Dawn's Ballet
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@Robert-fd2cc

7y↑122

LYRICS!

SWEET:
Why'd you run away?
Don't you like my style?
Why don't you come and play?
I guarantee a great big smile

I come from the imagination
And I'm here strictly by your invocation
So what do you say?
Why don't we dance awhile?

I'm the heart of swing
I'm the twist and shout
When you gotta sing,
When you gotta let it out
You call me and I come a-running
I turn the music on; I bring the fun in
Now, we're partying
That's what it's all about

'Cuz I know, what you feel, girl
I know just what you feel, girl

DAWN (spoken):
Oh, so you're like a good demon? Bringing the fun in?

SWEET:

All these melodies, they go on too long
Then that energy starts to come on way too strong
All those hearts lay open; that must sting
Plus, some customers just start combusting
That's the penalty when life is but a song

You brought me down and doomed this town
So, when we blow this scene,
Back we will go to my kingdom below and you will be my queen
Cuz I know what you feel, girl

DAWN:
No, you see
You and me
Wouldn't be very regal

SWEET:
I'll make it real, girl

DAWN:
What I mean
I'm fifteen
So, this queen thing's illegal

SWEET:
I can bring whole cities to ruin
And still have time to get a soft-shoe in

DAWN:
Well, that's great
But I'm late
And I'd hate to delay her

SWEET:
Something's cooking, I'm at the griddle
I bought Nero his very first fiddle

DAWN:
She'll get pissed
If I'm missed
See, my sister's the Slayer...

SWEET (spoken):
The Slayer?

DAWN (spoken):
Yuh-huh.

SWEET:
(spoken)
Find her. Tell her...tell her everything. Just get her here. I want to see the Slayer burn.
(sung)
Now we're partying
That's what it's all about

All comments from YouTube:

@esopillar34

12w↑29

Jumping back to say RIP Hinton Battle. Tony winner, should have had a special guest Emmy for this.

@lasombramagister2668

10w

Buon Anima

@catm6289

3y↑286

“so you’re like a good demon? bringing the fun in?” she sounded so hopeful lmao i wish she met Lorne from Angel

@Renagade2332

52w↑16

Imagine if we had gotten full blown crossovers with both Buffy and Angel casts!!!

@ATACXGYMCAPOEIRA

42w↑6

Exactly! Well said.

@kirbystarnino4199

39w↑14

Lornes head would have exploded if he had been in Sunnydale at this time lol

@davids2427

32w↑5

The guy who played Lorn was pretty cool as well ....RIP

@HouseCatTV

And now this actor has passed away too... 😢

@METerrell

12w↑18

Rest in peace Hinton Battle. 1956-2024

@davidallen3158

5y↑646

The best part is Michelle's facial expressions saying WTF am I doing while she dances perfectly.

@mjreikiriot3302

4y↑48

Yes. She's such a talented young lady...so graceful in this scene!

@giulianomsa

4y↑74

Apparently she was already a trained ballet dancer, and she asked Joss Whedon for an extended dance sequence instead of being given many lines to sing :P

@jwg5774

4y↑38

@@giulianomsa That's because Trachtenburg wasn't much of a singer, but she could dance.

@GosieKin

2y↑8

@@giulianomsa Most of Joss' characters are either trained dancers (Amy Acker, Michelle Trachtenberg, Eliza Dushku, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Emma Caulfield) or martial artist (Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters)

@kefkarothsephka7708

1y↑17

@@GosieKin interesting that u got james marsters listed as most of joss female characters list.

@lovemommybaby

8y↑979

This character has the best entrance and the best exit I have ever seen in a musical episode!!

@TheClobo2001

3y↑22

In any episode tbh 🤣

@prideofasia99

27w↑3

"See you all.... (hits that good ass note) IN HE-LLLLLLLLL"

@StevenPilgrimStudios

4y↑403

Favorite line by any villain ever: "I can bring whole cities to ruin, and still have time to get a soft shoe in!"

@ckkaneaster

3y↑18

most pimp statement ever

@snatchadams69

3y↑39

"Somethings cookin' I'm at the griddle, I gave Nero his very first fiddle."

@lancemannly

3y↑42

Oh he had all the best lines. Like at the end when he says "big smiles everyone, you beat the bad guy"

Total fucking pimp

@shilliojr

2y↑13

Oh I also thought he was saying "soft chew"... like while the city burns he is just munching those starburst lol

@xyhmo

2y↑11

Love the double-meaning of combining ”soft shoe” (tap dancing) and ”shoo-in” (easy win). Whedon is always clever.

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@juliant

1y↑61

That flash from the red to blue suit was done perfectly.

@makayleebasurto4361

7y↑315

This guy's voice is dripping with sex appeal.

@Dhark0rion

7y↑26

Too bad his face isn't...

@THEFrankieFlo_

7y↑29

It's just dripping ;)

@glenngriffon8032

6y↑7

Let's be honest, this guy has a voice that'd make men wet.

@Succubus1982

6y↑7

Minus the makeup he's not that bad looking.

@missruthie81

4y↑6

I totally associated this with the guy who played Kyle off of living single. Haha

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@TobyDeshane

3y↑89

I've yet to see a TV series pull off a musical episode anywhere NEAR as successfully and seamlessly as Buffy did.

@animerick

40w

Once upon a time is close

@grantmoore8228

38w↑3

Batman:Brave and the Bold had a great musical episode.

@davegreenlaw5654

36w↑2

Many people are putting SNW's Subspace Rhapsody up there with OMWF in the past two weeks.

@OhManTFE

35w

U gotta be joking

@fictionisgood7226

33w

Well time to rejoice! Because about a month ago we just got a musical episode almost as good if not better than this one. Subspace Rhapsody Star Trek Strange New Worlds

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@whodatninja439

8y↑607

Sweet's my favourite Buffy villain besides the Gentlemen!! I love his design, the voice, the suit, the dance - PERFECT!

@SMHSMU

6y↑3

Who Dat Ninja same here

@TimJenningsVideo

6y↑43

I think he's the only demon to go undefeated. The Scoobies didn't beat him - he chose to leave because he didn't want Xander as his queen!

@subscorpion9560

6y↑5

one of the best monsters of the week and shows buffy demons have better types, powers, and designs than supernaturals :)

@ddy7323

@@subscorpion9560 most of her démons are just straight brute though.

@subscorpion9560

@@ddy7323 that's true but there are some with powers and use their brain instead of brute force. I mean the ones who are brutes/minions put up a fight unlike the demons in supernatural imo

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@ceruleanwalker1069

7y↑1.1K

Probably the most powerful demon they've ever come up against. And let's be honest, he's got style. He reminds me of the Endless, something beyond good and evil. You might as well try to fight the heartbeat.

@jillnrandy2025

7y↑7

Cerulean Walker nah the first is

@jillnrandy2025

7y↑10

or maybe glory

@ceruleanwalker1069

7y↑77

I dunno. They were strong, but each they found a way to best. Sweet has no qualms and no cares, he's so strong he's just looking for entertainment.

@zazelby

7y↑110

They don't actually defeat Sweet, either. It's more of a stalemate. He isn't able to kill Buffy, but he just decides he doesn't want to marry the person who summoned him after all, and just leaves.

@jillnrandy2025

7y↑14

plus there is really no way that wreak havoc on the entire world in less than a month like the other demons/gods.

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@dylanmckenzie8566

3y↑98

Imagine if Sweet showed up in Angel instead.
Angel “Who the hell...?”
Lorne walks in. “ oh great, it’s *you.*”

@amadi5x5

3y↑15

that would be hilarious! Short sighted loss of opportunity on Joss’s part.

@seanoborn692

2y↑5

Lorne and sweet woudl totally be rivals

@ejmcguinness6875

11w

Lorne would triumph. I'd watch the hell out of it.

@maryaley2489

11w↑4

My absolute favorite episode of Buffy, and it's all thanks to Sweet the demon. Hinton Battle was the perfect choice to play him, very sad to have just heard of his recent passing. RIP Hinton, the theater industry lost an icon but heaven gained one hell of a talent. Rest easy sir and thank you for all your talent, dedication and hard work!!!

@Technodreamer

8y↑410

Hinton Battle absolutely steals the show in this. Wonderful episode, amazing performance.

@austinpearce5442

8y↑44

He's so smooth.

@thefanwithoutaface8105

8y↑39

He's Sweet.

@DrFartfire

7y↑7

He's Battle

@lancemannly

7y↑10

Merle Blue makes sense since he's a pro stage actor and dancer

@DarthVader-yi3gq

5y↑3

@@thefanwithoutaface8105 this episode is sweeeet

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@infinitygames9317

38w↑8

"What I mean, I'm fifteen, this whole queen thing's illegal"
I got a good laugh.

@Goodthrust69

4y↑127

Most memerable thing on buffy is when this Demon, after finding out Xander summoned him, is like we can forgo the marriage this one time and skedaddles.

@davidwilson6577

3y↑35

The only demon that ever turned him down

@simplicitylost

2y↑7

My best friend and I rewatched this episode again recently (we’re both gay men in our 30s), and we were like “holy crap, did mild homophobia save the day? How did we never catch that before?

@personzorz

1y↑9

@@simplicitylost I mean the demon just is straight

@Amardarial

1y↑4

@@simplicitylost Fun fact Xander originally was supposed to have Willows romance story, but it was changed when Tara became popular, hence why Xander never ended up that way, they didn't want multiple characters, I imagine there is a universe where sweet did in fact take Xander, or at least attempted to.

@LongandWeirdName

I mean... Are you surprised? He snores. Say "housework" and he freezes. His penis got has got diseases from the Chumash tribe. His eyes are beady. He could really raise the beam in making marriage a hell. Sweet is already a lord of a hell dimension. He doesn't need another hell in his life.

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@annas9016

8y↑78

Sometimes I feel like Dawn is less of a character and more of a plot device.

@left8277

8y↑9

Sometimes...

@alexv3357

8y↑16

She really could have been, should have been, so much more than she was.

@annas9016

I agree

@stupify1206

7y↑17

She technically is just a plot device, if it was't for Joss writing Glory into the show, Dawn would be non existent. She was literally never mentioned before Glory showed up. Glory is the reason Dawn is a character (not to be mean, just being honest). But i do agree that it would have been at least more reasonable for Michele Tratchtenburg if she had a much more important role as the others.

@mxruwa5741

7y↑7

Anna S She literally is. No seriously. She is.

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@RoseTylerxx

8y↑322

This ballet is seriously well choreographed!

@ghhhghhgyyfhgjuji8534

Rose Glover

@Rensune

7y↑2

Rose Glover Didn't the guest star (Hinton Battle) do it?

@RoseTylerxx

7y↑3

Rensune I don't know but it's flipping beautiful!

@anyamccalla2889

7y↑1

It's contemporary dance not ballet :) loving the tap great combination!

@RoseTylerxx

7y↑18

Anya Mccalla There is ballet involved. When Dawn is lifted between the four men, that's ballet. When she wakes up and lifts her leg, that's also ballet. She seems to be on tiptoes for a lot of the routine too, which is very common in ballet!

I also love Sweet's tap routine. I danced as a child(basic ballet, tap and disco)but could never be that good!

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@RagnarokMic

4y↑78

A lot of shows have dabbled in a musical episode, Buffy is one of the few to perfect it. All original tracks, good is the worst they get, mostly great.

@willsofer3679

2y↑2

This was the first musical episode in a drama series, ever. There had been two comedy shows that did a musical episode before this: two on the "The Drew Carey Show", and one episode of "I Love Lucy". This episode actually established the entire genre of "musical" episodes, and was the first to actually integrate it into the story (as well as to have all original songs; most of the others were covers), rather than people randomly breaking out into singing and dancing numbers. Everybody that did this later is essentially copying Buffy, even if they don't know it. Musical episodes weren't really a thing before this.

@RagnarokMic

2y↑6

@@willsofer3679 Actually, Xena: Warrior Princess did one a few years earlier, mix of originals and covers if I remember correctly. I’m not even sure if that was the first, Buffy popularized them, but wasn’t actually the first…like Blair Witch Project and found footage.

@willsofer3679

2y↑2

@@RagnarokMic I had forgotten about Xena. Thank you. I hear it's a decent musical episode?

@RagnarokMic

2y↑1

@@willsofer3679 I honestly don’t remember, I haven’t watched Xena since it aired.

@flyguy7374

8y↑411

Michelle Trachtenberg is a hell of a dance talent. the demon is Hinton Battle.. an a around awesome performer. it's no wonder this scene was the best of the show.. they magnify each othet

@savannahchesterfeel6473

7y↑5

E-Bomber ur sick

@LostNbound

7y↑10

Why? Michelle is hot, and quite of age these days. There's nothing wrong with saying she's hot even at the age she was then, maybe in a more appropriate way, but she didn't just magically change looks wise when she turned 18. Hell, E might be a 14 year old or someone close to Michelle's age here. Now if someone wrote a comment about preferring her younger self then there's an issue, but saying she's hot doesn't make E-Bomber sick. Expand your perception a little before you attack someone.

@watcher1258

7y↑9

Michelle doesn't sing a lot but she very graceful on her feet . She was a great dancer & the demon/Hilton was awesome . Loved this scene a lot . I agree it was the best part of the show.

@tonyyeahmirandashestillbea3988

6y↑3

I NEVER CARE I AM TWO years OLDER THAN SHE IS FROM THE VERY START OF SEASON 5th Of BUFFY

@babygirllynn2264

6y↑4

@@watcher1258 I agree she's very graceful when dances and as for her voice it was okay not the best voice in the episode but she was in key and she has a good tone for someone who doesn't sing alot

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@profvmcc6326

7y↑145

If the Grim Reaper isn't exactly like Sweet I'm just not dying.

@izzycalo9935

4y↑2

Briar McCrum You’re just not ever going to die?

@samara_safflower

4y↑3

@@izzycalo9935 death is for cowards... stay alive longer so you can eat more carbs

@izzycalo9935

4y↑4

Queen Budger but the question is, what specific carb based food would you eat?

@samara_safflower

4y↑4

@@izzycalo9935 yes

@blueeyestuber8673

3y↑1

@@izzycalo9935 pasta most variety

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@Studio44B

7y↑266

There's a reason "Sweet" has three Tony Awards. I think Joss did an amazing job writing for each character based on the vocal abilities of the actor. Sarah Michelle Gellar has a kind of girlish voice, so he worked with that. Alyson Hannigan? Not a singer. (her best line, "I think this line's mostly filler"), and Michelle Trachtenberg sounds like she's seven, but she's a great dancer, ergo, the ballet sequence. Spike, Giles, Anya, and Tara were all trained singers, so they got bigger and/or more intricate numbers (sorry, but "Bunnies" kills me--you can't fake a voice like that). Then, as good as the cast was, you get to The Bronze, and Hinton Battle blows them all away. It's like having Mike Trout play on your neighborhood softball team, or DeNiro in an amateur community theater production of "Our Town." Completely. Different. Level.

This is my favorite episode, but my second would be "Tabula Rasa," which is the next ep. It keeps up the whole surreal, whimsical vibe for the first half, then the thing happens with the thing, and the whole thing crumbles, leaving the show in a much darker place than before. That's brilliance.

@ERRATICCHEESE2

7y↑2

What is Sweet?

@jadechristine89

7y↑11

ERRATICCHEESE2 Sweet is the name of the demon.

@ERRATICCHEESE2

7y↑4

Ah, thanks alot.

@TheAngryHippie

6y↑12

Funny thing is, Tabula Rasa was the first episode that I ever seen as a child. So, for many years, I thought that WAS the first episode. LOL

@HydraxSly202

4y↑6

This 👏 comment 👏 is 👏 everything 👏 !!!
So, SO true! I didn't realize who all was trained, beyond Giles and Spike. That's really interesting and certainly explains a lot!

When it comes to some of my personal favorites, I really love Once More With Feeling and Hush, which also contain by far my favorite antagonists. Both were so clever and groundbreaking. Hell, this episode began the trend of standalone musical episodes. I also utterly adore Tabula Rasa, too. They are all so damn funny!

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@14chocoholic

8y↑217

Coolest villain ever!

@Isildun9

7y↑13

greenergras if I was going to summon a demon, I would totally summon him.

@aellakitsune8259

greenergras true

@SnowyWolborg

4y↑2

I think you mean the Sweet-est. 🤭

@gaydumbass871

@@SnowyWolborg Why did that actually make me laugh-

@williamerickson520

4y↑108

"I can bring whole cities to ruin and still have time to get a soft shoe in." Is it just me or is this the most badass statement ever?

@willsofer3679

2y↑8

It is. One of the best lines in the song. And you can tell Hinton Battle is really feeling the song at that point.

@qweqqweq2090

2y↑1

i don't get it, what's he mean by, "get a soft shoe in?". I've got no clue. I didn't even notice he said that.

@williamerickson520

2y↑7

@@qweqqweq2090 Okay, I'll be your Google. It is a slang term for dancing, which is why he's dancing when he says it.

@chocochicka1327

1y↑4

@@qweqqweq2090 A soft-shoe is a type of tap dancing.

@TheBlarggle

19w

@@williamerickson520 You can just answer the question, you don't have to be a dickhead about it.

@hunnykun101

6y↑110

Is it wrong of me to say I wanted this guy to win?
Damn he was so smooth!

@mariasmith2198

5y↑3

Well, yes, that would be wrong.

@Jayalaw

5y↑21

He did win, technically. No one could kill him, and Xander and Buffy both offered to take Dawn's place. Sweet left without anyone harming him, since the fun was gone, and he managed to cause rifts in the Scooby Gang.

@mariasmith2198

5y↑16

@@Jayalaw He definitely won, not just technically, but in spirit, and he knew it. When he tells the heroes that they "won" he is being sarcastic. He didn't get to kill the Slayer....again....but he did enough damage, caused plenty of death, and most importantly completely broke their spirits, and their team. And he left unharmed and on his own terms. Its still not exactly sane to cheer him on, if he were real..

@Dragonlover553

5y↑9

That's the mark of a good villain. You know what they're doing is wrong and evil, but they're cool, sympathetic, or scare enough that you might take a moment or two to root for them.

@dainahmcguigan5266

3y↑1

NOT BAD AT ALL I AGREE

@samfivesixeleven7598

7y↑57

drunkenly stumbled onto all these songs again.
Still know the words. hooray for me, not so hooray for my sleeping neighbours.

@alexcalvert7083

6y↑2

Sam FiveSixEleven same here after 14 years and pissed 😂😂

@DisasterEXE

4y↑19

Not only did he end up winning (he destroyed them all by letting them be honest with themselves), he's the coolest baddie the scooby gang has has to fight.

Also, did you know this whole musical started pretty much as a joke? Joss Whedon took upon this joke as a challenge and in no time he presented the script for the episode. Sarah Michelle Gellar hated having to sing, and yet her delivery is spectacular.

@spidrawebster

12w↑7

RIP Hinton Battle. What a talent.

@monmothma3358

2y↑5

You get so distracted by this guy being the villain it takes a while before you realize what a frickin great tapdancer he is! He shines in this number, whoever he is.

@kaitlinowens2714

28w↑2

Sweet is definitely one of those villains where you get the feeling that the actor is just having fun playing them. Definitely one of my favorite Buffy villains.

@Robert-fd2cc

7y↑122

@joao258ful

5y↑3

Thank You

@littlemisssunshine5377

Thank you💕

@Robert-fd2cc

@@joao258ful your welcome

@Robert-fd2cc

@@littlemisssunshine5377 your welcome

@whalewolf7477

The ok only part that I see is wrong is when Sweet says "I'll marry you, girl" you put "I'll make it real, girl"

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@HPgirl

7y↑326

I absolutely cannot stand Dawn, but her lines in this song are great! I mean she ends up telling him about Buffy being her sister, which is beyond stupid and very Dawn, but telling a demon, that marrying her would be illegal is brilliant and hilarious.

@carterevanroust

6y↑84

Fred Derf exactly. That's the point, that everyone tells their secrets since they have no control.

@hrishiv27

5y↑68

I mean, the entirety of “I’ll never tell” proves that people under sweet’s spell don’t have control of what they are saying.

@AhsokaTan0

5y↑19

I love dawn

@cannibalbunnygirl

5y↑5

I agree, Dawn was horrible

@emgardo

4y↑23

Spazicorn I think it’s her voice, maybe your right I’m not sure. All I heard is that Michelle and Alyson both requested minimal singing. There’s a line in ‘Walk through the fire’ where Alyson sings: ‘I think this line’s mostly filler’ which I think is quite amusing

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@lexiaskew9692

7y↑423

is it bad that im slightly attracted to this demon?

@darrenpaxton8913

7y↑37

definitely not

@lexiaskew9692

7y↑46

in that case, im definitely more than just slightly attracted to this demon haha

@mariasmith2198

5y↑26

Yeah, he is stylish.

@CarrotFlowers421

5y↑7

Same

@WinstonTLW

5y↑3

GachaMe

Is he not black then

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@Hokum6

3y↑17

2:20 20 years later and that little fanfare & hip move still makes me cheer

@44mag17

7y↑21

This demon is the epitome of cool. I just fell in love with that voice.

@bellajoan4867

3y↑9

Hinton Battle was perfect!!! I love this episode ❤

@paulneil2524

7y↑366

After watching the Flash attempt a musical episode (Which was shit IMO) I think we can safely say that Once more with feeling will be the greatest Musical TV episode for quite some time... Probably forever.

@sdw8680

7y↑5

Paul Neil so true! Totally agree

@kualarompin589

6y↑16

Don't forget Community musical episode. Imo, it is one of the best in recent years.

@midnightangel9818

6y↑16

I thought the Flash's musical was great..

@alal7722

Spikes singing sucked though.. no pun intended.

@remyfacade

6y↑3

you didn't like the "Oz" musical? lol

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@kpop4ever860

7y↑60

My absolute favorite villain in Buffy!

@AlexanderRingler

8y↑143

Best line's here: "She get pissed if I'm missed" xD

@Stickings90

Watching the recording I made off of the UK Syfy channel on my TiVo box, that P word was edited out. :p

@vendoth

was it changed too something like she get miffed if I'm missed or did they just blank the word out

@Stickings90

8y↑1

Just blanked out

@animemanXLK

7y↑4

did the same thing in the walk through the fire song with spikes line: "I hope shes fries I'm free if that bitch dies" It just gets blanked out so you get "I hope she fries I'm free if that ___ dies"

@willsofer3679

@@Stickings90 Yeah, since "pissed" obviously means "get really drunk" in British slang, the UK censors would never allow a 15 year old to say it on a show that's not labeled "mature". Kind of silly, in my opinion. Same with the other example by "SuperSonicmania", which is censored for a similar reason (them feeling it's inappropriate to speak about a minor that way). Britain is kind of a nanny state, compared to other English-speaking countries. A lot more restrictions on speech there, and government oversight into art and performance. And it's not like everyone can't tell what was said, regardless of them censoring it. Like I said, kind of silly and unnecessary. I'd still move there in an instant to escape the current lunatic asylum that is America, though.

@maksuree

5y↑28

Sweet ABSOLUTELY MUST meet Lorne

@usmh

4y↑2

Sweet would turn him into crispy bacon within 15 minutes. But would have fun doing it ^^

@vampvrisms

3y↑4

yaasss!they could have duetted🎙

@pauldavis8146

7y↑47

Wish this demon would have returned for an episode of Angel. That would have been amazing.

@vampvrisms

3y↑5

yaasss!!!Him and Lorne could have duetted🎙

@blueeyestuber8673

3y↑2

@@vampvrisms dancing demononic duet

@raephaelemasirnille5794

5y↑20

I've always been a fan of Buffy. The musical episode is one of my favorite and Dawn's Ballet is my favorite scene. Michelle and Hinton Battle (the demon) nailed it. I've watch this scene too many times to count. Second is when Buffy sings she was pulled out of Heaven. Josh Whedon is very talented. I don't understand why none of the cable channels are showing Buffy or Angel reruns both great shows.

@hot2warm

Maybe it was a rights thing. But Buffy is now playing on Comet.

@esthermonahan1274

2y↑9

I love this part. It shows beautiful talent from Dawn. She actually has serious training in dance or something. She has crazy talent in ice skating. She got a movie role for it.

@MaskedMan66

3y↑8

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the publication of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," a special audio adaptation was performed with Michelle Trachtenberg as Dorothy. Sweet was played by Hinton Battle, who at the age of 16, was the first actor to play the Scarecrow in the Broadway version of "The Wiz!"

So here we have Dorothy Gale and the Scarecrow of Oz together again for the first time!

@benk6737

8y↑149

I can bring whole cities to ruin,
And still have time to get a softshoe in.

@sixtrash2758

5y↑3

Well that's great, but I'm late

@nickmcp7191

2y↑3

The reveal in this, when those dancing shoes appear...epic.

@ireallyreallyhategoogle

1y↑7

All the actors in BTVS show can really sing and dance.

@deborahmccabe4893

1y↑2

I was a dancer in the 70's and 80.s and I'd love to dance with this demon and btw love his voice xxxx

@abhiu2398

6y↑9

For some reason, I find the expression on Sweet's face and the camera pan at 3:06 - 3:07 just perfect. The menacing expression on his face when he says, 'That's the penalty when life is just a song', feels like a perfect F-you to feel-good musicals.

@yeeyoh

8y↑37

Favorite song/Scene in Buffy !

@christianashley5733

6y↑2

i prefer walk through the fire

@HydraxSly202

4y↑14

It really blows my mind that What You Feel is not one of the most popular songs downloaded from this album on iTunes. I mean, wth? The song is dripping with sex appeal and, while I love a lot of songs from this episode, Hinton Battle blew the rest away with this, especially when you combine the vocals with the dance choreography.
For real, probably my all-time favorite Buffy episodes and one I forced a lot of friends who never even watched Buffy to see. Once More With Feeling, Hush, and Tabula Rasa are freaking classic. But the former was probably the most groundbreaking and started a trend that still goes on to this day!

Let's not forget, Sweet is easily the most powerful demon the Scooby Gang ever faced, and possibly the most powerful antagonist, too. He created utter chaos quicker, most effectively, and certainly with more style than any other. They never defeat him, either. At best, things were left at a stale-mate, and the only reason Sweet left was because he wasn't so down with Xander being his 'Queen'. Lmao! xD
Sweet is the kind of villain I dream of and utterly adore. I love his concept so freaking much. <3

@joshroblez9846

12w↑1

Rest in peace Hinton Battle. What a wonderful man. You will be missed.

@estuaire44

12w↑2

RIP Hinton Battle, genius of Broadway

@StarryDreamer28

1y↑4

hinton battle as sweet is always amazing <3, always a big fan of his. he was my top fave buffy baddie besides spike & preacher

@albernard180

8y↑25

he's one cool cat. fav. episode by far.

@austinpearce5442

8y↑2

I could've done with it being even longer.

@cometome255

8y↑3

agreed! hush as well, creepiest thing in the whole world.

@austinpearce5442

8y↑2

+cometome255 they should've done some other unique episodes. They've done a silent episode and a musical episode. What else could they do along those lines?

@patricklyons794

Austin Pearce The Body was a special episode. No soundtrack, and picking 1 character per scene and having each scene shot entirety from their point of view.

@kanna231

4y↑6

Now that is awesome dancing and singing.

@teevee182

12w↑2

RIP Hinton Battle. You’ll be missed.

@farmacerhaiden7979

7y↑59

What's funny when you think about it is that when Faith accidentaly kills a human it's extremely serious, Gilles and Buffy are extremely worried about it. Then When Buffy thought she accidentaly killed a girld because of demons who cast illusions summoned by Warren's team, it's extremely serious again, even thought it's an accident.

And then comes Alex, who Summons a demon on purpose, a person dies horribly, burning, and no one gives a shit about it ! XD

@emeguta8651

5y↑21

Don't forget when he magically roofied all the women in town...

@djsosonut

4y↑19

They only seem to give a crap when it's first hand murder. Since he didn't directly kill anyone the collateral damage from his unthinking actions don't register.

@williamerickson520

4y↑5

Um, his name is Xander. But yeah, I was thinking that, too.

@farmacerhaiden7979

4y↑4

@@williamerickson520 Well, in te french version he is called "Alex". I supposed the translators chose to take the french diminituve for Alexander, so Alex.

@farmacerhaiden7979

@@emeguta8651 No one died in this one if I remember well ^^

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@Pengart

5y↑11

I would LOVE to have a suit like his, eeespecially with the ability to change colour! <3 :D Sweet for the Sweet ;)

@raulbetancourt5795

2y↑2

That demon sure has class and sounds like a pro.

@alltheas8376

34w↑1

Best monster of the week I can think of from any of these shows.

@Kingsbury99

6y↑6

his suit went from hot red to cool blue.......BOSS

@subscorpion9560

6y↑12

one of best Buffy demons ever, one of the best monsters of week, and Imo shows why buffy demons are cooler than superntural demons

@louisjeffs5317

4y↑7

When I first saw this I was just reminded of 'The Mask'.

@jenheider7280

11w

I didn’t see Mr Battle had passed until today. Had to come and watch this of course. R.I.P.

@nolipgloss1343

12w↑1

RIP to the Great Hinton Battle. An incredible talent.

@mskaylamichele92

6y↑28

Xanders his Qween but I think we'll wave this klause just this once 😂😂😂

@abbesatty9498

3y↑2

Yeah that was funny.
Xanders is good at attracting the female demons and rebelling the male ones.

@terranova1203

8y↑12

Best song in the episode!

@cche16

4y↑4

such a memorable guest star. he stole the show.

@ikkonar

4y↑3

The coolest demon to grace the series.

@jodiethenerdygeek8277

5y↑3

Probably my favourite Buffy villain he's really cool.

@richardstephen4093

1y↑2

April 2023, still hereeeee

@babygirllynn2264

6y↑78

Alot of people don't know that's actually the actress that plays Dawn dancing she did great she said she had to learn ballet for weeks for this episode I think she did a pretty good job and she looks beautiful

@scoutisabelle

4y↑28

Not true. She didn't "learn ballet for weeks" for the episode. She grew up being classically trained in ballet. She actually requested a ballet dancing scene because she loved it and didn't want to just sing.

@willsofer3679

2y↑5

As "Texas Rangers" says, she had already taken ballet for years at this point. So I'm not sure where you got that "for weeks" thing. Both she and Sarah Michelle Gellar are trained dancers, and figure skaters; the latter (if I recall correctly) is how they knew each other, before Michelle Trachtenberg was cast as Dawn. SMG was a semi-professional ice dancer before she got more into acting, and Michelle Trachtenberg used her ice dancing talents in some Disney movie.

@babygirllynn2264

35w

@@scoutisabelleI could’ve sworn I saw interview of her saying that but if I’m mistaken I apologize. Either way she dances beautifully.

@babygirllynn2264

35w

⁠@@willsofer3679I knew that SMG was a figure skater but didn’t know she also danced.
I also did know about Michelle figure skating in the the Disney movie as well. I could’ve sworn I saw a behind the scenes of Michelle mentioning the ballet scene and learning the routine for weeks but if I’m mistaken I apologize. Either way she danced beautifully.

@Talisguy

14w

How would we not know? Her face is clearly visible in almost every shot of the ballet sequence.

@raistlamar99

3y↑3

One of my favorite episodes, by far

@Immaculate_101

2y↑3

Sweets(Hinton Battle) Coolest Demon role ever performed in a musical 🌹🌹🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩

@moonchild6489

4y↑3

The best demon with awesome style💗💗

@Darkpara1

16w

Even all these years later this episode is so memorable. They did a great job with Sweet's makeup and prosthetics allowing him to sing so well with it.

@ZemiraRowan

5y↑4

One of the best episodes ever.... oh man I miss this series

@Anointed012

3y↑3

Swag on 1000% Mr. “Hinton Battle” brilliant.

@suicidalseagull560

52w↑1

Best voice I've ever heard, ngl

@janeandpaul

12w↑1

The amazing Hinton battle (sweet) died January 29th 2024. He sure brought the fun in and did an awesome soft shoe while he did it. The best demon in buffy 👹👹

@timothyfrost9760

3y↑2

Hinton battle..what a performance..

@berrys.2764

6y↑3

Brillant ! The best musical episode in TV !

@lionlyons

5y↑8

Did anyone notice that when Sweet turned Dawn's clothes into a dress that they changed before he performed the spell? Also, I loved this enemy so I'm pleased that Buffy didn't actually kill or defeat him. He left because he WANTED to, not because Buffy MADE him.

@neoanderson8279

4y↑3

It's a shame he never got more episodes he would have been brilliant to see

@ryanjackson1143

2y↑2

"That's one funky demon"- Gamakichi (Naruto)

@adamelos

7y↑4

Hinton battle. What a pro!

@atomiclena128

7y↑3

This demon is defenitely the best demon from Buffy

@alovescats4104

7y↑13

I don't know why but I really like those blue pants

@brendastar14

12w↑2

Rip Hinton Battle. I had no idea that you played the jazz demon. You were incredible in Dreamgirls

@vwlssnvwls3262

4y↑1

This is my second favorite piece in the show. Gotta love a good tap dance with some jazzy tunes.

@kczleon735

5y↑7

The dancing scene at 2:50 is so well choreographed! The guy on the right is just slightly slower than the rest an ends up getting punched in the face. Nice detail

@AndresBribiesca

9y↑13

I love this song! Thanks for sharing!!

@jedisalsohere

21w↑1

Hinton Battle was such a great get for this episode.

@mintysauce7783

7y↑6

Hinton Battle is a fucking legend

@grumble2501

16w

I love that they only banished the demon and didn’t kill him. He’s probably a producer on once of those celebrity dancing shows now or something. He’s still out there