10 Most Underrated Buffy The Vampire Slayer Scenes
8. The First Evil Envies Our Heroes (Season 7, Episode 20)
Throughout Season 7, our heroes are pursued by the First Evil, a villainous entity that manipulates the living by transforming into ghosts of the dead. This entity – as the name suggests – has no redeeming qualities. But towards the end of the season, something rather strange happens.
As our heroes get together for a night of intimacy, the First Evil watches on and, rather than denouncing their actions, admits to feeling envious. It’s a small moment, but it takes the audience totally off guard – in a good way. Up until this point, the First Evil hasn’t shown an ounce of humanity. Its sole purpose has been to manipulate others into doing evil deeds. Yet in this scene, it vocalises something that all human beings experience on a regular basis: envy.
Whilst this isn’t enough to make us feel sorry for the First Evil, it’s certainly an intriguing part of the episode that’s rarely acknowledged by the Buffy fanbase.