by Chris Snelgrove
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There are many reasons why fans will enjoy it Buffy the Vampire Slayer A lot, from the compelling characters to the eminently quotable dialogue. And of course, all great romances are fueled by some of the hottest on-screen chemistry in the history of network television. For many, there's never been greater chemistry than that between Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz, but their most action scenes weren't very sexy during production for a very strange reason: Whenever Buffy and Angel shared a kiss, their breaths were extremely heavy. terrible Because of Gellar's crazy pranks.
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This strange ritual between Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz dates back to its inception Buffy Kiss in the first season episode “Angel”. In an unforgettable moment, Angel reveals his feelings to Buffy and kisses her… leading to the revelation that he is a vampire in love with the killer accused of hunting and killing his own kind. But thanks to Joss Whedon's DVD commentary, we know that the scene was also memorable for the two actors for a completely different reason: “They both ate as many terrible things as they could before they kissed, just for fun.”
while Sarah Michelle Gellar And David Boreanaz and David Boreanaz tried to prank each other during that first time Buffy Kiss, it seemed like Gellar was the one who kept the tradition going when they had to be physically intimate on screen together. Her (sorry, “shippers”) express goal was to make their sexy scenes as “unsexy” as possible, and her main way of doing this was to eat kinky things before the on-screen smooching began. This included nasty combos like pickles and fish that ensured her breath smelled worse than a vampire's coffin before Buffy and Angel locked their lips.
More than bad breath
Sometimes, Sarah Michelle Gellar wasn't content with just ruining her breath before a Buffy/Angel kiss, instead choosing to pull other funny pranks. A good example of this is that she would deliberately fasten her clothes very tightly to herself before scenes in which her characters were supposed to get hot and heavy. Poor David Boreanaz will have to make their on-screen bromance still look naughty and sweet while dealing with one of the stars whose clothes are stuck rigidly in place.
On another occasion, Sarah Michelle Gellar decided to prank David Boreanaz on his prank show V angel The episode “I'll Remember You” where Buffy and Angel did a lot More than a kiss. This was an episode in which the vampire was transformed into a human, allowing him and Buffy to finally do the deed without losing his soul. Unfortunately, he discovers that the world needs his vampiric powers and goes back in time to make himself a creature of the night once again. It's a powerful and emotional episode, until you learn that Gellar deliberately spilled ice cream on Boreanaz while trying to ruin one of his takes.
It would spoil the magic to know that Sarah Michelle Gellar tried to ruin everything Buffy Kiss with Angel Along with bad breath and other pranks, there is a silver lining to this particular story. All the pranks actually helped the two actors bond, and they continued to hang out and have fun with each other even after Boreanaz started starring. Bones. He was going to invite her to the set so they could snack on craft services together, which might never have happened if Gellar hadn't decided to snack on the best in the world. Evil Food before going out with one of TV's hottest men.
