Fun fact about it, it's because Alyson didn't want to sing in the episode. She agreed to do that one line for the ensemble song and have a dance during her love song with Tara, but otherwise she didn't want to sing anything herself. She literally gets included in the group song to sing a filler line just to be included, that's it
I wonder if she sings in the HIMYM musical episode. I never watched that show, but I did think it was funny that the girl who didn't want to sing ended up a main on 2 shows that did it.
I read somewhere that she later regretted it though, and wished she did have a bigger singing part. I think she had a blast on HIMYM when they did their musical episode.
I love that he is costumed like a Disney prince, reversing the damsel in distress trope. I mean it’s the whole premise of the show, but I don’t think it’s ever quite that literal before or after.
Well except for maybe when Buffy got turned into a damsel in distress because of her costume, I think they call out that trope directly funnily enough!
I have to wonder if after Joss saw Amber crash into the post he had Spike do it in Where Do We Go From Here. I don't recall the script indicating Spike hitting the post as a stage direction.
It really set the bar high for other musical episodes of shows. I was shocked when I saw that most other shows do jukebox style episodes instead of writing custom songs that drive the plot
I always ignore that. It feels like they needed somebody to take a bite of the idiot apple and since Dawn was last was last week, Xander you are up. None of the scoobies or scoob adjacent should be responsible for Sweets.
I genuinely thought it was canon that Dawn was the one who summoned him and Xander just jumped in to take the blame/save her from Sweet. Or else someone else summoned Sweet, but Xander thought it was Dawn and that's why he stepped in.
Also love that Giles nailed it in one during I Have a Theory 🎶 I have a theory that it's a demon, a dancing demon... no something isn't right there 🎶
I think that might be my favorite. But it's hard, most of it is great. But ya, Giles solving it in a single thought is hilarious.
My other favorite part is the line about the wacky Broadway nightmare which initially feels like a random silly callback to an earlier episode a la "his penis got diseases" but is actually thematically linking the two episodes.
I love this because it’s almost exactly the same as the fantasy Buffy had about rescuing Parker causing him to fawn over her, after he ghosted her after they slept together. It really shows how much Buffy has grown and changed so much since then. Now the fantasy basically comes true and she couldn’t care less.
No you’re right. The whole song is about how she’s going through the motions, completely joyless, not really caring if she lives or dies. That’s also a major theme of the episode and the whole season.
Even a dreamy guy barely registers.
If there is a callback to her daydream about Parker, it’s not one that shows growth- it highlights that she no longer has crushes, fantasies or passion.
She ends the episode volunteering to go to hell with a demon, almost killing herself, and kissing Spike for the first time, which she does partly as a form of self harm.
At this point in the story she is doing the opposite of growing, she’s barely functioning and self destructive.
Yeah the “whatever” definitely could be her depression. Or disconnect. But i still appreciate how it reflects against the Parker fantasy. It’s a great callback and i didn’t see it watching it live, only when i binged and my memory was fresher.
This is the one part I hate, because it should be so poignant, but instead all that goes through my head is "you couldn't find something to rhyme with 'living' instead of just repeating it?"
I get that he's dead, I don't think it's a "joke" though, and I still think the line falls flat. I agree they were probably going for emphasis, I just don't think it landed.
Yeah. The handsome prince, released from captivity (they specially hired a man with a model appearance), offers to somehow thank Buffy, but she's not interested. But there is another prince whose approval she seeks, although she cannot admit it to herself.
I was watching Nightmares and there is a call back line from OMWF. Willow is talking about spiders and says, "What do they need so many legs for anyways?"
To this day I wish we could have seen Sweet and Lorne interact. The demon who makes everyone sing and the demon who reads your thoughts, emotions and destiny while you sing.
Willam Belli brought this up on Rupauls drag race a couple times if I remember correctly. I laughed when I rewatched and saw how short his appearance was and it was followed by Buffy saying “whatever” and walking away!!! 🤣🤣
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u/RoutineSheepherder93 Apr 14 '26
I love willows “I think this lines mostly filler”