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buffysource · 2 days
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Buffy, maintaining a normal social life as a Slayer… is problematic at best.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
1.05 | Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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spuffygifs · 3 hours
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | S6E10: Wrecked
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bangelgifs · 7 days
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2.14 Innocence [Requested by Anonymous]
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alfapratt · 11 months
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | Season 10
Love Dares You (part 2) - #12
Love Dares You (part 3) - #13
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dirtyaimfanstuff-blog · 6 months
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The Basket
This was my entry for SAD's Sooky September challenge. I was going to do more with it, but since she's already posted there might as well here.
Inspired by S4's episode "Fear Itself" When Xander asks Buffy what she's got in the basket :)
Drawn in clip studio paint
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in-every-generation · 4 months
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@wickedlehane is getting a #tequilamom starter. because reasons.
Sliding her glass across the island of Faith's kitchen, Buffy motioned for the other Slayer to refill her glass -- a slice of lime ready and waiting. "You would think I kicked her puppy. Not that we have a puppy. But still. The way Sara acts you would think I was a serial puppy kicker. Ruined her life. She actually said those words to me. Told me that her father and I ruined her life by moving her here..."
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Glass refilled, Buffy downed the liquid in one before biting the lime and tossing it into the trash. "James seems perfectly happy. Even has himself a girlfriend. Or something. He doesn't tell me. And why should he? I'm all old now. I'm an old life ruiner."
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badfandomurl · 1 year
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2x03 | 6x03
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Claire: You don't know how to get rid of him. Jamie: I thought I might try violence. Claire: Solid call.
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existentialflirt · 6 months
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@wickedlehane said: Faith, to Buffy- "Will you marry me, B?"
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Buffy lifted up her head and and looked at her from across the kitchen table. There was a bottle of whiskey and some cans of White Claw between them. It was the complete lack of kick from said White Claws that had driven her to taking shots with Faith. It was the only way to take the unpleasant sensation of her throat constricting as the liquor scorched down her esophagus. Every shot had been finished with an expressive 'yuck' reaction.
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"Omigod, Faaith." Either inebriation or the harshness of the alcohol had brought out the nasally vocal fry of her accent. "Yer drunk. Or...or yer not an' juss fuckin' with me. Well, I don' think i's very fu — funny."
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tuiyla · 11 months
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hello! sorry if this is annoying but how is spike shown as an unreliable narrator? i can never pick up on these things :,)
Hey Anon! No worries not annoying at all.
What I'm mostly referring to is him telling Buffy that after becoming a vampire he swiftly got himself a gang, implying himself to be the leader, and then cut to Angelus smacking him about. As well as with the name William the Bloody, apparently not a vampire thing. And who knows if he actually did the spike thing and got his name that way or just overheard that one dude criticising his poetry. I'm paraphrasing A LOT of this haha I only saw the ep once and have moved on. Oh also him going "I've always been bad" cutting to a soft poetry boy.
But the main idea is, and the series is very aware of this, that Spike hypes himself and especially his scariness up. Do I recall correctly that in his first episode he says he was there for the crucifixion? Right, a Victorian poet. And it's not a continuity error because in that very episode we find out he's younger than Angel. Essentially, Spike constructs his story the way he wants to and doesn't deny when people make him out to be a little scarier (and more competent) than he actually is. And all of this checks out in terms of his character.
In instances like these when the show confirms he is unreliable I like the trope. Like I say I think it adds to his character, wanting to seem bigger and badder than he actually is. When we consider William and how he was humiliated and ridiculed, of course Spike would want to reframe the narrative. That said I don't think what he says about the two Slayers he killed is false or unreliable, but who knows we might see something to the contrary later.
I'd really have to rewatch to make sure but I also think his telling of the events of his breakup with Dru could be the case for this. We see in Fool For Love that Dru sensed and was annoyed by his obsession with Buffy and it wasn't just a case of her leaving him unprompted. But yeah, all of this makes sense for Spike's character. Of course he can't be trusted to tell the whole truth, of course he'd try to make himself come off in a better light.
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juanabaloo · 2 years
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Exhibit Ch - Your honor they love each other! (fuffy)
This is a pro-fuffy BTVS rewatch series. Kendra Appreciation Post! Exhibit Ch is a bonus / catchup review about Scott Hope, Kendra, and a few non-Faith episode recos. Long post.
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1. Remember how I wanted Scott Hope to get one more episode so Buffy could prioritize Faith over him? Scott is literally never seen again after 3.03. I wanna review Scott Hope. In exhibit B.10 I mentioned that Scott does seem particularly insightful. Here’s a text montage of all the great Scott moments. Imagine “I will remember you” playing in the background.
“Uh, I'm sorry. I'm a bad liar. It's not good for the soul.” (3.03)
“You're friends with Buffy, right?” - to Faith (3.03)
“Faith has been telling me tall tales.” (3.03)
“my mom says that therapy can be completely helpful.” - to Buffy (3.04)
“I hope you realize I don't actually know these people.” - jokingly about Pete and Debbie (3.04)
“It's just that you never really know what's going on inside somebody.” - about Pete and Debbie after they both die (3.04) Y’all he realized he didn’t actually know them.
“Before we were going out, you seemed so full of life, like a force of nature. Now you just seem distracted all the time, and… I’m really sorry” - dumping Buffy (3.05) Buffy agrees she has been distracted.
2. Scott - in what little we see of him - is very honest. He says he’s a bad liar, he realizes Faith’s stories are at least exaggerated, he’s pro-therapy. And he’s not just honest but he verbalizes it. The way he dumps Buffy, Scott’s so fucking honest. Scott is mentioned again in the show 3 times, twice more in S3 and then once in S7.
3. Remember Buffy’s traumatic therapy experience in 3.04? Well her next therapy session is to Holden the psych major and new vamp she very vaguely remembers from high school. In 7.07 (Conversations with Dead People) Holden says: “Scott Hope said you were gay… He says that about every girl he breaks up with. And then last year, big surprise, he comes out.” Buffy acts surprised at hearing this news, that he called her gay. 
4. Granted, I could buy that Scott was repressed and gay in high school. But just because he came out eventually doesn’t mean he was lying. Also the “he says that about every girl” bit sounds OOC to me. Scott was insightful and honest when we saw him. I think this is the show queer-panicking again. “Oh no wait, Buffy can’t be gay! Or queer! Uhm….. yeah let’s add that Scott says that about every girl, oh yeah because he’s actually gay and therefore a lying liar.” Homophobic much? Silly show. Also am I picking and choosing to fit my argument? A little bit.
5. So in summary, Scott Hope is insightful and honest and calls Buffy gay, aka calls Buffy queer. She is so repressed / panicking that she is visually surprised by this in 7.07. Oh Buffy.
Alright, enough about Scott, let’s talk about Kendra!
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6. Kendra is the Jamaican slayer that appears briefly in S2. The BTVS writers room was super white. There are several things they don’t do a great job with IMO, including the LA homeless scenes (3.01), queerness (in general and also being bi just doesn’t exist?), judaism, and sexual assault (*rages at multiple epis*). Sometimes the show is a little misogynistic (but not as bad as Angel, holy fuck that show) and a little racist. Or a lot. The racial diversity of the show is laughable, I mean late 90s California? Even in the LA episode (Anne 3.01) LA is just - mostly white? *cackles* (As a palate cleanser here’s a nice gifset featuring POC characters on BTVS and ATS.)
7. Interesting Black characters are given the short shrift, including Mr. Trick in S3. Kendra deserved better but at least we got a little glimpse of her. If you’re following along at home and but also trying to limit your BTVS intake, I recommend the following non-Faith-appearance catchup episodes: 2.09 (Kendra appears), 2.10 (Kendra heavy), 2.11 (the Ted episode), 2.21 (Becoming Part 1 - Kendra re-appears), 2.22 (Becoming Part 2 - to finish off the season). And 3.01 honestly, because limiting intake can be difficult, LOL.
8. ifeveristoday lays it out in this good short post on Kendra’s role / lore on the show, and how it could be better.
9. herinsectreflections explains Kendra is not one of Buffy’s shadow selves. This gifset by fuffygifs shows the scene parallel.
10. Kendra locks up Angel. Delight in her power over him, the way she laughs at him.
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11. I vividly remember the scene where Buffy slow-motion runs through the school, it’s in the show openers. But what I had forgotten until this rewatch was that it’s her running to get back to everyone in the library, after her chat with Angelus in the cemetery, and she finds Kendra dead. (Because of Dru’s hypnosis powers.) My memory of the slow-mo was that Buffy’s so badass, but now it’s tinged with sadness bc she was trying and then fails to help / save her friends, including Kendra. Although really the only long-term damage is Kendra. *grumble*
12. OK the main scene I want to review is when Buffy and Kendra say goodbye in 2.10. Buffy calls herself a freak, which is a real insult in her mind. Kendra reassures her “not the only freak.” And then Buffy goes to hug Kendra, but Kendra doesn’t hug. So Buffy doesn’t. Can you imagine where this didn’t happen, like Kendra is OK with hugs. And then when Buffy meets Faith she hugs her at some point (not right away). Gah! They never hug right? Or Buffy isn't feeling like she caused Kendra's death and she's more open with Faith? (spuffygifs has the full gifset)
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I gotta admit they did have chemistry.
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OK, a smattering of links to Kendra gifsets I found:
nerd4music
dailybtvs
original andremichaux
andremichaux with tags people left
13. OK, a few thoughts on 3.01 Anne. Already unrealistic when it aired (Buffy somehow affords a studio apt on a waitress salary?) it’s achingly unrealistic now, in terms of money. Like Buffy would need 3 waitressing-type jobs and she’d still have 4 roomates in a craaap 2 BR apt that was falling apart.
14. SMG is giving a master class in acting in SO much of BTVS. The moment when she revolts is brilliant. Check it here (credit to deansmom and harrietvane and isagrimorie) proof that SMG made the acting choice, that it wasn’t that detailed in the script. (read the prev tags too, all of this is brilliant) Also we already know Buffy but this introduction of herself is great, on par with Faith-introducing-herself levels here. (the whole deansmom gifset and tags really sets the mood pre-"aggressive chipper shit talker" Buffy introducing herself)
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I am not great at finding gifs on tumblr. Here are some bonus ones for prev exhibits:
Faith accidentally punching Buffy in 3.04. (Eliza apparently actually punched SMG IRL)
Faith shooting her shot in 3.05
Buffy’s unsure reaction in 3.05
No rating for this exhibit bc there’s no Faith. (Exhibit C had a they love each other rating of 2 out of 5.) Next exhibit will cover episode 3.07 Revelations. Exhibit Ch has been submitted, the prosecution rests for the day.
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buffysource · 16 days
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
3.05 | Homecoming
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spuffygifs · 28 days
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | S5E22: The Gift
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bangelgifs · 11 days
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2.14 Innocence [Requested by Anonymous]
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alfapratt · 10 months
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Why do you think Spike says "No, you don't. But thanks for saying it." to Buffy in his final moments?
Do you think Buffy and Spike eventually get to be together?
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girlsofthemcu · 10 months
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James: (gets out of bed and does pushups) Mira: Those like regulation? You do those every morning? James: No. Just a good way to start the day. Mira: Great. Then you can have your perfectly balanced breakfast and then you can call your mother.
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