The Body/Forever Pic!Spam
The Body & Forever [BtVS] Pic!Spam
Just a small pic!spam of my favorite moments in each episode, hope you all enjoy. :)
Buffy: Mom? (quietly) Mom? (very quietly) Mommy?
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Giles: Joyce! (tries to wake her up)
Buffy: We're not supposed to move the body!
-This whole sequence broke my heart into millions of pieces. The shock and silence of it all weighed heavily on the episode and showcased the shock of the discovery. Especially when Buffy lets the sun touch her face without really seeming to feel it, just kind of being far away from the warmth, like her mother's body that is laying cold on the living room floor. And later in the scene when she screams at Giles not to move the body, her face just kills me because that's the moment when it becomes too real for her for the first time. Sarah carried these scenes and as always she made me feel every emotion Buffy was going through.
Anya: I don't understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and she's-there's just a body and I don't understand why she can't just get back in it and not be dead anymore. It's stupid. It's mortal and stupid. And-and Xander's crying and not talking and-and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well Joyce will never have any more fruit punch ever, and she'll never have eggs, or yawn or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.
--
Tara: It hurts.
-The reaction of all the scoobies in this episode was heartbreaking and the differences in the expression of grief differed so that every base was covered in a sense. Willow fixated on something that was essentially meaningless in order to keep herself together in some sense while completely failing, Tara was calm and reassuring because of her own experience with the death of a parent, Xander was angry at the world, and Anya just didn't understand any of it. I kind of find it amazing that a character who has only been human for a short period of time could hit on the questions everyone has about death so accurately. I also loved the bit at the end when Xander pulled his bleeding hand out of the wall Tara just looked at him and made such a simple statement that reflected how they were all feeling, the common thread between them--it hurts.
Buffy: Everybody wants to help. I don't even know if I'm...here.
I don't know what's going on. Never done this.
--
Dawn: Is she cold?
Buffy: (whispers) It's not her...it's not her...she's gone.
Dawn: Where'd she go?
-I especially loved this whole sequence because they were all in the same room together--those kinds of scenes are the best kinds in my opinion. They all comforted each other with wordless hugs and when Buffy was called over by the doctor, the blank expression on her face broke my heart all over again especially when she pictured herself finding her mom in time to save her which the doctor said wouldn't have been possible. Then when she's sitting alone with Tara and tells her she doesn't know if she's even here...my heart broke again but then swelled when Tara shared her own story and how much she understands how Buffy feels. It's the first time we really saw these characters bond and I really enjoyed that inclusion, it added so much to the character for me as well as the episode--bringing home the point again that death is never expected. Also when Xander, Anya, and Willow brought an arm full of snacks I couldn't help but laugh since it's such a scoobies thing to do and their way of helping things along. When Buffy fought the monster in the room with her mother's body, I cried again at the symbolism of it all and how Buffy just laid on the floor like she was dead too for just a minute until Dawn sits up and wants to feel the cold...them both realizing she's really gone and wondering where she can be now. The perfect end to the episode. Just brilliant.
Angel: I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner.
-Even though I knew Angel was going to show up in this episode, I still let out a little sigh when he did. Buffy waiting alone after the funeral for it to get dark, just standing in the same spot for hours in itself was nothing short of amazing. Then when he does, she doesn't even look at him or say anything because she doesn't need to. She just holds his hand and he knows to squeezes hers back as they look upon the grave wordlessly. It was everything I hoped it would be and more.
Buffy: The funeral was...brutal, but it's tomorrow I'm worried about.
Angel: What's tomorrow?
Buffy: That's exactly what I don't know. Up until now I-I've had a road map. Things to do every minute, having to do with mom.
Angel: Tomorrow the stuff of everyday living resumes.
--
Buffy: It's gonna be light soon.
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me.
Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
-I love that no matter how closed off she can be with everyone else, she just peels herself open around Angel so he can see what's inside. He doesn't ask, just listens and gives advice where it's needed, in a guiding kind of way. He knows her well enough to know she needs to say certain things but also hear certain things to help her through. I think the first part of this scene accomplished that, with her talking about her fears and worries, explanations as to why she's been so formal and take charge about the whole thing. And Angel, more then anyone knows that you have to keep fighting because that's all there is to do. I love how he believes in her strength even when she doesn't and that she wants him to stay forever even if they both know it wouldn't lead anywhere safe for them. Which they prove by passionately kissing under the tree before he holds her until light comes. The scene was just so simple and so...them. He's definitely her touchstone.
Dawn: You've been avoiding me.
Buffy: I'm not! I have to do these things, 'cause (crying) 'cause when I stop, then she's really gone. And I'm trying, Dawn, I am. I am really trying to take care of things, but I don't know what I'm doing. Mom always knew.
Dawn: Nobody's asking you to be mom.
Buffy: Well, who's gonna be if I'm not? Huh, Dawn? Have you even thought about that? Who's gonna make things better? (cries harder) Who's gonna take care of us?
--
Buffy: I don't know what we're gonna do. I'm scared.
Dawn: Buffy... (there's a knock at the front door)
Buffy: Mommy?
-This whole scene seriously kills me, I really felt deeply and grievously for Buffy. All the pain she held in suddenly escapes her in this scene and she can't hold it in, raw truth and honestly come through. It's rare to see her this vulnerable so to see all her defenses come down that show that even if she's the slayer, she doesn't have all the answers. She's such a strong character so when she cries, I cry, because she carries this love and this pain so deep and close to her that when it comes out, it's raw. The hopeful way she says 'mommy' when she hears the knock breaks my heart because deep inside she's just a lost little girl who finally lets herself grieve in her sister's arms when all hope is gone. Sarah acted the hell out of his scene and at this moment it's my favorite Buffy scene ever. Just looking at the caps make me cry all over again, the disappointment and hurt are written all over her face, it just cuts at me to see it.
These two episodes were so brilliant, initial shock and grief of death and the aftermath were executed in a realistic manner. I also loved the little messages throughout both episodes, they're the kinds of episodes you want to see on television for the heartfelt and realistic elements. It's about pain, anger, shock, grief, hope, and life. Everything that I deem important I found in these episodes which is something Joss deserves to be thanked for.
Just a small pic!spam of my favorite moments in each episode, hope you all enjoy. :)
Buffy: Mom? (quietly) Mom? (very quietly) Mommy?
--
Giles: Joyce! (tries to wake her up)
Buffy: We're not supposed to move the body!
-This whole sequence broke my heart into millions of pieces. The shock and silence of it all weighed heavily on the episode and showcased the shock of the discovery. Especially when Buffy lets the sun touch her face without really seeming to feel it, just kind of being far away from the warmth, like her mother's body that is laying cold on the living room floor. And later in the scene when she screams at Giles not to move the body, her face just kills me because that's the moment when it becomes too real for her for the first time. Sarah carried these scenes and as always she made me feel every emotion Buffy was going through.
Anya: I don't understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and she's-there's just a body and I don't understand why she can't just get back in it and not be dead anymore. It's stupid. It's mortal and stupid. And-and Xander's crying and not talking and-and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well Joyce will never have any more fruit punch ever, and she'll never have eggs, or yawn or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.
--
Tara: It hurts.
-The reaction of all the scoobies in this episode was heartbreaking and the differences in the expression of grief differed so that every base was covered in a sense. Willow fixated on something that was essentially meaningless in order to keep herself together in some sense while completely failing, Tara was calm and reassuring because of her own experience with the death of a parent, Xander was angry at the world, and Anya just didn't understand any of it. I kind of find it amazing that a character who has only been human for a short period of time could hit on the questions everyone has about death so accurately. I also loved the bit at the end when Xander pulled his bleeding hand out of the wall Tara just looked at him and made such a simple statement that reflected how they were all feeling, the common thread between them--it hurts.
Buffy: Everybody wants to help. I don't even know if I'm...here.
I don't know what's going on. Never done this.
--
Dawn: Is she cold?
Buffy: (whispers) It's not her...it's not her...she's gone.
Dawn: Where'd she go?
-I especially loved this whole sequence because they were all in the same room together--those kinds of scenes are the best kinds in my opinion. They all comforted each other with wordless hugs and when Buffy was called over by the doctor, the blank expression on her face broke my heart all over again especially when she pictured herself finding her mom in time to save her which the doctor said wouldn't have been possible. Then when she's sitting alone with Tara and tells her she doesn't know if she's even here...my heart broke again but then swelled when Tara shared her own story and how much she understands how Buffy feels. It's the first time we really saw these characters bond and I really enjoyed that inclusion, it added so much to the character for me as well as the episode--bringing home the point again that death is never expected. Also when Xander, Anya, and Willow brought an arm full of snacks I couldn't help but laugh since it's such a scoobies thing to do and their way of helping things along. When Buffy fought the monster in the room with her mother's body, I cried again at the symbolism of it all and how Buffy just laid on the floor like she was dead too for just a minute until Dawn sits up and wants to feel the cold...them both realizing she's really gone and wondering where she can be now. The perfect end to the episode. Just brilliant.
Angel: I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner.
-Even though I knew Angel was going to show up in this episode, I still let out a little sigh when he did. Buffy waiting alone after the funeral for it to get dark, just standing in the same spot for hours in itself was nothing short of amazing. Then when he does, she doesn't even look at him or say anything because she doesn't need to. She just holds his hand and he knows to squeezes hers back as they look upon the grave wordlessly. It was everything I hoped it would be and more.
Buffy: The funeral was...brutal, but it's tomorrow I'm worried about.
Angel: What's tomorrow?
Buffy: That's exactly what I don't know. Up until now I-I've had a road map. Things to do every minute, having to do with mom.
Angel: Tomorrow the stuff of everyday living resumes.
--
Buffy: It's gonna be light soon.
Angel: I can stay in town as long as you want me.
Buffy: How's forever? Does forever work for you?
-I love that no matter how closed off she can be with everyone else, she just peels herself open around Angel so he can see what's inside. He doesn't ask, just listens and gives advice where it's needed, in a guiding kind of way. He knows her well enough to know she needs to say certain things but also hear certain things to help her through. I think the first part of this scene accomplished that, with her talking about her fears and worries, explanations as to why she's been so formal and take charge about the whole thing. And Angel, more then anyone knows that you have to keep fighting because that's all there is to do. I love how he believes in her strength even when she doesn't and that she wants him to stay forever even if they both know it wouldn't lead anywhere safe for them. Which they prove by passionately kissing under the tree before he holds her until light comes. The scene was just so simple and so...them. He's definitely her touchstone.
Dawn: You've been avoiding me.
Buffy: I'm not! I have to do these things, 'cause (crying) 'cause when I stop, then she's really gone. And I'm trying, Dawn, I am. I am really trying to take care of things, but I don't know what I'm doing. Mom always knew.
Dawn: Nobody's asking you to be mom.
Buffy: Well, who's gonna be if I'm not? Huh, Dawn? Have you even thought about that? Who's gonna make things better? (cries harder) Who's gonna take care of us?
--
Buffy: I don't know what we're gonna do. I'm scared.
Dawn: Buffy... (there's a knock at the front door)
Buffy: Mommy?
-This whole scene seriously kills me, I really felt deeply and grievously for Buffy. All the pain she held in suddenly escapes her in this scene and she can't hold it in, raw truth and honestly come through. It's rare to see her this vulnerable so to see all her defenses come down that show that even if she's the slayer, she doesn't have all the answers. She's such a strong character so when she cries, I cry, because she carries this love and this pain so deep and close to her that when it comes out, it's raw. The hopeful way she says 'mommy' when she hears the knock breaks my heart because deep inside she's just a lost little girl who finally lets herself grieve in her sister's arms when all hope is gone. Sarah acted the hell out of his scene and at this moment it's my favorite Buffy scene ever. Just looking at the caps make me cry all over again, the disappointment and hurt are written all over her face, it just cuts at me to see it.
These two episodes were so brilliant, initial shock and grief of death and the aftermath were executed in a realistic manner. I also loved the little messages throughout both episodes, they're the kinds of episodes you want to see on television for the heartfelt and realistic elements. It's about pain, anger, shock, grief, hope, and life. Everything that I deem important I found in these episodes which is something Joss deserves to be thanked for.