r/buffy • u/chase_the_moon7 • 1d ago

NEW VIEWER - No spoilers please! First Time - IM HOOKED!

As someone born in the early 90s - i’ve been chasing shows that feel like that… as one does 😂

okay… binged season 1 in a day. Obsessed with Angel.
Started season 2 & really struggling with Buffy’s attitude this first episode. Help me make sense of it - is it her yearning for angel? is it like Giles said “trauma” from The Master situation?

i just don’t believe she would do that weird seductive/mating dance with xander knowing willow loves him. Buffy is kinder than that, right?

also xander saying “if they hurt willow, ill kill you” was so hot - still an Angel girl - but that was hot.

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u/Ok_Area9367 1d ago

I love the Season 2 opener.

Buffy’s behaviour has basically nothing to do with Angel. She experienced her own death and has spent the whole summer unable to talk about it. She’s massively traumatised.

That’s the great thing about the show - the things that happen have real consequences for the characters that shape them long-term. Season 2 was where I realised Buffy was a cut above a lot of shows I’d watched in that regard.

And if you love Angel, you HAVE to watch the spin-off when you get to the end of Season 3. I’m an advocate for watching the spin-off and the rest of Buffy concurrently, but a lot of people watch it after finishing Buffy.

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u/chase_the_moon7 1d ago

ANGEL HAS HIS OWN SHOW? 🥵
def will try and tandem watch after season 3!

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u/Katris22 20h ago

Just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I recommend watching Angel after you finish Buffy. The two shows tones are wildly different and it's very jarring to go from one to the other. Also if you finish Buffy first you will be way less spoiled vs if you were to switch to watching Angel. The crossover episodes have a few major spoilers if you watch angel before completely Buffy

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u/chase_the_moon7 20h ago

thank you! this is great context - i’m pretty obsessed with buffy - idk if i could switch between the two 😂

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u/Xyex 12h ago

It's MUCH better to switch between the two. Everyone who says otherwise is just... wrong.

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u/Katris22 19h ago

Exactly! I find it's a much smoother and fulfilling experience watching start to finish of each show individually. When I'm watching Buffy I just want to see the next episode of Buffy! I get the same feeling when I'm watching Angel