S4.E22

Restless

Episode aired Apr 12, 2001
TV-PG
1h

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sharon Ferguson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Horror Romance

Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles experience dreams in which they are pursued by a mysterious figure.

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8.6/10

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Trivia
The text being written on the Tara's back is a love poem by Sappho of Lesbos, the Greek lyric poet and archetype for homosexual love. The word "lesbian" is derived of her birthplace.

Goofs
As Xander crawls from his ice cream truck into his room, the the blue screen outside the truck's side window partially leaves the visible area of the window, revealing the studio. Then, the chroma key effect is turned off too early, showing the blue screen in its true color. This is only visible in the expanded-to-widescreen version, not in the originally intended 4:3 frame.

Quotes
[in Willows dream]
Buffy Summers: [to Riley, in a play] But what else could I expect from a bunch of low-rent, no-account hoodlums like you? Hoodlums, yes! I mean you, and your friends, your whole sex. Throw 'em in the sea for all I care. Throw 'em in and wait for the bubbles. Men with your groping and spitting. All groin, no brain. Three billion of ya passing around the same worn-out urge. *Men*... with your... *sales*.

Connections
Featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)

Soundtracks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme
Written by Nerf Herder
Performed by Brandon K. Verrett

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10/10

Pure Buffyverse bliss

This episode is strongly tied with 5x16 "The Body" as my favorite episode of the series and top ten 10 TV episodes of all time.

I cry every time. Re-watching 20 years after seeing it for the first time, I love it even more.

To care for these characters is to love them. And here we get a glimpse into the subconscious in all its glory. We see their unfiltered motivations, doubts and fears, and get a flavor of what binds the group together after years of growing together.

Joss Whedon's ability to capture emotion while staying true to the subversive humor of the Buffyverse is absolutely mesmerizing. A masterpiece. And the music is absolutely gorgeous to boot.