Killed By Death
April 17th, 2009 | 
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After the flu puts Buffy in the hospital, she helps save sick children from Der Kindestod, a nightmare demon invisible to healthy people. When getting well means losing her ability to fight the demon, Buffy reinfects herself. In saving the other children, she also avenges her young cousin, Celia, and puts her own hospital phobia to rest.
Directed by: Deran Serafian
Original Air Date: March 3, 1998
Guest Stars:
- Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
- Richard Herd as Dr. Stanley Backer
- Willie Garson as Security Guard
- Andrew Ducote as Ryan
- Juanita Jennings as Dr. Wilkinson
Trivia:
- When the gang takes Buffy for a walk around the hospital grounds, she tells them she saw “Death”. Xander advises her to refuse if Death offers to play chess with her. This refers to ‘Max von Sydow”s epic chess match vs Death’s in Ingmar Bergman’s Det sjunde inseglet (IMDB)
- Joss Whedon designed Der Kindestod himself. He was an amalgam of Freddy Krueger, Nosferatu, and the boogeyman.
Quotes:
Kathleen’s Fave Exchange:
Xander: “Cordy, you should go with Giles.”
Giles: “Why do I have to have…? Good thinking, I could do with a research assistant.”
Cordelia: “Let’s go, Tact-Guy.”
Troy’s Fave Exchange:
“Xander: “She fell.”
Willow: “The flu.”
Cordelia: “She fainted.”
Xander: “The flu, fainted and fell. She’s sick, make it better!”
Jason’s Fave Quote:
Cordelia:“Tact is just not saying true stuff…I’ll pass”
Troy’s Der Kindestod Rendition:
Rating:
Jason : 
Kathleen :
Troy :
Overall Score:
The Watchercast Monster Rating: :
In Other News:
The Watchercast crew will be attending “This American Life Live” where Joss Whedon will be featured. Stay tuned for their thoughts.
Look forward to guest hosts in future casts. Listen to other Watchercast listeners take on the Buffyverse.
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Hey guys! I tried to leave a voice comment via the link on the sidebar, but it’s asking for a phone number?? Anyways, just wanted to say that I love the podcast. You guys have a great group dynamic that is seriously lacking in the majority of podcasts out there. Every time you three review an episode it becomes new to me, because you point out things that I never would have noticed.
Kathleen, you are totally the Buffy/Cordelia of the show. You know what you know and you own that knowledge.
Jason, you’re the Giles/Riley. All around good guy with lots of knowledge to share and inspire.
Troy, you ARE Xander. And if I could, I’d totally steal you for myself cause you’re adorable.
Thanks for all the smiles you three have given.
Ha Ha Ha! Jason! She called your Riley! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
ahhh, that made my day!
Rock on! Ha! Kelly wins comment of the year! And not just because she called me adorable.
(well, ok, that has a LOT to do with it)
Also, just to clear up any confusion, the way the sidebar thing-y works is that you type in your phone number and you will immediately get a phone call. Answer that phone call, and leave a message! It’s that simple / complicated! (Depending on you POV) Does that clear things up?
listening to the ‘cast…I’ve been thinking about what you say about Der Kindestod’s neck, and how easily Buffy kills him (most “lame” monster death ever?) The only devil’s-advocacy I can think of is that Der Kindestod knows that he has a weak neck (and probably much else about him is weak), and this is one reason why hey preys only upon the young (who are usually too terrified to fight back, and even if they do are not strong enough to hurt him). Even sickly, Buffy is stronger than a human, much less a child.
I’m a little later than usual with my comments, but it’s been a crazy time for me, so I just got a chance to listen and savor the podcast. First off, the usual, you guys continue to make it fun and enjoyable to listen to reviews of ten year old episodes that I have seen a million times, which is impressive. Keep up the great work.
As for this Buffy episode, not one of my faves and I totally agree about the flat ending to the whole fight. It should have somehow include the eyestalks somehow. Even if she simply tied them together or cut them off and then proceeded to kick the crap out of him. Other than that, there were some great lines in the episode thad definitely make it worth watching.
Keep up the great work and I’ll try and be quicker with the reply next time.
For some reason I’m getting error messages in the rss and itunes versions of the podcast, and the website just loads endlessly. Could you email me a version possibly? Thanks! Love your podcast!
I’m having the same problem as Usagi–just discovered these a little while back, and I’d love to hear the latest installment!
Dave
I can’t download the mp3. I hope it’s fixed soon.
Same problem as the two above me – iTunes says the file is corrupt or not playable by iTunes? Help! I need my Watchercast fix!!!
I’ve deleted and reuploaded the file. Hopefully this will fix whatever issue was happening. Sorry bout that.
cool!
thanks!
Thanks for the re-up of the MP3, didn’t want to miss your commentary on this one. LOL @ “Blue Buffy”!
listening to the ‘cast…I’ve been thinking about what you say about Der Kindestod’s neck, and how easily Buffy kills him (most “lame” monster death ever?) The only devil’s-advocacy I can think of is that Der Kindestod knows that he has a weak neck (and probably much else about him is weak), and this is one reason why hey preys only upon the young (who are usually too terrified to fight back, and even if they do are not strong enough to hurt him). Even sickly, Buffy is stronger than a human, much less a child.