you turn every head, but you don't see me

[echoes]

I was going to answer the backlog of comments I have, picspam Glory and talk about "Crush" and the sadness of "I Was Made to Love You" and how Spike's become kind of an idiot lately, but then there was "The Body". An episode so sad, so beautiful, and so close to a work of art it's astounding.

Comments

[aestheticized.livejournal.com]

The Body. ♥ It's just so good. And beautiful. I love it so, even though it breaks my heart.

[squaringkarma.livejournal.com]

Anya, with that scene (the one with the "But I don't understand! I don't understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I knew her, and then she's— there's just a body, and I don't understand why she just can't 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!" speech), breaks my heart every single time.

[futuresoon.livejournal.com]

Man, that is my favorite episode of Buffy, hands-down. It is just...there are people who say TV, especially shows like Buffy, cannot be as "good" as a movie. You see stuff like this, and then you realize those people are fucking nuts. Every single thing about that episode is perfect. It may be the best thing Joss Whedon has ever written.

[cosmicavatar.livejournal.com]

I was in tears in the first bloody five seconds of that episode. It's a masterpiece.

[eryslash.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what - what they all said. It's one of the most beautifully shot, best written hours of television of all times. It's impossible to watch it and not cry. It's just perfect. Just - perfect. And the saddest thing you'll ever watch. Argh. Argh. *doesn't make sense anymore*

[defybrevity.livejournal.com]

This episode is so beautiful and amazing, I'll watch it ten times despite how much it makes my heart ache. It's the closest thing to a film I've ever seen on a tv series, and directed better than many, many films out there. Just the emotions, and the directing, and the acting -- it's all so amazing.