#btvs 4x01

[mycatismyfriend]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 4x01 "The Freshman"

[loseremzo]

am i the only person who gets sad when they think about the fact that Buffy’s class protector award from prom was destroyed in 04x01. Cause like when she got the award i was sobbing crying cause she got her recognition from her peers that she helps, however that is. But then when it gets destroyed i got so sad because she was already going through it that episode and now on top of it the recognition and appreciation she got from her high school classmates is gone. I get there might be a metaphor for it, like she has to earn the respect of her college peers now, but she also doesn’t do that. She doesn’t stay in college and we as an audience don’t connect with the college scene like we did the high school one. It just makes me sad to think about it. If I were her I would be crying 24/7, just constantly breaking down from the constant shit that happens on a daily basis.

[dailybuffysummers]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 4.01 | “The Freshman”

[aviveappc]

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[gh-0-stcup]

Xander's SO good in this episode.

[vampandvisiongirl]

My Angel (The Series) Rewatch

I'll start by saying this:

This is the first time I have seen these episodes since they originally aired.

I rewatched all of seasons 1-3. Because season 4 is….season 4, I rewatched 4x1 - 4x6, 4x10, 4x17, & 4x22. I’m skipping season 5 except "You're Welcome". I read the gist of season 5 for my memory and I remember snippets of it when it aired.

Angel & Cordelia were my OTP back then & that remains (probably even more so now that I have finished the rewatch and I am an adult now lol)

NOW (This may be lengthy, but I have alot to say)

We all know now (as much as we can know as outsiders) what really went down between Charisma & Joss. I think David Greenwalt's departure didn't help things. Lots to be said about the season 4 storyline for Cordelia (& Angel) vs its original rumored intent. LOTS. But that's neither here nor there. I'd like to shine a light on the following from what was actually aired.

Seasons 1-3 built up an incredible story for Angel & Cordelia that turned from acquaintances/semi-friends (on BTVS) to coworkers to friends to falling in love with each other.

Angel identifies Cordelia as his home. Almost the second he returned in 4x01, he told Connor "What you deserve rests on one answer. Did you do something to Cordelia?" This man, who holds his son above everyone. He tells Fred & Gunn he kept telling himself "I gotta get home to Cordelia."

He returns and he does everything to find her. In "Awakening", he dreams of being with her, together, and being okay with Connor and you realize that, underneath the terrible circumstances of season 4, there is a theme here. Home, for Angel, is with Cordelia & Connor.

He was a second too late in killing "Evil Cordelia" before she could give birth. And I wonder if that's something he really would have been able to do. Because he didn't do it, did he?

In 4x22, Wolfram & Hart offer the deal. He's not buying it. Lilah mentions the first assignment would be visiting Sunnydale and providing the amulet. He says "Buffy can take care of herself" and that he's not taking the deal. As soon as Lilah mentions they can find Cordelia & Connor, Angel stops. Now Connor endangers himself and Cordelia (Angel's' face when he sees Cordelia is strapped is heartbreaking). Angel & Connor fight. He takes the deal to give Connor a new life and to save Cordelia.

Season 5, he loses his way. He's lost without Cordelia. A shell. Unhappy. Guess who comes back to him? Connor & Cordelia, even for flitting moments. And who brings him back on his path? Cordelia. With a kiss. Because she loves him. "She set me on the path."

With the absurdity of season 4, I am so grateful we got Charisma/Cordelia back to fix it, even for one episode. Of course, I would have loved more and I probably would have watched all of season 5 if she was in it but, alas, can't change the past.

All this to say, Angel loved Cordelia and he loved Connor as he would love his wife & son ( Well, Connor is his son but you know what I mean).

He holds Connor & Cordelia as his most dear & don't you ever forget it.

And I choose to believe Angel & Cordelia got their life after the finale, with Connor involved a teensy bit maybe, we just didn't get to see it.

“Can’t fight Kyrumption, cinnamon buns. It’s fate. It’s the stars.”

*Lorne voice* That's all, folks.

*drops mic*

[erodingsinner]

I saw people recommend to watch btvs and ats simultaneously ( like 4x01 of Buffy then 1x01 of Angel etc) have people actually done that and would recommend? Or is a different watch order better ?

[buffysummers]

Hi! I hope this isn’t a weird question but I thought you would be the best person to come to with it. I recently just finished Buffy for the very first time, and I was wondering: if I wanted to rewatch Buffy at the same time as watch Angel the Series for the first time together in chronological order, is there certain episodes of Buffy I should stop at and watch Angel before continuing onto Buffy, if that makes sense? Because I want to be able to watch it all as it pans out with both shows at once. Either way thank you so much!! ☺️

Hi, it's not a weird question at all!

The only advice I would give is to watch the first three seasons of Buffy first, and then start Angel season one as you watch Buffy season four. So, watch BtVS 4x01, and then Angel 1x01, and so on. The reason for this is because the first three seasons of Buffy happen before Angel starts. If you start both shows at the same time, the timelines won't correlate.

You will catch all the crossovers and references easily if you do it that way! Enjoy the shows! :)

Edit: season 7 of Buffy and season 4 of Angel don’t completely line up. I would finish season 4 of Angel before watching the last 2 episodes of Buffy.

[juanabaloo]

Enemies-to-Lovers AU: Buffy and Eddie are rivals. Her work is trying to crush his small business. (Ignore what she's saying in the gif.)

They're total opposites. They almost don't remember that first spark, when they met back in college. (Technically 23 years ago.)

optional Love Triangle addition to the AU: Buffy's been thinking about Eddie... but what about her current boyfriend Carlos?

(I made no gifs.) Gif credits: Buffy (left) is SMG as the Headmaster in Do Revenge by @summrsbuffy Eddie (right) is Joel working the hell out of a Texas tuxedo by @nicolethered Middle (flashback to college) is Pedro as Eddie on BTVS ep 4x01 by @nicolethered Carlos (bottom two) is [Tenoch doing Wakanda promo] by @kukvlkan

Years and Ages: Buffy by SMG from Do Revenge, 2022 Eddie by Pedro from The Last of Us, 2023 Both in BTVS, 1999 Carlos by Tenoch from BP: Wakanda Forever press, 2022

SMG is 45. Pedro Pascal is 47. Tenoch Huerta is 41 (almost 42).

(ETA: Pedro in the news remembering his BTVS time fondly. https://www.tumblr.com/slayerbuffy/710568528315629568/pedro-pascal-remembers-working-with-smg-on-buffy)

[mycatismyfriend]

#just the watchers being all good and pure

[fandomcentral101]

Buffy Summers and Riley Finn + Willow Rosenberg

Buffy The Vampire Slayer 4x01

[piper-haliwel]

btvs | the freshman When you look back at this in the three seconds it'll take you to turn to dust, I think you'll find the mistake was touching my stuff.

[deanwasalwaysbi]

Something about the fact that neither willow nor castiel thought to dig their damaged bisexual warrier up before they raised them

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

#like father like daughter (via @5bi5​)

When She Was Bad [2x1] | The Freshman [4x1]

[spuffygifs]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | S4E1: The Freshman

[toshsato]

I can’t remember what it was like... not knowing you.