
@invadertifxiii2 жыл бұрын
This is so hard. I never watch it unless it's through reactors. When my mom died I found her on the floor and said mommy as well so it hits home
@TheLexiCrowd2 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss!
@debbielough77542 жыл бұрын
It hurts because it's reality. It's one of the best episodes of TV every made. It's also the one episode I nearly always skip when rewatcing. Because it hurts. Because it's real. (My Nana, who brought me up, died in front of me when I was 17. And this is SO close to home.)
@ernesthakey33962 жыл бұрын
Hugs...
@zahrans Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss
@blackkatt7772 жыл бұрын
Willow and Anya get to me every time and make me cry hard. Their scenes were small, but so powerful and effective. This season is about the surprise pains of adulthood. So many real things just testing you and not throwing punches. I will die on the hill of believing that the monks' magic spell of fake memories were the "Shadow" weighing on Joyce's nerve vessels in her brain and was too much. Her body couldn't handle it, and it killed her. She didn't get ill until Dawn came and it was a few days after she arrived. The doc said the operation was a success, but the memory spell was still in tact, so it was still weighing on her brain. Joss said in the special editions for the season, that Joyce died of natural causes, but I think my theory is something he didn't register as a possibility when it was being written. It makes sense to me. Since all the monks were dead, Giles would have no way of trying to reverse the memory spell without maybe doing her more painful harm or making her forget everyone or something like that. This episode and Hush were epic enough to get noticed by the academy. I know Hush got an award, and I believe this episode did too.
@Nexusofgeek2 жыл бұрын
it is almost as though Anya was reborn after she lost her "wish'" granting powers. The old demon Anya was very scary, if you remember the "Wish" ep. from season 3. "Do you know what I do to a man who tries to summon me using that spell?" and she went for hundreds of years granting evil wishes, presumably she witnessed death of others and/or did not care about them. But when it is someone she does care about, this new Anya is at a loss of what to say or how to act. That is a powerful moving scene as is the interaction between Willow and Tara with Tara consoling her. No spoilers but keep the tissues handy for the next one as well
@Girl4Music2 жыл бұрын
@@Nexusofgeek You know, two of the most raw and jarring things about ‘The Body’ are Willow’s hyperventilating when deciding on what clothing to wear and worrying that she can’t find that blue top that Joyce liked and Anya’s voice going hoarse during her monologue. - like those 2 acting performances from those 2 actresses … it’s just insane how visceral it is, how much emotion and desperation that is conveyed through the screen, how much you’re able to feel from them doing that, how it just stops all thought process and you’re just bombarded with sensation. Is it just me that cries like a fucking dam’s burst watching those two scenes? Every. Time. I. See. It. Like yeah, Gellar gets me too. But Hannigan and Caulfield are up there too for that episode. I mean… wow. No words. Just wow. That’s some god damn A class acting right there.
@Nexusofgeek2 жыл бұрын
@@Girl4Music I agree
@jeffreycrighton Жыл бұрын
11:47 The teacher in Dawn's art class looks like Joyce. Can't help but be curious if that was intentional.
@papl20 Жыл бұрын
when my grandma died (she was like a mother to me) it wasn't sudden, but the aftermath felt like this... i remember leaving the hospital and the sun was shining, and the cars were driving, and the kids were playing... everything continued normally, I remember feeling angry because life continued just as it was before for everyone me. I spent a lot of time in the rage stage, I think I watched The Body around the time I was finally accepting, I cried like a baby.
@AndrewSmoot Жыл бұрын
"The body's cold?" "No, my mom!" kills me; that, and "We're not supposed to move the body!"
@siggilinde56232 жыл бұрын
12:45 Disrespect? Two people showing that they care and support eachother. It was the perfect way to say: Two women kissing isn't some porn fantasy of some men. It is a kiss like all kisses. It is just love. Giving each other strength.
@BooneErica Жыл бұрын
okay here’s a little context, Willow and Tara have been together since season 4. They never had an on screen kiss. Now fast forward to The Body, they have their first kiss in a very sad episode. It would have been nice for Willow and Tara to have a kiss in a romantic setting.
@MartinGonzalez-ke9uy2 жыл бұрын
Darn! great reaction!!! big hug for you and great choice for the intro with Raven cryin no and then at the end you simply cuttin at "no". I thought i had fast forwarded to the end of vid and had to play the end again
@lau.tizzir2 жыл бұрын
That was a roller coaster of emotions... And btw, am I the only one who appreciates that Willow and Tara's first on-screen kiss happens in this episode?
@worland102688 Жыл бұрын
Not at all. Some say they hate that it was in such a sad episode but really, I adore that this was their first onscreen kiss. Not one of Lust or for the scandalous ratings. But one of pure love and support. It's perfect. I believe it's the first time we see "I love you" on screen between them too, even though it's just whispered. you have to be watching them to see it.
@nonid56272 жыл бұрын
Anya’s speech always gets me, as this is how I felt when I first lost someone very close to me. An honest and unfiltered reaction to feeling grief. This was an important episode of Buffy.
@davidwilson65772 жыл бұрын
The episode as a whole is brilliant, except for the vampire attack which tbh wasn't necessary. But Anya's speech is one of the best moments in anything ever, and something only Buffy could do. The outsider perspective of an immortal on death giving a childlike innocence with the intelligence to communicate it properly, the specific relationship to justify it built up thanks to the long format, the insistence that the actress get it right even though she desperately needs to pee...
@Trikeboy2 Жыл бұрын
The vampire attack is there to showcase the most evil part of grief: That the world keeps spinning for everyone else when your world has come crashing down.
@davidwilson6577 Жыл бұрын
@@Trikeboy2 I mean they hit the nail on the head with that when Buffy was standing at her door listening to the neighborhood.
@Trikeboy2 Жыл бұрын
@@davidwilson6577 yeah, but Buffy's responsibilities don't get a day off just because someone she loves died. Remember, this is set in America.
@bexlaw31272 жыл бұрын
I think the amount of silence in this episode is meant to make it feel more real.
@NostalgiaBrit6 ай бұрын
10:53 Sweetie, even through the tears, you’re always stunning/breathtaking, so yes, you can show your beautiful face. ❤️
@killianlpc2 жыл бұрын
Many fans of the show rate The Body as the best episode of BTVS ever, I don't personally, however I believe The Body is one of the greatest episodes of tv drama ever shown. Whedon is a master at torturing the viewers. The fact that his episode has no music, and when Buffy opens the back door and hears the children playing it is so real, that even when a person has a personal tragedy life goes on as normal for all other people, it is all very human, and ordinary, this is why it is so incredible. So many people watching The Body have had an almost exact experience to this, this is why it is so brilliantly written and directed. SMG puts in an incredible performance here, and it is criminal that she was not awarded for this. This is why S5 is amazing. However I think there is one more episode in this Season which even surpasses this. A finale unmatched in the Series. Season 5 was a Zenith for the show.
@Nexusofgeek2 жыл бұрын
agreed, I think it is the best season really. Six and seven are pretty damn good, but this one is my favorite followed by 3
@killianlpc2 жыл бұрын
@@Nexusofgeek Agree I would go from best to worst 5 3 2 6 7 4 1.
@nedzed36632 жыл бұрын
I see how you're reacting now thunk about the people who had been watching the entire series up til now and saw these two episodes when they originally aired. Me and my sister watched this show every week on the WB and this episode we were in total disbelief. Gone was the supernatural goofiness, and death via paranormal reasons only to be brought back via paranormal reason's, this was for realsies. She died of completely natural and mundane causes, like my own mother did, so it's a very relatable episode. Sometimes people are doing fine one minute, like any other day, sit down and just pass away, no pain. So every rewatch of the series, these two episodes from season 5 are the hardest to watch because I've seen this happen to people I know, relatives friends from school etc.
@The_One_In_Black2 жыл бұрын
9:52 The delivery of this line. I physically cannot prepare for it, no matter how long in advance I know it's coming.
@derekjones46402 жыл бұрын
Poor Jesse and Kendra. How quickly they forget...
@richardwani28039 ай бұрын
What makes it really sad is that Joyce died from a real world thing and not by mystical forces which makes it even worse
@lurkerrekrul Жыл бұрын
Waiting for an ambulance to arrive when someone is in a life-threatening situation, is probably the longest wait you'll ever have. Even if they come within minutes, it still seems like an eternity. :(
@siggilinde5623 Жыл бұрын
Hole brain functions differently. At least that's what I experienced. I remember them walking towards our apartment and was angry for a sec that they weren't running. But than a small voice in my head said "cold body. Why should they run?"
@Trikeboy2 Жыл бұрын
Joss Whedon didn't want the credits to play over Sarah's amazing performance, so they added that Thanksgiving dinner scene to let them play out.
@Stuman572 жыл бұрын
This might sound strange. But thank you for crying. I tend to get more emotional when o see emotion. I mean I always cry at this one. It’s a toughy. Your tears brought something out of me that I seriously needed for a while. So thanks??? Also. When you made a comment about,” why is there no sound there?? If you’ll notice, There was no music at all.
@Kap00rwith2os2 жыл бұрын
Whooo boy that was rough. Joss Whedon made this episode to portray death as it was for him, as something mundane, boring, and obscene (like a naked vampire and seeing their mother as a naked corpse)... hence no music, no fanfare. It's hard but it's also one of the realest depictions of death portrayed on film. Good on ya for getting through it. Hugs.
@lornepribbeno3760 Жыл бұрын
Knew the Anya speech was gonna hit hard
@chanceneck8072 Жыл бұрын
This episode hits harder for me nowadays, because this is basically EXACTLY how my mother died......
@nomohakon62572 жыл бұрын
The moment she said that Joyce is cold: yep, proper dead.
@mb76262 жыл бұрын
As a kid watching this at time of broadcast this ended up being one of my top 3 favourite episodes that I actually watched several times. So I guess even at twelve I was melancholic af and just wanted to feel things that felt intensely real even if really sad which I guess still checks out lol...
@lionlyons2 жыл бұрын
"I wish you could still grant wishes". Do you understand under what circumstances a vengeance demon grants a wish...?
@AnatoleVGC2 жыл бұрын
I've been to funerals a lot, lost too many people. This episode just get me, its way too realistic. I appreciate it, love it amd hate it for that
@DaDunge2 жыл бұрын
I was going to love watching you react this but then I found out a dear family friend passed on yesterday. Now I can't bring myself to do it.
@TheLexiCrowd2 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry to hear that! I’m sorry for your loss
@DaDunge2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLexiCrowd Thank you.
@jarlhenrik2 жыл бұрын
There's another channel on YT, Passion of The Nerd, that brilliantly breaks down metaphors and hidden meanings in the Buffyverse, complied from community notes, BTS commentary and interviews with Whedon and the other writers. The Body was the most recent video he did and oh boy is there a lot to digest in the smallest of details. Like no background music in any scenes. The short focus on Dawns art piece at school when Buffy comes to tell her (Drawing negative space around "the body").. This episode deserves all the awards.
@AnatoleVGC2 жыл бұрын
I truly believe this episode script is just written "pain"
@Logan_Baron2 жыл бұрын
"On Buffy Jenny is the only one who has died permanently...... That we cared about" Kendra would like a word. (Jessie could get a pass since it was early so maybe you didn't get that invested in him).
@ronfehr78992 жыл бұрын
Domi felt the same way about Tillow's first on screen kiss. While there were certainly opportunities to have it before now, this one seems appropriate for the situation, a kiss of consolation for Willow.
@JBRamit Жыл бұрын
I haven’t hit play yet because I am not ready to hurt, this episode is the most intense hourish of television I have ever seen
@planetwatch00002 жыл бұрын
And Kendra. Also a "permanent" death up to S5 along with Jenny.
@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames2 жыл бұрын
Anya's lament tears my heart out every time I watch it. Every single time. Something else about Anya. She says, "I wish that Joyce didn't die." The entire group knows not to go around using the "W" word in case there are other vengeance demons around. Anya knows this better than anyone. But there she went, blatantly and openly making a wish.
@franksnow51652 жыл бұрын
You do good work. And you're right, the thing about this show, the highs are up the lows are down. Only a couple more gut punches to go.