Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star Reflects on Controversial Episode Sending Them to Therapy
The sixth season episode titled “Seeing Red” from the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” considered one of the most contentious episodes, still stirs strong emotions among fans nearly 21 years after its initial airing in May 2002. Interestingly, this episode had a profound effect on one of the show’s main actors as well. James Marsters, who portrayed Spike, discussed this impactful scene during an appearance on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast, “Inside of You.” He disclosed that the troubling scene involving Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character Buffy actually prompted him to seek therapy and marked the most difficult day in his professional career