#btvs s2 ep 7

[marvellousinternethideout]

Buffy the vampire Slayer.

Season 2

Ep 7 - Lie to me

Please don't kill the kid, I hate it. Leave the kids alone

Drusilla and angel... Do they have a past? Interesting.

Oh for fuck sake! Not again! Why does buffy walks in the worst time ever. Now its angel and Drusilla. Great.

Sometimes Cordelia needs to shut up. Girl, just don't.

A new guy, billy ford, buffy's giant 5th-grade crush. Welp he's either gonna be our new fav guy or die in this episode.

Lmao Xander, you are funny. Also, willow that song is not about fat guys.

Jealousy jealousy all around. Tension all around here. Angel jealous, love it.

Ford knows everything. What do you mean you know about vampire and that she's the slayer!? WTF MAN!

He's a bad guy, I am sure of it. He's a vampire, maybe...? Or he wants to be one...?

Awww, angel is jealous. I love men get jealous in shows or books.

I love awkward mess willow. She's me and I love it.

Dont trust the ford guy. I know he's cute buffy but cute guys are trouble. Stick to women.

Spike and drusilla/drusilla's relationship is creepy .

This ford guy is totally crazy and dumb. Wanna be a vampire, just die.

Jesus Angel is dramatic, "Do you love me?", "maybe you shouldn't ", just shut up.

Jesus fucking Christ, Angel. What he did to Drusilla is pure evil. Poor girl. I hope she gets to torture and kill him. Wtf man.

Xander: "Angel was in your room?", Willow:- "Ours is a forbidden love". God I love willow. She's my favorite .

Man, buffy really has the worst taste in men. None of them are good. Angel(his fucked up past), billy ford, the creepy cemetery guy, the college guy who was a reptile worshipper and in sacrifice cult. Girl, maybe get some therapy at this point,.

Spike is kinda hot and I think I need some therapy now.

Oh OH, this ford guy is max from Rosewell(or whatever it's called), the one with insane chemistry between him and Liz. Lmao, never watched the show but I've watched gif's of them making out, which are...something 🤤🙈

Buffy for the win again.

Spike is gonna kill ford isn't he? Poor guy should've stayed in the Rosewell universe.

I kinda feel bad that ford he died. Poor guy was crazy.

I like this little moment between buffy and giles. It's emotional, raw and real.

B:- "does it get easy", G:- "what, life", B:- "yes", G:- "what do you want me to say", B:- "lie to me". Damn, I don't know why but it got me.

The last scene between giles and buffy, in the end, got me. I mean this show is pretty heavy and emotional at the times but I feel like it's gonna get much more from here.

Also, the "lie to me", episode title. Perfect for this episode. The theme of this episode was literally "lie to me", the conflict, the delusions, denials, characters lying to themselves. Ford, buffy, Giles, angel, all of them lying to themselves in different ways. Their pain and turmoil. Perfect.

Alright, another solid episode. Honestly, other than one or maybe two episodes, I've been pretty much invested in the show and haven't got bored at all.

I loved this episode. Little more sneek peek in angel's past, and drusilla and damn her past broke me, poor girl. Honestly she can go on a killing spree and I wouldn't blame her, the girl has been through hell. Angel ruined her life because he became obsessed with her? Fuck you angel.

Not sure how I feel about ford, he was a one episode guy so no attachment but like dude just die. It's kinda sad he spiralled that far away.

I really need more angel, I am not gonna lie, he doesn't even feel like a character to me anymore. It's weird how little or Barely he is in the show. I know he has his own show but I don't wanna watch that because ain't no way I am putting myself through cordelia and angel bullshit.

A really great ending to the episode, really liked that they touched on Buffy's emotional turmoil, even if it's briefly.

I guess that's all, loved the episode. Not much xander in it, it was more buffy and angel focus and angels past which included drusilla. Someone needs to get her justice because poor girl.

Anyway, see ya in the next one. Cheers 🥂

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, October 17

Spike: Last night was— God, I'm such a jerk. I can't do this. Buffy: Spike… Spike: It was the best night of my life. If you poke fun at me, you bloody well better use that 'cause I couldn't bear it. It may not mean that much to you but— Buffy: I just told you it did.

~~End of Days~~

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hello, love your blog! it’s so fucking funny how you’re a lesbian motogp blogger who is into buffy, bc hey that’s me too but actually I first encountered your blog bc of your smallville posts. not to mention tennis (which I was only a very casual fan of thankfully afdhjkk)…….cool to know that there are several ppl like this apparently sgfhhjhjk.

anyways, buffy s6 is my beloved season and I like it for how dysfunctional it is. the only season I might like more is maybe s5. I am a spike fucker unforch

and as for motogp? sachsenring 2003 made me giggle. very embarrassing for you valentino. by 0.06 seconds??? and commentators made it worse by crowning him a winner before they even crossed the line. you just know if positions were reversed vale would capitalize so hard off this win, more ppl would be talking about it still. and well he did actually use that loss to reinvigorate himself. like valentino’s ability to make his wins (and losses too) narratively important is unparalleled. but regardless sete/vale rivalry is insane,

sadly only hot girls get it:(((

anon?? marry me??

such an incredibly funny overlap of interests sdfhjkdf well always nice to learn this is a Type Of Person who Exists. I love buffy season five!! I am very much a spike fucker!! undoubtedly one of THE great characters, him and buffy is one of those ships where I don't really seek out fics because it's like?? I'm actually thrilled with what canon gave me!! I love the slapstick, spike as a lovesick freak, the dark and toxic stuff where buffy used him as a way to punish herself, and all the more melancholic season 7 stuff where they found refuge in each other. spike is like. such a great Device to explore all kinds of emotions and themes and all that... so many of my all time fave eps are very much spike eps. love s2's school hard and halloween, s3's lovers walk, s4's something blue (also just like, so much of his s4 scenes, when they chain him up in the bathtub and against the chair and all that), s5's fool for love (!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of THE episodes, his 'death wish' monologue to buffy and then showing up wanting to kill her and ending up comforting her oh GOD), s6's life serial and doublemeat palace AND when buffy confesses to spike she was in heaven AND all their scenes in once more, with feeling, s7 the buffy/spike church scene.... spike's "all these years and there's only one thing I've ever been sure of" speech likeeeeee.... I get all the issues people have with that relationship and how it was written, I know it's not for everyone, and I don't even 'ship' them in the sense of thinking they belong together or whatever... but I just love it!! it compels me so much, did so when I first saw it and still does now!! and spike is such a FUN character, like they let him be pathetic, they let him be cool, and he's #gender enough that yeah he's very hot to me too. all those scenes where buffy's throwing him around,,,,, yes character of all time. just has a real place in my heart too idk like the emotional landscape really GETS me

sharp pivot to sachsenring 2003, which takes place a mere few months after the buffy finale......... that's as smooth a transition as I can manage yeah. thematic overlap between btvs and motogp question mark. the buffy x dawn dynamic is either a bit marc x alex or to a lesser extent vale x luca when u think about it? not just in the 'congrats you've spotted they're siblings' way, but well the siblings' respective statuses in the worlds of motogp & vampire slaying, and the older sibling often being 'prioritised' because they have a lot on their plates, younger siblings as a kind of way to keep them grounded and feeling human, also unconditional devotion to your younger sibling... plus actually all the death wish stuff, surely? the fool for love speech...

btvs and motogp both very much about the ties you need to the world, I reckon... also sports is inherently adjacent to chosen one narratives

ANYWAY sachsenring 2003, I think every detail about it is perfect!! whatever valentino says, I still reckon there's just no way he couldn't have made a move before that - and implicitly he acknowledges that by saying he will never leave it that late again. idk there's just something so deeply charming about that specific flavour of valentino to me, where he's so obnoxiously good he can get away a little bit with basically scripting his races BUT obviously that's only okay when he still ends up being the one who wins. and he gets so much shit for it!! it's so funny listening to the brno commentary like they are on his ASS and they're saying the italian press has been on his ASS and calling him washed and finished and even the commentary is going 'yeah he's been having a rough season' and it's very??

oh no! the horror!! what a flop!!

obviously in retrospect we remember it as a great season because after that he only lost one more race, but back then they didn't know that!! and at like. the perfect time of the season too, because obviously that's when you have to go off and Sit On It for the whole summer break and can't immediately redeem yourself.... but as you say, he used that!! it's part of his story now, it became such good fuel for motivation. like, the mistake itself is kinda.... I mean it's not great, but it's one of those things that also wouldn't be a massive issue if you did it five laps earlier? he basically just picks too defensive a line that ends up killing his drive out of the corner, allowing sete to beat him to the line. which - the bit that I imagine really got to him is how dumb it was. like it wasn't a riding mistake as much as it was a decision making mistake, it wasn't his race craft it was just a literal dumbass moment. it's silly!! it's both a moment that shows valentino was maybe a bit too cocky, but also kinda rattled by sete? that man got to him! he did it! he flapped the unflappable valentino rossi!

and it IS incredible how it's now not really Discussed any more, and in his autobiography it's so neatly integrated into his own narrative. like!! it's always the laguna 2008 and catalunya 2009 performances that get me - he knew those were going to be memorable victories IMMEDIATELY and he played to that!! kissing the corkscrew drives me insane because it's literally... he's doing this on the cooldown lap for something that happened LAP FOUR and wasn't technically the race winning move, or definitely not the only one!! but he immediately zeroed in on that element and his post-race narrative is unquestionably ONE of the reasons why that's something we all remember now. he gets it!!

the commentators did fuck him over though lmaoooo... I mean at least you have to say he learned from his mistakes. imagine losing a race by .06 and doing this in the very next race against the same guy

bringing back this too

sicko

it IS only the hot girls who get it but that's for the best....... only the select few can see the vision I fear

[buffydataviz]

BTVS ships episode count review

I was thinking about Buffy's 3 main ships (to me): Bangel v. Spuffy v. Fuffy. I was wondering how many episodes (BTVS or ATS) where each ship has scenes together. Then inspired by these two polls I decided to add in two other non-Buffy ships: Gethan and Spangel.

Kudos to the Fuffy and Gethan shippers, who are working with not a TON of episodes with scenes together. Especially Gethan shippers, who only have 4 canon episodes! To be fair, Spangel fans only had 13 until S5 of ATS.

Summary ship episode count: Spuffy (Spike x Buffy): 71 Bangel (Buffy x Angel): 49 Spangel (Spike x Angel): 35 Fuffy (Faith x Buffy): 21 Gethan (Giles x Ethan): 4

Any blatant negative ship comments, like calling a specific ship indecent will get you blocked. Ship and let ship. Other comments welcome.

Full details under the cut!

What's the Universe? The TV Buffyverse. (BTVS TV or ATS TV eps, the comics and books don’t count.)

How to start? I started with the pre-count. The pre-count is episodes where both characters in the ship appeared.

Spuffy pre-count: 96 (inc. 0 on ATS) Bangel pre-count: 56 (inc. 2 on ATS) Spangel pre-count: 42 (inc. 22 on ATS) Fuffy pre-count: 21 (inc. 1 on ATS) Gethan pre-count: 4 (inc. 0 on ATS)

How to verify? I did not rewatch all the episodes! I rewatched a few, after checking transcripts, recaps, and ship gif pages.

What doesn't count? Someone talking about the other person, because I am not trying to include the various episodes where Faith is haunting the show. They must appear in a scene together for it to count. They must both be fully aware of each other. Shared dreams (like the Fuffy ones) do count, but regular dreams do not. Buffy Bot, Wishverse Buffy, and FirstEvil Buffy do not count. I treated Faith and Buffy as their "mental" selves during the two body swap episode scenes. Also I treated Angel the same as Angelus and soul-less Spike the same as soul-ed Spike.

Notes per Ship...

Spuffy (Spike x Buffy) 71 total S1: 0 / S2: 7 / S3: 1 / S4: 9 / S5: 18 / S6: 17 / S7: 19 / ATS: 0 4x06 Wild At Heart does not count because in the cemetery she is not aware he can hear her speech "to him." 4x16 Who Are You? does not count because Spike encounters Faith in Buffy's body, so I counted that as a Faith-Spike scene. 4x22 Restless also does not count because while he appears in Xander's dream and so does Buffy, this is Xander's dream so neither appearance counts. 5x08 Shadow does not count because he dreams of her, but it's not a shared dream. Bangel (Buffy x Angel) 49 total S1: 6 / S2: 19 / S3: 18 / S4: 1 / S5: 1 / S6: 0 / S7: 2 / ATS: 2 (S1) 3x03 Faith Hope and Trick does not count because when naked Angel appears at the end Buffy has already left. 3x09 The Wish does not count because Wishverse Buffy is not regular Buffy. 4x08 Pangs does not count because Buffy is not aware of him. Spangel (Spike x Angel) 35 total S1: 0 / S2: 10 / S3: 1 / S4: 0 / S5: 0 / S6: 0 / S7: 0 / ATS: 24 (S1, 2, 5) 4x08 Pangs does not count because Spike does not share a scene with Angel. 7x21 End of Days and 7x22 Chosen both do not count because while Spike watches Angel, Angel does not seem to be aware of him watching. For ATS, besides all of S5, they share scenes in 1x03 In The Dark and 2x07 Darla.

Fuffy (Faith x Buffy) 21 total S1: 0 / S2: 0 / S3: 13 / S4: 2 / S5: 0 / S6: 0 / S7: 5 / ATS: 1 (S1) Every Faith appearance in a BTVS episode means she will have a scene with Buffy. She has 5 Buffy-less episodes on ATS. I did count the dream sequence in 3x22 Graduation Day Part 2 because I read it as a shared dream. They are both aware of the other.

Gethan (Giles x Ethan) 4 total S1: 0 / S2: 2 / S3: 1 / S4: 1 / S5: 0 / S6: 0 / ATS: 0 Similar to Faith, whenever Ethan appears in an episode, he will have a scene with Giles.

This doesn't have visualization yet but I wanted to share the results.

[strangesmallbard]

for the choose violence ask game: 4, 7, & 13

4. what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

last one i can remember is a post about how tlou’s depiction of revolutions is problematic. that’s not necessarily wrong, but op hadn’t watched the show, and based their take on 1) secondhand accounts and 2) vague knowledge of the showrunner’s personal politics. this profoundly annoyed me so i removed them from my online experience

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

hook actually! i didn’t mind him in s2; i always hated c$, but thought his character was a fun villain and/or potential buddy for emma after his redemption arc. like i could imagine them shooting the shit after work in a bar somewhere. but his fans were both annoying AND homophobic, so i started to hate the sight of his face and unfollow anyone who posted him LMAO. ouat ship wars turn are like. you know how btvs vampires lose their soul? that’s me when i find an ouat ship war post in the wild.

this only got worse after his backstory ep and redemption arc because they made him a less interesting regina. this becomes even more frustrating when you begin counting the similarities between emma and robin. tinfoil hat moment but i’m right also :/ big disney and such

13. worst blorboficiation

answered! but i will add mr. gold/rumple.

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out of curiosity what is your ranking of Buffyverse seasons?

Oh! That's a good question. It's been a while since I saw both shows so maybe it'd change if I rewatched but I think at the moment it goes:

btvs: season 2, season 3, season 1, season 6, season 5, season 4, season 7.

I used to have season 4 as my least fave and I still find it really boring and I dislike everything about its main storyline BUT I think season 7 is more damaging for basically making buffy a supporting character in her abuser's story.

I really love s1 and I find s5 really boring for the most part, hence their places in this ranking. S6 has some interesting ideas and I really like some episodes, so I put it before s5.

ats: season 3, season 1, season 2, season 4, season 5.

This is really hard bc while I do like some moments and messages in the show, it's so inconsistent it barely has one good season. Season 3 is my absolute favorite and s1 is probably the most consistently good season in the show, so they're definitely my first picks. There's a big gap between them and the rest to me.

I find s2 really overrated, I don't care about the darla storyline and how the show handles it. I also really really really dislike dark avenger angel. There's a good message there but the execution is not appealing to me in the slightest. But it has one of my favorite eps of the show, are you now or have you ever been.

S4 is a big mess and there's a lot of bad decicions, some really gross (connor and cordelia) and really stupid (angelus) plotpoints and the disgusting treatment of some characters but it is kind of an entertaining mess? S5 had a very promissing start but its last run of episodes makes me so mad in a way s4 doesn't.

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[thegirlwholied]

the 'deaged scenes' trend has made me want, so badly, to see clips of later-seasons Buffy & Angel with Spike & Angel edited to look like they hadn't aged a day since their first appearance

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If it’s okay, I would like to issue a challenge to all Buffy fans: Tell us your favorite guilty pleasure episodes of BTVS. Like up to one to two episodes from each season that are either so weird, cheesy, or out there that everyone else might hate but you just keep rewatching all the time because you can’t help but find hilarious or awesome! Here are mine:

Season 1: “Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind” & “Nightmares” I think everyone here can agree that the one time we see a vampire face Buffy is sooo cool (even if it is just a nightmare), plus for the former episode: Cordy finally gets some character development (sort of) and we get to see her real weird parellel dynamic with Buffy.

Season 2: “Bad Eggs” & “I Only Have Eyes For You” Those two vampire cowboys are freakin funny (I’m from the south and don’t find it offensive so neither should anyone else, but hey that’s just my opinion), and as for the other ep: We get to see Buffy & Angelous get possessed and act out such a tragic love story that finally gets a better ending.

Season 3: “Homecoming” & “Doppelgängland” More Buffy & Cordy parallels and quality time for two of my top five characters! As for the latter: We get everyone’s hilarious reaction to Vampire Willow from the Wishverse, including... Angel trying to tell Buffy that “Willow” is dead. Which is way funnier than it should be. Lol

Season 4: “Something Blue” & “Doomed” Buffy & Spike getting married at the time when they couldn’t stand each other the most because of a spell gone wrong? Priceless just because of Giles’s reaction alone. This is what started my Spuffy obessession. As for the latter: Spike finding out he can hurt demons, his “I’m just a pal of Xander’s here”, and his funny speech at the end!

Season 5: “The Real Me” & “The Replacement” Dawn’s introduction is cute, awesome, and hilarious as we see Buffy deal with having a little sister and facing “The New Big Bad” Harmony (her words not mine lol). As for the latter, Xander getting split in two and Anya wanting to have fun sexcapades with them are still gross yet downright funny to this day.

Season 6: I really don’t like too many episodes for this circumstance for lack of funny. Lol

Season 7: “Him” & I’m not sure of the title for the other, but it’s the one where Andrew does a documentary on the Scoobies lives. So enough said for that one. And as for the former: Buffy trying to kill Robin Wood with the infamous rocket launcher as Spike chases and tries to stop her. Still a true comedic standout.

This is a really interesting challenge !! If anyone has any favourites I’d love to hear them !!

I loved hearing your ideas !! I think I’m gonna have a think on some of mine and post them later !!

(Bad eggs and I only have eyes for you are definitely mine for s2 too though + season six I like tabula rasa and omwf but I’m not sure they’re exactly guilty pleasures lol) 💖💖💖

Edit: season 4 I like restless !! I’m just thinking as I go :)

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Angel Thoughts - Season 3

So these were super delayed because of stuff. And mildly tainted because I’ve already gone on and watched the first 7-8 episodes of Season 4. But I’m writing them down anyway. (Also at least my predictions for Season 4 are pure/aka written down right after I finished watching.)

Previous Seasonal Recaps: BtVS S1+S2, BtVS S3, BtVS S4 + AtS S1, BtVS S5 + AtS S2, BtVS S6

I’m going to try and keep this short and sweet. 

On Darla and the pregnancy arc:

I thought the Darla pregnancy storyline was going to repetitive of last season’s Darla arc, but I liked it. I liked the conclusion and how Darla had to stake herself and that’s her death = redemption arc. Actually, I think I was like “HOLY SHIT, SHE’S NOT-- OH MY GOD SHE IS--!” when she staked herself but yeah.

On Fred:

So it took me awhile to warm up to her, but now I love Fred. And OH MY GOD, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop in the episode with her parents but I LOVE THE FACT THAT HER PARENTS ARE JUST COOL WITH IT AND LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE AND OH MY GOD IT IS JUST THE BEST TWIST.

On Fred/Gunn/Wesley love triangle:

I also loved it. I loved how they made Fred/Gunn a thing (they remind me of Rey/Finn is a lot of ways) and how cute they are compared to all of the seriousness around them. I like how it’s a relationship with two completely different... well, not brain types because Gunn is smart, he’s just not book smart. But no one is like “Fred is inherently better because she’s college educated” or “Gunn’s not good enough for her”. They just like each other and they work. Also there isn’t an episode where there’s drama because they don’t share the same interests (in fact they go the opposite way by introducing Gunn to ballet, which was the BEST).

Which speaking of the ballet episode and the Wesley part of the love triangle, I like how they resolved in that one episode and Wesley just backed off. I was legit scared they were going to go the jealous!Wesley is possessed by the count’s spirit or something, but no. Wesley is a BAMF and he knows when to let go.

On the supportive Cordelia/Angel as team Mom/Dad + baby relationship:

Again I loved it. (Plus Uncle Lorne stepping in as baby sitter and singing resentful lullabies about not getting invited to the ballet.) I think part of that was balanced out by the stark contrast to Season 6 Spike/Buffy that was going on at the time. Like the blondes are having wall to wall angry sex, knocking down entire buildings, and a couple hundred miles away in LA, the brunettes are lying down all chill with a bottle of milk and baby Conner between them, just talking. Like they were two completely different relationships and they worked like that. (Well, Spike/Buffy was self-imploding, but yeah). And yeah... then things started tanking...

On the Angel/Cordelia romantic relationship:

I was totally behind Angel suddenly developing these feelings and Cordelia having no clue/being dismissive. And I didn’t even mind Groo popping back up and essentially being a romantic cockblocking cliché (mostly because Groo is plain awesome).

BUT. I hated the final episode where Cordelia just talks to vision of herself as is like “okay yeah. i’m in love with angel. totally.”

NO. NO. NO.

THAT IS NOT HOW YOU DO ROMANTIC DEVELOPMENT/REALIZATION. NO.

And I was about ready to forgive it (a little) because of how cute their phone conversation was when Cordelia said she wanted to meet him, but then they got cockblocked again by the Powers That Be, so wtf???

On Wesley’s betrayal:

So I’m super fine with the fact that Angel didn’t forgive him, but I’m not sure why every single other member of the team followed suit? Well, I mean, Fred pretty much instantly forgave him so four for you, Fred. You go, Fred.

But yeah, it’s not like Wesley was directly in league with Holtz, planning to hand Conner over. And, it’s like, I could see them giving Wesley a cool off period out of support to Angel if Wesley was physically fine, but he wasn’t. HE GOT HIS THROAT CUT. HE NEEDED SUPPORT TOO. And, like, yes Cordelia was gone during the immediate aftermath of this and was Team Mom but am I really supposed to believe she was like “oh wesley thought angel was prophesied to kill conner so he tried to take him away to save him but got his throat cut? hmmm... well, i guess wesley deserved it. i won’t check on him to make sure he’s still alive or anything, even though we’ve known each other for the past four years”??? Like COME ON.

On the ep where Cordelia becomes a demon:

This was my favorite episode after the ballet ones. Cordelia is still my fave and this was a much needed episode in a season where it kind of felt like she got picked up and put back down whenever the plot remembered/forgot about her?

On Conner timeskipping to be a teenager:

AAAAAANGST. I did like his interactions with the druggie girl though. Nice, tragic one-off character.

On predictions for next season:

(as i mentioned, i’ve already started watching the next season, but these were written the minute i finished season three (aka a month or so ago))

- Angel will spend the entire summer at the bottom of the lake

- and Cordelia's a literal angel thing now? and Fred and Gunn are 100% clueless about what's going on… but Wolfram and Hart would be on the whole "where the fuck is angel?" cluetrain, and they'd send Wesley to do something, or Wesley would learn about it, and he'd team up with Fred and Gunn

- and with the powers of Wolfram and Hart they’ll find Angel somehow

- IDK the only other option would be Cordelia coming back all "lol i'm here temporarily to help you out" and she’d light them a beacon in the sea to find Angel (and I know she comes back because she's on the cover of the DVDs)

- anyway, Angel will be free and there's going to be drama with Connor; i'm predicting a mid-season climax/turn back to the light side

- I'm guessing Angel/Cordelia angst in the form of her going, "i'm only here temporarily. i'm going to reascend soon. we can't be together" and Angel will be all "i could never be with you physically anyway so can we just watch netflix and chill?"

- and then, yeah, Cordelia will re-ascend at some point because I'm 90% she's not in season 5

- Fred and Gunn will continue being cuties but because this is a Whedon show, something will happen externally to break them up. I've heard there's a character named Illyria who eventually exists, and Amy Acker also plays her so Fred becomes Illyria or something? And then the Fred/Gunn/Wesley love triangle re-ignites? Except for now it's Illyria/Gunn/Wesley? (i am more stoked to figure out what the hell happens with this vs any sort of angel/conner/apocalypse drama)

- Holtz's girlfriend will die at some point because she's a terrible person

- Lilah will continue to kick ass, rise above Daniel Dae Kim, and get an offer to become a senior partner aka some sort of devil demon

- the show will cease to follow Angel and instead follow Lilah and Cordelia as they become two giant opposing forces on a higher plane and… okay, yeah, that's not going to happen but a girl can dream

- Lorne will live because... alright, I don’t have a reason, I just want him to live because he’s my second favorite character and I want a scene with him and Spike together next season

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, October 15

Dawn: It's here. Just like he said. Spike: (looking into the hole) Well, at least we know the old coot isn't completely daft. Look, you better let me snatch this egg thing on my own. Dawn: No way. I'm going. Spike: No ... you are not. I've got no idea what's down there. Dawn: You need me, Spike. Somebody's gotta get the egg while you distract the ghora. Now come on.

~~Buffy Season 5 Episode #95: "Forever"~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Spike's Bad Time (Spike/Angel, Spike/OC, M) by Bloody_Willamina

A Verbal Battle (Buffy Summers, Roy Dukeshire, T) by KaibaSlaveGirl34

little fish, big fish (Darla/Drusilla, E) by evesock

Slayers Gotta Stick Together (Buffy/Faith, M) by darlingcarmilla

TAC 15 – Willow & Tara (Willow/Tara, T) by AngelicaR2

Nighthawk to Nite Owl (Xander, T, multiple xovers) by Heavyneos1

I might run out of time (Buffy/Spike, E) by latinadoll

Hanging on (Anya, Spike, T) by will_

[Chaptered Fiction]

I Shall Dress In Aeternum Ch. 11 (Ensemble, T, Highlander xover) by BlueStories

hit rewind Ch. 80 (Buffy/Spike, M) by untiljanuary

Oh My Goddess, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Maxine Eden

The Neighbor's Point of View, Chapter 139 (Buffy/Spike, T) by the_big_bad

reciprocity, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, E) by HappyWhenItRains

Scarab and Serpent, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly

A Sword in the Man, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Desicat

Through The Keyhole, Chapter 4-7 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Claire, Geliot99

Exorcise, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Desicat

Going Home (to a place we’ve never been before) Ch. 22 (dawn, T, LotR xover) by curiouslywombat

Aegis Ch. 25 (Xander, T, DCU xover) by dogbertcarroll

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[Reviews & Recaps]

Video: Brought to TEARS!! Buffy S1 Finale **Reaction** () by Sibu's Watching

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[Fandom Discussions]

What would you have done if you’d continued that one Spike-as-William fic? by thornfield13713

There are a couple of references to the events of the show’s previous Halloween episode – the creatively titled Halloween – in Season 4’s Fear Itself. by coraniaid

if Buffy were made today Adam wouldn’t have a disk drive in his chest. by aphony-cree

Double date scenarios for Spike/Buffy by silkspectred

I wish that Professor Maggie Walsh had been the true Big Bad of Season 4. by coraniaid

Absolute best part of season 4 by andyoullhearitagain

“You faced the monster inside of you, and you fought back.” by thequeenofsastiel

So interesting to me how Buffy refused to socialize with Spike in s5, but repeatedly trusted him enough to ask him for his help by thequeenofsastiel

Rank the big bads by burrunjor

Buffy getting into Northwestern by Joan the Vampire Slayer

Tara holding The Tower tarot card in Out of My Mind by AndHerSymbols

S2 E6 - How is principal Snyder illegally forcing student to sign up for charity events by ghostrider1938

Episodes that could've or should've been two-parters? by yeahitsme9

This Made Me Laugh by Equivalent-Room-7689

Explaining final death in Beauty and the Beasts by caminoeslameta

Giles in Season 3, Episode 6 by veganbethb

Angel + Buffy by Jonesybell

Buffy Season 6 by anthonycaruana

I just started rewatching Buffy for the first time in decades. by LizzieBathory420

Spike and Drusilla, Italy 1950’s by authenticriver

Do you think S3 Ep 12 allows Buffy to understand how the others in the scooby gang feel? by veganbethb

What is the worst thing this character has done (VOL. 6)- Joyce Summers by HereLiesMyFinalWor-

on season 5 now and noticing a pattern for the first episode villains by hatchbackkk

Am I crazy or is Buffy continuously punished by the narrative for being “a strong independent woman” by youknowjustsurviving

Garlic in Buffy the vampire slayer by TheFrostWolf7

Finally finished Buffy - My Thoughts by fenix4701

Buffy season 5- why does dracula not change into a monster form like the other vamps?? by hatchbackkk

Music of Passion by moses616

Favorite portrayal of Angelus by moses616

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Xander f*+%#^g Harris by moses616

Demon with “wine” tab in the arm by Ziegenkoennenfliegen

Buffy season 5- listening to fear made me so unexpectedly emotional?? by hatchbackkk

An under rated but epic moment. by Reviewingremy

They treat death with a grain of salt in buffy by hatchbackkk

why does buffy have a fake sister by RedRxbin

i think it’s great Buffy had a more age accurate casting appearance wise by hatchbackkk

Where has The First appeared before? by bkv-hbl

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why do so many people find Xander annoying? by hatchbackkk

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Buffy got treated terribly during her break up with Riley and Xander’s speech felt pointless by hatchbackkk

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, February 5

Buffy: He was my first... I loved him, and then he... Mr. Platt: ...changed. She looks up at him, surprised again. Buffy: Yeah. Mr. Platt: He got mean. Buffy: Yes. Mr. Platt: And you didn't stop loving him. Buffy doesn't know what to add or how to respond. Mr. Platt: Look, lots of people lose themselves in love. It's, it's no shame. They write songs about it. The hitch is, you can't stay lost. Sooner or later, you... you have to get back to yourself. Buffy: (considers) And if you can't? Mr. Platt: If you can't... (inhales) Well, love becomes your master, and you're just its dog.

~~Beauty and the Beasts~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Nobody knows it like you do, babe (the lengths we will go to) (Angel/Lindsey, E) by test_kard_girl

Call Me Cupid (Angel/Drusilla, M) by TheClowniestLivInExistence

Cherry Pop (Buffy/Faith, E) by ThatShipper13

Hangover Bad (gen, G) by ardavenport (adavenport)

Please Be Gentle (Darla/Drusilla, M) by AmmoniteSkin (AmmoniteFlesh)

Practice Makes Perfect (Buffy/Spike, E) by MaggieLaFey

[Chaptered Fiction]

Bonds of Shadows Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Chewbacha

Cinder-Buffy Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by holetoledo

Rise Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Lie to Me Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by In Mortal

A Second Chance- Their Story Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Loup Noir

Cherry On Top Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxineeden

Rebehold the Stars (Love from the Other Side of the Apocalypse) Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Asokatanos

If You Don't Want Him... Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Spikelover4ever

Coming Through Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by hulettwyo

Love Lives Here Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

The Apron Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by hulettwyo

Rise Of The Sineyans Chapter 3 (Buffy/Faith, M) by BlueZeroZeroOne

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:happy 20th anniversary of ats season 5 episode 12 you’re welcome by artsying-ifer

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PODCAST:Episode 14 - ReVivicaFoxication and the Bowling Nemesis (When She Was Bad) by thesunnydalediaries

PODCAST:Season 6 As A Whole (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast) by lisalilly

[Fandom Discussions]

reasons why Riley sucks by elysianholly

Ask game - Spike by yesitsterriblysimple

Ask game - Giles by yesitsterriblysimple

Buffy vs Black Widow (by Joss) by Synch

Initial Reaction to Buffy continued by multiple posters

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Discussion of 4.01 "The Freshman" - Aired 10/5/99 (WB-US) continued by multiple posters

Comical Quotes by Moptop

Explaining Jenny’s body - questionable policework in Sunnydale by Taake

S2 EP 20 "Go Fish" - Finally It's Over by olliedollie1204

So I just finished “I Will Remember You” in Angel by Irislovesneko

You wake up and find yourself in Sunnydale. What's the first thing you do? by RemoteAvocado4258

OMWF, a live performance by caldude1985

That smirk is pure Angelus by altright

I'm watching season 5 for the first time by heartacheaf

Plot hole s3e3 by ZiggySaysSmile

Season 4 appreciation thread by jdpm1991

Does anyone happen to know why eps are missing on Disney+? by benedictwinterborn

At the end of Tabula Rasa... by BeccasBump

Clem appreciation post by Unable_Earth5914

What was D'Hoffryn's agenda re: Anya in S7 by Nostromo87

What did one of your least favorite characters do that you actually respected? by InfiniteMehdiLove

BTVS for a modern audience? by RegisterAfraid

Which one of these do you think it’s the best dialogue between Wes and Illyria? by JellyfishDry9464

In this episode when Buffy decided she had to kill Anya she came off as such a hypocrite by Mundane-Client3467

What is Your Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and/or Angel WTF Moment? by Big-Restaurant-2766

S5E7 Fool For Love, Buffy's Look by PurplishPlatypus

S6 1st *rewatch* ever by caldude1985

One thing I have learned to really appreciate about BTVS with streaming/binge-watching by dragonsrawesomesauce

how did it not occur to the remaining scoobies that they would need to dig out the grave by Wendy-M

The Sunnydale High Sentinel staff doing the real journalism by altright

The grappling hooks though by EuphoricNebula1947

Thoughts on this conversation from "Never Leave Me"? by SafiraAshai

What storylines did BTVS do in 1997-2003 that they couldn't now? by Old-Emphasis-7190

What was Angel's deal? by Jazzlike-Dog-8401

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, June 4

Larry: What? Talk louder dude. Xander: I'm just saying, it's gotta be frustrating, having the secret. You gotta be kinda filling up with resentment, unexpressed rage, just waiting to burst out. Today at lunch...? Larry: What secret? Being gay? Man, I'm out! I'm so out I got my grandma fixing me up with guys.

~~Earshot~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

illicit euphoria (Buffy, G) by BeatriceEveryTuesday

Heroes Mothers Day Gathering (Multiple crossovers, G) by changingdestiny4

Little Miss Gets Returned To Where She Belongs (Crossover with due South, NR) by Anonymous

nail polish (Willow/Oz, G) by BeatriceEveryTuesday

Celia (Buffy/Spike, G) by Miss Kitty

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Spider and the Key in New York, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Tom Holland's Spiderman, T) by Stand_with_Ward_and_Queen

The Way You Look At Me, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Giles, T) by Kangaleigh

Of Women and Words, Chapter 1 (Lorne/OC, G) by BlackCatPersona

I'm Sorry, What?, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blackmysteria

Inner Demon = Literal Cat, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Desicat

There Should Be Groveling, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by slaymesoftly

105: Intro To Vampyre, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Desicat

The Neighbor's Point of View, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by the_big_bad

Anything We Want, Part 2, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Spiderwebs, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Willow25

The Grapevine, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by ClowniestLivEver

Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by tragic

Rise, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

Devils, Slayers, and Vampires, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Daredevil, FR15) by AragornIIElessar

Athena Luthor - Slayer Travels, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Smallville, FR15) by Hermionetobe

Echoes of Beljoxa, Chapter 62 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by myrabeth

The Time We Had, Chapter 41 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty

Postcards and Snapshots, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by TheSunnySlayer

Shaping Trust, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Desicat

Wild Thing, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen

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[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy VS Dracula! | Season 5 BTVS Premiere reaction by Georgia Corsby

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 3 'Witch' | Blind Reaction by Vlc

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[Fandom Discussions]

[Buffy & Willow's relationship] by comradesummers

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Take Out The Trio, Insert... by multiple authors

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The new Angel comic was excellent by multiple authors

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, March 7 - Wednesday, March 8

Cain: No wonder this town's overrun with monsters. No one here's man enough to kill 'em. Buffy: Oh, I wouldn't be too sure of that. (bends his gun into an arc with her bare hands) How about you let the door hit you in the ass on the way out of town?

~~Phases~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Self-Doubt by badly_knitted (Buffy, Faith, PG)

Define Special by madimpossibledreamer (Buffy/Devil May Cry/Resident Evil/Background NCIS Crossover, Xander, T)

Birds of a Feather by DWEmma (Black Widow crossover, Faith, T)

Flock Together by DWEmma (Black Widow crossover, Faith, E)

A little more time by LJ94 (Buffy/Spike, Buffy & Xander, M)

The Benefits of Being a Hero by anonymous author (Tara/Willow, T)

The Neurology Wing by heckate (Buffy, Willow, G)

Welcome to the Clan by JessicaSnow (Twilight crossover, Buffy, M)

I Would Kill Him (If You Let Me) by thoughtsofahouseplant (Buffy/Spike, Hank Summers, T)

Spike's Night-Time Bites by Supernatural_Artefact (Buffy/Spike, T)

Rainbow by BeatriceEveryTuesday (Buffy/Anya, M)

facing sorrow with Faith by watcherless (Buffy/Faith, E)

The Weird & Wonderful Tale of Buffy the Horse by TheBatmanPersona (Buffy/Faith, T)

A little more time by LJ94 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Empty by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Paper clouds, open windows - Chapter 1 by tinkerbellamy (Willow/Heidi the hyena, T)

Who Am I - Chapter 1-3 (COMPLETE!) by Luka (Dawn, G)

APOCALYPSE - Chapter 1 by TheCitron (Faith/Robin Wood, M, in French)

Askew - Chapter 1 by ApexDrive (Xander/Larry, Xander/Jesse, Xander/Jonathan, Xander/Andrew, E)

Slaying Nightmares - Chapter 1 by LinzOd (Sandman crossover, Scoobies, Buffy/Spike, T)

Several chapter updates on Elysian Fields (Buffy/Spike, various ratings)

And chapter updates on Twisting the Hellmouth (various characters and ratings)

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Found family ties, Ch. 1-4 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, G)

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5 Buffy Icons by debris4spike (Buffy, worksafe)

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Gothic rose Willow manip by emmatheslayer (worksafe)

💃🏼 BtVS 505. No Place Like Home 💃🏼 by tmcarlee (Glory, worksafe)

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Older and Far Away by elliebartlets

S7 rewatch : review of Storyteller (Pt 3/3) by PuckRobin

First Time Watcher (S2 Halloween) by genz9

Check out my Buffy podcast, Slayer Lair, on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! by Jera420

First Time Watcher S2 Ep 8 (The Dark Age) by genz9

5.10 Soul Purpose | Angel on Top

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Angel leaves Buffy to give her a chance to have a full life, and... by petpluto

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Multiple Homestuck classpect headcanons for Buffy characters by tavtiers

Ever had a Buffy related dream? by garuffy and others

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Willow's arc was the opposite of the Slayers by garfan and others

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, July 9

Angel: Buffy, you know, I'm still figuring things out. There's a lot I don't understand. But I do know it's important to keep fighting. I learned that from you. Buffy: But we never... Angel: We never win. Buffy: Not completely. Angel: We never will. That's not why we fight. We do it 'cause there's things worth fighting for.

~~Gingerbread~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Just to be Sure (Buffy/Faith, E) by CateLovesDaddy

Anita (Buffy/Spike, E) by alittlemoretime

Suspension of Belief (Buffy/Faith, T) by Anonymous

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Souled Three, Chapter 2 (Whirlwind, E) by the_widow_twankey

Perfect Clarity, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

Ephemera, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by HappyWhenItRains

Castle Shenanigans, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tessa

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Gifset:five episodes per season ⤳ season two by slayerbuffy

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Video: Making "Mr. Pointy" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Craft with Me! by Clever Ghoul

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PODCAST: Gone S6 E11 by Buffy and the Art of Story

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[Soul logistics in BTVS] by tubesock86 and peachesandvampires

Tara's Fate by multiple authors

Giles toward the end of Season 7 by multiple authors

Master is the least threatening villain by multiple authors

I love how petty Angel gets when he's jealous. by multiple authors

For the ones who watched Buffy when it was on the WB how big of a deal was the Angelus story line for you and what was it like experiencing it as the story line aired? by multiple authors

Chosen is a bad finale: Change my mind by multiple authors

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, May 28

Willow: Hmm! Wha'cha got in the boxes? Drugs? It's not drugs, is it, Xander?! Xander: Not drugs.

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

The Difficulties of Feeding (Xander, Angel, T) by AlexMcpherson79

Threads of Redemption (Giles/Reader, T) by Loki_Dokie_Okie

Passage (Buffy/Giles, M) by WWitch1997

The Dance of Shadows (Spike/reader, G) by Loki_Dokie_Okie

Thanks For Saying It (Buffy/Spike, R) by Electric Heart

Abs of Tin (Buffy/Spike, R) by ClowniestLivEver

[Chaptered Fiction]

Just Married, Chapter 1 (Xander/Anya, T) by AJ Fields

Barbie Buffy, Chapter 2 (Crossover with Sabrina the Teenage Witch, E) by MangaVampire666

Stab in the back, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by MelG_2005

Deeper than Blood, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blackmysteria

Bound, Chapter 43 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by RavenLove12

Those 2 again, Chapter 23 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Julikobold

Anything We Want, Part 2, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Back Through The Woods, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Desicat

When the World Went Cold, You Were Brighter than Gold, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Harlow Turner

Dusk Rising, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by HappyWhenItRains

Best Wishes, Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Kanita

Unforseeable Paths, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Axell

Sparks, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike/Angel, NC-17) by Dusty

Awakening Of The Slayer, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by PaganRose

Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by tragic

Buffy 2.0, Chapter 14 (Non-crossover, FR18) by BlueZeroZeroOne

Echoes of Beljoxa, Chapter 60 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by myrabeth

Dust, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by flootzavut

Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

Dawn the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, R) by LJ94

Float, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Grief Counseling

Baby Love, Chapter 34 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Niamh

[Images, Audio & Video]

SCULPTURE: ATS 209. The Trial by tmcarlee

ARTWORK: Lego Buffy - The Becoming Run by tmcarlee

MOBILE WALLPAPER: buffy wallpaper by Comfortable-One3228

[Reviews & Recaps]

*THIS WAS A MISTAKE?!* Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4 Ep 21 "Primeval" Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING by Thor Reacts

ROUGH FIRST DAY FOR BUFFY - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reaction - 7x4 - Help by TheLexiCrowd

My First Buffy Finale! (1x12) | BTVS REACTION by cass reacts

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 3X10 REACTION I First Time Watching by EvilQK

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S01E02 First Time Watching || "The Harvest" by JabberwockyReacts

1x2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer First Time Reaction - The Harvest! by Veggie Gamer

Buffy The Vampire Slayer 4x20 - "The Yoko Factor" REACTION! by Big Time Knights Reacts

PODCAST: 7.18 - "Dirty Girls" by If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me

[Fandom Discussions]

Banner Battle: Cordelia Chase by RachM

If Spike had been killed off would you have kept watching ? [cont.] by multiple authors

Rewatch of I've Got You Under My Skin by multiple authors

If Spike's tough guy routine is an act, where do you think his love for violence comes from? by multiple authors

Buffy the demon slayer? by multiple authors

Disussion: Halloween (ep 6, s2) - next disussion will be the 4th of June. Watch ep 7, s2: Lie To Me by multiple authors

Buffy the Vampire Slayer "movie" by multiple authors

Favorite female character (other than Buffy) by multiple authors

Season 6 Alternate Plot Thought (plot spoilers inside) by multiple authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: The Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes, Ranked via Movieweb

PUBLICATION: Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Unexpected New Haircut Is Giving Fans All the Buffy Vibes via Yahoo News

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