#its kinda funny how this all happened in the same episode where willow realized

[boschlowtxt]

this could be a random, sudden and tad bit odd question. But what's your opinion about that one Amity and Boscha scene in episode 3 of season 3??? Alot of people have been calling it a one-sided crush relationship- and I kinda wanna hear what YOU think about it. I personally disagree with the whole- one-sided crush idea.

Thank you for the question! I also completely disagree for a few reasons:

The fandom places too much emphasis on romantic relationships (kinda ironic coming from me), and doesn't understand that friendships can be just as heartbreaking to lose as romantic relationships (if not more)

In one scene of Understanding Willow, we can see Boscha and Amity walking to class together. Boscha is seen talking to Amity very casually, as friends do, because she genuinely believes they are friends.

In the same scene (note that this is the scene right after Willow says no shenanigans no ruses etc.), Amity stops because she notices something in the photo room. Boscha immediately goes off with a bunch of questions which are. "Why does it look like you've seen a ghost? Is there a ghost in photo class? Are they cute?"

Not only does this show that Boscha would visibly show that she would be interested in someone else. She also did not hesitate to say "Ask if they have any friends!" She didn't care whether or not Amity was interested in someone else.

Aside from this, Boscha isn't actually a very jealous person. I don't think she has actually envied anyone in the show. Rather, she believes in structure and rules. This is shown in her saying "...we proved our social dominance. All is right in the hierarchy." in Wing It Like Witches.

Additionally, before For the Future, we often saw Boscha only teasing Willow when Amity was around. She would also frequently look at Amity (or anyone of her friends) for approval. She wants to know if what she was doing was right.

Eden Riegel (Boscha's VA), has said that Boscha believes being friends with others is ruling over them. It can also be assumed that this would also apply the other way around, but only in special cases.

In the scene before that, Boscha mentions how she cannot allow herself to be vulnerable, because everything will fall apart. "Everything" being her structure and being vulnerable being "ruled over."

Boscha does not see Amity as a romantic partner, but rather as an "equal" in the social hierarchy/structure she has in her head. (This is a common thing seen in narcissistic individuals.)

In the scene itself, when Boscha gets on one knee, it is not a love confession just because it looks like a 'proposal'. She is physically lowering herself. This is a visual representation of how she is asking Amity to tell her what to do.

She said it in the scene herself. "I already let you go." She did let her go. Back when everything was normal. But things changed, and she was left questioning every decision she has ever made up to that point. We saw how broken she was after she realized how much she messed up. This was her last effort to go back to "normal" before she realized that maybe she should try something else.

Lastly, aside from all the character analysis, I hope people would view the scene in context. Boscha has lost her friends, has lost all sense of structure in her world, is left with no adults to guide her except for the one deceiving her by constantly mentioning the mistake she made that cost her her friends. She is looking for any sense of structure to make sense of her world.

Boscha loves her friends to the moon and back, genuinely. So to have someone who she thought was her best friend? It was heartbreaking. I'd compare it to when Amity left Willow because she was "half-a-witch". If you can see a friendship breakup between two friends and realize it's one of the worst things you can experience as a kid, then you can also realize that Boscha is still processing being left behind

Also. Just in case people doubt that Boscha genuinely cares about her friends. Here's her graffiti.

AMELIA!!

CAT!

WHERE R U?? -:'(

#boschlowtxt #boschlow talks #ask #its kinda funny how this all happened in the same episode where willow realized #that she doesnt have to rely on others either #they really are each others foils #long post #sorry if this is rlly rambly #i just got home from singing karaoke with my friends #its why i rlly love boschlow #both of them just rlly love their friends #to somewhat unhealthy degrees LMAO #but sometimes i feel like the friendships get overlooked now bc of the romance in the show and i #just find that rlly sad #as someone who is on the arospec

[huntsman-ash]

RWBY V8E4 LiveThoughts

And were back at it again, this week with turkey and Italian preserved sausage as a snack! Lets see what RT has for us this week.

Oh, 20 minutes. Are they normally this long?

Oh, wait, the openings almost 2 minutes long. Thats more like it.

And now to Robyn and Qrow. Seems Robyns actually liking Qrow a little bit now. 

Guess the cells aren’t secured if a fly got into Schnee’s. This a “Fly on Mike Pence’s face” reference?

Qrow sounds more growly again. Did he get smacked back two seasons by Clover dying?

If by “darkness” you mean “Tyrian” then, yes. Also dude, its Clover. He was shit anyway. All the Aces are shit. Dont feel too bad about him.

And he’s got a point too. If Clover had thought with his head instead of his dick (yes, Im sure they were gonna fuck, Fair Games totally a thing), he probably wouldnt be dead now, and Tyrian would be the one with the sword through his chest.

But of course this is RWBY and V7/8 so things cant go their ways.

Ouch. Deep thoughts of Qrow. And some interesting stuff from Robyn too. I still think I’d prefer hopeandharmonizing’s Briar, though.

Marrows glare gives me life. Hare’s just a moron right now though, but thats no real surprise. She’s immature emotionally.  Honestly, shes...kind of like a less bad version of our current President. Always has to be the best at everything, fastest, leader, whatever.

Thats probably why this is grating on her so much. Even though shes TECHNICALLY the Ace’s leader now (I think? Seemed like she was Clovers lieutenant, so by rate of succession she’s in command now)

A glance at the little floating control pad... “Clerance access only”. Okay, that...seems weird. Shouldnt it say something like authorized personell only? Maybe it means access by clerance only or something.

Then Robyn’s name, and then process ID 4591-27. No idea what thats useful for but its there.

Also Marrow seems to be the only competent member of the Aces rn. 

Ah now we get to see some of the hills around Atlas. For those of you who have seen my headcanons on the Hunter-Killers and their base of operations, Fortress Academy, its out in these hills somewhere.

The music sounds like a boss fight.

The screen on Ren’s hoverbike reads “HVB Rhino” and “HD5800″ I can only assume HVB stands for “hoverbike” and Rhino must be its name, like how the dropships are Mantas. No clue what the number is. 

Also apparently the cold in Solitas is so bad it corrupts machinery?

Ahh, good, some action. Lets see what we get now. Ohh, teamwork. And again, signs that aura allows you to move faster and farther than a normal human

Heh, it really is like a boss fight, like the chase scene at the end of the first Viking level in For Honor.

Oh, and it can call for reenforcements literally out of nowhere? Or is the whole tundra of Solitas just CRAWLING with Grimm?

Yes, yes it did just call for backup, Yang. Maybe these are all forward scouts and ambush units from the Grimmstorm. They did say its the biggest...

Another banger from Casey Lee Williams...

What the hell happened in Solitas to cause this geography? Seriously, its a line of bridges over a gap in two cliffs...that cant be natrual, not that equal in distance.

Man, those bikes didnt even last half an episode...I guess thats fair, they are facing obsurd odds. Or maybe they just want Yang to be the only one with a bike.

And there goes the dropwall. Woops.

Also you can just kinda see it but they bounce off the rock and thats why they slow down. Useful.

Also this part with them falling off the edge reminds me of the ending cutscene of Halo 4s Forerunner level, where Chief flies out of a portal and almost goes sailing off a cliff in a Ghost.  Except here, the bike stays on the land and THEY go off the cliff.

I paused at just the right time cause YANGS FACE XD

Holy shit what are Ren’s weapons cables MADE OF? The one atop him is holding him AND the weight of his two teammates. And the one below has both Jaune and Yang. No sign of slippage or breackage at all. 

Ahhh there’s the whaleship (Monstra? Fuck it Im gonna keep calling it the whaleship). So yeah my headcanon now is the mountain its right next too is Menachite, where Fortress is. 

Oh hey back to the Schnee manor of all things! Does...this mean military invasion of the Schnee grounds. Hey Whitley. Lesbians are here. 

Someone make a video cut of Weiss banging on the door to the “Knock knock open up the door its real!” part of that one song.

Hehehehhe. Nice Weiss.

Also convenient about the house staff. Good thing RT doesnt need to animate them or Willow now...

I hope the staff took some of the silverware and some paintings on the way out.

Why is MAY the one carrying Nora.

Ah so now they’re stuck out there with no cell service. Hehe.

Ah okay so the cold in Solitas DOES eat aura. Good, my headcanon still kind of stands. 

I wonder, does wearing proper cold weather clothing (like bundled up stuff) help? Or does it cut right through...

Why is JAUNE the one hauling the bike? Isnt Yang the strongest? Or maybe they take turns.

Ahhh inter-team talking. Also, outpost. Hmm. Atlas one? Overrun if I had to guess. Unless he saw Fortress. Which I doubt.

I do love the circling shot here, with the light on Yang’s hair and the shadows on Ren. Its...really artistic and emotional. GREAT WORK RT. 

Rens got points. And hes saying stuff I myself have been saying for ages, which is good. I wonder why this is how Ren is now...working with the Ace Ops? Being afraid of loosing Nora? No one tell him what happened last episode.

Also, Jaune’s hair seems to have gotten less crazy in recent episodes. It looks less like a banana and more like a close tactical cut.

Yangs got a point.

Ahhh and now we get to see the inside of the whale. 

SALEM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP SHOWING THE FUCK OFF. SERIOUSLY. WE GET IT. 

...this is gonna be a really criingy torture section, isnt it.

Someones gonna take that “hound didnt break you” line in the WRONG direction 

It is amusing the only thing holding Oscar down is the Hound actually. 

Ah so they’re still searching the remains of Beacon.

Also I like how Salem calls them “her forces” as if its anything but a random bunch of expendable monsters. Like, bruh, you cant search anything with THAT.

Ignoring the boring chat between these two, notice how the Hound’s shoulder literally flexes and shifts when Salem touched it. I dont think this thing is solid at all aside from the head and the bone claws...the whole thing is just amorphous Grimm material that can adapt to whatever situation it requires. A specialist unit. A...Hunter hunter.

Yo what the fuck was that. Magic? Huh. Did we actually SEE magic for once in the show? Only took us 8 FUCKING SEASONS...

Doesnt seem to be anything but an energy blast/pain never firing though. I assume his auras still gone, cause its completely singed his shirt, but it didnt do much else.

...Im not impressed.

She really needs to stop touching his face, its creeping me out.

HAHA SHE CANT DO IT HERSELF SHE HAS TO RELY ON HAZEL BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF HIM. I think we know where she stands now, doesnt she...say what you will about her letting Hazel have his vengeance (which is very valid, even he admits hit), but me? I think she A) cant actually beat up on Ozma herself because she still cares and B) shes almost out of magic too. Its weakened as the Gods have been gone and shes been forced to rely on the Grimm and on pawns. Basically, once she and Oz are both gone? That’s it for magic. Remnant will belong to the Grimm...and to technology. 

At which point without Oz around to hold them back Atlas is going to go fucking BONKERS and basically ensure the Grimm get pushed back into a corner and then finally permenantly STAMPED OUT.

More Whale insides. Seems like most of its empty grandious spaces. Or possibly muscle? Hard to tell. Either way theres a lot of open air in there...with tight corridors. If you fired a thermobaric warehead into one of the chambers the resulting blastc could possibly blow the doors off and send a raging fireball through the entire thing...Hmm. Filing that away for later.

NEO IS SO SHORT ITS FUNNY TO ME. I know its just positioning BUT SHE LOOKS EVEN SHORTER IN THIS SHOT THAN USUAL.

More note on the Hound; the “flesh” around its right shoulder spike actually sinks down when it stops moving. Its neck shifts and moves too, like the material isnt solid, but recirculating.

I also dont see any eyes. And it looks like it has some kind of...forehead mouth? Def looks like teeth down the ridge of its spine.

Oh boy yeah that...whole thing is basically melting in on itself.

I wont lie; hearing Cinder get berated by CORTANA (and yes, I still hear Cortana in Salem, espeically now that the two characters are kind of one and the same, both megalomaniacal leaders of giant armies, bar the fact that one of them is about a TRILLION times more dangerous than the other because one of them has access to Guardian Custodies and the other one is...well kind of lame and has to have beefy dudes beat up on small children etc) is pleasing to me. 

Get fucked, Cinder.

And THERE is Cortana again too.

Neo Marry Popins’s Ya’lling is fucking CUTE. And I love her little smirk.

Wait the whale’s that close?

..oh my...hold on.

...thats it. THATS ATLAS’S AIR FLEET!?!

12 AIRSHIPS? 12? EXCUSE ME!?

ARE YOU LEGITAMETLY TELLING ME THE BIGGEST MILITARY ON REMNANT HAS FEWER AIRSHIPS THAN THE SMALLEST NAVY ON EARTH HAS FRIGATES? YOUR FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT? THERE HAS TO BE MORE SOMEWHERE. THIS IS A JOKE, A STRAIGHT UP FUCKING JOKE.

...

No, thats...thats it. Thats Atlas’s airfleet. 12 tiny vessels. I swear it was bigger last season...

...HA! HAHA! HA! Oh, Ironwood, and Atlas as a whole...you deserve everything your about to get. I hope you die SCREAMING, and that when your bodies fall bleeding and shattered to Mantle, the people down there will realize that, no. You cant just assume Hunters will do all the work for you

THIS IS REMNANT. ITS KILL OR BE KILLED. YOU EITHER MAKE A FORCE POWERFUL ENOUGH THAT THE GRIMM RUN FROM YOU  OR YOU DIE INSTEAD. ATLAS FAILED. NOW THEY SUFFER.

Emerald stop simpin.

Also that is...the SHITTEST outpost...I have ever seen in my life. My overall thought process of Atlas is...sinking even LOWER than before. 

Though it seems more like a waystation. Bed, Dust, some dudes coat on it. Dead heater. Its probably a rest spot for Specialists out in the tundra.

Ren does the emo sit. Lol. Yang even says it. Brood himself to death.

Alright whats this now...something forcing itself out of the tundra?

And thats it for today! Cool ass concept art at the end there too. 

#rwby #rwby spoilers #spoilers #rwby v8

[marshmallow-the-vampire-slayer]

MTVS Epic Rewatch #171

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BTVS 6x18 Entropy

Stray thoughts

1)  

2)   Don’t you just love it when your OTP do stuff together?

3)  

BUFFY: I am not telling my friends about us. SPIKE: Right, I'll just be dropping him down to you then. BUFFY: You wanna tell them so badly? Go ahead. You know why? I tried to kill my friends, my sister, last week... and guess how much they hate me. Zero. Zero much. So I'm thinking, sleeping with you? They'll deal.

And yet, she wouldn’t come clean... I don’t think she was afraid they’d hate her. I think she feared they’d shame her and judge her, much like Xander did by the end of the episode. And at the same time, I think in a way Buffy wanted Spike to be her thing, even if they weren’t really together and they weren’t having sex anymore.

4) I love this vamp’s WTF reaction so much!

SPIKE: In that case, why won't you sleep with me again?

5)   I thought country was the music of pain, Xander.

Also, what’s up with that pinky? You’re drinking beer, dude, it’s not the 5 o’clock tea with Cheryl and the gals at the country club.

6)   It’s really cute to watch Willow and Tara be all flirty and cute like in the beginning.

WILLOW: We should have some coffee some time. Uh, maybe some day... this week after class? TARA:  I'm free tomorrow. WILLOW: Uh, you could, you could bring your friend. TARA: I wasn't gonna - I mean, if you have a friend- WILLOW: No!  I'm, oh, I-I'm friendless. TARA: Yeah, yeah, no friends. I mean, I have friends- WILLOW: Right, many dear friends, yeah.

7)  At least Buffy and Dawn are spending time together, right?

BUFFY:  You stole a toothbrush. DAWN: A mother-of-pearl handle. Very fancy. BUFFY: Yeah, but you stole a toothbrush. As far as rebellious teenagers go, you're kinda square. DAWN: Dental hygiene is important. BUFFY: Guess this was kind of a lame sisters' day out, huh? I make up for trying to kill you by taking you to places you can't go in. DAWN: No, it's my bad. I'm the one that got caught taking stuff.

8)  

JONATHAN: If something goes wrong, it's gonna surge... and we'll be deader than an ex-girlfriend. WARREN: What did you say? JONATHAN: Just let me work! WARREN: All right. All right, you do what you need to do. You get us to the goods, and then watch out! It'll gonna be like... it'll be like the whole world just spread open and gave it up for you, man.

JONATHAN: And then we're done, right? We each take our share and we call it a day.

WARREN: You that ready to get rid of us? Huh? Don't worry. We pull this off, you can go buy any tropical island you want. Aw, cheer up, Short Round. You're about to get us everything we ever wanted.

Like, I appreciate that Jonathan hasn’t forgotten they murdered Katrina, but it’s still not good enough. Just feeling kind of bad about committing murder is still not good enough. Reluctantly continuing to help your ex-friends to commit more crimes is still not good enough. I mean, he is the only one in the trio with half a conscience, so there’s that. But like I said, it’s not good enough.

9)   Oh, God, I’m just noticing this…

XANDER: I know there's nothing that I can say or do to make up for what I did. I can't. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I'm like, 'oh god, is this my life? Was that me?' ANYA:  Me too.

Anya agrees but they are both talking about two whole different levels of “was that really me?” Even though they are both expressing regrets over their past actions, Xander is merely talking about how he’s still second-guessing his decision to cancel the wedding at the last minute and leave her at the altar, while it’s easy to tell Anya’s regrets are quite different. It feels as though she’s having trouble going back to being a vengeance demon. It was an impulse decision, and she made it only because in the heat of the moment she wanted to exact her revenge on Xander and on Xander alone. But she’s been back on the vengeance business for two weeks, which means that while she waited to get to Xander, she probably had to do her duty and kill and torture others. Anya probably thought she’d find joy in vengeance again, as she once did. But she’s not the same person/demon.

10) The saddest part is that had Xander asked her to pick up where they’d left off and get married, she would’ve done it in a heartbeat – her pain, heartbreak, and humiliation would have been forgotten in a second. She looks so hopeful when he starts to apologize.

11) And I get Xander, he shouldn’t do anything he doesn’t feel ready for. But the timing was so, so wrong. And the damage was done.

ANYA: Do you still want to get married? ...Oh.

XANDER: Ahn, it's a very complicated question. ANYA: No, actually, it's really not. It's kind of an either-or deal. Do you want to get married? XANDER: Someday, yes, very much. When we're ready. I don't want you to take this as a bad thing. It's good. I love you, I love you so much, I'm just trying to be honest with you. ANYA: Yes, honesty *now*. Congratulations, Xander, on being honest now. I wonder what the medal will say.

12) Again with the impulse decisions...

ANYA: And I wish you were never born!

XANDER: I know this is all coming out wrong.

ANYA: I wish you felt the pain of a thousand searing pokers boiling your heart in its own juices! XANDER: I know, honey. I totally deserve that. ANYA: I... I wish you had tentacles where your beady eyes should be! I wish your intestines were tied in knots and ripped apart inside your lousy gut! XANDER: They are. ANYA: Really?

But.. how would she have felt if her wish had actually come tue? I think she would’ve regretted instantly.

13)

ANYA: What's wrong with me? XANDER: No, honey, it's not you, it's me.

14) My baby is all grown!

DAWN: No, you're not, it's not that, it's just... what if, instead of you hanging out with me? Maybe I could hang out with you. Why don't I come patrolling with you tonight?

BUFFY: Oh. And then? Maybe we can invite over some strangers and ask them to feed you candy. DAWN: Well, you guys went out patrolling every night when you were my age. BUFFY: True... but technically, you're one-and-a-half. See, I thought a little levity might ... but okay, also no.

DAWN: I just... I just think I could help. BUFFY: I'm sure you could. But it's a little more dangerous than I had in mind. DAWN: But- BUFFY: Dawn, I work very hard to keep you away from that stuff. Okay, I don't want you around dangerous things that can kill you. DAWN: Which would be a perfectly reasonable argument, if my sister was chosen to protect the world from tax audits? But, see, my sister is you, and... dangerous things that want to kill me seem to find me. BUFFY: But you don't need to go looking for them.

But she does need to be prepared in case something happens. Buffy was so concerned with keeping Dawn safe that she was making her helpless. I agree, Dawn shouldn’t go looking for danger, but they were always in danger whether they go looking for it or not. And by sheltering Dawn so much, Buffy was making her so much more vulnerable to any dangers she might encounter. I get that Buffy was probably trying to give Dawn the kind of normal life she never got to have, but even though Dawn hadn’t been burdened with a sacred duty, she was still choosing not to have a normal life much like Willow did when she decided to stay in Sunnydale to fight evil. And Buffy didn’t try and stop Willow or Xander. I know, they weren’t her siblings, but all the more reason for her to try and prepare Dawn for any possible danger they might have to face.

15) The whole montage of Anya trying to get the girls to wish evil on Xander is both funny and sad because ultimately, I think what Anya was looking for even more so than them wishing vengeance on Xander was for their empathy and support. She realized that the people she had been spending time with for the last few years weren’t really their friends, and that’s a sobering reality.

16)

ANYA: Guys have been running roughshod over you for years. Torturing that perky little ticker. Aren't you sick of it? Don't you wish guys like that- BUFFY: Whoa. Guys? There have only been four - three! Three! Three guys. That's barely plural.

17) ICONIC!

WILLOW: Well, if there's anything we can do, just let us- ANYA: Actually... um... there is an eensy something I could use a little help with. You're lesbians so the hating of men will come in handy. Let's talk about Xander.

TARA: Well, it's, it's not really so much about hating the men. WILLOW: We're more centered around the...  girl on girl action. ANYA: And men really like to watch that kind of stuff, don't they? Men like Xander.

WILLOW: Well, Xander is a guy, so...  it's kinda not the surprise that he likes to watch... girls... Why are we talking about this? ANYA: We're comforting me! TARA: Well, I guess it's... natural for guys to be interested in- ANYA: God! What kind of lesbians are you?! If you love men so much, go love men!

18) Okay, I call this character development…

XANDER: Looks like someone's been keeping an eye on all your ins and outs. BUFFY: What the who? XANDER: Well, now, let's see. Who's obsessed with Buffy? Who likes to hang out in her yard and keep an eye on her? Who's in love with you and not getting any?

I mean, every time Buffy had the slightest suspicion regarding Spike she would break into his crypt, punch him in the nose and ask questions later. This time, though, she dropped by, said hello, handed him the evidence, and talked to him calmly.

19)

SPIKE: Something happened to me. The way I feel... about you... it's different. And no matter how hard you try to convince yourself it isn't, it's real. BUFFY: I think it is.For you.

20) 

ANYA: I want Xander good and cursed. HALFREK: Then you know what you have to do. ANYA: Get a wish from someone who doesn't freaking love him. HALFREK: Exactly. ANYA: Yeah, but my social circle is a little limited here. What am I supposed to do, just stumble upon someone who doesn't give a fig's ass if Xander gets hurt?

21)

ANYA: Oh my God. Spike *hates* Xander. Maybe I could get him to wish... dammit, if only he were a woman. Got it! If I can somehow get someone to wish that Spike were a woman, then I could go to him - well, he'd be a her by then - then I could go to her -a her by then - then I could go to her - HALFREK: Anyanka. There's an easier way. Now, I know you have this whole female-power, Take Back the Night thing, I think that's cute. But I've been telling you for decades - men need a little vengeance now and then, too.

I liked Anya’s idea, better, though. I really dig the idea of Fem!Spike.

22)  

ANYA: To tell you the truth... all I wanted was to use him and lose him. I hadn't had a good tumble in a thousand years.

That’s… a big, fat lie. Anya could’ve used and abused any man if what she needed was only a good old tumble. But she came back to Sunnydale specifically to have sex with Xander. And when he wasn’t all lovey-dovey immediately afterwards, she got pissed. She actively pursued him until they were in a committed relationship. Also, this is kind of retcon. Anya mentioned she’d had sex with other demons, right? I remember that demon she runs into a season 7 talking about it. And are we supposed to believe she hadn’t had sex EVER as a vengeance demon? Are vengeance demons asexual?

23)

SPIKE: I was always going above and beyond. I saved the Scoobies how many times? And I can't stand the lot of you. ANYA: Me either! I hate us! Everybody's so *nice.* Nobody says what's on their mind. SPIKE: You do. That's why you're the only one of them I wouldn't bite if I had the chance. ANYA:  Really? SPIKE: Absolutely. I have nothing but respect for a woman who is forthright. Drusilla was always straightforward. Didn't have a single buggering clue about what was going on in front of her, but she was straight about it. That's a virtue. ANYA: Mm. Xander didn't think so. He thought I was rude. SPIKE: That's because he's one of them. Uptight. Repressed. ANYA: You think? SPIKE: Please. It's no wonder they couldn't deal with the likes of you and me, luv. We should have been dead hundreds of years ago ... and we're the only ones who are really alive.

I love pretty much everything about their conversation, but what stood out this time is the fact that he claims he wouldn’t bite Anya because he likes her personality, and it got me thinking... all those lonely nights in his crypt, with the chip in his head, reminiscing of the good ol’ times when he could bite as he pleased... Spike probably ranked the Scoobies according to how much he’d like to bite them... He’d already told Willow he’d bite her, and Xander he wouldn’t... I wonder who else made the “I would bite you” list...

24) I love this scene so much…

ANYA: This whole time, I've been coming on all... hell-bent and mad. Wanting his head, you know? When, really, I... can't sleep at night, thinking it ... has to be my fault, somehow...

Spike seems really moved by Anya’s confession, and I feel like he wanted to say something to comfort her but he really didn’t know what. And then, she says exactly what’s he’s been feeling…

ANYA: What if it was just pretending? What if he never wanted me... the way I wanted him?

And then he finally finds the words, but it’s not much consolation, though…

SPIKE: He would have to be more than just the git he is, Anya. He'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to want a woman like you. ANYA:  Then why?

Guh and they’re sexy as fuck.

25) Hahahaha Willow’s reaction!

26) And Andrew’s! 

ANDREW: What are they... oh. WARREN: Is that- JONATHAN: Spike. ANDREW:  He is so cool. And, I mean, the girl is hot too.

27) I love that Willow realizes what’s been going on between Buffy and Spike just by gauging her expression at seeing him with someone else. So Buffy did care a little, as much as she’d insist on telling him otherwise.

28) And I also love how honest Buffy is about the whole thing once it’s finally out. She doesn’t shy away from Dawn’s questions, and she lets her know why she didn’t anything before.

DAWN: So. This is it? This is the stuff you've been protecting me from? You and Spike? BUFFY: And a lot of monsters. DAWN: Uh-huh. BUFFY: But it's over. Spike. DAWN: I wish you'd told me. BUFFY: I kinda didn't wanna admit it to myself. DAWN: I get that. I know it must hurt. To feel like you have to hide, to keep secrets from everybody?

And Dawn is so sweet and understanding, I love her.

29) Ugh and this is when things start getting really ugly…

30) Why are you explaining, Anya? You don’t need to explain ANYTHING to Anyone! Also, if anyone needs reminding why I hate Xander half of the time, this is one of the BIG reasons why. He managed to slut-shame his best friend AND his ex-girlfriend whom he had left at the altar all in one sweep.

ANYA: It was just, it... it was just a thing. I... I felt bad, and he was just... there. BUFFY:  Didn't take long, did it? XANDER: Oh, oh, oh, okay! You had to do it. Because he was there. Like Mt. Everest. Like I used to be. ANYA: And then you weren't. You left *me,* Xander. At the altar. I don't owe you anything. XANDER: So you go out and bang the first body you can find? Dead or alive? ANYA: Where do you get off judging me?! XANDER: When this is your solution to our problems. I hurt you, and you hit me back? Very mature. ANYA: No, the mature solution is for you to spend your whole life telling stupid, pointless jokes, so that no one will notice that you are just a scared, insecure little boy! XANDER: I'm not joking now. You let that evil, soulless thing touch you. You wanted me to feel something? Congratulations, it worked. I look at you ... and I feel sick. 'Cause you had sex with that.

31) And of course, the petty vampire is all hurt and petty and he just has to make everything just a tad worse...

SPIKE: It's good enough for Buffy.

32)  Anya finally understands that revenge isn’t going to fix anything, it won’t make her feel any better.

SPIKE: You know, I wish- ANYA: Don't.

33) HOLY FUCK! HOW AM I JUST NOTICING THAT THIS WAS WILLOW’S OMWF DRESS?!

34) But thank god for this fleeting ray of sunshine among all the heartbreak…

TARA: Things fall apart. They fall apart so hard.

WILLOW: Tara?

TARA: You can't ever...  put them back the way they were.

WILLOW: Are you okay? TARA: I'm sorry, it's just ... You know, it takes time.  You can't just... have coffee and expect- WILLOW: I know.

TARA: There's just so much to work through. Trust has to be built again, on both sides ... You have to learn if... if we're even the same people we were, if you can fit in each other's lives. It's a long... important process, and... can we just skip it? Can-can you just be kissing me now?

This is hands down one of the best kisses in the show. And the series finale, what a great way to end the show, don’t you think?

#Buffy the Vampire Slayer #BTVS #Buffy Summers #Anya Jenkins #Spike #MTVSepicrewatch #BTVSrewatch2015 #mine #Entropy #recap #btvsrecap

[kevoreally]

#BuffyAt20 - S03E06 “Band Candy”

> No previously, yet again.

> IT’S SAT PREP TEASER! I love this one!!

> “We haven’t had B in forever.” - actual test-taking technique I employed from time to time.

> I genuinely appreciate #Buffy doing an SAT episode because it really is such a major part of high school and I don’t remember a lot of other shows doing it? I do *not* remember Dawson’s Creek doing it…

> I’m already annoyed that Mr. Trick is going to leave soon and it’s still, like, eight episodes away.

> “Where’d I put that scotch?” The Mayor might be my fave villain.

> Ahhh, I love establishing shots of the quad. They used the fuck out of this set. Unlike a lot of high school shows anymore, Buffy went to class for real.

> “What? I can’t have layers?” No, Cordy. You cannot.

> “It’s like being in the Real World house, only real.” Snerk.

> “It’s band candy.” Oh so we’re just saying the episode title flat-out?

> “Those tall fuzzy hats ain’t cheap.” “Yeah but they go with everything.” My marching band’s hats were neither tall nor fuzzy. It was very upsetting.

> I’m sure people have called out the validity of a storyline where the principal forces the entire student body to fundraise for something but like, nah. Suburbs. I believe.

> “But you’re not in the band.” “And yet.” Exactly.

> Giving out candy at the gallery is actually not the dumbest idea, Joyce.

> “And does he ever say he’s sorry?” / “Sorry.” - Whedon shows become OBSESSED with this sort of scene transition. I’m sure it’s already been happening slowly, but I’m REALLY noticing how much it’s used in every episode now, several times. Like “I Am The Doctor” during Matt Smith’s run on Doctor Who.

> The dodgeball bit always gets me.

> OH HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED this is Jane Espenson’s first episode of the series!! Wowww, that’s so great. No wonder this episode feels so spot-on classic Buffy.

> This episode officially sets a tone between Buffy and Angel that remains consistent for the rest of the franchise, this tired pining.

> Sarah Michelle Gellar portrays Buffy as so strong that I am constantly able to forget that she’s not even eighteen.

> This scene of Joyce and Giles scolding Buffy was and still is so fun and interesting. The basic premise of Buffy was secret identity and keeping slaying from Joyce, and so many shows (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, BBC’s Merlin) keep that up for their entire run. Joyce and Giles basically co-parenting Buffy like this seemed impossible a year ago.

> Also I *LOVE* that you start to slowly see the candy taking effect. We get some amazing acting from Kristine and Tony.

> AHHH, and here’s Ethan!

> Did anyone actually thing the 15 minute rule applied in high school? You’re minors! Ugh.

> Ugh. More Xillow. Ugh ugh ugh. The footsie stuff is so gross. Willow’s shoes are cute, though.

> I’d thought I might find Cordelia’s “B.X.” thing cuter after last week, feeling like she really felt something for Xander, but it turned out to be more nil than I even remembered. Whatever.

> I finally started Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, so I’m looking at Snyder in a totally different light.

> Ms. Barton’s attitude about how to deal with study hall does not necessarily have to be candy-induced, that was basically my study hall both years in high school anyway.

> Also, almost the entire gang has study hall together? Hm.

> I really respect candy-fever!Joyce & Giles holding their shit together when Buffy shows up and never fucking up once, especially if the implication is that they’re drunk or possibly high.

> I love that Buffy is a consistently bad driver. Also I doubt Buffy could’ve made that sharp a turn if the parking brake was on. But fine haha.

> Teen Giles is a bit of a prat. But I think that’s obvious. And Teen Joyce is adorable - also obvious.

> Whichever candy-brained parent shouted “you guys rock!” at the Dingoes is my new fave.

> Pretty sure Ms. Barton is blitzed and I love it.

> Omigod “just Snyder.” Yesss.

> “I don’t like this. They could have heart attacks.” That’s actually an ADORABLE concern, Willow, and I love it.

> “I think that *is* my doctor. … He’s usually less topless.” Ha!

> “They’re acting like a bunch of us.” So woke, Buff, haha.

> Does Ethan ever wear anything but this blouse-y number?

> “You’ve got great hair.” Word up, Snyder.

> “It just gets more upsetting.” Well, yeah, the musical performance would be annoying even if they were teens.

> Snyder not wanting to be ditched by the teens he hates most is hysterical.

> “Whoa! Summers! You drive like a spaz.” Still gets me.

> This candy-chomping drag race is so extra.

> “Sugar Rush” is one of my favorite pieces of Christophe Beck score.

> Thank you, Oz, for standing in for audience members who don’t remember “The Dark Age” haha.

> Oh I just realized that this episode that gives us back Ripper also has Ethan in it. In fact, “A New Man” is also a Giles transformation episode with Ethan in it. Huh.

> This was the season that really introduced us to downtown Sunnydale, and shot it in such a way at first that you couldn’t really tell that it was all one block. (Like Sesame Street!)

> I forgot Buffy takes note of the “soups on but no one’s grabbing a spoon” thing.

> Do you think Snyder will remember Buffy calling him RatBoy tomorrow?

> So wait. Joyce and Giles had sex on the hood of a police car - right outside the Espresso Pump? Like, really? Geddit, gurl.

> Also, love Joyce’s coat.

> “Look at that dent the size of New Brunswick” - is there a New Brunswick in Cali? I know there’s one near us in Jersey.

> It’s always funny to watch Buffy fight humans because, like. They just fall so easy.

> Ethan is just *flipping standing there*! It’s almost too funny how bad he is at this.

> Aaand he runs.

> It’s weird that Cordy’s dad is reliving his teenhood by yankin’ it in the bathroom. And weird that Cordelia shared that with us.

> “You wanna swap?” Nnnot really that funny.

> Is this warehouse really this maze-like? How much excess product do they still have to subdue the town??

> Buffy honing in on him is cool, though, not gonna like.

> “So… Are you two kinda… like, um… goin’ steady?” Roll dem eyes, Joyce.

> “Hit him.” I love Giles here. “He’s lying! Hit him!”

> “Yes!”

> “Which brings us to our bonus question and believe me when I say a wrong answer will cost you all your points” is one of the best lines I’ve ever read.

> Is it weird to note that the group of kidnapped babies is diverse? Just saying.

> “I took Tae Kwan Do at the Y” is maybe the best thing Armin Shimerman ever did in his career. Maybe.

> Stuff like “the tribute is made every 30 years” trips me out. Like, everything is always 100 or 1000. Or at least 20. I like using an unusual number.

> “*sees handcuffs* Never. Tell. Me.” Oh Buffy.

> “Let’s find the demon and kick the crap out of it.” Good idea, Ripper.

> It is a travesty that Giles and Joyce do not get together after this or at any point. They had amazing chemistry. If Xillow could happen, why not Goyce? (Jiles?)

> Omigod, the Mayor calling to make an appointment with the public works committee about sewer maintenance and repair is too funny. (And again: seems to hint that he didn’t plan on completely annihilating everything on Earth.)

> Aww, I couldn’t remember if Joyce followed them down into the sewer! I’m so glad she did.

> I think Laconis was supposed to be a bigger deal but they didn’t have the budget, like in “Reptile Boy.” Not sure. Still looks pretty good, and its defeat is cool.

> “They never just leave. Always gotta say something.” You and me both, sister.

> Buffy, it’s actually kind of irresponsible to take the SATs tomorrow. You’re going to be exhausted.

> “In the future, I’d be very careful about how many favors you do for me.” This dynamic was great. I’m so sad Mr. Trick is completely forgotten after his death.

> “Kiss Rocks? Why would anyone wanna kiss - oh wait, I get it.” Bless.

> Christophe Beck is really into this double woodblock tap that’s really reminiscent of “Cell Block Tango” and it’s tripping me up at the moment, haha.

> This “you think we’re talking about one thing but we’re talking about another” is another well Whedon shows start going to a lot. Not a complaint. Sometimes, like here where they’re talking about the test and not the candy ordeal, it amuses me.

> Buffy, gurl, I get you, math is hard. I got a 400 on the math. (But a 750 on the verbal!)

> Buffy is so incensed by the thought of more SATs but like dude most people take it multiple times. It’s weird you didn’t take the PSATs already, haha.

> Oh we’re pretending we don’t remember the candy experience, are we? Of course.

> HAA! They banged. That’s awesome.

Okay, so next week - ohhhhh! NEXT WEEK! “Revelations”! It’s easy to forget how short the “Buffy hides Angel” arc is because so much happens in Season 3. Until next week - same Buffy time, same Buffy channel!

#BuffyAt20 #Buffy #Buffy The Vampire Slayer #BTVS #Buffy 306 #BTVS S3 #Buffy Season 3 #Band Candy #Jane Espenson #Ripper

[survivekohsai]

Episode 1 - Should We Just Call It A Day And Vote Out A Heterosexual Or What ~ Isaac

Okay so right away I like trixie! Shes funny and I think we'll work well together. RTP is cool too since he likes HAIM and all HAIM lovers are great. Its fun having raf back on my tribe since we played before but I want to make new relationships so I dont want to just default to him. I also played with Eric before but voted him out so awk i hope he doesn't hold a grudge!! Im liking the tribe tho but hating this twist so much. Im using my idol at the first tribal FDSKJFSDH but then what if I get voted next since i dont have one.

I'm really nervous because I don't know anyone that well on my tribe except for Logan, and they all seem to know each other. I'm gonna slap on a smile and pretend that I have confidence.

WOW I JUST GOT IN AND IM EXCITED!!!!! well ummm I like to say ummm that everyone having idols is like ummm a bad thing because... if everyone plays it but one person.... they be idol'd out umm... yea. and plus... I have to like keep myself safe somehow...

This tribe? Loving the concept. I want to work with Bryce because I know he's a sweet baby boy. He'll be loyal if I scoop him up first. Also, Trixie is as cracked as ever. I love that we all have idols. Guaranteed safety is a concept I love, but Trixie also told me she has an extra idol. Now, she might be lying since she said that Willow told her that one "houseguest" got an extra idol. This ain't Big Brother, and I would have preferred if she did not have an extra idol. She is straight up lying to me, but we'll see how it goes from here. Tonight is for forging bonds.

Okay, this season is cute as heck! I am gonna give a full tribal first impression. Akito: My boy, we work well together and hopefully that can continue here. Isaac: Tends to get medevaced but I still adore this sweet boy and I look forward to playing with him again Jackson: Very social initially! I see myself in him, he also just started college and yadayada. Kelsey: We've exchanged like 4 messages but nice enough Linus:  A GOOD BEAN WHERE DID HE GO IN HOENN WE JUST DONT KNOW Mo: Pun Boy tm, but this is my turf so we're gonna have to share that title QuilLynn: Listen. She likes adore Delano. that's all I need Tyler: HE DOESNT LIKE MY PUNS that's all, see ya later 

Love my tribe not doing much for the challenge! I got 9 of our 16 points so hope it shows that I'm trying. Although I only got 9 of a possible 18 possible points I could have gotten so yikes 50%! 

im shocked we won immunity i didnt do anything sooooooOoo I was busy checking to see if i was pregnant jk

People I've socialized with: 0 

We meet again Raffy... We. Meet. Again.

I love my tribe its so cute! Jackson is my friend from TS Ebola and I love him so much so yay! Mo is great I'm really glad Him me and Jackson could form a good group so early! Logan is great he guested a week in a BB i'm in and he was nice and said he's glad to be playing a game with me so woo! Tyler is nice so far but you can tell he is cocky af and I know even though he's new he's good at these games! I'm hoping we lose immunity, because I think I'd like to take tyler out asap, but if we win at least I know i'm not first boot. 

So like yay for reward. Like winning a competition? A concept. Now, I feel like sending RTP to exile was the best decision since he was not going to participate in the challenge, but sending Tyler there was also an added bonus. I've played with Tyler before and I do not really trust him. I do not want him to make merge or be on the same tribe as him. So like, he can go sooner rather than later. Finally, me vs. Mo? We love a hero/villain dynamic. :) 

We lost the reward challenge, it would of been nice to go to exile and date someone on the other tribe. We would of some funnnnnnn like bring out the margarita bring out the nachos and quesadilla with guacamole. Because it's about to get HOT in here!

ok so my tribe is cool except trixie...they are annoying...im over it...and i got to go to exile because im gonna be at a wedding....lol take that! 

so... we lost. yep. hoping to kill an inactive, hoping to not die. that's all

We won! Loving the concept! Being safe is such an icon and Willow is such an icon. Anyways, I plan on working with Bryce, Trixie, and Richie because they seem like nice people. Literally nothing else to say because no gameplay yet.

Oh god.... oh god no..... this is bad this is really bad

im trying to get richie to showmance me and then we can later on down the road suddenly find out we're cousins and i think that'd be pretty funny. also i love willow she is so sweet and I hope she has a fun time hosting

I'm literally so fucking gay and I just want a showmance like ???? I get here and the only people who I can legally attempt to seduce are Tyler and Mo? So obviously I pick Tyler because Australians are hot and Tyler looks hot and that's fun. So I was like "lol let's vote out a str8 yeah" and then Willow descended from the heavens on her hoverboard and was like "he str8 scum" and I can't believe I'm about to get voted out because I slandered heterosexuals.

Guess who might be using their Jordan Pines idol! THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!

Yay my tribe won immunity. Queens! I just hope that we can keep winning because I haven't talked to anyone. God I need a better social game.

" it will have juice and im living for juice" - Tyler 2k17 Heyo im alive! I was sent off to exile this round... And i came back with an Australian Super Idol! I was given the option to mutiny my tribe, but its a no from me, i tried convincing Ryan to come over but he has some sense in him so he didn't :(. The idol hunt was really intense, there was about 4 different clues leading other clues. It was an adventure and a half. So at 6am i found it! (With no sleep cause sleep is for the weak). Im not telling anyone about the advantage cause.... everyone's a ho. This whole tribal situation is very complicated with all the idols going around. I expect me to be a target this round so im 100% playing an idol considering i have two! I feel like if we just get 3 or 4 people to vote one person who won’t expect it we’ll be good it's hard because you want the vote to be unanimous so everyone feels included but this twist means we have to blindside someone every time Which means we might have to tell the person we vote for a name Yeah its going to be difficult But I bet the person getting the most votes will play an idol so if we just do our own little thing we should be good - My thoughts atm, also sent that to Jackson But now i think I'm going to vote for someone who would never guess that anyone else would vote for them, get rid of a juicy target while i can. Not sure if my vote will have any impact but it will have juice and im living for juice ;). No ones really chatting to me and im assuming most people will play their idols... so #YoloSwag

Yay we won reward!!! Happy to start off on a good note. Sad tho that regan striked. Hope she starts trying more. But I guess it would be nice to have an inactive to vote if we lost a challenge. Trying to socialize with 8 other people is hard but I think I'm doing alright so I hope I've made no enemies.

Tower 7 was a controlled demolition.

Hi there~! I'm Kelsey Valentana Mikaelson, coming to you live and IN full HD colour~! And, what else, it's time for a tribal! Going into the tribal, I was kind of groaning since I was fully expecting to be targeted but alas; I don't think it's going to be me! Now, don't get me wrong, I get that "as soon as you think you're safe, you're GONE!" and all that, but the drama doesn't seem to be circulating around me on tonight, and it's a welcome change! I think, for the most part, people are more set on letting Isaac get the boot tonight, which...eh. I tried throwing Linus' name out there but it seemed to get a bad reaction. Oh well. I still don't want to see Isaac Thunderf*ck go tonight however and this idol twist is very well placed to prevent that. I told Isaac he might receive votes tonight but, for the main part, it's between Linus and Tyler. I think Isaac really genuinely trusts me but I can't tell him he's the majority because...well, I'm actually being SPOKEN to! It's such a weird thing to happen to me, usually I have to do all the bone bashing for myself, but people are actually coming to ME and telling me options, it's uncanny! I don't want there to be any chance AT all of me losing those resources. Speaking of resources, if I had to guess who's puppermaster-ing at this point, I'd look over at lil' Jackson over there. I thought it was sweet and romantic that he wanted to talk to me about the vote and, don't get me wrong, it makes me feel swell but NOT swell enough to realize that the people he suggested to me were the very names everyone else seemed to have "heard" and not came up with themselves. For the most part,  I think my best option is just not...being Krazy Kels and blasting it, but sweaty, I'm only going to be calling Ms. Jackson if she nasty, you feel me? All in all, I'm feeling rather confident about tonight. Either Isaac goes and everyone feels comfortable with telling me plans; Tyler goes who's just...slimey. Or Linus goes! Who's basically just here for the food, I feel. Anyways, say goodbye to Derrick or Kim Chi. And THAT'S all there is to it~! Christmas was ROBBED! -Kelsey V Mikaelson

Hi I'm Jackson and this is my first Confessional. Okay so yeah about this tribe. Not sure how I feel. It's been helpful not having a One World twist (meaning I don't have an obligation to get to know the other tribe) but I haven't made a lot of connections here so it's kind of a wash. Quillynn is my babe and I hope people don't figure out how close we are (because I'm not turning on her anytime soon, that's for sure). Mo quickly pulled us in for an alliance, and while I like him, he's gotten a little attached to Tyler which is kinda messy. Akito is kind of strange but she's nice, and I think not many people talk to her so she's looking to work with me. I get paranoid vibes from Logan but otherwise I like him. Linus, Isaac and Kelsey have been barely active at all, which is problematic but it kind of makes me want them to stay over someone like Tyler (who I think is kind of a big threat). Either way we lost both challenges so that kinda sucks, although at least it means my friend Trixie is safe. Not that I don't want the other tribe to go to tribal at least once though. Any opportunity to finally vote Ryan M. out should be taken, as the students of Kvaloya learned the hard way. Oh by the way I hate this idol twist. I mean I'm probably gonna like it later on in the game when I want to vote out someone who's already used theirs, but for now, it sucks. The people I'm working with want to split the votes between Tyler and Isaac in case one of them idols, but I'm worried something could go wrong. Also it'd be awkward if Isaac went home and Tyler basically knew that he was the backup in case Isaac idoled (which is the truth of the situation, since Mo doesn't want Tyler out even though me and Q do). Okay I'm trying to get this done cause my friend wants to go to dinner so let's  end this here and hope I don't get voted out with like one vote lol

(Late)

okay yoooooo I’m here I’m still recovering from the trauma of my last game so my heart is still healing and I’m not running on full steam at the moment so i haven’t really talked to anyone theres no one on this tribe that i really have clicked with which kinda sucks but its mostly my fault for not speaking to anyone but also no one reached out to me either so they all suck too!!!! we won the first reward and immunity so things are looking good hopefully we can maintain this momentum so that i have time to build some relationships before things set off!

VOTING CONFESSIONALS

Tyler Kelsey voting you because both Tyler and Isaac are gonna play their idols. Maybe but this is a gamble and this vote is a throwaway. Might be me not gonna be surprised if it is everyone having idols is bad.

(Voting for Tyler)  Tower 7 was a controlled demolition

My vote tonight is for Isaac. I’m sorry love, I hope things work out for you <3

Tyler is a manipulative backstabbing little snake in the grass and while hes not masterminding now sweaty, tyler, it's your time to PACK

Logan - I don't know what the fuck is going on but I might as well throw my vote on somebody. Sorry dude. 

I will also be voting for Logan cause YOLO swag money get bitches 

Logan voted out (4) Tyler - (2) Isaac - 2 Logan - 1 Kelsey

Tyler, Isaac, and Linus idoled

Jackson, Quillynn, Linus, and Kelsey voted Tyler

Logan and Mo voted Isaac

Tyler and Isaac voted Logan

Akito voted Kelsey

#confessionals #worthplayingfor