#once more with feeling

[hangon-silvergirl]

pt4: st4 & shirts that go hard (+)

#once more with feeling #stranger things #stranger things 4 #st4 #stranger things memes #stranger things shitposting #incorrect stranger things #eleven hopper #jim hopper #joyce byers #murray bauman #eddie munson #chrissy cunningham #jonathan byers #steve harrington #erica sinclair #argyle stranger things #mike wheeler #shirts that go hard

[mycatismyfriend]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 6x07 "Once More With Feeling"

#I was smiling so much while making this #i love them so much #dailybtvs #btvsedit #buffy #btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #buffy summers #rupert giles #once more with feeling #omwf #btvs 6x07 #slayerdaily #buffysource #tvedit #mine #my gifs

[grammatically-incoherent]

bonus...

#slayerdaily #dailybtvs #zanisummers #spuffygifs #spikedaily #btvsedit #once more with feeling #omwf #buffyedit #ohheycool #buffy summers #spike #buffy x spike #spike x buffy #spuffy #spuffyedit #500 #1k

[killingyellow]

buffy's musical episode "once more, with feeling", premiered 22 years ago today. considered one of the best of the series, this episode is the reason why other shows have had musical episodes. iconic.

buffy the vampire slayer | 6x07 | once more, with feeling

#buffy the vampire slayer #btvs #once more with feeling #buffy the musical #buffy summers #buffy and spike #willow and tara #willow rosenberg #tara mclay #scooby gang #season 6 #dawn summers #spike btvs #spike #s06e07

[in-art-be-liv]

#btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #spuffy #spike #btvs spike #buffy summer #once more with feeling #i think i never posted this on here #I'm pretty proud of it #it was a life shaping #brain chemicals altering #moment for me #it was neat to capture it

[though-you-try]

Buffy & Spike

5x07 Fool for Love / 6x07 Once More With Feeling

inspired by this post by @aphony-cree

#spuffy #btvs fanart #btvs #fanart #spike x buffy #buffy summers #spike btvs #buffy x spike #buffy the vampire slayer #artists on tumblr #my art #once more with feeling #fool for love

[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #buffy the vampire slayer #cd #physical media #buffy #btvs #sarah michelle gellar #once more with feeling #1990s #90s #soundtrack

[lopeirce]

say you're happy now, once more with feeling

#buffy the vampire slayer #btvs #buffysource #once more with feeling #this god damn episode #gifs #mine #photoset

[squibbles-gubwee]

Rook has his work cut out for him as a children's therapist.

He just wanted some sweet tea and to watch baseball. 😔 @tmntaucompetition

(Today was really slow at the store so I decided to fill the time with Turtles. The competition has been a blast to watch and vote in and its gotten me into so many new AUs.)

AUs:

Teenage Mutant Neglected Turtles: @nerves-nebula

The Eldest Brother: @debb987 @kittynomore

Never Better: @less-depresso-more-espresso

Redline : @tmntredline @coffinpal @0ddbugs

Bloodbath: @trubblegumm

#rottmnt #tmnt competition #once more with feeling #tmnt au #tmnt au competition #also ignore how my raph in panel 2 looks like a toddler i ran out of steam #tmnt au fanart #tmnt fanart

[melinoephilia]

Analyzing Anya & Xander's Duet

Aside from the general sadness of the episode, one of the sad things about "Once More With Feeling" is Anya and Xander's "I'll Never Tell" song. First, let's start with the most obvious. When Xander sings about Anya in this song, almost all his lines about her positives have to do with her body/looks and being in her "tight embrace" (we all know what he was really talking about). In fact, if you go through the lyrics of the song, the only time he compliments her personality is when he calls her a charmer and says she's sweller. But if we look at all the things he sang previously, is it charmer for her personality or because of what she does for him? (satisfy his sexual urges). On the opposite end of this, he has many criticisms of her personality within the song, "She clings. She's needy. She's also really greedy." Furthermore, if you want to take his insecurity lines into account, you can see that while, yes, he's insecure, which is fair, anyone can be insecure, they're also implying that he believes she's only with him for monetary purposes, and views him as disposable DESPITE her clear dedication to him (and willingness to live in his parents' basement). Don't even get me started on the "Am I marrying a demon" line. While I can understand that fear, on account she was a demon for a thousand or so years, it completely ignores all the human growth she had and character arc she went through.

Now let's start on Anya's verses. While yes, she does criticize him a bit, almost all her lines have to do with one of two things. A) the way he treats her. OR. B) insecurities centered solely on her. She doesn't compliment him much in this song, but she doesn't disparage who he is as person much either, and when she does it's either things all couples complain about like, "he snores" and most fair of all "his penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe," or things that critique his behavior in their relationship, "I talk. He breezes." and "Say housework and he freezes." Now I will acknowledge one line she said "His eyes are really beady." Yes this is a diss against his appearance, but this also comes with her interrupting a long verse of him just disparaging her personality and she was like just trying to stop that train by changing the track. It should also be noted that this verse against her personality came directly after she called out his habit of hiding behind buffy when things get rough, so he is clearly lashing out having not liked the feeling of feeling emasculated. Another note is that all but one of her complimentary lines toward him have to do with his personality. "He's swell," and "My knight in shining armor."

From her lines in the song we can see how insecure he makes her, because ultimately we have to remember this is a song about their relationship. "Will I look good when I've gotten old," "when I get so worn and wrinkly. That I look like David Brinkley," "I've read this tale. There's wedding. Then betrayal," and most importantly "Like it's all just temporary."

Lastly, just a quick assessment on their perception of their relationship that comes in near the end of the song. Xander sings, "Am I crazy?" whereas Anya sings, "Am I dreaming?" She views this as a dream, something not possible but somehow is, whereas he views it as something crazy, a word with negative connotations, that what he's doing could be done by someone not in their right mind.

My summation? While this song is upbeat and peppy, it actually was telling us exactly how their love story would end, as well as who would be the one to run. Xander, as much as he's central to the scoobies, was and always will be a sexist coward. He never loved Anya, he only love what she could do for him, and she was also the only one interested in him.

Anya wasn't perfect, but she 100x deserved better.

#buffy the vampire slayer #anya jenkins #xander harris #btvs #once more with feeling #i'll never tell

[caritaskaraokebar]

RIP Hinton Battle <3

Via @bufferingcast on Instagram

#hinton battle #btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #sweet #once more with feeling #rip hinton battle #you were iconic!!

[spockvarietyhour]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds "Subspace Rhapsody" & Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Once More, With Feeling", requested by @thecaptainoutoftime

#Star Trek #SNW #Star Trek Strange New Worlds #Subspace Rhapsody #Buffy the Vampire Slayer #BTVS #Once More With Feeling #bunnies #it could be bunnies #La'an Noonien Singh #Joseph M'Benga #Anya Jenkins #snwedit #btvsedit #snw spoilers #spoilers #GIF #my gifs #Danny and Renae watch SNW

[gloryfore]

It’s true.

#buffy the vampire slayer #btvs #comfort show #halloween #autumn #bite me #vampires #buffy summers #willow rosenberg #once more with feeling #i miss my buffy blog #why did i delete it 💔

[siristaci]

#star trek #st:snw #strange new worlds #musical episode #subspace rhapsody #btvs #Buffy #once more with feeling #snw spoilers #I'm not sorry

[theprotagonistisdead]

it's so funny to me that in once more with feeling spike goes off on buffy about not having broken into song yet but then immediately sings one about how buffy makes him feel alive. dude forgot why people in musicals sing. because they can't just say their feelings because it's too much. he will tell her more about his feelings for her but not yet. it's still too much right now.

#reporting live from circe's island #february #kaz watches buffy #buffy the vampire slayer #spike #spike btvs #btvs spike #william the bloody #buffy summers #spuffy #once more with feeling #otp: embarrassing freak couple

[xxgothchatonxx]

Sadly, Hinton Battle passed away on January 29, so I'd like to take a moment to appreciate his iconic performance as 'Sweet' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 'Once More, With Feeling'.

Sweet is easily one of the best villains in the entire Buffyverse. And imo he ties with The Gentlemen and Dracula as the best one-episode-only Buffy villain. What makes Sweet so great is that he perfectly exemplified how good Buffy was at taking a concept that sounds absolutely ridiculous and making it work. A demon who curses the people of Sunnydale to randomly break out into song and dance. Sounds pretty stupid, right? Well yes, until those people start literally dancing themselves to death. And through those songs, the main characters expose their deepest feelings and flaws. So, starts off goofy and fun, and then it gets serious and pretty heartbreaking. And while the Scooby Gang "beat the bad guy", they've still got to deal with all that's come out in this episode. "All those secrets you've been concealing/Say you're happy now - once more, with feeling".

Anyway, back to Hinton's performance. 'What You Feel' and its reprise are criminally underrated villain songs. So smooth, so fun, and very wicked. And Hinton's vocal performance was just perfect. As well as his dancing! He played the role of Sweet to perfection. Just the right amount of theatrical camp with a dash of quiet menace. And he was such a joy to watch in this show.

So, rest in peace, Hinton Battle. Thank you for gifting us with this truly iconic performance.

#hinton battle #buffy the vampire slayer #once more with feeling