Hey all! This is the last one with mediocre sound, the next two have been sound tested completely, prior to recording so hang in there!
@johncampbell756
2 ай бұрын
The swimmer Buffy was protecting was Wentworth Miller, later of Prison Break and Captain Cold in The Arrowverse. Baby Shane West tells Xander the drugs are in the steam. Cordelia is all in with Xander. Xander not only was talking in the steam room, they had all been in there all season. Xander was there that day. Angel didn't have tartar sauce with him at the time. Go Fish aired on May 5th. So, long after Valentine's Day. Passion was supposed to be the VD episode, but SMG got SNL, which transfered VD to BBB. Passion aired on 2/24, 10 days after VD.
@shortychronicles252
Ай бұрын
Mike’s anger towards fish monsters was better than the episode itself 😂
@deirdrestatham5730
2 ай бұрын
"A red herring... hahaha... herring." legit made me laugh. lol
@wreathedriver2856
2 ай бұрын
Some really solid moments in this episode that is overall probably nobody's favorite, especially because it precedes the season finale, but I love Willow interrogating Jonathan and Cordelia's moments with swim team Xander
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
Agree that there are some really great scenes. An overlooked and forgotten scene is Buffy kicking ass in the car. It’s so great as the audience knowing what is going to happen to the jerk. jock.Having a jerk try to intimidate Buffy is always a highlight.
@Heldemon
2 ай бұрын
@@williambowman2326 Also the scene after is "good," pointing out the disgusting behavior of blaming the victim because of what they wear. Even... certain groups are more likely to empathize with Buffy because they've watched her for two seasons now and maybe help change mindsets on that.
@feudist
2 ай бұрын
So...that happened. Rub some dirt in it and walk it off. Still, Buffy slamming face, Interrogator Willow, Speedo Xander and Cordy's declaration of fishy love salvaged it from being a total loss.
@oldcdog91
2 ай бұрын
“Once…twice…three times a fish guy”, always makes me smile as a Lionel Richie fan 😉
@PromptCriticalJello
2 ай бұрын
I don't get all the hate for this episode. It get us closer to completing the set of classic monsters. Vampire, Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy, Invisible Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon so far. It's not the best episode, it may (arguably) even be the worst episode of Buffy, but that doesn't mean it's a bad episode of television.
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
It’s not that bad and would be thought of differently if it was in Season 1. The problem with Go Fish is that it came after the previous 8. Timing is everything
@spamfilter32
Ай бұрын
There are no bad episodes of Buffy. There are only fantastic episodes and less-good episodes. But never any bad ones. But because of the fantastic ones, it makes the less-good ones seem bad by comparison. Still, the worst Buffy episodes are often as good, or better than, most series best episodes.
@Belnick6666
2 ай бұрын
did they miss the joke with "they must really love their coach" ? they did not get any from buffy, so when coach was dropped, they used him instead :P
@scottperry6604
2 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching and rewatching Buffy for years. I think that joke just sunk in for me. Although this has never been an episode I return to.
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
2 ай бұрын
I love a good, dark joke🤣
@dayceem
2 ай бұрын
A deeper dive (ha ha) into this episode reveals a lot of themes related to western cultural values.
@AshLee92490
2 ай бұрын
I think it's most people's hate for this episode is kinda due to the placement of the episode in the season. If it was done earlier in the season, I don't think people would hate it as much...
@itsjezzer
2 ай бұрын
I don't know, a lot of people hated Bad Eggs too, and it was situated much earlier. (I am not one of the people who hated it; I adore it)
@AshLee92490
2 ай бұрын
@@itsjezzer The level of hate this episode is usually bigger than Bad Eggs, though, when I'd honestly place them equally.I don't think it's that bad of a random oneshot. This episode even has a better twist. The villain wasn't that great, but most of the human villains aren't because it is usually done for trivial things. I feel like having "Go Fish" in the midst of a stream of great episodes right before the finale tends to take people out takes people out...
@andrewcarter9649
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, since Surprise the series has been on amazing run of episodes and then this one sticks out a bit as being between I Only Have Eye's for You and the final pair. It still wouldn't be one of my favourites but it wouldn't stick out so much if it was much earlier in the season.
@ThePharaz
2 ай бұрын
Sounds likes someone has bad memories of Creature from the Black Lagoon.
@Bri-gq2vx
2 ай бұрын
The "after the fall of the Soviet Union" line makes me giggle every time too😂
@ernesthakey3396
2 ай бұрын
For a Cthulhu Mythos fish monster movie, I think Dagon will serve. It is a bit hokey but I enjoyed it. "Paul Marsh (Ezra Godden) is yachting on the Spanish coast with three companions when a freak storm causes their boat to founder on the rocks. Paul goes to a nearby village to get assistance, as two of his friends have been trapped in the boat's wreckage. He notices that the locals seem odd, and their behavior grows increasingly strange. When Paul begins seeing a mermaid (Macarena Gómez) who has appeared in his nightmares, he realizes that the fearful world of his dreams is now a reality."
@Dilzik
2 ай бұрын
Mike's rant gave me life lol
@littlecitygirl
2 ай бұрын
The coach's 'after the fall of the Soviet union' speech cracks me up every time.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
So unexpected in this show
@johncampbell756
2 ай бұрын
It was like he was narrating a documentary about it.
@dontgiveinfo
2 ай бұрын
The super soldier program is real. Every super powered nation have worked on it. Some have had some...strange results
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
Russia tried to use chimp and gorilla DNA too
@rtp5768
2 ай бұрын
Congrats for having fun with a fun (and shockingly dark at times!) episode and with some key (and cute) plot points with Cordelia and one that played nice homage to another classic monster. Also played up on the East German swimming scandals, and that crazy Xfiles-like speech LOL, etc.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
If the x files are like this episode then maybe we have a new show!!
@MrGala0apples
Ай бұрын
Cannot blame Cordelia for thinking Xander looks good in a Speedo.
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
2 ай бұрын
I want a Creature From the Black Lagoon reaction now!🤣
@PromptCriticalJello
2 ай бұрын
I want a Creature from the Blue Lagoon reaction. 😁
@Buffy8Fan
2 ай бұрын
Sadly Joe missed the previous episode. Most fans would consider that a good thing with this episode. Four moments in this series are more than cringe and just horrible by today's standard and by the standad of back then: 1. Cameron tries to assualt Buffy in his car. 2. When Buffy complains about it to Xander, Willow and Giles, they brush this moment off and look at her like they are saying, _What's the big deal Buffy? Couldn't you handle yourself?_ Which definitely isn't the point. 3. The entire team of fish monsters try something even worse than human Cameron alone attempted with the coach suggesting to Buffy they have needs. 4. Buffy suggests that with coach trapped where she was and her not there that "they must really love their coach" insinuating the same thing the coach insinuated to Buffy. None of those moments even include the little moments tying to the storylines like the nurse scene after Buffy is nearly assualted, Buffy acknowledging directly what the coach means by number three, or Xander loving when "guys mess with" her" despite and/or inspite looking at her with the others like he was saying, _What's the big deal Buffy? Couldn't you handle yourself?_ To this day, I don't know if Buffy, Willow, and Cordelia cringe after Xander jumps in the pool because it was terrible, because they had just been talking about Jonathan peeing in the pool, or both. Best moment in the episode, for me, is Cordelia advancing her relationship with Xander with speaking lines to a fish monster. I think it would have been more interesting if the writers did more a steroid use leads to anger monster of some kind story. That would have been less corny than fish monsters as a result of the soviet union research. I don't think I ever put a timetable together of when the Soviet Union dissolved, though. That means on six in-universe years (and the same amount of years real life) before the episode. Shows the episode in a little less corny of a light, but not by much.
@Emburbujada
2 ай бұрын
After this review, I think we need to see Mike react to The Shape of Water =D
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
Excellent effort to react to a semi lame episode. There were behind the scenes moments that changed the final evolution of the series and this weird episode is the result. In 1998 the topic of steroids and the use to enhance performances was a big topic. Several told Iron Curtain athletes were being barred from competing and having their medals revoked. Steroids and their problems in American sports was in the “ real news” and it was being blamed for some athletes dying young from cancer( full cover stories on Sports Illustrated), sexual attacks on women on college campus by athletes, and the reason for some stars winning ( baseball and track). This was new and relevant. I found out later that the boy that won the state wrestling championship in the class ahead ,took roids and growth hormones. Never heard of HGH before and it was wild to know what seemed far away was next to us. Fish monsters are weak and the whole Creature From The Black Lagoon is just a horror movie take on Beauty and the Beast. Why is the episode weak, it’s just not to the level of the previous ones . If this was in Season 1 maybe but after… Surprise, Innocence, Passion, I Only Have Eyes For You …. Etc… this is just not there. But you guys did your best and tried. Big applause for you. Now strap in because the next 112 episodes are going to be quite a ride. Bring some snacks, ice down the beers , and prepare to explore the Buffyverse.
@spamfilter32
Ай бұрын
This episode was definitely one of those that was originally conceived of for season 1. Having said that thouhh, this is a necessary episode. One of the things that Joss Whedon shows do well is pacing. We just had a heavy episode in I Only Have Eyes For You. And since the finally is coming up, you can bet some heaviness is coming. The audience needs something lighter in-between to allow the emotional heaviness to really hit home.
@dudermcdudeface3674
2 ай бұрын
This is an elite filler. Tons of genuine character development with a premise dreamt up by a stoner whilst half-asleep.
@pinkylittleme
2 ай бұрын
Your love/faith in Jonathan is interesting
@akellerhouse83
2 ай бұрын
Haha. Yeah it is.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
He's simply the only side character I know the name of! *besides Amy
@RLucas3000
2 ай бұрын
@@732ReviewCrewI love Jonathan!
@RLucas3000
2 ай бұрын
@@732ReviewCrewDon’t forget Cordelia’s blond best friend Harmony! Cordelia: “Harmony, you’re a sheep!” Harmony: “I’m not a sheep.”
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
@@RLucas3000 YES
@spamfilter32
Ай бұрын
Wentworth Miller. The man with 2 last names.
@pascal-Z
2 ай бұрын
I so hope the team will be complete for the finale two episodes. You all need to react the this spectacle together.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
We all were!
@pascal-Z
2 ай бұрын
@@732ReviewCrew YAY ❤️
@Itsjandz105
2 ай бұрын
3 times a fish guy! Always gets me.
@s.leochapman417
2 ай бұрын
I always thought this episode felt more like 'The X-Files' than 'Buffy'... probably the Soviet Union reference, lol.
@spamfilter32
Ай бұрын
A few episodes back, one of you in the crew asked if Cordelia and Xander had had sex yet. And while they seem to go very hot and heavy in their relationship, in this episode, Cordy did not recognize Xanders body until she saw his face. There is a suggestion in that that they have not had sex yet. Or, if they have, it has always been with the lights off.
@codypendragons
2 ай бұрын
Fish people don't slurp. Have you seen a great white shark? I mean, it's bloody and gory, but the skin definitely goes down with the rest of the meat and blubbering.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
Some fishes inhale all the water like grouper and bass!
@codypendragons
2 ай бұрын
@@732ReviewCrew I think you're talking about wales and possibly large bullfrogs.
@Square-ow7oq
2 ай бұрын
12:14 I've been watching and re watching this show for ages, and i just realized that scene is kind of a plot hole for the next episode 😂
@corgiluver9718
2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed your reaction and Mike's fish rant (done with such relish) to this lesser Buffy episode. Many think this is the worst Buffy episode but for me that honor probably goes to Bad Eggs. There is one is season 4 that many disfavor but I actually like that one. In this one, there is still a lot that makes me laugh from Willow grilling Jonathan to Cordelia affection for fishman Xander to Russian DNA experiments. And I do like a morale of the episode being "team spirit" can lead to unearned privilege with collective winning prized over individual safety. Some of the guest stars in this one went on to roles of more prominence. Someone pointed out that Wentworth Miller went on to star in Prison Break. The actress who plays the nurse, Conchata Ferrell, went on to play supporting characters in Two and a Half Men and LA Law earning 3 Emmy nominations.
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
We noticed the two and a half men actress!
@Samaelthekind
2 ай бұрын
Hey...people diss this episode so unfairly! They sit there and make fish jokes...but me, I was perched on the edge of my seat! For eel! Let go of your bass impulses and just have fun and enjoy the episode! That's pure shellfishness talking when you tuna out and refuse to let it be the show it wants to be! Even a shrimp like Johnathan was awesome in this episode! I don't mean to circle around this topic like a shark, but I love this episode just for the halibut! Okay...seriously...you just watched the debut of Wentworth Miller (Oz, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow) as Gage Petron. If you deep dive (giggity) some of the early Buffy bit parts...you see a cavalcade of future top tier actors paying their dues with early gigs in one of the most respected shows of the time.
@migmit
2 ай бұрын
Well, that's a stinker. 9:04 What? It shows that even semi-professional athletes can make good decisions. Sometimes. 21:12 Dude! I just read a Reddit post where a guy used “metamorphosis” as a verb, it was so annoying. Thank you for using words correctly (BTW, “metamorphose” is an easier form). 24:09 In the movie that totally doesn't exist, she doesn't burn the gym. At all.
@CrashCraftLabs
2 ай бұрын
this is why schools shouldnt be allowed to have sports teams, while i kow this is a show, what the admin did to the team winning is wrong. if they failed they failed leave them behind let the smart students excel and let the dim ones repeat till they get it lol this is why we have so many stupid people in society today, cause we allowed this corruption to happen and we all know it happens...
@sirmoonslosthismind
2 ай бұрын
i don't know what this video is. everyone knows episode 2x19 is followed immediately by episode 2x21.
@lance9249
2 ай бұрын
So Mike hates fish monsters?
@maruskaehrensdorfer
2 ай бұрын
So you guys have never watched Prison Break? That's Wentworth Miller who plays the lead role of Michael Scofield! The guy who asked Buffy to walk him home? 😉😊
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
Nope!
@maruskaehrensdorfer
2 ай бұрын
@@732ReviewCrew huh, perhaps something you can do a reaction on in the future!
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
It's definitely on the list of shows!
@codypendragons
2 ай бұрын
I'm only into fishermen when they sing.
@RetNemmoc555
2 ай бұрын
Mike's mic is clipping. Voice activation setting?
@732ReviewCrew
2 ай бұрын
Audio interface had a button pushed,, for future ones he is clear
@zahrans
2 ай бұрын
An obvious filler episode, but still good fun.
@reneeg9406
2 ай бұрын
I am one of those people who think that this is in the top 5 of worst Buffy episodes. But even the worst has some good scenes 😉 Cordelia ❤ Willow integrating Johnathan 🤭 Jock FAFO with Buffy 🤕
@alysharichards3757
2 ай бұрын
I always love seeing people lose it or laugh at “after the fall of the Soviet Union…” 😂
@russellcraft7269
2 ай бұрын
Not C'thulhu, but Deep Ones
@ernesthakey3396
2 ай бұрын
Yep, but the whole set of tales is collectively referred to as the Cthulhu Mythos. From Wikipedia: "The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors. The name "Cthulhu" derives from the central creature in Lovecraft's seminal short story "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.[1]"
@russellcraft7269
2 ай бұрын
Had he said "Cthul'hu Mythos" I would agree, especially as the Deep Ones are the lowliest worshippers of Great Cthulhu (can't remember where the apostrophe goes).
@ernesthakey3396
2 ай бұрын
@@russellcraft7269 sure, I just figured he was saying "Cthulhu monster" as shorthand for "a monster from the Cthulhu Mythos."
@republicoftexas3261
2 ай бұрын
The real monster was the coach
@giusepped3678
2 ай бұрын
This is a bad episode and it's ok to admit it. Hey, they can't all be Passion lol. One thing I'll say for season 3, it's more consistent than the prior 2 seasons. The filler episodes aren't as filler-y. Anyways, season finale next - enjoy!
@cajah88
2 ай бұрын
I think the worst part about this episode is basically where it falls in the line up. Had it been earlier, it'd be decent, yet forgettable... but as it stands, it's surrounded by strong episodes so it... stands out.... negatively. Even if you deep dive and connect it to the propaganda aspect it's trying to explore... it's just... there.
@rtp5768
2 ай бұрын
The worst part of the episode is having to endlessly see the modern fandom rush with baited breath to call out worst and slowly sink Buffy into the same slide towards negativity and toxicity of this day and age.
@giusepped3678
2 ай бұрын
@@rtp5768 having an opinion is toxic? If you need to borrow my midol, just ask..
@peterd9698
2 ай бұрын
It is strange in a way that Xander had no interest in being a jock. He is not academically gifted. He is physically capable, physically brave. He has a bunch of traits that could be labelled toxic masculinity where he tries too hard to be what he thinks society values in a man.
@PromptCriticalJello
2 ай бұрын
Nope........ Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler No, Buffy does not 'burn down' the school. She defiantly does not 'burn down' the school. yup, that will not happen.
@ernesthakey3396
2 ай бұрын
Not defiantly - definitely.
@PromptCriticalJello
2 ай бұрын
@@ernesthakey3396 I swear to god i spell it right but autocorrect changes it. That one word for some reason. I've even spotted it, made the correction, then looked again before i'm done, and find that it has changed back. Spell check is being defiant about it.
@ernesthakey3396
2 ай бұрын
@@PromptCriticalJello I know the feeling! I fight autocorrect all the time...
Yeah, this episode is one of the weaker one's. After this we only have one 'below-standard' episode left in the whole series.
@peterd9698
2 ай бұрын
What a shameful display of ichthyophobic bigotry!
@pinkylittleme
2 ай бұрын
This is the most ridiculous episode ever made in the history of television
@shoshananaumann2482
2 ай бұрын
I don’t know. I feel like Beer Bad should have a shot at that title.
@johnmoreland6089
2 ай бұрын
@shoshananaumann2482 Beer Bad may not be very good, but it's miles ahead of Go Fish, imo. At least a certain character gets what's coming to them. That alone inches it ahead. Plus it's done with a satirical tone, unlike GF.
@PromptCriticalJello
2 ай бұрын
IDK, the Dallas dream season reveal was pretty ridiculous.
@AshLee92490
2 ай бұрын
I'd take this over that whole last season of True Blood. At least I got a funny/sentimental Cordelia moment, and the group reaction to Xander being an unintentional sex symbol in speedo for a minute...
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
The considered “ bad episodes “ had behind the scenes conflicts that forced rewrites and changes. The final 2/3 of the Season was altered when the WB moved Buffy from Mondays to Tuesday in January. Originally it was talked about to Whedon for Season 3 but the WB executives panicked and decided in late September to move Buffy to Tuesday and tie the show into the lead in for the expensive Dawson Creek. So the need for Surprise and Innocence to be back to back had to happen with the move. Rewrites, filming sequences, and character development had to be altered. Then add what happened to Joss Whedon after the WB executives proposed after watching the dailies of I Only Have Eyes For You… that’s one of the reasons we had Go Fish. After we get to a certain episode in a later Season, behind the scene grab for money and tax breaks, will alter a season and produce a weird episode.
@mathias6185
2 ай бұрын
Sorry you had to go through this episode... The good news is that there's not any more really bad episodes until season 4.
@scottperry6604
2 ай бұрын
I know exactly which one you are referring to.
@rtp5768
2 ай бұрын
Nothing to feel sorry for. Why is online nerdom so obsessed with the negative this day and age?
@montego2
2 ай бұрын
Not a favorite episode by a long shot. I think I usually skipped it when I was re-watching the show regularly.
@killianlpc
2 ай бұрын
A real filler of an episode to be honest, one of the worst of the Season. Some brilliant preceding episodes, Surprise, Innocence, Passion, I Only Have Eyes for You etc then this! Only thing is after this we are in for E21 and E22 two parter finale which is exceptional, and brings a thrilling conclusion to the Season Arc. Enjoy the last two, you will!
@artiepavlov6022
2 ай бұрын
Probably one episode of Buffbuff that ive seen the most for some reason and one I think to be the worst in the entire series.
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
@@streetfightervsxenoverse1832Timing of the episode. This would have been a great Season 1 or early Season 2 but after Lie To Me, Buffy changes forever.
@williambowman2326
2 ай бұрын
@@streetfightervsxenoverse1832 There were many reasons going on behind the scenes that caused changes to the final 12 episodes, their placement, and concepts. The WB executives had been in charge of a non relevant network that suddenly was becoming hip and a money maker. The demands on Joss Whedon helped him to leverage his position and make a lot more money. Many changes started to happen and then the WB executives saw the dailies of I Only Have Eyes For You and proposed another deal to Whedon. The result is this stand alone that was low budget, quickly filmed, and mostly unnecessary. However it gave time for Whedon to negotiate and the result was to become manifest with Season 3 and beyond.
@@streetfightervsxenoverse1832 Could be but to gain info out of my comment beyond public knowledge would be worthy of Holmes or Mason. I like the comments and have learned so many important lessons and knowledge about BTVS. I watched when it aired and the information from the internet was not like today. Thank you for the input and the next few reactions will be interesting.
@johnmoreland6089
2 ай бұрын
Congrats on surviving the WORST episode in the series (by far, imo). The next 2 are bangers, as is S3.
@codypendragons
2 ай бұрын
and mash
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
2 ай бұрын
I mean, it’s not the greatest episode, certainly, but I can think of 5-10 episodes that are probably worse than this one. At least this episode has some fun aspects & dark jokes.
@codypendragons
2 ай бұрын
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Every episode has dark humor and good jokes. At least.
@johncampbell756
2 ай бұрын
There are definitely worse episodes. I won't name names to avoid spoiling them.
@Square-ow7oq
2 ай бұрын
This is not the worst episode at all, but i respect your opinion.
@rosshall6475
2 ай бұрын
Congratulations! This is the worst episode of the series. It's all happy trails from here
@mj6866
2 ай бұрын
I think this is a bottom 5 episode.
@modernamami5861
2 ай бұрын
Everybody hates this episode but it’s always been one of my favorites.😭
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