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Buffy The Vampire Slayer "The Body" 5x16 Reaction (Patreon)

Published:
2020-09-25 05:43:57
Edited:
2020-11-29 17:43:13
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This episode was really hard for me to watch. It was very emotional and I feel that what you will see will be a lot of me trying to stop myself from crying. I understand if my reaction to this episode is not enjoyable for you. I tried to do everything the way I usually do but even the review portion at the end was really hard for me. 


https://www.dropbox.com/s/3yqod1qumns582v/Buffy%205X16.m4v?dl=0

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PS2bomucSR7vC4thDBCfxP_lzpzYj1Od/view?usp=sharing

https://vimeo.com/461666545

 

PASSWORD: Geekedoutnation

 

Comments

Mo

Oh boy here we go... the most emotional episode of Buffy.

Anonymous

I already know I'm gonna cry

Kirstie Brote

I find this episode strangely comforting now. I actually watch it each year on the anniversary of my mom's passing. Whedon captures those surreal hours right after a loved one dies so well, this episode is a piece of art.

Juan Sanchez

Really hard, Is it because your mom went to heaven already too?

DougRaw

Jesus, hearing you say that you're not looking for an emotional episode in the intro is rough. Just so you know, if people talk about best episodes in terms of acting and realism and emotion online (not just Buffy, any show), this episode is brought up, time and time again. You tell someone who has watched buffy "The Body" episode and they will know exactly what you mean even if its been a decade since they've seen an episode. It's a hard episode to watch but it's the most realistic version of a character death I've ever seen and it deserves it's notoriety.

Izzie

I lost my mum last year, very suddenly, much like Joyce actually. I haven't rewatched this episode since then. It's a hard one. But Buffy certainly encapsulates my experience. It remains my favourite episode. Not having to watch it alone was very comforting, I've been afraid of you getting to this episode, but watching it with you wasn't as bad as I expected.

Andrea

"I don't wanna be emotional today." Ooof, I'm sorry. Don't worry Steven, this one's hard on everybody.

Anonymous

I feel like "The Body" is the big episode that we all are waiting for when a reactor starts Buffy. It's probably the crown jewel of the entire series. In regards to your dislike of the last scene, on first bite I had the same reaction. But after hearing Joss' explanation for the scene, I'm more appreciative of it. The scene is suppose to enforce the fact that life, responsibilities, and duties don't stop. Even if you're experiencing what could be your greatest loss. Buffy is so traumatized by the loss of her mom but she still has to be the slayer.

Lynell Twiner

You were real in your reactions that was what we too see. Thanks for sharing your feelings with us

Anonymous

I felt so bad for you. I just wanted to cradle your head and hold you. This episode gets me everytime. I have been Anyas shoes not knowing what to do for my loved ones or myself.

GeekedOutNation

Yea I’m not someone who cries often so why I do it in a video and lose myself I don’t know how people will react. I guess I’m a bit self conscious about crying in front of people. Thanks for the support everyone

Dannielle

Some of the most emotional 45 minutes in television. Anya's speech always gets me. Also the way they used sound in this episode was masterful, the fact that there is no music, nothing to take comfort in its heartbreaking.

pholla

😿🤧 thank you for sharing your emotions/ thoughts in the video. It was a bittersweet watch.

Mo

So about the vampire in the morgue... I got from a couple of YouTube comments that Joss included it as a way of saying that life goes on. Buffy’s life is being the slayer and that continues on, even if she’s grieving. Thank you for a very honest reaction Steven.

DougRaw

Just finished the reaction, to comment on your last point about the vampire, I believe I heard the writers were going for a "Buffy does not get an off day. Even in the worst day of her life her role as slayer never lets her be at peace" vibe. I get why they did it I guess, but I'm with you in wishing the vampire had not shown up. The whole episode had a weight to it that was jarred a bit by that vamp situation.

Anonymous

This episode hits me hard in so many ways because Ive been both Dawn and Buffy in this scenario. I found my father in a similar way, and to answer your question, they do leave the body for someone else to collect, in my case I had to wait for the funeral home to come after the paramedics call tod. Everyones reaction was perfect representations of how people would react. The reality that sometimes people just die and its not related to the supernatural makes it more impactful. The ending to me shows that life goes on around you no matter what you are going through. Buffy doesnt get a break from fighting and being a slayer regardless of her mother dying. So rough to watch again, Big hug to you

Marshall Dante Robertson

I'm very sorry for your loss, Steven. I've also been in a similar circumstance like you and Dawn, although a bit younger so I definitely felt your pain man. Thank you for being so transparent and honest even if hard, it's the reason you're my favorite reactor. One more thing, about the whole why is Buffy weak all of a sudden with the vampire thing. Sure, she still has supernatural strength, but she also just lost her mother about 40 minutes before the attack. She wasn't all the way there, so her equilibrium was off. It was a great way to remind us she's still a human. (And a young one at that, she was indeed 20 when this happened.)

Anonymous

I think this episode is a masterclass in writing, directing and acting. It so accurately conveys the experience of shock, grief and bizarre mundaneness of losing someone. I have only ever watched this episode once by itself. I only re-watched it in reactions because it helps give it some distance. Still, I have never been able to not cry all the way through. you don't need to apologize for crying this is such a hard one. I think we all really appreciate your honest emotions in your reactions. Thank you for your reaction.

Alexis Cardarella

I’ve always noticed your holding back tears. Repressing them. I understand, but I do hope you become comfortable enough one day to cry more openly. I noticed after you went to Florida last year that this would have been a particular trigger. I lost my dad on new year’s day of 2019. He was 56. I’ve been contending with that and my grandma’s rapid Alzheimer’s over the years, whom I lived with from ‘11 up till ‘17. She passed in April. Even before I lost people very close, I knew and felt the authenticity to this episode. It was just more in terms of reminder when I watched it after they passed. Honestly, this felt like a real loss to me. I believe I was in shock the first time I watched it. I wouldn’t loose anyone close for over a decade. That’s how raw and honest and wonderful this series is in terms of connecting you with characters and life’s mundane tragedies, and yet it is a supernatural series. Take care of yourself. I’m not sure what POI you’re on but I watched your Veronica Mars reaction so I know you’ve been repeatedly hit by some vicarious trauma. 💕💕💕

Tammy L. Faulkner

It's a hard episode for EVERYONE... like I always say after someone watches it... so sorry.

Bixgirl1

This episode never stops being hard to watch and, alternatively, never doesn't blow me away. Your tears are totally understandable. I honestly don't think anyone, even people who hadn't seen Buffy before, would be able to watch it without crying. It's the most stunning depiction of the minutia of grief after someone's death ever; I can't imagine anything will ever top it. And it's one I *wish* we as a fandom could spoil for, just to say: bring tissues, it's hard, but you'll be with friends. Unfortunately, even that probably wouldn't help. Regarding that one shot in the opening sequence, with the paramedics, where you pointed out how it was weirdly framed? You're not wrong - Joss explained at one point that he wanted Buffy to look as small and overwhelmed as she felt emotionally at that point. And yes, that was the first Willow/Tara kiss, and it was a Very Big Deal. If I remember correctly, Joss had been wanting them to kiss for a while and the censors kept putting a kabosh on it, so he ended up putting it in this episode , simply, as a form of reassuring, loving contact that no one could object to - and no one did. I see some people have explained the reasoning behind the vampire so I won't reiterate it, but despite the (valid) reasons for putting him in, I still disagree with the choice. It does remove me somewhat from the episode's weight, though I will say I appreciate that, since they insisted upon doing it, they showed Buffy scrambling to kill him, how off-kilter she was with this newborn vamp, so unbalanced from her emotional state that his slaying seemed almost sloppy. I'm so sorry that this was hard for you, but if it makes you feel better, it always is, for everyone. It's too entirely relatable. I hope you're doing okay. ❤

Rafael Lemus

Incredible reaction Steven, thank you. The Christmas dinner flashback was added as a buffer from going back to the living room because Joss didn't want the producers and actors names to show on screen during the dramatic opening scene with Buffy and Joyce. The Body is hard to watch but the episode is beautifully done.

Lydia Anderson

This is one of the big episodes, for sure. I feel like I was holding my breath after your last reaction, waiting for this one. I hope you never feel like anyone is judging you for feeling raw emotions in your reactions because that is what we're here for, after all. And we are absolutely all in the same boat. This episode is unbelievably difficult to watch, and I would be concerned if someone didn't end up crying. Thank you for your reaction, and I'm sending virtual hugs your way. <3

Amanda Logsdon

The ending helped get me out of the headspace i was in and i could continue, i dont think i would have continued the show for a while if it couldnt remind me that it was a tv show... good writing/directing no one has topped this emotion for me in tv format since

TheMew

This episode is one my favorites and one of the hardest to watch. I've re-watched both series so many times I can't remember and this one still gets me every time. There was a couple things I wanted to mention. You did mention once there being no sound I was going to say that is because Joss didn't use any music in the whole episode and it's suppose to be different like with no talking in Hush. It's suppose to be kind of unsettling and feel more grounded and real like you said the episode felt part of that was no music because except when we listen to music in real life there is no background music so it makes it feel like real life. This episode is just masterfully made from the way the story and scenes go, the acting, camera, the lighting and everything. He brings you in to feel the emotions with Buffy and hits you hard making you thinking the paramedics saved Joyce only to rip it out from you. He also wanted her to die of a natural cause to make it feel real and hit harder than it would be if it was Glory or a Vampire. A complication with the tumor is something that can just happen out of nowhere and is a real life death we can relate to and feel more strongly than a supernatural one. I also liked how he tried to bring levity in certain moments like the dinner at the beginning, Dawn and the boy in class and Xander and the wall. He also expertly showed the range of emotions and reactions people can have or go through. Buffy- shock, Giles- being the adult, Willow- confused changing clothes and wanting to be there for her friend, Xander- Anger and blaming the doctors and looking for a supernatural reason, Anya- confused about death and not understanding, Tara- understanding and advice from experience, and Dawn- Denial. You also did catch the Willow and Tara kiss which was there first onscreen kiss and the first or one of the first onscreen lesbian kisses on tv. One last thing is the vampire at the end I can see why you say it brings you out of the realism a bit. I think it was suppose to kind of. The episode was so heavy and real that that was a reminder of this still being a supernatural show and world. Also i think it was to kind of contrast it with Joyce being gone while the vamp is coming back. Also Buffy was just weak because she is so emotionally and physically drained. All in all while it's hard to watch every time I still think after all these years it's one of the best episodes of television of any show pretty much for that reason if it can still hit that hard and resonate like that after all these years they must done something right with the writing and filming.

Lostmyshoe22

I don’t really have anything to add to what’s already been said. Just wanna let you know I was crying right along with you. I cry every time 😢. Such a hard episode to watch but so good.

Launa Sorensen

I wouldn't worry about your reaction to this episode being "enjoyable" or not for your a audience (your note under the thumbnail.) This is one that is very hard for everyone ESPECIALLY people who have experienced anything similar. I don't think anyone watches reactions to "The Body" for anything but shared grief. A reactor could say nothing and cry the entire time and the vast majority of watchers would just nod and understand.

Anonymous

Nothing to apologize for. We all cried along with you. Sending you lots of love

KT

No one can be composed during this episode, I'd be worried if you had been. It's hard not to be 100% vulnerable even if you've never seen any other episode of Buffy. Watching reactions to this makes me physically ill with empathy. I'm really not about crying in front of people either, that shit gives me a literal headache. But this episode is perfect. One of the only perfect episodes of television I've ever seen. Joss talks about how we always try to make death feel meaningful in fiction and in real life in order to cope, and while you may be able to get something out of it eventually, death is meaningless. It doesn't bring people together, it often tears people and families apart. It's profoundly and permanently damaging. And this is the only thing I've seen that makes you feel the full weight of that. Like all the air has been sucked out of the room and you're trapped in this dumbass physical world in your dumbass mortal body realizing that you can't really hold onto anything. It blows my mind how effective it is, and I'm so glad it exists.

Keith Gow

Willow and Tara's kiss was the first one they showed on the series because back when the series originally aired, showing a gay kiss was a problem. It's already such an emotional moment and then the kiss happens and I lose it because it's so beautiful and comforting. I really appreciate this reaction, Steven. I know it's hard to watch and I can't imagine watching it if you've had a similar experience. I'm so sorry for your loss, but know that we were all crying with you - even if we've seen this episode a lot. Anya's speech kills me every time.

Quantoto

Thank you for your reaction. None of us expected you to provide your usual reaction and review because this is not a usual episode of television. I have friends who, like you, watched the series after I watched it and I always make sure I watch it with them so they have support to make it through. Just think of all of us as your support so that you too can get through your first viewing.

Danielle

I was crying along with you which is hilarious to think about. Just two strangers an ocean apart getting emotional while watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

KT
>>44684203

Another good reason I've heard for the vampire is extratextual. Most people didn't take this show seriously at the time because of its name and premise, but they had to take this episode seriously. If it were 100% realism, it'd be easy for those cynics to say "that one episode of Buffy was good but only because they dropped all the vampire nonsense and only focused on Serious Adult Things." This episode already stands apart from the rest of the series in a lot of ways, so I'm glad they didn't completely detach it from its genre. But within the text, I understand not liking it. I personally do like it—it's bleak and raw and harrowing and generally filled with existential angst—but I do get why some people are put off by it.

Ashley

Joss also lost his mother at a young age. You don’t need to worry much about entertaining us. We are here as a community of people that have gone through this episode and things and it’s nice that we get to share these experiences and reactions and emotions with each other. It helps us feel human. Also, no need to worry about crying. We were all crying along with you. One of the best episodes of television.

Kelly Walker

No question this is one of the best episodes of Buffy there is, but it is absolutely the hardest to watch and most emotional. The realism is what makes it so difficult. People who don’t watch the show would scoff at the idea that it has one of the most realistic dealings with this topic ever produced. There is no music either. It’s unsettling. The angles and lighting are all purposeful. The insight into Buffy’s thoughts is like a gut punch at times. The acting was phenomenal all around, everyone nailing their combination of aspects of the natural reactions we all go through. It was the first on screen kiss for Willow and Tara, not for lack of trying before. The network/censors at the time had forbade it in the past. Joss put it in here in this very comforting, emotional scene knowing they would have to be crazy petty to fight back on this natural representation of support and thankfully they didn’t object. Huge hugs to you on going through this episode and sharing it with us. I know it can feel very raw when they bring up our own history that we relate to what they are showing so personally. It’s always OK and *good* to show your emotion. No one expects you to give the same format reaction at all times when you experience things like this.

Glorie Bluestein

This was also one of Sarah's favorite shows to make because of the raw emotion they put into it.. Not all episodes are meant to be fun or entertaining. That's one of the amazing things on this show.....some episodes are just emotionally hard to watch. And that's ok. That's part of what brings the fandom together. I still cry every single time I watch this episode. Other episodes I laugh or want to throw something at the tv every time as well. It may be supernatural but it's still about very real "people" (you know vs monsters or aliens etc)

Anonymous

This is a top 5 Buffy episode for me (possibly #1), but it's also so detached from what Buffy usually is. This is possibly the representation of death on TV that has spoken to me the most (because it is very un-TV like, not just because Buffy is a top show for me), and I get both excited for and dread when anyone gets to this episode - because it almost seems exploitative to watch people reacting to it. It is brutally realistic for many. It is obviously a very personal episode for Joss Whedon, and I'm not sure whether it is a good or bad thing that it was through Buffy that he could write and direct it - as it is thematically and tonally jarring. Because yes, when death happens you likely will not witness it, there are not sweeping emotional musical cues to guide you (no music this episode), no time jumping montage to get you to some emotionally cathartic or bonding grief stricken moments (only a montaged depiction of unfulfilled hope/wish shown here). Your world is thrown into chaos as the rest of the world continues to go by normally around you, and the mundanity of life doesn't cease. For me I appreciated this episode depicting the experience in a way I could relate to (For many of us I presume talking about this to our family/friends can be supremely difficult), and there is a kind of comfort knowing that this episode speaks so deeply to so many people. Like an on screen group therapy session.

Pho3nixX

I woke up this morning & saw that this episode was posted. I went & made some coffee & grabbed a tissue box then sat down to watch. I personally always start to cry immediately when watching. This is a great but difficult episode. I relate to it so much as I went thru something very similar. Thank you for your reaction.

Kirsten (Heavenli24)

I'm so sorry for you that this episode reaction came in the same week as Veronica Mars… that’s a lot to handle, especially when this one hits home on a personal level for you. The difference with this episode and VM though, is that The Body is extremely well-written, and it's real, and they actually devote a whole episode to what happened and how Buffy (and all the other characters) reacted to it. I was only 17 when I first watched this episode when it aired in 2001. I don’t remember my exact reaction to it at the time, and I haven’t watched it many times over the years, because it’s not exactly a fun episode to watch, but wow, does it pack a punch… it definitely had me in tears today. This episode is widely considered one of the best ever Buffy episodes, and in fact, it's considered by several critics to be the best episode of television ever made - I’m surprised it wasn’t nominated for an Emmy actually (in fact, I was convinced it did win an Emmy for it until I just looked it up and found it wasn’t even nominated).

BaoziBang

Shit still makes me cry...

DJ Doena

There are few episodes that get me like this one (one other is Babylon 5 "Sleeping in Light"). Great reaction and no need to feel bad that you feel sad!

colton

never apologize to us. this episode is hard for everyone. you’d have to be a sociopath not to cry.

colton
>>44688345

it’s one of james marsters favorites too and he wasnt even in it

Anonymous

You don’t need to apologize! We have all felt that emotion on our first watch. I am very sorry to know it connected so personally to you, that would make it much harder to take in. You did fantastic getting thru it. It is an extremely hard episode to watch, but so well done. Thank you for sharing your reaction.

Ida Eriksson

Great reaction. I have watched every episode of Buffy many times, but this one usually gets a skip. Its an amazing, but hard episode to sit through.

Salv Mancuso

This is still considered my so many critics to be one of the best tv episodes of all time. It's incredible, but so heartbreaking.

WarRaven

This episode gets me every time. Thank you for the genuine reaction!

Reed James
>>44695033

Yeah, Sleeping in the Light. Maybe the best ending to a TV show ever.

electricroad

Brutal and brilliant

Robin Gibbons

Sorry you had to go through this yourself... I lost my mom 6 years ago and it was pretty sudden as well. Took me a few years till I could rewatch this episode. Sucks even more because I watched the series live in it's first run with my mom and I remembered her reaction to this episode being so hard. My grandma (her mom) passed the year Buffy started. It's so raw and real... Favorite episode of TV ever made and hardest to watch...

Júlia S. Spanopoulos

Honestly, I cried so many times over this episode that it just doesn't get to me anymore. But this time, I cried watching your reaction. So genuine. I'm so sorry you had to go through this yourself. Thank you for holding on and continuing the react, although I wouldn't have blamed you if you had stopped. <3

Nesha

You did great with this. Anyone who has ever seen this episode could predict that it would make you emotional. I have seen this one many times over the years and it still makes me cry every time. I lost my father when I was in college and I don’t remember much from the week that followed because none of it seemed to matter, but I remember getting that call. And as I get older this episode hits me in different ways. Anyway, great work again. I love your reactions!

Anonymous

Have to give this episode a 10 and your reaction a 10 as well.

Anonymous

I am sorry for your loss. My mom got me into watching Buffy back in the 90s, it was "our thing" together. She passed away 3yrs ago, last week. Tough, though episode... cried right there with you

Superplin

My mother died four years before I started watching Buffy, and this episode hit me like a freight train the first time I saw it. I used to skip it on subsequent rewatches, because I couldn't bear it. Only now, years later, can I watch it--I still cry, but it's not the kind of crying that will leave me out of sorts for days, like it used to be. It's more healing.

Cindy Lou

We like reactions for true emotion. Joy, Laughter, annoyance, sadness. All of it. You are not human if you are not affected by this episode.

AdoptDontShopPets

I normally just watch your SPN reactions, but you better believe I’m not missing out on this one. Let me get my tissues first.....

AdoptDontShopPets
>>44687044

Yes.Haven’t watched the reaction yet, and just thinking of Anya’s speech is making me cry already

escalator_dropdown

Thanks for your reaction. For me, it's not just the best episode of Buffy, it's one of the best episodes of television period. It's so difficult to watch that it's tough to call it a favorite, but it's an incredible depiction of many different experiences of grief. Every little touch and choice made in it are intentional and meaningful. I can't say that I've seen anything else quite like it in a television episode before.

Mariella Nilsson

Thank you for the reaction and your honest feelings. Take care and hope you have the time to do something that is comforting after this ruff episode!

Thom Purdy

Re: the Christmas dinner scene-Joss didn't want credits over Buffy's scene dealing with Joyce, so he created that scene.

cil

this episode is a lot. thank you so much for putting yourself out there and showing such vulnerability. i know this must've been tough for you to get through, and i appreciate you sticking it out for your viewers. what you felt was real and genuine emotion and even though you may not have wanted us to see that side of you, we completely get it and it's okay.

Slayerette

I lived a similar experience my mom had a brain aneurism when I was 9. The cold body and the absolute imagination experience of it not happening was true for me. This episode is always so emotional. I can’t help but watch it though as it brings back the feelings and emotions I had with my mom. Xander’s punch moment was a breath out moment for me a small moment of reprieve. The body was so real it was so how I experienced it the cold hurt so much. All that being said it is my 3rd favorite episode of the series.

Ray D

This episode is an absolute masterpiece by Joss Whedon. It’s the most realistic portrayal of death to ever appear on any TV Show or movie. Don’t feel bad about crying at all. If you don’t cry when you watch this episode then you aren’t human. There are so many little choices that Joss made as both the writer and director of this episode that add to it. The decision to not have any kind of music or score whatsoever. All the ambient noises going on (to show that while Buffy is feeling this tragedy that life goes on for everyone else). The acting is just so amazing by everyone. Sarah just kills it during that whole opening portion. You can really feel the shock that she’s going through. And a special shout out to Kristine Sutherland. It has to be very hard to be the one playing “the body” while all the acting is going on around you. Anya’s fruit punch speech always gets me too. It was a brilliant decision by Joss to have Joyce die of natural causes. It’s the one enemy that Buffy can’t fight. Buffy is surrounded by death all the time and yet prevents a lot of people from dying but she couldn’t have prevented this. This show has come a long way from season 1’s monster of the week, teen show to this brilliant, masterpiece of an episode. I know people who can’t rewatch this episode. I personally like to every once in a while because it makes me feel emotions and I like to do that when I watch tv even if it’s hard.

Alice smith

This episode was so heartbreaking, the thing with Buffy is because it’s a supernatural show it takes you out of the real world. It’s a show full of death but none feel real because of that supernatural element. But this episode felt so real to life. It brought you back to the real world and there was no supernatural explanation it was just one of those things that happens in life. It’s sad and awful to watch let alone go through.

Daniel R

I lost my younger brother a few months ago--found dead on the bathroom floor. This episode brought back so many horrible memories. He was a diabetic and had crazy health complications over the past few months in and out of the hospital. Just... too much

Steve Quast

"I wish that Joyce didn't die." A heart-warming sentiment by Anya made even more impactful by the fact that she used to be a demon who could make wishes into reality.

athena77

Rawest reaction I have seen.

Jayna

It's okay to show emotions. That's called being human, and it's also part of reacting honestly to shows/movies/etc. Thank you for reacting to this tough to watch episode. It truly is as others have said, raw, real, too real, which is what makes it brilliant. Anyone who has lost someone understands this, but even those who haven't, can get a pretty good idea of what it can be like. I can't ever watch this episode without tearing up at least once. The first time I watched it I was a sobbing mess myself. I read that Whedon wrote this after losing his own mother, so he had a lot to draw on from that. I think it was an outlet for him for some of his own grief and it shows. Anyway, never feel bad or apologize for expressing emotions.

Flora Smith
>>44683127

Get this completely (but for me it’s my Dad)...and yeah this episode is not just art but the best and most accurate depiction of grief that I’ve encountered in fiction

Shaun Stacy

Totally feel you on this. Buffy is my all-time favorite show but after I lost my mom a couple of years ago, this episode hits differently. I've only just recently been able to watch it again.

Fighter seVen'eiGht

As a paramedic one thing a few things. When a patient has been down for such an undetermined amount of time it is extremely rare to get one back with CPR,..drugs like Epi can bring back a pulse but even then the brain tissue is likely gone. Also I will note is how protocols have changed. We will work patients, even knowing that they are likely gone, until we transport them to the hospital where in all likelihood the doctor may immediately declare time of death there knowing how long CPR has been in progress. Anything longer than around 30 minutes is unlikely. But declaring death in the field is almost never done despite this. Just too much liability.

Dani Dekay

no fans of this show, or any kind of decent human being at all could think negatively about your reaction to this episode. ive hardly seen anyone watch this episode without tears. <3

EM Jeanmougin

I don't think I've seen any reactor make it through this episode without getting emotional. This is a character you've spent a whole lot of time with and she's very lovable so losing her suddenly like this is very rough. Add to that the gut-wrenching way this one is filmed and the superb acting by the entire cast and I'd be more concerned if you didn't get emotional. lol. Despite how painful this episode is, it's a beloved episode of the show and for good reason. Usually when a character dies, shows pretty much move on to the next thing. Sure, the grief is there, but it's kind of in the background. Think of what they did with Miss Calender. Giles was grieving for her, but the plot still needed to progress so it's in the wings of the story. This episode takes the viewer through the grief and makes it the centerpiece of the episode. Anya's speech makes me cry pretty much every time I watch it. Great reaction

Valencia Lanier

I always skip this episode so I haven’t seen it since the first time I saw it. Now I remember why I didn’t watch it again.