Buffy episode inspired by the largest action film ever made

According to Chris Snellgrove
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Part of what happened Buffy The Vampire Slayer Such a fun show was her countless links to pop culture. Soon it became clear that these characters were as stupid as the audience show, and that caused SCOOBies like Xander and Willow much more cute. One of the best references to the pop culture of the show, however, came in the form of the whole episode long honors to the greatest action film ever made. The Buffy The “School Hard” episode was freely created as a tribute Die hard, With the titular killer Sarah Michelle Gellar imitating the iconic character of John McClane, who plays Bruce Willis.

Buffy turns hard to school

Even for spicy Buffy Fans, it’s easy to miss that “school hard” is a tribute Hard… As if it was determined, the name look Obvious, but later episode titles such as “Beer Bad” suggest that “Hard School” is just an ironic observation of one of our characters. Similarities to this key action film 80. However, they are quite obvious: this is an episode where vampires took over the school, similar to the terrorist leader Alan Rickman, who took over Nakatomi Plaza in Hard. AND Buffy It must become an action hero of one woman A La John McClane, directly to use school openings to avoid her future attackers.

Really appreciate how much it Buffy Episodes HardYou may need a quick recapitulation of the plot. This episode represents a future Big Bad (and future scooby) Spike, a vampire that makes an entrance by going after Slayer during the Night of Parents/Teachers at Sunnydale High School. This creates a sticky situation for Buffy, which must quickly take over and protect various parents, including her own mother, who does not yet know that her daughter is basically a superhero.

Part of why it’s hard to realize that Buffy The episode is a Hard The tribute to the first viewing is intentional incorrect routing. At that time, vampires were openly attacking large groups of people in high school, rather than isolated goals, practically unheard of, so the school plot seemed to be more about how Buffy would keep his mother from the main snyder than anything else. Spike’s insolent attack on collected teenagers and adults is reasonably surprising, and, like John McClane, it is rewarding to watch our capable hero on the back leg and scratch to pull out the badges, one by one.

In addition to assumptions and similarities such as Buffy, they crawl through air openings to avoid their attackers, similarities Hard They are relatively fine. For example, the accent of Spike and the bold planning is reminiscent of an unforgettable film villain Alan Rickman, but this vampire is not for money … Instead, he came to Sunnydale to kill Buffy, and boasted anointed by one of them. Moreover, unlike Rickman’s character Hans Gruber, Spike will not die in the end, but this is not due to the lack of an attempt; If there was no vampire, a strong ax would kill themselves from Buffy’s mom immediately.

Even if you are Buffy A fan who doesn’t love Hard (And above all, as you dare!), It is worth the introduction of Spike and the tradition of the relationship of this new vampire with Angel. Moreover, it is a real excitement when Buffy demonstrates his skills as a leader and a fighter in front of adults, such as her mother, who are usually in the dark of their children living in Spook Central. Finally the episode ends (spoilers, sweetie) when Spike kills an anointed that feels remarkably kicartic for anyone who, like us, thought this season 1 was character 1 for unpleasant.