The truth is down there unbeknownst to buffy and the gang, spike is captured by a commando squad for the. Buffys old enemy, spike, was among the vampires and demons captured by the initiative, who implanted. Time stops, and it feels like the whole world is made for you two, and you two alone, until the day one of you leaves and rips. In 2001, it moved to the united paramount network for its final two seasons. The initiative, buffy the vampire slayer season 4 hes just your average hitemandquitem college dbag, but he hits and quits our buffy, and we do not abide that. Contner, it originally aired on november 16, 1999 on the wb network. In that time, 144 episodes of the series were made. He finds buffys dorm, but since shes not there and willow is, he tries to attack willow. Season 4, episode 7, the initiative 12 of 21 we cant really blame buffy for her lack of patience with glory, the crazy, shapeshifting, gorgeous big bad of the fifth season. Inspired by the 1992 movie of the same name, the show which was created by the films screenwriter joss whedon continues the story. Buffy the vampire slayer the initiative tv episode 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Buffy the vampire slayer s4e21 primeval recap tv tropes. The initiative buffy the vampire slayer episode wikipedia. Sex is the real villain of the buffy the vampire slayer universe.
The subplot in which buffy and spike return to the initiative to remove spikes chip is less effective, because it involves the initiative. List of buffy the vampire slayer episodes wikipedia. Buffy season 4 episode 7 the initiative video dailymotion. Buffy begins college feeling completely overwhelmed. If you havent watched through the entirety of both buffy and angel, there will most likely be a lot of spoilers. List of buffy the vampire slayer episodes simple english. The initiative is the seventh episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer television show, and the sixtythird episode in the series.
In the united kingdom, the entire series aired on sky one and bbc two. As plotheavy season four episodes go, the initiative isnt too shabby. Buffy the vampire slayer the initiative tv episode 1999 imdb. Im on the last episode of season 4 buffy and season 1 of angel right now. This is a list of episodes for the american television series, buffy the vampire slayer. In season 4, we meet the initiative, a government agency.
This is the episode where we first find out that riley likes buffy, and that he is one of the commandos. The 20 best oneliners from buffy the vampire slayer. Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the sunnydale campus. But something happens and hes in pain when he tries to bite her. As buffy and willow rappel down the elevator shaft into the initiative compound, buffy apologizes to willow for what she had said. All 6 songs featured in buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 7.
One reply to episode 63 the initiative thenewbuzwuzz says. Buffys new love interest is riley, a soldier in the initiative, a secret government organisation hunting and experimenting on demons. Buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 7 the initiative reaction open me become a patron today. In this episode, spike has been captured by the initiative, the commando squad on the sunnydale university campus.
Get access to uncuts, early uploads, film reactions and much more. Buffy the vampire slayer is an american television series that aired on the wb from 19972001 and then on upn from 20022003. Watch buffy the vampire slayer the initiative s4 e7 online watch online anytime. Spike, who was captured last week by the commandos, is being held hostage by them in a hitech facility underneath the university. Watch buffy the vampire slayer episodes online season 5. He eventually escapes the hightech facility and goes to kill buffy. Buffy the vampire slayer all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my. This quiz is on the fourth season episode the initiative. Buffy the vampire slayer 7xex buffy the vampire slayer 101 studying the slayer. S04e07 the initiative posted on march 16, 2012 by mark oshiro in the seventh episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer, i am not okay. The vampire spike, having been left by drusilla, returns to sunnydale and is abducted by the initiative, a topsecret military installation based beneath the uc sunnydale campus, led by maggie walsh. Here are the 10 last minute changes that hurt buffy the vampire slayer and 10 that saved it. Then she starts dating riley, a handsome commando battling the same monsters.
Riley, who has a crush on buffy, is a member of this militarylike demon hunting crusade called the initiative, hence the episode title. The introduction of the initiative also set up a nice dynamic between the lowrent way that buffy and her team gets things done, and the hightech methodology of the walsh bunch. Buffy learns that initiative experiments left riley with super strength, a high tolerance for pain and an abnormally fast heartbeat that could lead to a. Spike and his fellow captives get fed from blood bags and subjected to a process that removes their ability to. It originally broadcast on november 16, 1999 on the wb network. Buffy the vampire slayer s04e07 the initiative video. Buffy the vampire slayer is an american television series created by joss whedon, which. The initiative buffy the vampire slayer episode wikiwand. Ok, say that i help, and you start a conversation, it goes great, you like buffy, she likes you, you spend time together, feelings grow deeper, and one day, without even realizing it, you find youre in love. However, when buffy later came into contact with another commando while on patrol, she began to suspect more was going on. In late 1999, buffy summers and the scooby gang first came into contact with initiative commandos, though, as it was halloween at the time, they initially dismissed them as people in halloween costumes. Im glad we got this episode out of the way so that now i can stop talking obliquely about the strange. As plot heavy season four episodes go, the initiative isnt too shabby.
Buy, rent buffy the vampire slayer, season 4 episode 7, is available to watch and stream on fox. I didnt particularly like the initiativeadam storyline but looking back, this was probably the best buffy season ever with strong episodes as well as good storylines in the background. Categories buffy poetry, season 4 tags btvs, buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, college, oz, poem, poetry, riley finn, season 4, spike, vampire, werewolf, willow. Spike trying to bite willow but having performance issues. He finds buffy s dorm, but since shes not there and willow is, he tries to attack willow. Buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 7 the initiative.
Buffy the vampire slayer the initiative tv episode 1999. Watch buffy the vampire slayer s04e07 the initiative buffy the vampire. The initiative is the seventh episode of season 4 of the television show buffy the vampire slayer. At the start of the i in team, buffy officially joins the initiative. Buffy the vampire slayer s04e08 pangs video dailymotion. A third friend, graham, joins them just as riley is explaining that buffy is too. Spike assumes buffy is in cahoots with the initiative, but then sees buffy fighting the soldiers. Buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 08 pangs. Season four sees buffy and willow enroll at uc sunnydale while xander joins the workforce. It was written by douglas petrie and directed by james a. The slayer and friends face their biggest challenge.
It all happens so fast, and seems to me to squander a lot of dramatic and comic potential for the sake of a few quick twists. Buffy the vampire slayer s04e07 the initiative video dailymotion. Forrest spots buffy, whom hes quite impressed with. Riley and buffy trying to get rid of each other so that they could catch spike separately. Buffy the vampire slayer season 4 episode 07 the initiative. The initiative is the first season archeavy episode of buffy the vampire slayer season four. But she soon suspects the initiative may be more dangerous than the monsters they are supposed to be. The first five seasons aired on the wb, and in 2001, it transferred to upn for its final two seasons. Watch buffy the vampire slayer episodes online season 4. Also known as the episode where buffy and riley have sex for 45. The existence of a secret governmentcorporate organisation dealing with the bizarresupernatural is a recurring theme in joss whedons works and can be seen with shield, the organization in the cabin in the woods 2011, the blue sun corporation in firefly 2002, the rossum corporation in dollhouse 2009 and the successors to the company in alien. In the united kingdom, the entire series aired on sky1 and bbc two. Buffy tells everyone to get ready, however this time she isnt intended to sneak into the inititive quietly and kicks in the mirror hiding the elevator shaft.
Buffy, for the most part, handled its curveballs and last minute ideas incredibly well, though there are some ideas that impacted the series for the worse. Buffy tries to adjust to classes and living away from home, while. Watch buffy the vampire slayer episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The initiative is a military operation at university of california sunnydale that fights and experiments on supernatural beings. In the initiative, spike is imprisoned in an underground demonresearch facility, and riley realizes he has a crush on buffy. Buffy the vampire slayer is an american television series created by joss whedon, which premiered on march 10, 1997. Riley starts us off this week, sitting in the cafeteria grading papers while his friend, forrest, comments on all the hotties. When joss released the movie cabin in the woods, i instantly included it into the buffyverse.
In the next episode, having run out of options, spike will go to buffy for protection, offering information on the initiative in exchange. Every episode of buffy, ranked, in honor of its 20th anniversary vox. Buy buffy the vampire slayer, season 4 microsoft store. She will also recap every episode of buffy the vampire slayer with an eye to the following themes. For as long as there have been vampires, there has been the slayer. Buffy summers sarah michelle gellar is the slayer, the young woman chosen by fate to fight the vampires, demons, and other dark forces. They implant a microchip in his head which prevents him from harming humans.
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