I'm french and the french voice of buffy is very good but in VO what a mess full of autotune. But VO is the opposite for VF everyone is really really good but Buffy. VF everyone is really bad but Buffy XD And like you said Tony and Amber Slayed the episode !
I had such a crush on him when I was 16. All the girls in my grade were into Angel, but I was like no way Giles for me. I am a wife and mum now but I still fancy him. Anthony is handsome but it is his character that I have a crush on.
The voice is very attractive. I was jr high ish when this came out, so I was a Spike girl. As an older woman and wife and mother now, he is the most attractive man. Dependable, steady job and ready to stab a mayor to defend his children? Oh my.
I always loved Giles, but more like a father, I guess... I used to crush a lot on Angel in the beginning, but when Spike approached, I definitly became his trash 🙏🏼😂💙
Deniyell McMillian The two best singers in the Musical episode. I think Antony Head has been in musicals before I don't know what Ambers previous experience is.
When Tara and Rupert start singing together, you see the finality of two loving relationships made manifest, and it's utterly heartbreaking...not only is the singing sublime, but the emotions in their faces and movements tell such a story of pain and loss. If you don't shed a tear, here, then you really haven't invested yourselves in these characters.
If you're not at least on the verge of crying listening to them singing and watching the longing and regret in their eyes you are emotionally dead. I can say that because my meds had made me emotionally dead for 16 years when I saw this and I still felt tears trying to break through. This is powerful stuff. then again this was also the first episode of Buffy I'd ever even seen.
Its no accident that Gile's character was in that position. The writers had Buffy's real father absent from the very beginning of the series and Giles (whether Buffy or Giles were willing to acknowledge it or not) was the closest thing to a father she had. And Giles just grew into that role more and more as time went on until Buffy's mom died and he was basically the only parental figure she had left. It was all a very well engineered arc from very talented writers.
@@JonathanRodd the watchers council fired Giles because they thought he was too attached to Buffy to be her watcher of course by this time he was reinstated at Buffy's request
This is one of the most beutiful moments in telivision. You can really see how much Giles loves her and he knows he has to back down, great acting by Anthony, brings tears to my eyeys allways
Tara was bathed in sunlight in the first song but in the reprise she is bathed in moonlight because she now knows what willow has done to her poor Tara treated like shit all her life by her family by glory and even by willow
@@McBenjiii I disagree. The character was treated and valued very high. Tara was immensely important for several characters to develop. Her entire story arc just makes sense. From the set up the one of the most heartbreaking deaths in a series i ever saw she was written superb and casted well. A character that is so immensly important to the story and loved by so many people out there cant be done dirty by the show. Her death is not a sign of bad treatment. Desexualized, stong willed, intelligent character. Norm breaker and highjacking hearts of all genders. One of the best roles in the entire series.
I usually do okay emotions wise in this song until it hits the "I wish I could lay your arms down, and let you rest at last" part. When you really think about it, being The Slayer is such a miserable existence, that demands you sacrifice so much, and even if you make those sacrifices and save the world, there is no reward, no retirement, just more of the same. All Giles wants for Buffy is the rest she has more than earned, but he knows that she won't ever get it. Heartbreaking.
Especially combined with the next line. “Wish I could slay your demons, but now that time has past.” If Giles could fight her battles- both physically and metaphorically- you know he would in a heartbeat, because he knows the toll it takes on Buffy. But she’s the Slayer, not him, and he knows she’s leaning too heavily on him as it is. It’s breaking him, but he’s trying to do what’s best
And then, when you make the final sacrifice, and you get rest at last... your damn friends come along and rip you out of heaven. For pretty selfish reasons, i might add.
I also don't think I'm particularly emotional...I don't know if it has to do with age or what, but this song makes my throat go from O to o...sitting here like "aheem AHEEEEEM....AAAAAAAAHEEEEEEEEM"
I always thought she was worried that Willow would scoop out those parts of her that were inconvenient. Kind of like being made a Stepford Wife. Also her family tried oppressing and manipulating her (and apparently her mother), so she knows what a bad relationship looks like
That is definitely excellent and I love them singing together no matter what part of the song, but the part that really gives me happy chills is starting at 2:54 when they start singing their own parts in that gorgeous harmony!
Anthony Head has a beautiful voice - there’s something really mesmerising about it. Love this song and what it represents - it’s basically a father (Giles) singing to his surrogate daughter (Buffy) and his need to let her grow up despite wanting to protect her. I always loved their relationship.
GILES: Lyrics You're not ready for the world outside You keep pretending but you just can't hide i know i said that I'd be standing by your side... but I... Your paths unbeaten and it's all uphill and you can't meet it but you never will and i'm the reason you're your standing still but I... I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand Wish I could stay but now I understand I'm standing in the way The cries around you you don't here at all Coz you know i'm here to take that call So you just lie there when you should be standing tall but I.... I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last Wish I could slay your demons but now that time has passed Wish i could stay You're stallwort standing fast But I'm standing in the way, I'm just standing in the way TARA: I'm under your spell God how could this be? Playing with my memory You know I've been through hell Willow don't you see? There'll be nothing left of me You made me believe Giles: believe me i don't wanna go Both: and it'll grieve me coz i love you so but we both know Giles: Wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land (Tara: Wish I could trust that it was just this once but i must do what i must) Giles: Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand (Tara: Can't adjust to this disgust, which I, And I just wish i could) Both: Staaaaay wish I could stay wish I could stay wish I could....stay...
Monday morning...... Joss: Hey, we should do a musical episode. Cast: well, that'd be great, but there's the storyline, the songs to fit the storyline, it's just a huge undertaking, boss. Joss: Oh, I did all that over the weekend. Cast: ..............................of course you did.
The main 2 that Could Sing(along with James Marsters) before they started, but play the 2 Quietest characters. It really comes out as an Emotional Moment in the music. When Tara describes her Great relationship with Willow as "Disgust", I cried!
Steve Hodgetts Giles has filled the place where Buffys father used to be .Buffy has been without a father and Giles as her Watcher her teacher and protector has become the father she lost.
I love how Giles went from being the grumpy grandpa of the group, to actually being the father of the group... He wants so much for Buffy to be the best she can be, but he feels like he's holding her back... Like, a father, he feels he must leave her so she can spread her wings and have her own life... I love his character development so much, and Anthony Head has a nice singing voice
I'm just lying in bed in the middle of the night listening to this song over and over and over and crying my eyes out every time. When they sing that first note together it just feels like the music is ripping out my soul. God, it's so beautiful.
Lol agreed! As a kid a never noticed how her wrists were. But on rewatch I was like “that’s a good way to break your wrist. Didn’t Giles ever teach you how to punch properly?” 🤦♀️ Proper punching was one of the first lessons I learned in martial arts. I guess Slayer strength means you don’t need proper technique. 🤷♀️ Anyway, I still love this show, it meant everything when I was little. And I do rewatch it every few years. Though now I often notice mistakes and things like when Buffy and her stunt double switch for fight scenes. Makes me wish I could go back in time and enjoy this series for the first time again.
To be honest, this song isn't my favorite 'cause compared to the other tracks like "What can we face" or "Walk through the fire" due to their sing-along choruses (though I love the way Anthony Stewart Head and Amber Benson sings) but then the part where Giles comes right in for a duet after Tara's last note: "Believe me I don't want to go...", I completely fell in love with it. That whole sequence where it continues with "Wish I could..." ugh it's so beautiful.
@@vladskiobi Then you're not straight. I'm straight and the thought of me doing anything sexual with a woman grosses me out. I don't even like most men, but they're definitely the only ones I'm attracted to.
Isn't amazing how with singing you can have competing/separate lines being sung and hear and understand them both. While talking it would just be garbled?
I think its cool when Giles is singing about loving Buffy like a daughter and Tara is talking about the other kind of love but somehow their lyrics fit together.
@@RitsychServare no she was refering to the mind fuck she got from Glory. (If people keep messing with my mind there'll be nothing left of me.) Is what she meant.
@@ooodatsgottahurt1625 yes, I get that. I thought that maybe it was an ambiguous thought of hers, that she had an inkling of her inevitable death in this season.
@@RitsychServare It wasn't ambiguous. The "wish I could stay" line seems the most ambiguous possibly foreshadowing her death but even if it was she had no idea.
Guys, *I´m a singing expert*! And let me just say: ***2:52** is the best part, singing-wise, of the entire episode! PERIOD!* (God bless Amber Benson! I fucking LOVE her for this!!!)
Giles: You’re not ready for the world outside You keep pretending, but you just can’t hide I know I said that I’d be standing by your side But I... You’re paths unbeaten and it’s all uphill And you can meet it, but you never will And I’m the reason that you’re standing still But I... I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand Wish I could stay, but now I understand I’m standing in the way The cries around you, you don’t hear at all Cause you know I’m here to take that call So you just lie there when you should be standing tall But I... I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last Wish I could slay your demons, but now that time has passed Wish I could stay here, your stalwart, standing fast But I’m standing in the way I’m just standing in the way Buffy: Did you say something? Tara: I’m under your spell God how can this be? Playing with my memory You know I’ve been through hell Willow don’t you see? There’ll be nothing left of me You made me believe Giles: Believe me I don’t wanna go Both: And it’ll grieve me cause I love you so But we both know Giles: Wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land (Tara: wish I could trust that it was just this once, but I must do what I must) Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand (I can’t adjust to this disgust, we’re done, and I just wish I could...) Both: Stay Wish I could stay Wish I could stay Wish I could stay
I'm the monster I'm the villain What perfection What precision Clean insicions I deliver Unscathed organs I deliver Repossessions I deliver I'm the Repo, Legal Assassin
My only problem with this clip is it's should've been a little bit longer to show Tara and Giles look at each other afterwards. They know what they sang, they both know they need to leave.
