Buffy's mom

Since I often think of Buffy, I'm thinking of her now that my mom has died. Of course Buffy's mom dies too, immediately before the episode I've probably watched the least--The Body. It's wonderfully done, but too much for me--I can't watch it often.

Interestingly, though, I haven't found myself in the past week or so thinking so much of that episode as of the one following it, where Buffy's sister Dawn tries to bring their mom back from the dead. Buffy knows this is a terrible idea, that it can go horribly wrong. She tries to stop Dawn. Even so, at the end of the episode, we see the doorknob turning, and with desperate hope in her eyes, Buffy says, "Mommy," and Dawn ends the spell as Buffy yanks the door open, not caring in that moment if the spell went wrong, just wanting her mom back. And there's nothing there.

I think I've watched that episode even less than The Body.

I'm feeling very sad today. And after all, it's only been a week and a half.

Comments

[reesie]

When I watched that episode I thought it was really scary, but also they had a lot of feelings that people have when they lose someone. Sorry for your loss.

[Be Snowy, Be Lit]

I'm very sorry you lost your Mum... best not to watch depressing Buffy eps, I guess :( How ahout some cheery Once More With Feeling?

[Heidi]

Thank you to you both. It's probably true that I should stay away from depressing Buffy, though I have felt that I might want to watch the episode I discussed above sometime when there's no one around and I can just let go and really have a big cry. On the other hand, I do love Once More With Feeling, or I could watch one of my very favorite episodes, Doppelgangland. How great is evil vampire Willow? And good Willow impersonating evil Willow. "Willow" was actually a dark horse contender for the name of Younger Daughter. Didn't pan out. Went with Hebrew translation of husband's last name instead (since both girls got my last name, for reasons I may sometime blog).