Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5, Episode 16The Body (27 Feb. 2001) 8.7
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death. Director:Joss Whedon |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5, Episode 16The Body (27 Feb. 2001) 8.7
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death. Director:Joss Whedon |
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... | ||
| Nicholas Brendon | ... | ||
| Alyson Hannigan | ... | ||
| Emma Caulfield | ... | ||
| Michelle Trachtenberg | ... | ||
| James Marsters | ... |
Spike
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| Anthony Head | ... |
Rupert Giles
(as Anthony Stewart Head)
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| Randy Thompson | ... | ||
| Amber Benson | ... | ||
| Kristine Sutherland | ... | ||
| Kevin Cristaldi | ... |
First Paramedic
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Stefan Umstead | ... |
Second Paramedic
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| Loanne Bishop | ... |
911 Operator
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| J. Evan Bonifant | ... |
Kevin
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| Kelli Garner | ... |
Kirstie
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Buffy sees Joyce lying on the couch, calls 911 and unsuccessfully follows emergency procedures. When the paramedics arrive, they realize that Joyce is dead. Buffy calls Giles and goes to the school to tell Dawn. Along the day, the Scooby gang grieves the death of Joyce and sympathizes with Buffy. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What lajabless said is on the money. I too had lost my mother just weeks before this episode was broadcast. It was eerie how what I saw on the screen expressed how I was feeling at the time. I don't know if my appreciation of this episode is a reflection of what I was going through, or of just how good a show it actually was. I'm almost afraid to rewatch this episode. If it really is that good, will I relive that emotional turmoil? It's been nearly seven years. Maybe I can rewatch it objectively now. I have to put this in the Buffy top ten, maybe top five episodes. One of my best friends at the time was also a Buffy fan. Sadly, I wasn't able to talk with him about this episode as he had died suddenly only days earlier....