Willow uses a force-field spell to try to hold Glory at bay, while Buffy grabs Dawn and tries to escape. When Buffy dies at the end of the season, Giles can at least live in the knowledge that he told Buffy this before she sacrificed herself to save the world.įittingly, the episode opens right where “Tough Love” left off, with Glory discovering that Dawn is The Key because mind-melted Tara referred to her as pure green energy in Glory’s presence. I love that Giles finally told Buffy how proud he is of her and how much she means to him. It’s classic fantasy storytelling, so you can understand why my eleven-year-old self was screaming at the television when I first saw this episode. Buffy lost her mother a couple of months ago and now her father figure is going to die as well, leaving Buffy parentless and having no adult support system to rely on. If the leading character of “Game Of Thrones” can lose his head before the first season draws to a close, why would anyone else not be expendable? But, Joss wouldn’t be daring enough to kill Buffy Summers, a hero and idol of generations of people, would he? When Giles gets speared through the ribcage and tells Buffy that he couldn’t be prouder of her, I genuinely thought he was going to die. That’s a part of the reason why shows like “Game Of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead” have become so popular. This is horrific to watch as a fan because you don’t want any of the characters to die, but there’s no denying the excitement level. She’s not running to wait out the clock and stop Glory, she’s literally running for her life and the lives of her friends and family. Remember, this is before Buffy knows that the ritual can only take place at a certain time. She can’t fight, can’t hide, can’t save her sister.all she can do now is run. She’s stopped how many apocalypses by this point? Yet, here, she knows she can’t win. Time and time again, Buffy’s been able to defeat the most insurmountable odds and save the day. This is a big moment for Buffy’s character, as it’s something we’ve never seen her do before. Glory is perfectly capable of killing any of the Scoobies with the flick of her wrist, and let’s face it, it makes for captivating television.ĭue to this unstoppable threat, Buffy makes the choice to run away. Of course, having an enemy this unstoppable does come with problems.how can you top Glory from a threat standpoint? How can you raise the stakes (hehe) in the next season? I’m getting ahead of myself. The closest anyone has come to hurting Glory was Willow in the last episode, but even a dark-eyed, veiny Willow could only hold Glory at bay for a few minutes. Glory is a GOD! A God that Buffy hasn’t been able to remotely hurt since she arrived in Sunnydale. She can’t stake the enemy or blow it up with a rocket launcher, or pull out a uranium power core. It’s just so exciting to see this! For the first time ever, Buffy can’t defeat the evil in front of her. One of the biggest reasons why I love this episode is that almost the entirety of it takes place outside of Sunnydale! How often does this happen? A certain amount of “Anne” took place in Los Angeles, but that’s pretty much it. While “Spiral” does have a few glaring plot holes, there’s certainly more good than bad here. How often is it mentioned as one of the best episodes of the fifth season? How often does it get discussed as a memorable episode? Rarely, which is a shame. “Spiral” is a pretty great episode of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” that is often forgotten about in the grand scheme of things. With that being said, let’s get started, shall we? Inbox! No junk mail, no bullshit, just my reviews. Your subscription, you will get each review sent straight to your If you put your Email address in there and click "Submit", then confirm 2) If you enjoy my reviews, please subscribe to the blog! Over on the right-hand side there's a little box that says "Follow Shangel's Reviews by Email!".
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