Once More with Feeling: A Novel

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I just love how Sussman writes her relationships, it is just everything to me. It really works well and compliments the dual timeline and multimedia formatting she seems to favour in her books, and it just makes the ending all the more juicy for me. I really enjoy her writing style and think she’s really talented at coming up with ideas for plots, and executing them in a really engaging way. She literally has me wanting to devour her books in a single sitting every time and I would honestly read her shopping lists at this point.

Production and writing [ edit ] Series creator Joss Whedon spent six months writing for the episode, the first time he had ever written music.

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Grady, Constance (March 10, 2017). "In honor of Buffy's 20th anniversary, we ranked it from worst to best episode". Vox . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America's number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. Maybe that's why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Quiet, serious Cal, who's always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smouldering eyes and very good hands. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee's relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life... a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Whedon, Joss (2008). Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Sixth Season; DVD commentary for the episode "Once More, with Feeling". [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. It is part of the fascination of "Once More, with Feeling", that we can, if we wish, choose to select our relationship with the text and dwell on a happy ending—or we can share the struggle of the characters.

Stafford, Nikki (2007). Bite Me! The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-807-6 Once More, with Feeling" explores changes in the relationships of the main characters, using the plot device that a demon—credited as "Sweet" but unnamed in the episode—compels the people of Sunnydale to break into song at random moments to express hidden truths. The title of the episode comes from a line sung by Sweet; once the characters have revealed their truths and face the consequences of hearing each other's secrets, he challenges them to "say you're happy now, once more, with feeling". I knew I was being dramatic, but I was quite certain Calvin Tyler Kirby wouldn’t expect anything less. Murray, Steve (November 6, 2001). "' Buffy ' and friends fight fiend with a song in their heart", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. C3.Although fast paced and bingeable, the plot also didn't feel quite right with events and moments that felt more cringe than realistic.

Cohn, Angel (January 18, 2007). "Why You Must 'Tune' In to Tonight's Scrubs Musical!". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 22, 2009 . Retrieved July 6, 2007. Under Your Spell" received attention from Buffy studies writers because it presents a frank and unflinching expression of lesbian romance. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the first show in U.S. television history to portray a long-term lesbian relationship among the core cast of characters. [38] Previous televised depictions of lesbian relations were primarily limited to single "coming out" or "lesbian kiss" episodes, showing lesbian-identified characters as affectionate but not erotic. [note 4] Tara and Willow demonstrate throughout the series, and specifically in "Once More, with Feeling", that they are "intensely sexual", according to Buffy essayist Justine Larbalestier. Near the end of Tara's song, she sings, "Lost in ecstasy / Spread beneath my Willow tree / You make me / Com — plete", as Tara levitates off the bed while Willow tacitly performs cunnilingus on her. [39] Lorna Jowett called the song "the most erotic scene" of the series. [40] Whedon admitted on the DVD commentary for the episode that the song is "pornography" and "probably the dirtiest lyric I've ever written, but also very, very beautiful". [6]This episode is the longest only as it was originally broadcast and on DVD. When re-runs were aired, several verses of songs were cut. [12] Brown, Tracy; Lee, Ashley; Phillips, Jevon; Burkes, Dawn (November 4, 2021). "Why 'Once More, With Feeling' is still the perfect musical episode, 20 years on". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 8, 2023. Hatchett, Keisha (August 3, 2023). "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: How Lin-Manuel Miranda Ghosting a Picard EP Led to That Memorable Musical Episode". TVLine . Retrieved August 4, 2023. Now. Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence and leaving her pop star image in the past. That is, until Cal shows up with the opportunity of her dreams – a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform the way she’s always wanted. The two haven’t spoken since the joint destruction of their careers, and each of them blames the other. But rehearsals are long, those eyes still smoulder and those hands are still very good. Despite everything, Katee can’t deny the chemistry between them. Is it ever a good idea to reignite old flames? Especially if you’ve been burned in the past?