Bargaining, part 1 is the second best season opener ever and bargaining, part 2 is the best second episode of a season. This version boasts the worst of both worlds the widescreen of the horrid hd remastered edition which allows you to see crew and stage materials in many scenes without any of the redeeming qualities of being remastered in hd. The worst episode of tscc was season 3, episode 1, because it never aired or was even filmed. The tv buffy the vampire slayer, season 6, episode 12. A still depressed slayer is having money problems so she gets a job at the local burger joint where theres a little something special about the burgers besides the sauce. This was a lot of fun to do, and i remember everything going pretty smoothly during the production of this episode. Buffys worst fears are confirmed when human body parts show up near the meat grinder. Geesh, couldnt an episode be any more real than doublemeat palace when you re working a similar job like this. Buffys doublemeat palace is not wellregarded amongst fans. Doublemeat palace, which slaps one of the most powerful female characters in recent television history behind the counter of a fastfood restaurant. When buffy gets a job at the doublemeat palace, a local fastfood restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing coworkers and the secret ingredient to the restaurants hamburger may be connected.
I think youre seeing demons where theres just life. Episode 19 original release date 2011 welcome back to the worst of. Its an orientation video for new employees, demonstrating, among other things, how chicken and hamburger are combined into one tasty doublemeat special. Doublemeat palace is the 12th episode of season 6 of the television series buffy the vampire slayer plot synopsis. Random thoughts about the double meat palace episode and. This is probably the worst episode in the series in my opinion. Doublemeat palace dead things 14older and far away 15as you were. This is literally the worst episode of buffy ever, and i concur with nicebookrack as to why. Still, the story line will play out for awhile, so you might want to see this episode if youre watching the season.
The bodyswitching episode works thanks to gellar and eliza. Anyone who has seen this episode knows its inherent problems. That being said, this episode was a weak one, but doublemeat palace was the worst episode, critically speaking. Buffy the vampire slayer season 6 episode 12 rotten.
In the twelfth episode of the sixth season of buffy the vampire slayer, well. Strapped for cash, buffy gets a job at the doublemeat palace, where the odd manager and high turnover of employees has her more than a little suspicious. The only thing not terrible about it is the mild joke that doublemeat palace is totally appropriate for vegetarians. Buffy phenomenon ranking all episodes of buffy the. Buffy the vampire slayer doublemeat palace as will harris over at av club points out, there is a loud and vocal group of buffy fans that claim there was never a bad episode of the show. The guy rambling on about the buildup of grease in his orifices from making burgers for years ranks right up there with the pieces of flair from office space. After getting a job at doublemeat palace, buffy investigates the contents of a new sandwich, which is too good to be true.
Gone and doublemeat must be the worst back to back episodes of btvs since. January 29, 2002 one aspect of this episode that works is buffy struggling to maintain her duties as slayer while also trying to make money to take care of herself and her sister their mom died in the previous season in an episode called the body. Doublemeat palace is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of buffy the vampire slayer, and is the one hundred twelfth in the series. Buffy the vampire slayer doublemeat palace tv episode. Buffy phenomenon best and worst seasons of buffy the. I mean i can get not loving it, but a lot of people like hate it and i dont really get it. I totally bought into this being a plot point worth telling but the rest. Buffy is offered the doublemeat medley, a burger consisting of typical ingredients and layers of beef and chicken. Buffy the vampire slayer s06 ep12 doublemeat palace hd watch. Slayer and angel deliver two of the absolute worst from either franchise. Eric sipple for my 50th birthday ugh, my gift to you is the 50th episode egads of this podcast, which will focus on the 50th worst episode of buffy the vampire slayer.
Kiss meets the phantom of the park, killer workout. She is suspicious of the whole place and particularly the special ingredient. Includes some dialogue that didnt make the final cut. In general the episode feels like a particularly lazy way to exibit all the worst flaws of later period simpsons episodeshomer, and the whole family, really, are meaner than they should be, the whole point seems to be a random guest star appearance, and worst of all, it just isnt that funny. Continuing the everything is awful theme of season 6. Buffy the vampire slayer seasons, ranked from worst to best. Some of the most terrible episodes of our classic tv shows. Our mission is to find which episode is the worst episode ever and if you have a good one, you can suggest. I like it, then on the following rewatch i hate it, then on the next turn im back to liking it.
So here we are, this seasons entry into the worst episode ever file. In which i come to the defense of doublemeat palace. Like the other dreadful heavyweights i robot, you jane and beer bad before it, doublemeat palace takes a real issue facing young people and oversimplifies it beyond the point of relevance. Once again i find that after being peppered with dire warnings about a buffy episode, the actual experiencing of watching.
Episode 50 gone doublemeat palace dead things feat. Like, okay, it wasnt terrible, but i was far more interested in most of the. I cant even remember what happened, just that it was considered a stinker. Critically touched and the website the buffy phenomenon see this episode as a turning point in buffys life. The 15 worstever episodes of buffy the vampire slayer.
Doublemeat palace is widely considered to be one of the weakest. Buffy thinks she smells something rotten after she takes a job at a fastfood restaurant that soon has her wondering about the secret ingredient in the. Joined mar, 2009 messages 9,072 location england black thorn. Ranking the 11 dumbest buffy the vampire slayer oneoff. Doublemeat palace revolves around buffy going to work at a fast food joint. We come back to a cheer overdubbing of the history of the doublemeat palace a fast food chain that seems to combine the worst traits of mcdonalds, burger king and sonic. Buffy the vampire slayer s06e12 doublemeat palace video. D i might consider reducing it to ten depending on how strongly i feel about certain episodes and if i can relastically get a top twenty. Photos buffy the vampire slayer jane espensons best. Buffy the vampire slayer has attempted episodes like this before to some. Buffy starts working in the fast food industry only to find out that people are being turned into burgers.
Provider im not sure whether this was planned or not, but both this weeks angel and this weeks buffy show our heroes stressing out over money, and putting themselves in danger because for the want of it. Buffy the vampire slayer doublemeat palace tv episode 2002. Were all the characters at doublemeat palace portrayed so bizarrely so. Dont forget to check out the other stinkbombs that made. Written by jane espenson and directed by nick marck, it originally broadcast on january 29, 2002 on upn. Doublemeat palace is a hilarious satiric masterpiece because of all the ways it connects a surreal environment to dismal reality. Doublemeat palace season 6, episode 12, original airdate. When coworkers start disappearing, the mystery behind the secret ingredient comes into question. Meanwhile anya gets a visit from a vengeance demon friend.
Doublemeat palace also gets a slide because it exists within what i. The employees are dead eyed and her boss manny is a humourless lifer. The bitter suite if youre from the 90s, you probably know xena. Like its sister site, the phiphenomenon, the buffy phenomenon studies lists that people make.
I would say the worst episode of buffy is doublemeat palace. It contains the best episode everonce more, with feelingand the worst episode ever doublemeat palace. Now, there are several bad episodes of buffy, which, given that there. I was far more negative on the episodes where the subtext of. Every season of buffy the vampire slayer, ranked from worst to best. I found xanders character to be a raging tool throughout the series and i never liked that he got a heroic character spotlight. She needs money and its the easiest place to get a job. Dunno, the whole lets hide in the summers house and let buffy preach at us for not being tough enough arc got really old, really quick. With sarah michelle gellar, nicholas brendon, emma caulfield ford, michelle trachtenberg. Yeah, so realistically the only job buffy could ever have for pay would be fast food, but still. Meanwhile, willow works on staying clear of magic, but shes forced to make a big decision when amy gives her an.
Worst episode ever is a podcast by people who love the simpsons, for people who love the simpsons, about how much we hate the simpsons. In provider, angels worried about connors future, so hes putting money in a piggybank and the piggybank in a vault, while the rest of the ai team focuses on. Buffy the vampire slayer doublemeat palace tv episode 2002 on imdb. Instead of studying lists of the greatest films of all time to create the definitive best film list, the buffy phenomenon studies lists of the greatest episodes to create the definitive best and worst.
Doublemeat palace wasnt just a bad episode, it signalled to the fans at just how badly buffy had lost its way. The episode itself is pretty bland and predictable. A definitive ranking of the 11 dumbest buffy the vampire slayer oneoff villains. Buffy the vampire slayer doublemeat palace tv episode 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As far as buffy episodes, i guess doublemeat palace was probably pretty bad, but by that time in the series life i wasnt really vibing with the show anymore so it didnt stand out much. Whedon has said in the past that this storyline ultimately fell by the wayside because the network was skittish about taking on a concept that highly resembled some of their. To mark the 20th anniversary of buffy the vampire slayers series premiere, tvline spoke to a few of its key players. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above.
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