The episode first date is the worst in the series imo. Beer bad is the fifth episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer. At the point buffy thwacked parker, she was at the beer bad, tree pretty stage. George hertzberg as its big bad, and the dull initiative storyline drags things down, and beer. Buffy is widely regarded as a high watermark in genre television, as well as rightly being considered just a wellwritten drama, regardless of the fact its got literal demons coming out of its ears. We had the best already, so how about the few buffy episodes that arent quite up to par. Ranking every episode of buffy the vampire slayer buzzfeed. We rank all sevens seasons of buffy the vampire slayer from worst to best so that you can binge watch. Xander gets a job as a bartender at the college pub. Buffy the vampire slayer s 4 e 5 beer bad recap tv tropes. And to a neanderthal, yes, it might be entertaining to watch buffy and her fratty drinking buddies talk like cavemen and break things, but to more evolved individuals, its just awful. Sep 27, 2015 season 4, episode 5 original airdate november 2, 1999. Xander gets a job at the pub on campus but gets abuse from college guys who look down on him. The jokes mightve been a little bit flat at times and maybe the timing wasnt right i suppose it could have been placed earlier in the season so they couldve put more tension in the end but the only thing i really didnt like about the episode was that yet again buffy has sex and bad things happen.
Grumpy because her oz has eyes for another bands female singer, willow spits at never evolved, sexobsessed men to parker, the cavemen knock them down. Catching sight of xander in the nude again, buffy just stops and stares. While this is often called one of the worst by fans and critics, joss whedon has a. This episode just didnt seem up to the high standards joss and co. It was written by tracey forbes and directed by david solomon.
Okay, the fourth season seldom sinks to outright putridity, and its failure to really catch fire is partly bad luck. Giles loses her track after realizing buffys regression, but brave xander kept up and saves the students from the fire. Anyway, it got me thinking about the other bad episodes, with the caveat that id still rather watch the worst episode of buffy over pretty much anything else on tv, a. Dec 27, 2017 beer bad strangely seemed fine to me when i saw it for the first time but each time after that it got worse. The first five seasons aired on the wb, and in 2001, it transferred to upn for its final two seasons. As the series transitioned from its high school is hell motif, though, it struggled to find meaningful ways to tie in reality and fantasy. That being said, here are the episodes that dont quite make the cut. In the bizarre episode beer bad, buffy drinks beer that has been altered somehow and it turns her into a neanderthal. Beer bad or where the wild things are page 3 buffyboards. Its a dumb episode but at least you know that it knows that its dumb. Buffy the vampire slayer s 4 e 5 beer bad recap tv.
Buffy the vampire slayer is an american television series created by joss whedon, which premiered on march 10, 1997. Well, for today, well just have to throw spitballs at his neck in class. Its interesting, every single episode contains an attempt to do something real, and contains at least one or two lines that crack me up, or one or two moments that genuinely shock me. Jun 20, 2018 we discuss the episode that the buffy community considers to be the worst with special guest jason cooper.
Buffy the vampire slayer beer bad funny scene youtube. I still cannot watch that episode without feeling sickly. I have never seen an episode as bad as this one on btvs. Its got by far the worst big bad in adam george hertzberg and, of.
The plotline of this episode was actually important. As much as i like spike, buffy was too far gone at that point season 7 being at her least likable. I mean its certainly not the best episode but i never considered it bad, let alone the worst. Lets be clear though, a bad episode of buffy is still better than most shows on tv. The worst episodes of buffy the vampire slayer have to be beer bad, and dirty girls the one where xander loses his eye. I think where the wild things are is worse, along with a few others. And xander as a bartender serving cursed beer is hilarious, i would watch that sitcom. All 11 songs featured in buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 5. Also the other ones that i do not like are real me because that introduced dawn and hells belles that is what broke up xander and anya. However, the owner of the bar used a warlock spell on the beer, transforming the drinkers in cavemen as a payback for their behaviors.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. With the exception of the spectacular once more with feeling buffys musical episode, a concept which couldve badly misfired but ended up producing one of the shows all timegreats. If he were tied and gagged and left in a cave that vampires happened to frequent, it wouldnt be like i killed him, really. And thats the worst thing a bad buffy episode can do. Buffy, trying to drown her sorrows over parker, drinks said brew. Wild at heart is the sixth episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer television show, and the sixtysecond episode in the series. This episode was gross, predictable, and just plain silly. Sep 29, 2017 hope you guys enjoy this feature is not available right now. This episode is considered by some fans to be the worst buffy episode. This episode is one of the worst btvs episode ever. We just let everyone go crazy and nothing all bad came out of it. Aug 12, 2015 a lot of people think this is the worst episode buffy ever created.
Jan 23, 2015 i mean its certainly not the best episode but i never considered it bad, let alone the worst. We discuss the episode that the buffy community considers to be the worst with special guest jason cooper. Sarah michelle gellar and marc blucas in buffy the vampire slayer 1997. This is the episode where everyone whos normally really good at things is really bad at them an excellent formula for funny. Buffy the vampire slayer 4x05 beer bad reaction youtube. November 2, 1999 many fans have called this the worst episode of the series and while im not as harsh. The episode was written by tracey forbes, who only wrote three episodes of buffy, the wellreceived something blue, and another universallyderided episode, beer bad, about another obvious thing about young people, that they dont know how to drink responsibly.
In addition to the list above, everything harmony touches is gold. Where the wild things are is just as dumb as beer bad and the scene where the students are getting off by touching a wall is the worst offender. Sep 17, 2015 the whole episode is about buffy trying to drink away her problems after being dumped by a guy right after she slept with him for the first time. This is the mode shes in for most of the rest of the season, and while some of these elements kind of come into play in the final few episodes of season 6, theyre completely tainted with this terrible metaphor. Yes, its technically a moral lesson episode, but actually if you look closely beer. Buffy is still hurting because parker abrams dumped her after a one night stand. Everything else, possibly the worst buffy episode ever. Also, for the first and last times, willows lesbianism wasnt handled very sensitively. Solomon had some doubts but it turned out to be better than he expected.
Riley is the worst of buffy s major love interests, with very little to make him a character of interest. And parker gets both skewered by willow and whacked up side the head by buffy. While i would never claim that beer bad is a good episode, its certainly pretty fun. The 6 worst episodes of buffy the vampire slayer telltale tv. The 6 worst episodes of buffy the vampire slayer tell. It was written by marti noxon and directed by david grossman. This episode had only one point dont drink and thats it. List of buffy the vampire slayer episodes wikipedia. The 15 worst ever episodes of buffy the vampire slayer. The transformation of the nasty students in prehistorical men is hilarious, and i liked the response of buffy to parkers request of forgiveness, which is very simple and effective. Remember that time when buffy went to college and got drunk.
Beer bad is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the television series buffy the vampire. Xanders only qualification to be a barman is having seen cocktail, a 1988 movie starring tom cruise as a drinkmixing dervish of a bartender. Buffy episodes ranked ranked as a reboot of the tv show is announced. Season four when it was good, it was very, very good. Mar 06, 2017 the best buffy the vampire slayer episodes. The true worst episode the only truly bad episode is in s7 the killer in me. Buffy the vampire slayers 11 most ridiculous storylines fame10. The girl in question is definitely one of the worst episodes in either buffy s or angels seasons. The wild men threaten willow, parker and two girls and put fire on the bar, and buffy tries to save them. If you ask a random buffy fan to name the worst episode in the series off the top of hisher head, beer bad will come up pretty often. Almost all of season fouranything with riley in it gets on my nevers, because he was the single most annoying character on the show.
Beer bad, obviously, for reasons that dont have to be stated. But yknow, there are some honestly funny moments in beer bad. This month marks twenty years since the first episode of buffy the vampire slayer aired. Buffy drowns her sorrows over parker by drinking with some upperclassmen at said. Season 4 of buffy the vampire slayer is by and large a mixed bag. The problem is not that the point is obscure, as was true of, say, iryj. I would have needed as much beer as they had to make this episode good. Yes, its technically a moral lesson episode, but actually if you look closely beer isnt portrayed that badly. Buffy the vampire slayer reaction season 4 episode 5 beer. But one episode in particular is considered by most people to be a series worst. A lot of people think this is the worst episode buffy ever created.
I would argue that it is the stupidest buffy episode ever, but not the worst. Mar 09, 2017 this month marks twenty years since the first episode of buffy the vampire slayer aired buffy is widely regarded as a high watermark in genre television, as well as rightly being considered just a wellwritten drama, regardless of the fact its got literal demons coming out of its ears. Buffy the vampire slayer beer bad tv episode 1999 imdb. In a true series low, buffy gets drunk on magic beer that turns her into a neanderthal. The owner of a pub was altering the beer in order to get revenge on the college kids who had been treating him poorly for decades. And if you know the spoilers for season 8 the comics, it only proves it. In an interview, joss whedon revealed doubts he and david solomon had about the quality of the script.
May 25, 2009 the worst episodes of buffy the vampire slayer have to be beer bad, and dirty girls the one where xander loses his eye. Buffy the vampire slayers 11 most ridiculous storylines. So i know this is an unpopular opinion as its often labelled one of the worst episodes of buffy, but i love beer bad. At the beginning, she is pining for him, at the end, she is hitting him over the head with a branch, thus clearing the way for riley.
After a heavy night of beer she seems a lot slower than normal. Buffy season 4 episode 5 beer bad video dailymotion. It was a bad way to cope, as it didnt resolve anything, and then the episode was just a strange series of events after the drinking began. Ten worst episodes of buffy the vampire slayer youtube. He deserves a torturous and slow death by spider bites. Remember that time when the beer turned her into a cavewoman. In fact, this episode is so bad it is downright hilarious. Beer bad isnt on my list of the very worst episodes. And i think the same thing about beer bad, where buffy goes all cave man. The 15 worstever episodes of buffy the vampire slayer. Buffy was only likable to me when she was with angel.
While beer bad is often called one of the worst episodes by fans and critics, whedon has a different perspective on the episode. Beer bad is a funny episode of buffy, having lots of humor. Its interesting, every single episode contains an attempt to do something real, and contains at least one or two lines that crack me up, or one. The whole episode is about buffy trying to drink away her problems after being dumped by a. It gave us some of best moments of the entire series and its very worst big bad, as well as everyones favorite ifapotatocouldbeaboyfriend, riley. It concluded on may 20, 2003, after seven seasons with 144 episodes in total, plus an unaired pilot episode. To the contrary, the episode beats us over the head with the message, even more than buffy beat parker. But yes, beer bad is the worst episode in either shows history. Beer bad buffy the vampire slayer soundtrack tunefind. The fourth seasons beer bad wasnt everyones cup of tea, especially with buffy fans. Buffy ends up drinking with them to help take her mind off parker. I dont think ive ever seen a worst buffy episode list without beer bad read more. Beer bad is the fifth episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer television show, and is the sixtyfirst episode in the series.
While we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series premiere of buffy, take a look at a few of the beloved shows lessthanawesome episodes. Does anyone disagree that beer bad is the worst episode of. Keep beer bad because i think it has more scoobie moments, and also cavebuffy. Apr 08, 2012 the tv buffy the vampire slayer, season 4, episode 5. There were jokes at the character traits expense and this isnt something that is usually characteristic of buffy the vampire slayer. Buffy the vampire slayer seasons, ranked from worst to best. Beer bad is the episode where buffy gets over parker.
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