The Music From Buffy the Vampire Slayer Again With Feeling
"Once again, with Feeling" is the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It'southward the seventh episode of sixth flavor and the ane hundred seventh in the serial. Written and directed past Joss Whedon, it originally broadcast on November half dozen, 2001 on UPN.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis
- ii Summary
- 3 Continuity
- 4 Appearances
- iv.i Individuals
- 4.2 Organizations and titles
- 4.3 Species
- 4.4 Events
- 4.5 Locations
- 4.half-dozen Objects
- 4.7 Rituals and spells
- v Death count
- 6 Behind the scenes
- 6.i Product
- 6.2 Broadcast
- 6.three Deleted scenes
- 6.4 Pop culture references
- half dozen.5 Music
- 6.six Goofs
- 6.7 Awards
- 6.eight International titles
- half dozen.9 Adaptations
- half dozen.10 Other
- seven Gallery
- 7.1 Promotional stills
- 7.two Backside the scenes
- 8 Quotes
- nine References
Synopsis [ ]
Serial creator Joss Whedon wrote, directed and equanimous the music for this episode in which a mysterious force impels the Scooby Gang to flare-up into vocal. Even Buffy devotees may be difficult-pressed to find an episode as off-the-wall as this, every bit Sunnydale citizenry get players in production numbers in which cast members do their own vocals. Hear Tara sing about her beloved for Willow! Encounter Xander and Anya perform a duet! Listen to Buffy croon about her lack of life management! Who's backside the music? Dawn provides the key.[1]
Summary [ ]
Buffy is patrolling in a cemetery at dark, merely there is something wrong with her and with demons and vampires she meets: they are all singing and dancing. Buffy sings nigh her life after resurrecting, and the way she feels detached from it. She snubs the man held convict by the demon and iii vampires she slays ("Overture / Going Through the Motions").
The following forenoon, the Scoobies reunite at the Magic Box and find out such things have happened to them all. They suddenly burst into song over again, first wondering what can possibly exist the cause for this — including a novel idea about bunnies Anya sings — and and then, guided by Buffy, asserting their power to bargain with it together ("I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If Nosotros're Together"). They further larn that information technology'due south not merely happened to them; all the people in Sunnydale are forced to sing about their inner feelings, as a group nearby performs about cleaning mustard out of a shirt ("The Mustard"). Willow and Tara get out the word to enjoy the day, and Tara sings a honey song to Willow well-nigh the difference she's made in her life, which leads them to their chamber ("Under Your Spell"). Somewhere else, at night a human uncontrollably tap dances on the street, until he spontaneously combust. A demon watches him and calls information technology entertainment.
In the morning in Xander's apartment, he and Anya sing together about things they would otherwise have never told themselves or each other, namely their fears about their coming marriage ("I'll Never Tell"). They then mutter with Giles about the constant singing, and hash out the human who caught on fire as reported on Sunnydale Press, ignoring a adult female trying to sing her manner out of a parking ticket ("The Parking Ticket"). At nighttime, to investigate the electric current events, Buffy visits Spike on his crypt, when he's forced to sing to her almost the torturous nature of their human relationship, telling her to stay away from him if she doesn't make a decision about them ("Rest in Peace").
When Dawn gets home from school, she talks with Tara, who tells her that information technology looks like a demon is responsible for the singing. Dawn mentions to Tara her recent statement with Willow, an argument Tara tin can't remember. She remembers the bramble she found in the bedroom that morn and has been wearing and begins to worry that Willow may have cast a spell on her and rushes out to cheque on whether this hunch is correct. Dawn, now alone, goes through her stash of stolen goods, and puts on a necklace she took from the Magic Box. She starts singing about her life, but is kidnapped by Sugariness'southward minions, interrupting her song ("Dawn'southward Lament"). When Dawn wakes up in the Bronze, she and the 3 minions appoint in an interpretive dance, which is Dawn'south attempt to escape ("Dawn'southward Ballet"). All of a sudden, the demon Sweet arrives tap dancing and introduces himself in a song. He mentions his intention of taking her to the Underworld and make her his queen, accusing Dawn of summoning him. He also explains if the melodies go on likewise long, people volition combust and burn up from the intensity of emotion. Dawn tells him that her sis is the Slayer, and so he tells his minions to bring Buffy to him so he tin can watch her burn ("What Yous Feel").
Meanwhile in the Magic Box, Giles and Buffy train in case she is expected to fight whatever is causing the singing. Giles asks if Buffy spoke to Dawn about her misbehavior during Halloween, but Buffy tells him she'd assumed he had sorted information technology. As Buffy continues her preparation, Giles sings, unheard by her, a song nigh his thoughts that his connected presence encourages Buffy to remain emotionally dependent on him, thus he decides to leave again for skillful ("Standing"). Tara arrives at the store and looks upwards data on the bramble, which confirms it is used in spells concerning retentiveness alteration. Devastated, Tara sings her decision that her relationship with Willow should end. Giles' and Tara's songs merge into a duet most how much it hurts to leave, yet each knows they cannot possibly stay. They sing as they observe Buffy and Willow respectively, who are distractedly chatting at the shop entrance ("Under Your Spell / Standing - Reprise").
Spike suddenly arrives with i of Sweetness'due south henchmen, who reveals to them that Dawn has been kidnapped. Xander, Anya, Tara, and Willow are eager to aid save Dawn, but Giles insists that Buffy goes alone. Spike offers to back Buffy up, merely she questions why he'd do that after maxim he wanted her to stay away from him, so Spike skulks away, telling her he hopes she and Dawn burn. Buffy leaves alone, over again singing about her inability to feel, equally both a conflicted Spike and the Scoobies express their desire to fight along with her, accompanied past Sweet, who summons them an ensemble song ("Walk Through the Fire").
Arriving at the Statuary, Buffy starts to sing and dance defiantly, expressing her current condition and the hardships of existence the Slayer. Her friends make it and provide dorsum upward dancing with her. Unable to stop singing, Buffy finally reveals to Sweet and her friends that, by resurrecting her, they had ripped her out of sky. Every bit her friends react in horror to the access, she begins dancing wildly to the bespeak of smoking in impending combustion. Spike suddenly arrives and holds her nevertheless, last the song telling her that the only manner to mend her wounds is to deport on living ("Something to Sing Nearly").
Applauding, Sweet prepares to leave with Dawn, who continues to deny that she summoned him. Afterwards he points out that she bears his talisman in a necklace, Xander confesses that he did it to cheer the mood, just did not expect the implications. This leads Sweet to decide to waive the clause of making Xander his queen. He and so points out in a song that, considering of all the hidden feelings he caused them to reveal to each other, none of them can claim "it ended well," daring them to say that they are really happy now ("What Yous Feel - Reprise"). Later Sweet leaves to "Hellsville," the group performs together, questioning the plush victory they've accomplished and what to exercise side by side ("Where Practise We Go from Hither?").
Fasten leaves the grouping in the middle of the song, just Buffy goes after him. Behind the Statuary, their previous songs merge as they sing to each other. They kiss, the curtains fall, and the chorus swells one last fourth dimension ("Coda").
Continuity [ ]
- Tara finds out that Willow magically fabricated her forget their statement from the previous night ("All the Way"). She'll confront her about it in the side by side episode, "Tabula Rasa."
- Giles refers to experiencing singing room service delivery, which suggests he has moved out of the Summers' house ("Flooded") and is living in a hotel.
- Giles asks Buffy if she spoke to Dawn about the incident on Halloween, from episode "All the Style."
- Despite never being role of a existent life musical before, Buffy sang while under a curse in episode "Witch," Willow attempted to perform an opera in "Nightmares," and Giles previously played at Espresso Pump in the episode "Where the Wild Things Are" and at abode in "The Yoko Cistron."
- The song "I've Got a Theory" features numerous references to previous episodes:
- Willow suggests that "some kid is dreaming," a reference to the events of "Nightmares." At the fourth dimension, Giles said: "Dreams? That would be a musical comedy version of this. Nightmares — our nightmares are coming truthful."
- With his theory almost "evil witches," Xander could refer to Catherine Madison, whom they had to face in "Witch."
- Anya blames bunnies, reinforcing her fear of bunnies, introduced in "Fear, Itself."
- Buffy sings "I've died twice," referring to the flavour finales "Prophecy Girl" and "The Gift."
- In her vocal near bunnies, which frighten her, Anya sings: "What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?" Willow says something very like about spiders — "What practise they need all those legs for anyway?" — in "Nightmares."
- Anya's line, "His penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe," refers to when a Native American vengeance spirit infected Xander with a cornucopia of various diseases, including syphilis, in episode "Pangs."
- Anya references Xander'south "beady optics" again in the episode "Entropy."
- Dawn ends the song "Something to Sing About" past saying "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it." This is the same line Buffy used when speaking to Dawn in "The Gift."
- It's the 2nd fourth dimension (after "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered") Xander causes troubles intentionally using magic.
- Buffy finally reveals the truth almost actually existence in Heaven to everyone, admitting, after being forced to do then by Sweetness. Before this, Spike is the only one to know that the Scoobies had pulled her out of Sky with their resurrection spell, existence told and then in the episode "After Life."
- It's the third time Buffy kisses Fasten, after "Something Blueish" and "Intervention."
- In episode "Selfless," there is an extended flashback to this episode. Anya and Xander reference an before vocal involving coconuts, and Anya sings nearly wanting to become "Mrs. Xander Harris." She also opens the window to hear a man singing that he got mustard on his favorite shirt, providing backstory for "The Mustard" song.
- The transition used in "Under Your Spell" betwixt the exterior and the bedroom is very similar to Willow'south teleportation spell used in "Ii to Become."
Appearances [ ]
Individuals [ ]
- Rupert Giles
- Alexander Harris
- Ernesto Hernandez (Simply mentioned)
- Anya Jenkins
- Tara Maclay
- Mann
- Willow Rosenberg
- Fasten
- Buffy Summers
- Sweet
- Captive man
- Mustard Man
- Parking Ticket Adult female
- Singing vampire
- Singing vampire with sword
Organizations and titles [ ]
- Key
- Scooby Gang
- Slayer
- Sweet's minions
- Watcher
- Witch
Species [ ]
- Demon
- Chirago demon (But mentioned)
- Human
- Vampire
Events [ ]
- Halloween (Only mentioned)
Locations [ ]
- Buffy Summers' Sky (Only mentioned)
- Earth
- Sunnydale
- 1630 Revello Bulldoze
- Bronze
- Maple Court
- Book Stew!
- Decker Hardware
- Magic Box
- Lord's day Cinema
- Restfield Cemetery
- Hawley mausoleum
- Sunnydale Junior Loftier School (Only mentioned)
- Alexander Harris' flat
- Sunnydale
- Hellsville (But mentioned)
Objects [ ]
- Lethe's Bramble
- Stake
- Sunnydale Press
- Sweetness's talisman
- Witchcraft
Rituals and spells [ ]
- Retentiveness purge spell (Simply mentioned)
Decease count [ ]
- 2 vampires, staked by Buffy.
- One vampire, beheaded by Buffy.
- I unidentified demon, impaled by Buffy with a sword.
- 1 unidentified man, burned by Sweet.
Behind the scenes [ ]
Buffy promo "Once more with Feeling"
Production [ ]
- At 50 minutes, this is the longest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even with shortened opening credits, information technology is much longer than the usual 42 minutes. Joss Whedon comments in the actress material on the DVD that the network graciously allowed him to run past the regular hour.
- The deleted scenes from the 42 minute syndicated version include the morning scene before Buffy's patrol; the end of the "I've Got a Theory" vocal; and parts of the dialogue between Sweet, Buffy, and Dawn (including Dawn's repetition of the line from "The Gift").
- This is the only episode shown in the US in the widescreen format used for seasons 4–7.
- Choreographers Adam Shankman and Mama Fletcher appear in the background later the parking ticket vocal.
- Writer and producer Marti Noxon can be seen singing and acting as the "Parking Ticket Daughter." David Fury also cameos in the episode as the "Mustard Human being." Fury started his career in musical comedy and also appeared in the Angel episode "Smile Time."
- The scene for "Under Your Spell" was filmed in the Kenneth Hahn Park, in Los Angeles.
- Buffy's line, "Dawn's in problem. Must be Tuesday," is a reference to UPN, which was airing Buffy on Tuesday nights. Buffy also aired on Tuesday nights on the WB for the majority of its run.
- The 3 henchmen (Zachary Woodlee, Timothy Anderson, and Alex Estronei) played Buffy's graveyard opponents in the opening sequence of "Going Through the Motions" as well as a trio of street sweepers.
- To continue upwardly with the fact that the episode is a musical, the Mutant Enemy logo monster says his signature line in a sing-song voice.
Circulate [ ]
- The original airing of "In one case More, with Feeling" received v.4 million viewers.
- The scene featuring the musical number "Under Your Spell" featured heavily unsaid sex betwixt two females (ending with a not-then-subtly implied cunnilingus past Willow), and was edited out during the episode's kickoff broadcast in some countries like the Philippines and Cathay.
- Despite the series beingness dubbed in various languages, but the French version translated and dubbed the songs in this episode instead of keeping the original voices.
Deleted scenes [ ]
- One line was cut, about Sweet and Buffy:[two]
- Giles: "What does he want?"
- Henchman: "Her... plus chaos and insanity and people burning up, simply that's more large picture stuff."
Pop culture references [ ]
- 1 of the lines in "Going Through the Motions" references the song "It Don't Mean a Affair (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." Buffy sings "You'll observe this fight just doesn't mean a affair..." and the vampire she punches finishes, "...she own't got that swing."
- Xander's line, "Respect the cruller. And tame the donut!" is a reference to a like line from the film Magnolia.
- "I'll Never Tell" also references the vocal "You're Just Besides Too" from "Les Girls" by Cole Porter. Both songs have a very similar filming style (two people dancing around a living room) and content (a couple somewhat-facetiously discussing each other's expert and bad points), and it even features one direct reference: Anya'due south line "Wait at me, I'chiliad dancing crazy!" is likewise said by actress Kay Kendall in the original song, in both cases during the song'south dance breaks.
- Anya compares her older self with newscaster David Brinkley (1930–2003).
- Spike tells Buffy he's seen "a 600-pound Chirago demon making like Yma Sumac," in reference the legendary Peruvian soprano.
- Tara makes a reference to Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance when she says to Dawn, "Willow said they accept a pb on the whole musical extravaganza evil. This demon that can be summoned, some sort of Lord of the Dance. Oh, just non the scary 1. Just a demon."
- The bloom used as a goad for the memory spell is revealed to be Lethe'southward Bramble. Lethe is Greek for "forgetfulness" and is as well i of the five rivers in Hades, causing forgetfulness in all who drink from it.
- Spike's line, "Finish the big group sing. Get your kumbaya-yas out," is a reference to both the song "Kumbaya" and to The Rolling Stones album Get Yer Ya-Ya'southward Out!.
- At the end of the episode, Spike says to Buffy, "The twenty-four hours you suss out what y'all practice desire, in that location'll probably be a parade. Lxx-six encarmine trombones." This is a reference to the song "Seventy-half dozen Trombones," from the musical The Music Man.
Music [ ]
The episode soundtrack was equanimous by Christophe Beck and Joss Whedon.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar — "Overture / Going Through the Motions"
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bister Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Alyson Hannigan and Anthony Stewart Head — "I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together"
- David Fury — "The Mustard"
- Amber Benson — "Under Your Spell"
- Nicholas Brendon & Emma Caulfield — "I'll Never Tell"
- Marti Noxon — "The Parking Ticket"
- James Marsters — "Rest in Peace"
- Michelle Trachtenberg — "Dawn'southward Lament"
- Christophe Beck — "Dawn'south Ballet"
- Hinton Battle & Michelle Trachtenberg — "What You Feel"
- Anthony Stewart Head — "Standing"
- Anthony Stewart Caput & Amber Benson — "Under Your Spell / Standing - Reprise"
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bister Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, James Marsters & Hinton Battle — "Walk Through the Burn down"
- Sarah Michelle Gellar & James Marsters — "Something to Sing Near"
- Hinton Boxing — "What You Feel - Reprise"
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bister Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Marsters and Emma Caulfield — "Where Exercise Nosotros Go from Here?"
- Sarah Michelle Gellar & James Marsters — "Coda"
Goofs [ ]
- Xander'south line "Respect the cruller. And tame the donut!" does not, in fact, respect the cruller; he has a twist donut and a cake donut in his manus, non a cruller.
- Scot Zeller portrayed the tap dancing victim, but was miscredited as Henchman.
- During the showdown at the Bronze, when Buffy sings "And every single verse," Amber Benson accidentally bumps into a back up beam. In the next shot she can be seen laughing, and so hiding behind this same beam.
- In the first chorus of the vocal, Buffy sings "I volition walk through the fire," just her lips clearly say "And I will walk through the burn down."
- Right after "I'll Never Tell," during the scene with Giles, Anya, and Xander, the camera and photographic camera crew are visible reflected in windows following them along the sidewalk.
Awards [ ]
- "Again, with Feeling" was nominated for "Outstanding Music Direction" in the Emmy Awards[three] and "All-time Dramatic Presentation" in the Hugo Awards.[4]
International titles [ ]
- Armenian: "Եվս մեկ անգամ, և զգացմունքով" (Once More, with Feeling)
- Czech: "Ještě jednou a southward citem" (Once again with Feeling)
- Finnish: "Vielä kerran tunteella" (Once more with Feeling)
- French: "Que le Spectale Embark!" (Let the Show Begin!)
- German: "Noch einmal mit Gefühl" (Again with Feeling)
- Hungarian: "Egyszer, érzéssel" (One time, Feeling)
- Italian: "La vita è un musical" (Life Is a Musical)
- Japanese: "ワンス モア ウィズ フィーリング" (Once More with Feeling)
- Polish: "Zagraj to jeszcze raz" (Play It Once again)
- Portuguese (Brazil): "Quem Canta os Males Atrai" (Who Sings the Evil Attracts)
- Romanian: "Once More, with Feeling"
- Russian: "Ещё раз, и с чувством" (Once More, with Feeling)
- Castilian (Latin America): "Una vez más, con Sentimiento" (Again, with Feeling)
- Spanish (Spain): "Otra vez, con más Sentimiento" (Once Once again, with More Feeling)
- Dutch:"Nogmaals, met gevoel" (Again/Once more, with Feeling)
Adaptations [ ]
- Joss Whedon provided the DVD commentaries for the episode.
- The original soundtrack of the episode was released in CD and vinyl formats.
- The episode itself was released in a solo DVD format.
- The episode script and its sheet music was published in The Script Volume: Once again, with Feeling.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer action figures of Anya and Dawn were produced based on this episode, equally well as a deluxe activeness figure of Buffy. A Tooned Up Buffy the Vampire Slayer maquette of Buffy, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer busts of Willow and Tara in this episode were produced as well.
- Scenes from this episode were included in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book and Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book.
- The Fasten: Shadow Puppets comic miniseries has the issue Over again, with Felt in parody of the title "One time More, with Feeling."
- The comic issue Welcome Back to the Hellmouth, Function Iv has a tribute variant encompass to this episode.
Other [ ]
- Sesame Street episode 4220 (2010) replicates the mustard scene from this episode.
Gallery [ ]
Promotional stills [ ]
Backside the scenes [ ]
Quotes [ ]
Buffy: "I'm not exactly quaking in my fashionable yet affordable boots, but at that place'southward definitely something unnatural going on hither. And that doesn't normally lead to hugs and puppies."
| Dawn: "Oh my god! Yous will never believe what happened at school today." |
| Buffy: "Everybody started singing and dancing." |
| Dawn: "I gave birth to a pterodactyl." |
| Anya: "Oh my god! Did it sing?" |
Buffy: "So Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday."
Anya: "It has to exist stopped. Information technology was similar we were existence watched, like in that location was a wall missing from our apartment. Like there were but 3 walls and non a 4th 1."
Anya: "Dawn may take had the wrong thought in summoning this creature. But I've seen some of these underworld child-bride deals, and they never cease well. Perhaps once."
References [ ]
Source: https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Once_More,_with_Feeling
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